Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-11-14
Maine Wins N.
r: Cross Country
Bates Takes Third

= Boston, Mass, Nov. 12-University
of Maine upset Massachusetts, Tech
nology's we'll laid plans to win the
ninth annual New England intercol-
Iegiate cross country run over the
Franklin field course this afternoon
by taking first honors.
Leading q field of more than 70
entrants in 4 grilling contest. w. 3.
(BilD Hart of Bowdoin. crossed the
line with 80 yards to spare over his
nearest competitor, covering the six
mile distance in rs minutes, 20 liz
tseconds. He was trailed down the
home stretch by r. B. Buker OF
Bates, who finished in 70 minutes, IS
seconds. Captain Doherty Of Tufts
came in third, after a 10 second In
.terval.
Though failing to place a runner
among the first Ave, the University
Of Maine won team honors by q mar
row margin from NJ. l. T. Sixth, 10th,
18th, 18th and 23rd positions gave
Maine a low total of IS points: while
Tech runners, capturing 4th, 9Th, 9Th
and 18th places lost what seemed
certain victory when the fifth run
ner dragged across the line. The M.
/. T. total OF II was a safe secopd,
however, with Bates registering third
with 50, New Hampshire State fourth
with 116, and Bowdoin, though claim :
ing the individual winner, netting al
for fifth team position.
\ Whether from poor conditioning, or
from the oppressiveness Of the at
mosphere, or a combination of both,
an unusual number of competitors
collaps at the finish line and had
to be carried to the locker rooms.
While the times hung up were not
exceptional the going was stiff all
the way and the pace palpably too
fast for what appeared rather in
experienced field as compared with
recent years. Hart was leading
handily at the four mile mark with
John Doherty in second position, fol-
lowed by A. L. Flanders Of NJ. ]. T.
and r. B. Buker, who ran neck and
neck till the long hill before the fin
ish, where the Bates boy pulled away.
Eleven colleges were represented,
seven entrants being allowed to each.
They were: Bates, Boston College.
,Bowdoin, Brown, Colby, Holy Cross,
New Hampshire State. Maine, M. !.
T., Tufts and Williams.
All of the colleges Of the associa-
ton started teams with the excep-
ton of Rhode Island State. and more
than q plodders answered the clerks
call at the starting line.
d. The first 10 in order Of finish: w.
s. Hart, Bowdoin: r. Il. Buker,
Bates; J. Doherty. Tufts; A. l..
Flanders, Tech; e. s. Sanborn. Tech;
w X. Herrick, Maine; A. Mercer.
Colby; r. f. Hendrie, Tech; Joe
.Doherty, Tufts; c. McKennan, Maine.
Tho next 20 finished in this order:
q. c. Patten, Maine, M. Snow. New
Hampshire State; L. Kimball. Bates;
E. Fasce. Williams; ]. II. Bernard,
Maine; L. Martin, New Hampshire
State; A. c. Shurrucks, L. II. Poor,
Tech; A. l.. French, New Hampshire
State: J. Nutter, Brown; F. swan,
Williams; r. Ratten, Bates; F. Webb,
Maine; F. F. Mckinley. Bates; l.. But
Ter. Bowdoin; +. l.. Kneeland. Maine:
l. ]. Dolan, Boston College: Holt.
Bates; w. J. wallace, Colby; c. 8.
Towle, Bowdoin.
The team totals! University Of
Maine, IS; Tech. u; Bates. 50; New
Hampshire State. III; Tufts, 1913;
Bowdoin, IA: Williams. 1877; Colby,
204; Brown, 20S; Holy Cross College,
254.