Sixteen men from the track squad will compete in the annual indoor Intercollegiate Championships in New York tonight. Twenty-nine colleges are sending 584 athletes to the meet, and a capacity crowd is expected at the Madison Square Garden.

The feature race of the evening will be the 1500 meter run in which Bonthron and Venske will be competing. Alfred B. Hallowell '34 is entered for this race, but his chances for placing are considered small. Venske will also run in the 3,000 meter event, and will have a chance to win back some of the prestige which he held in 1932 when he established new indoor records in the mile and 1500 meter runs. Robert S. Playfair '36 is also entered in the 3000 meter run.

In the 3200 meter relay Anthony A. Bliss '36, John B. White '34, John P. Scheu '35, and John M. Morse '34, captain, should make up a strong team. John J. Hayes '34, Richard C. Hayes '36, and David C. Crawford '36 will compete in the 60 meter low hurdles. John Hayes, who has been a consistent winner this winter and showed up well in the national amateur championships, should do well against collegiate competitions. The only entry in the 60 meter dash is Carl A. Pescosolido '34. In the field events, Francis Schumann '35 and John D. Woodbury '35 have entered in the Pole vault; Henry R. Withington '35 and Luther Scheffy '35 in the high jump; Captain Morse in the broad jump; John J. Healy '34 and Norman L. Cahners '36 in the 35-pound weight; and John H. Dean and Healy in the shot put.

The races will be run on a new track which has been installed in the Madison Square Garden. The track, twenty-seven feet wide, is divided into two sections. The outer section is 160 meters around and has four lanes; the inner one is 133.33 meters with five lanes. All the distance races will be started on the inner track, and after a lap the runners will be shunted onto the outer track. Between the two tracks there is a broad white line. If a runner on the outside track steps on the line he is automatically disqualified. The curves on the track are banked sharply very much like a railroad track. A man running the outside lane of the outer track will be obliged to climb four feet every time he goes around a curve.