The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-28
PLUCKY RUNNING.
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High School Boys
Run Over a Try
ing Course.
SECOND CROSS COUNTRY RACE.
Good Work by Dixon Gives
Him a Lead for First
Prize.
SECOND CROSS COUNTRY RACE.

High school boys showed great en-
durance yesterday afternoon in a cross
country run. 1t was a real cross
country, the course being entirely
through fields, swamps and hills,
which put the youngsters under a Sc
we're strain. They showed a commend
able spirit of gameness, plugging along
in spite of the handicaps as well as
grown men could have done.
The run was the second in a series Of
three. The course selected was one
which was run last year by high school
students. 1t was from Bliss field
| across fields to Newton square thence
to Highland Military Academy and
back to the starting point by the
shortest cut. The first part of the
| course lay through a portion of Peat
meadow, where the boys ploughed
through heavy running. The second
leg of the triangle was the most diff
cult. The youngsters had to climb a
considerable distance on the west side
Of the hill west of Park avenue, be-
tween Newton square and Highland
Military Academy. The first part of
the last leg was easy, being a down
grade in improved land, which offered
good footing. The wind-up of the
course was up the hill to Bliss field, a
| hard pull for the athletes who had
traversed about three miles of rough
going.
The run was much farther than the
cross country of Tech students several
days ago. From the same starting
point they went to Newton square and
return
The seniors and juniors split even on
ha +
when the run was over The tie score
| leaves the seniors in the lead in the
total, as they had a good lead over the
| juniors in the first run Monday last,
! The seniors have 120 points and the
| juniors ST.
Eighteen men started in yesterday s
| run, and all finished, although the last
| men in were many minutes behind the
| leaders. AS in the previous run a feat
| ure of the contest was tAs excellent
| work done by young John E. Dowd OF
| the senior class, who weighs but 81
pounds. He finished sixth, within 10t
yards Of the first man. He made g
| gallant finish, and kept Hall moving t
| get in ahead the latter winning fifth
| place from him by a few yards only.
Dixon, Of the senior class, upset cal
| culations by winning handily. He fin
| ished second in the former run, max.
| Yesterday he began his run earlier il
the race, and was rewarded with tht
| victory. John Hennessey, who won
| the first run, did not find the footing Il
| his advantage, as on the roads, anC
| was fourth Allie Perry, who did no
| come out in the first run, started yes
| terday and did WELL coming in third
! Carpenter also absent from the frs
run, raced yesterday and came in clos,
| on Dixon.
The lads finished we'll together
showing that there is a goodly numbe
of cross country runners at the school
| The first bunch remained well to
| gether during the entire race. TIL
others were grouped also with the ex
| ception of Dowd, who made his owl
| running the entire distance. He set
slow pace at first, but drew up ant
| passed all but the first bunch as tn
| race drew to a close, and for tn
greater part of the distance racer
alone.
The run caused considerable interes
| among the students. When the junior
| realized the lead of the seniors from
the first race they determined to MAX
| a strong effort to place themselves OF
even terms. They had 10 of the
| starters. The seniors had only hal
Dozen every one of whom got in tn
=
| points for their classes, and two so
| phomores entered, each of whom wa
| well up. The second year class SCORED
| is points, which represents it's total il
| the two runs, as it did not have an en-
| try in the first run.
| The field was packed when the mer
| were drawn up under the goal posts
| near West street, ready for the start
| The following officials managed tht
/ of I q eff q pt pYs
| Thomas j. Kenney; timers, H. P
| Jourdan, c. e. DAILY and p. A. Dowd
| judges at finish Ralph c. Amidon anC
| w. H. Moran: judges at Newton
square, Reginald Warren and A. c
| Macauley; judges at Highland Military
| Academy, David Gross and DaviC
| Strauss
The following faced the starter: 1900
! w. H. Blodgett, Robert Dixon, Henry
| Fox, John E. Dowd Arthur Stone ant
| Charles Carpenter; 1901, Edwin Adams
| Benjamin Dumont, Fred Tucker. Allie
Perry, Charles Streeter, John Hennes
.sey, William 1Hylor, irving Pierce
Charles Stevens and Christopher
Lynch; 1902, William Gould and w. c
Hall.
| When the start was made the buncf
headed for the southwest corner OF
Bliss field and down the hill to the
| swamp. The strong cross-country run
ners went to the 'front.' the other con.
| testants allowing them to set the pace
| Before the first and shortest leg of the
| triangle was covered, the men ha6
strung out well, practically settling
| their places. Dixon, Carpenter, Hen
Messy, Perry and Hall We're together
when they reached the first turning
point, leading the second bunch by
about so yards. In the second bunch
were Taylor, Blodget and Gould
Young Dowd was about SO yards behind
| this bunch He was running alone, with
another bunch behind him some &c
yards. Leaving the square, there was
| no change in positions, until the run
ners struck the hill on the route to the
| Military academy. The leaders walked
portion of the hill, changing positions
| only slightly. Dixon was the first to
| show up TO the judges at this point.
He was walking when he reached the
| second turn, and Carpenter, who fol-
lowed MIN closely, went past but only
| for an instant, for Dixon Immediately
| started run and went into the lead.