N THE MICHIGAN DAILY RY 16. x921 i7 WYI 1 _. ERLY FORECSTS ROMISE BRILLIANT TRAE PROSPECTS (Continued from Page One) that they will continue to improve. One Veteran Sprinter Only one veteran sprinter, Dick Losch, is left, and around him Steve will be forced to build his dash squad. In 1918 Dick placed in the Eastern and Western intercolegiates, and If his bad tendon of last year does not bother him again, he stands a good chance to repeat. From the freshman squad come Simmons, Kelly, and Har- vey. All of thm look like fine pros- pects indoors, especially Kelly who has been tearing off 50 yards in fine style. Simmons, a competitor in the Olympic trials at Chicag'o last summer, did well in the 100. In the 440 Michigan seems the best fortified. With Captain Larry Butler standing out as perhaps the best quar- ter miler in the Middle West, Steve ex- pects to garner a number of points in this long dash. Wetzel, Joiner, Louis, Wheeler, and Meese are all reliable men, who can be counted on for points and as strong men on a mile relay team. Burkholder, Burns, and Douglas are the most promising half milers. For the past' two years Burkholder has been a steady man, and only continued illness last season kept him from doing better than he did. Qualifying in the Conference finals, although h< .did not place, Douglas showed a steady improvement throughout the year, an if he continues at the same rate this year, he may be counted upon as a possible point winner. Burns, a fresh man, seems to be one of the bes yearling middle distance men who ha been at Michigan in recent years. Promising Material The early performances of Denton Lukins, Everett, and Leland indicat that Michigan has fair material in thi event. While it is too early in th season to expect anything remarkabl from these men, their consistent wor portends development, which wil probably strengthen what was th Wolverine's weakest department las year. The Cross Country men, Hofstetter Brannon, Penberthy, and Freeborne have been training for the two-mile There is a good chance that a Confer ence point winner may come from thi quartet, although it is much too earl: to tell what will develop in this de partment. At putting the shot Steve has Stip Van Orden, and Kidy working, all o whom have been hurling the weigh approximately 40 feet. To take an places in a Conference meet thi niark, good for this time, will have t be bettered, however. The Wolverine vault squad, We brook, Slaughter, Naylor, and Lar dowski, have been clearing the bar 11 feet 6. In this event Michigan wi probably be the best represented. Wes brook, Slaughter, and Landowski hav all done more than 12 feet in actu competition, an Naylor's steady in provement last year marks him as comer, who must be given serious cor sideration. Need High Jumpers The freshman squad will have t furnish the high jumpers for Coac Farrell, both Johnson and Later ha ing graduated. However, in Walke Ward, and Platts, Steve has three har workers, at least one of whom wil probably clear the bar at six feet. Green men are again to be found it the hurdles. Spurrier, Sargent, an Cruikshank look the best of the fief indoors, but until outside work on th cinders is given little can be known a to what Steve will have in the way c timber topplers. As yet little can be said as to the outdoor events, the hammer, javeli discus, and broad jump. There seem to be excellent material available it these events, and if the men improv constantly. Farrell may have a nun her of pointwinners. Stipe remain n the ammmer, and he appears to 1i the best chance for points, having bee fifth man in the Conference last yea A strong javelin squad is left, Hoff man, Dunne and Landowski all throw ing the javelin as far as the marl made in the Conference meet last Jun "Duke" Dunne is the best diseo hurler left, it seems at present, an Cruikshank and Wesbrook, excellen broad jumpers, remain to form thi nucleus of a leaping squad. Expect iDeveicopmient All in all the material is promising for a strong track team. The me rientioned at pre,,(- ,t