The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-10-14
Win tbeCross-
Country.
WARM FINISH
BY Three Leaders, But Race
Was Slow.

With only four men entered, the Ju
niors won the first of the Tech cross
country runs, yesterday afternoon.
While the outcome Of the run was as
foreshadowed in The Spy, it was not
expected that the other classes would
prove such easy prey for the third-year
men, and the latter's victory is a cor
responding source Of pleasure to
them.
In some respects the run was one Of
the most successful that have been
witnessed over the BARRIERS Crossing
course for several years. but general
ly speaking, 1t was not nearly so inter-
esting as those of former years. The
race was held on the 18th of the month,
and there were just thirteen men who
lined before Starter Coombs when
he gave the signal to go.
This was enough to Jonah ANYTHING
in the minds of the students. and there
was but little enthusiasm manifested
While the preparations were being
made, and almost none until the finish
occurred. Then there was seen one of
the prettiest sprints for the tape that
nave been witnessed in this class of
contests at the institute in many
years.
The first three men fought over every
men OF ground In the last hundred
yards and finished so close together
that blanket could have been thrown
over them all at once AS was expect
ed, the junior, Rogers, was the first
man In, but he found a hard man to
lose In a quarter where it was not sup
posed he would have any trouble Fred
Holmes of the freshman class chung to
his heels like an avenging spirit. and
would not be shaken off, although he
could not overtake his more speedy an
tagonist.
Allen, 1900, who was counted on az
probable second, had as much difficulty
In keeping up with the leaders as he
desired, and came in about foot and
half back of Holmes, who was about
the same distance in the rear of Rog-
ers. Neither the second nor third man
could have changed their relative posi-
tons If they had had another mile to
do 1t in, as Rogers was running very
strongly, and has the faculty of run
ming easier, apparently, thetfurther he
goes.
After the leaders had crossed the
line, the other men began to straggle
in one at a time, and there were almost
no contests for places worthy of the
name. As usual, the scoring was done
on the basis of the first 20 men to cross
the line being given the inverse num-
Der of points-the first man scoring 20.
the second 10 and the twentieth l. AS
there were but thirteen men, however
the last man scored 8 points
The name of the tail end was Dex-
ter of the freshman class, who lost his
wind coming in, and sent word to the
finish line by the judges at the turn
that he would be in some time and
that he wished to have his points saved
for him; although winded, he pluckily
continued, and finished about 20 min
utes behind the rest Of the field. but
his efforts made no difference in the
final score, as his class needed Ii
points even then to tie the victorious
juniors.
At the outset of the race the men
started at a fairly hot clip and kept
it up all the way to the turn, which
was just this side of the railway cross
ing at BARRIERS. The field at the turn
was punched, there being not over 100
yards between the leaders and the last
man at this point. T. c. Davis of the
senior class was the leading man at
the turn, but he had shot his bolt too
quickly and finished ninth
The run home was accomplished in
quick time, as the leaders hit the pace
UP considerably soon after rounding
the turn. and Rogers took the lead and
held 1t to the finish. The men had
made no particular efforts toward
training for the run, but all finished in
good shape with the exception of one or
two near the end of the line, who were
rather played out.
The point winners, with the number
of their SCORE f0ll0W.