The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-04
DIXON The WINNER.
Plucky High School
Athletes Run a
Carney Race.
CROSS COUNTRY SERIES ENDED.
Seniors Win the Champion
ship After Three Hard
Runs.
CROSS COUNTRY SERIES ENDED.

| The pluck and endurance shown by
high school lads yesterday in long
distance run, was simply wonderful
Robert w. Dixon, who finished first in
the run across fields a week ago, made
gallant finish yesterday, and won out
almost at the tape. His race was all
the more plucky, as his stomach went
back on him more than half mile
from the finish 1t appeared as if he
would have to give UP, but he stayed
in the race, and, by magnificent show
of gameness, forged to the front, 200
yards from home.
The running of A. C. Perry, C. ]. Car
penter, w. H. Gould and John q. Dowd
was also exceptionally fine. Dowd at
! tracted more attention than the others,
on account of his small stature, and
received much praise for finishing with
| the leaders.
| Five men finished practically to-
gether. There was not so yards between
| Dixon, the sturdy winner, and DoWd,
the plucky little fellow who came in
fifth. The latter displayed all qualities
necessary for a long, hard run, to an
even greater extent than those who led
him across, but his size and weight
were too big handicap He had the
necessary spirit and endurance, but the
others were much larger and had more
! speed.
The run was from the corner of West
and Highland streets to Goes square
and return, the course being through
| Highland street and Park avenue. The
distance is AZ miles, which was done
by Dixon in Pam. % 3-5s. Rogers OF
Tech, who won cross-country over
| the same course, a few weeks ago,
went the distance i'll 24m. rs. Consid-
ering that the conditions yesterday
were not quite as good as when Rog
ers ran, the time Of the high school lads
| is unusually excellent. AS there We're
but a few seconds difference between
/ the first half dozen men of the high
school squad, all shared in the honors
of fast work
The seniors are champions in the
class contest They entered but five
men in yesterdays race, but every one
| of the FIVE scored high and they led
the juniors in yesterdays contest by 10
points The seniors win the cham
pinoship by a margin of 50 points in the
three runs. The juniors gave them
battle only once, making an equal num-
Der of points in the second run, when
each class scored 81 points.
| The system of scoring was Is points
to the winner of each run. and to each
successive runner, one less than the
man before him In the first and last
runs there were points to spare for less
than Is men started. In the second
run, larger number competed. AL
though there were not enough to take
up all the points in yesterdays run, it
| was a great success, and the lads who
! have not finished up in the first bunch
in the former runs, deserve great credit
for the game spirit they displayed in
running for their classes.
Dixon wins individual honors. Three
prizes We're offered to the three men
scoring the largest number of points in
| the series of runs. Dixon has the en-
viable record of twotf irsts and one sec
ond. He was second to Henessey in the
first run. Dixon should have won that
, run and would have but for a mistake
/ of judgment in starting a hard finish
too late. He didn't know the extent of
his ability and held back in the rear
until near home. He made squirt whicn
was one Of the features Of the race and