Michigan Awarded BIG GREEN ELEVEN BOASTS TWO OF EAST'S GREATEST Buckeye Harriers Nine PI'sit tnS OnHALFBACKS FOR 1927 SEASON IN MARSTERS AND LANE By Loss Big Ten Tank Team I.Of Veterajh Stars Ineligibility and injuries have com- )hined to reduce what at the outset Sof the 1927 season appeared to be a Jpowerful Ohio State cross country team to an aggregation of more or less doubtful strength, although tra- dition indicates that Dr. Frak Castleman will be able to put a Sstrong harrier outfit in the field be- fore the Conference meet late in the month. In their initial meet with Indiana - *last Saturday, the Bucks showed po- tential power and balance by turning back the Crimson invaders in a close- .ly contested race, 28-29, despite the fact that Fields, the Hoosier captain, finished in first position. The main hope of Dr. Castleman's team seems to lie in the development of a well-balanced aggregation as the Indiana meet indicated that the yAYLE Scarlet ant Grey squad does not in- ILANEtTNE elude any individual stars, with the possible exception of Donnell. "GALLoPNG G~oST. At the outset of the season ineligi- bility claimed five of the Buckeye QAIE OF TME coach's most likely prospects includ- C'O4TRV'S LEAD G ing the 1927 captain. The men lost ScoR5iRS to competition by this rout include Captain-elect Edgar, Young, L. A. Smith, Heintz, and White. Graduation haid claimed Kenpedy and Gammie, the two outstanding performers on the 1926 team, while S. S. Smith and Long have been Te RS handicapped by injuries for the -wtr' rgreater part of the season. Baker, Es ErL2- Loomis, and Woodruff have been un- Susuallyslow in rounding into form. t °. Theremainder of the original Ohio squad includes three veteran cross country men, Donnell, S. S. Smith, fl4- ' and Baker, around whom Castleman has developed his 1927 aggregation. -s)-ARD IYDonnell appears to be the most ca-