New Britain herald., 1928-11-27
| EEyoRnE
|RE|D Of HARVARD
IS RACING CHAMP
Beats out Bill Cox Of Penn IN
Gross Country Classic

q sense OF humor ana Inc aDlllty 10
carry on a running fire Of remarks
while looping along at about - miles
an hour is the new champion OF the
east at the Spartan sport OF college
cross country running.
In his dressing room after the
race over the six-mile course at
Van Cortlandt Park yesterday In
which he beat out Bill Cox OF Penn
State. champion Off two years ~
we'll IN Francis Londsy OF the UNI
versity of Maine. the party Of the
second part in the unusual CONVEX
sation. little Jimmy told what they
we're talking about.
I'VE were just making remarks
so Cox could hear U.S." said Reid
with 4 grin ~ he stuffed his GRIM
son toys into . canvas bag for the
journey back to Cambridge.
Lindsay would say to me: Sure.
that's all right, let him go ahead
and break the wind for U.s. Then
again he would turn and say: Come
on. here's where We 60 out and
pass the champion
I'VE were about half way around
then and we could hear the CHAM
pion breathing herd. We were
both pretty fresh and guess we
had . confident feeling.
While this was going on the three
were running stride for stride far In
advance OF the field. across the
parade grounds that mark the first
half Of the six-mile route.
Over the rougher going after pass
ing under 4 trestle and through a
field. Reid and Lindsay alternated In
the lead with Cox who was p&odding
along, dour and grim. head down
and long legs working methodically.
Not once did he reply. He appar-
emily knew he had no breath to
spare.
Just before We started to so over
the hills on the second time around
said Reid. Cox sprinted and went
ahead about twelve yards"
That's just bluff Lindsay
called out as he went by, We'll
collar him on the hill" The happy
go-lucky Maine boy. his heavy shock
of hair flying in the breeze was do
ing most of the talking and grinnins
broadly much of the time.
On the hills they did not pass Cox
and when they Strengthened out into
the long level homestretch the
champion was forty yards behind
them, a beaten man: There was no
more talking for Cox's ears after
that and Reid and Lindsay saved
their breath for the business Of
beating each other.
Stride for stride they dashed
across the parade grounds and ago
yards from home Reid. who had
been content to hang yard or two
to the rear, jumped Lindsay and shot
ahead.
1t was a lot farther to the tape
than I thought said Reid. There
were a lot of people along the course
and thought they were at tnc
finish, but it was quite q bit far
ther on. had to keep going
though"
Reds time was thirty minutes
and eleven seconds. which is IS As
seconds faster than Cox made in
winning in 1925. II is the fastest
Reid ever Travelled and will stand as
a course record. as permanent new
route was used yesterday for the
first time, although Cox in 1925 COW
cred the old course in 5000.
The victory was losicau china,
to Reds cross country career, al
well as disappointing end to that
Of Cox who had hoped to make II
three straight in this his last year
Both are seniors. Reid was thir.
teenth in 1928. his first varsity sea
son: third last year and now FINAL,
first.
Jimmy comes from Somerville
Mass. home Of other famous ath.
letes.
Il was in the same high schoo
graduating class with MacFayden
now a pitcher for the Red Sox, ant
Hogan who catches for the Giants.
the Harvard runner said.
Reds one regret was that III,
team of which he is leader did no
do better in the chase for team
laurels. Harvard was sixth Will.
Cox's Penn State team. well-balanc
ed, won the championship for thu
third time in three years. And
! Maine was second and Cornell third
The University Of Pennsylvani;
won both team and individual hon
ors in the freshman race which als'
contained plenty of drama. Wit
hands clasped, Dan Dean. Bill Nc
Kniff and Roland Richie. all o
Penn, crossed the line in three-wa,
tie for the title while Carl Coan,
teammate was fifth.
| Lawrence Belanger in fourth plao
was the leader OF a Syracuse team
which finished only four points be
hind Penn to take second honor
while third place went to PEN
States Nittany Lion cubs. The win
ming time was Is minutes and l
seconds for three miles, which &C
centuates the speed OF the varsit
race in which the winner covere'
twice as much ground in less tnat
twice as much time.
EAGLES BEAT BULLDOGS
New Haven. Nov. ~ (UP)-Wit