Bates Cross Country 1919
Bates Coach Smith, Manager Philbrook
Newton Larkum '20 only veteran
promising men include Gerald '20, Richard, and Raymond Buker and Hamlen
promising freshmen include Abe Levine and Raymond J Batten, both of Wakefield, MA
Lewiston Daily Sun, 31 October 1919, p6
Bates team selected
Raymond Buker in lead, followed by Levine and Dick Buker, then Gerald Buker and Ea...
Lewiston Daily Sun, 6 November 1919, p6
Bates entries for Maine State meet at Waterville:
RB Buker, RS Buker, GH Buker, Levine, Batten, Clifford, Peterson
7 November 1919, Maine State Crosscountry, Waterville, 5 miles
course reported variously as firm and waterlogged, heavy and cold wind
Maine 27, Bates 51, Bowdoin 60, Colby 87
1 Raymond B Buker Ba 32:37.8
2 Horace W Raymond ME 33:04.4
3 George Goodwin Bo 33:12
8 Abe Levine Ba
9 Richard S Buker Ba
12 Raymond J Batten Ba
21 R Peterson Ba
22 GH Buker Ba
24 E Clifford Ba
Lewiston Daily Sun, 12 November 1919, p6
Bowdoin and Colby not sending teams to NEICAA because not strong enough
Bates lacks sufficient funds
Raymond Buker, Richard Buker, and Levine receive letters in track