The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-25
CROSS COUNTRY RUN
Twenty seven Tech
Men Have An Ex-
citing Race.
JUNIORS DEFEAT THE SOpHS.
j. W. Rogers Game Home
at the Head of the
Runners.
JUNIORS DEFEAT THE SOPHS.

The final and most exciting cross
country run of the series conducted by
the athletic association of the Worces-
ter Polytechnic institute was held yes
terday afternoon. When the race was
finished it was easily seen that the Ju-
niors had scored a triumph over then
ambitious schoolmates the sophomores,
by administering bad defeat, the yu-
niors not being satisfied with less than
1923 points, while the sophomores had
to be content with $50. The freshmen
took third place with AZ points.
1t was foregone conclusion that the
winner of the race would ne ]. NJ.
Rogers, a post graduate, but who ian
for the junior class. His time was IA
minutes and % seconds, the distance
being estimated in the vicinity OF three
miles or a trihe less.
The day and course were ideal. The
weather conditions were perfeot, the
course being the first real cross-coun-
try that the Tech students have partic-
ipated in this season. while the entry
list was the largest for the past few
years. The rivalry of the sophomore
and junior classes brought out the large
list of entries, and was productive of
considerable excitement, both before
and after the running of the race. The
men, q in number, were lined up and
sent away from the mark at the word
of the starter. Prof. u. w. Coombs,
who also was referee of the days sport.
The course selected was from a start
ing point at Bliss field, to the boule-
ward, to Institute road, to large oak
tree, turning into the open country at
that place, across country to Newton
square passing culvert at Newton
square, then back to the starting point.
Referee Coombs instructed the men
before starting that they would have
to pass these two points, the old oak
tree on Institute road, where Scorer
Frank T. Dillingham; of '01 was sta
toned, and at the bridge over the cul-
vert, where Scorers ]. w. Adams OF
'01 and r. C. Baxter '02, were sta
toned. The referee told the men that
| it made no difference what course they
| took provided they passed those two
points. The timers of the race were
H. S. Heichert and c. A. Holden.
| After leaving Institute road at the
oak tree, the boys turned down into a
field with d lot of underbrush that I'M
peded their progress considerably
Down at the foot of the hill the boys
ran up against an unforeseen obstruc-
ton in the shape of a barb wire fence
They were obliged to climb this, and
after getting over had to wade through
a ditch on the other side. A. L. Bliss
of OF net with a mishap at this point
by failing to get clear of the fence. lie
was quite badly cut and torn by tine
wire. A ploughed field was next TO be
struck, ana before the boys got half
way across they had all kinds Of fer
tilizers along with them, and their feet
were weighed with many pounds. Two
stone walls were the only formidable
distractions after the ploughed field.
The return run was all good going.
The last sprint for home was d hard
pull up the hill to Bliss field and then
across to the foot ball goal. the first
four men over, scored for the junior
class, and aided materially in bringing
the banner to its last years holders.
One sophomore then crossed the line,
followed by Junior, soph and another
junior The men crossed the line as
follows: