New-York tribune., 1921-11-21
annual Classic
attracts Field
|Of $50 Harriers
athletes From 13 Colleges
Seek Honors Over 6-Milc
ysn Cortlandt Park Course
By Jack Masters

new national intercollegiate cross
..nrtrv champion will be crowned this
.r.yncon. when the thirteenth annual
..,.ity chase will be held over tho fiat
.s,.mile course at Van Cortlsndt Park.
u.ye than one hundred and fifty har-
.,.,s from eighteen colleges will hit
=. lang trail, seeking the title which
- won last year at New Haven by
sa,ondy,' Romig. the Penn State star,
.Ae has since been graduated This is
"a largest entry in the history of the
svsnt.
Yas second annual freshman cham
,;anship, which will precede the senior
.s.sr by ten minutes, will start at 1850
m. Ten colleges will be represented
hare with teams of eight. but the fresh
rsn will traverse the course only once,
fhe distance being three miles.
On paper Jack Monkeys undefeated
Cornell men appear TO have the big
-ase st their mercy, but as there are
averaI teams entered of which little
A. nothing is known it is certain that
Ire 1920 champions will be instructed
"a make race of it every inch Of the
way.
Noakiey has entered eighteen men.
bct - only eight can start, five of
which will count in the scoring, it is
likely that the coach of the American
olympie team will depend upon Nor
nsn Brown, Robert Brown, Charles
Cxrter, Charles Irish, George Miske,
Nilton Richman, Ed Gordon and John
Cuwsn.
This is the team which has created
I sensation by the manner in which it
hss performed in it's only three starts
THIS season. Here's what it has &C.
eofpplished:
Won the Syracuse invitation meet,
making perfect score by qualifying
the whole team of five runners before
single opponent crossed the finish
lina Defeated Harvard, 90 to 81, six
sf the Comedians finishing before the
ffst Harvard barrier was checked off,
end against Dartmouth, Penn and Co.
lumbia, only two weeks arc, Cornell
again registered perfect score, finish
ing She first five men.
There are several teams which Cor
nell has not met this year, among them
being Maine, which recently admins
tered an unexpected defeat TO the strong
Massachusetts, Tech outfit. Many are
ef the opinion that the Maine barriers,
Or the team from the University of Gin
cinnati, which is really the dark horse
Of the race, will furnish the greatest
cppos5tion TO the favorites from Cor
nell.
As to individual honors, with so many
newcomers in the struggle, it is any
body's race, but on past performances
OF the athletes here in the East those
which seem to have the best chance are
Norman Brvwn and r. E. Brown, Cor
nell; Bob Crawford. Lafayette; Wins
low Herrick. Maine; Larry Shields, Penn
State, and Nalcone Douglass, Yale.
New YORK; will be represented By
teams. from Columbia and C. c. N. Y.
but the locals haven't chance. The
Morningside Heights boys would be very
much IN the running, at least for indi-
yldual honors, if Walter Higgins were
to start, but the runner-up to Romig
hsf year has made it clear that he is
through with the hill and dale game.
In the freshman race Allan B. Helf-
trich. of Penn State, is sure to mako a
strong bid for individual honors.
The colleges entered in both races fol-
lsw:
varsity-Bowdoin, Cincinnati, C. c.
n. T., Colby, Columbia, Cornell, Dart.
mouth, Harvard, Holy Cross, Lafayette
Maine, NJ. I. T., Penn State, Pennsyl-
sania, Princeton, Syracuse, Williams
and Yale.
Freskman--C. C. N. Y, Cornell, Dart.
mouth, Harvard, Lafayette, M. I. r.
Penn State. Pennsylvania, Princeton,
Syracuse and Yale.