Bates Cross Country 1913
Coach James G Lathrop
Captain Royal B Parker '14
Lewiston Daily Sun, 29 October 1913
Annual hare and hounds chase of the coeds took place yesterday afternoon after several postponements due to weather,
Class cross country run will be held on Thursday and the men who will represent Bates at the Colby cross country meet will be chosen. Cpt Parker, Syrene, Doe, Snow, Chamberlain, Boyd, Packard, and Mansfield are promising candidates.
30 October 1913, Bates Inter-Class Cross Country
As the fields were deep with mud and a chilly wind blew, Coach Lathrop had the men run the square, starting on Skinner St at the corner of Bardwell, goes to Central Ave to Russell to College and back to the start, running three laps of one mile, 216 yards each totaling ~3 ½ miles.
Freshmen 24, Sophomores 29, Seniors 47, Juniors inc.
1 Parker '14 18:10 despite recent injury to right leg
2 Doe '16
3 Chamberlain '17
4 Mansfield '15
5 Syrene '16
6 Wilcox '17
7 Cate '17
8 House '17
9 Benvie '16
10 Sullivan '17
11 Gustin '15
12 Packard '14
13 Sanford '16
14 Greene '17
15 Allen '14
16 Smith '15
17 Turner '17
18 Lampson '17
19 Swasey '14
laps in 6:20, 6:36, 5:14.
5 November 1913, Maine State @Waterville, 4 ½ miles
Maine 20, Colby 45, Bowdoin 71, Bates 103
1 Frank Preti ME 27:07.6
2 Ezra Wenz C 27:20.4
3 Tower ME 27:37
4 Roger Bell ME 27:47
5 Brooks ME 27:47.4
6 Clarence Crosby Bo 28:02.4
7 Dempsey ME 28:11
8 Gerrish ME 28:11.4
9 Ralph Webster C 28:20
10 Irvin Waldron C 28:33
12 Doe Ba 28:55
20 Mansfield Ba 30:11.4 (Bowdoin Orient says Wilcox, Bates)
22 Cate Ba 30:26.4
24 Chamberlain Ba 30:50
25 Syrene Ba 31:34
26 House Ba 32:05
27 Wilcox Ba 32:20 (Bowdoin Orient says Mansfield, Bates)
Parker and Snow did not start because of poor condition.