Bowdoin Cross Country 1913
New athletic trainer, John Magee, who has whipped the football team into condition early in the season and handled the cross-country squad.
--Bowdoin Orient, 30 September 1913
About 30 men are taking easy runs over the regular course daily. An inter class race and a race between the Freshmen and the Maine Central Institute will be run. The 24 October race with MIT may be cancelled. The Maine Intercollegiate race on 5 November at Waterville will be the season's focus. Cpt Tarbox '14, McWilliams '15, and Bacon '15 are the only veterans and Bacon is recovering from appendicitis last spring. Irving '16, Cutler '15, and Crosby '17 are showing up well.
--Bowdoin Orient, 7 October 1913
James O Tarbox '14 of Topsham is captain of the team. -- Lewiston Daily Sun, 8 October 1913, p.7.
Squad currently consists of:
Tarbox, Wright, Donahue, Merrill '14
Keegas, Cutler, Smith, McWilliams, Richardson, Livingstone '15
Hargraves, Irving, White, Fuller, Ginty, Winter, Sayward '16
Crosby, Sampson, Balfe, Fenning, Noyes, Cormack '17
The cross country men had a long walk with Coach Magee Sunday.
--Bowdoin Orient, 14 October 1913
Friday, Freshmen cross country trials
1 Cpt Clarence H Crosby
2 Frank E Noyes
3 Walter A Fenning
4 William S Cormack
5 Deane S Peacock
6 Arthur B Chapman
Balfe, the former Dorchester High runner, was not present, but was considered certain of a place in the race with Maine Central Institute.
--Bowdoin Orient, 21 October 1913
20 October 1913, Maine Central Institute 22, Bowdoin Freshman 35
1 Crosby Bo
2 Wakefield MCI
3 Haskell MCI
4 Black MCI
5 Woodward MCI
6 Balfe Bo
7 Noyes Bo
8 Howes MCI
9 Jackson MCI
10 Cormack Bo
11 Peacock Bo
12 Fenning Bo
Charles Haskell '13, coached the MCI team.
Friday, Interclass race
Freshmen 22, Seniors 21, Sophomores 18, Juniors 16
Owing to the rise of the Androscoggin the temporary bridge over the brook near the standpipe washed away and the runners had to swim.
1 Crosby '17 12pts
2 Tarbox '14 11
3 Wright '14 10
4 Irving '16 9
5 Cutler '15 8
6 Hargraves '16 7
7 Balfe '17 6
8 Porritt '15 5
9 Noyes '17 4
10 Coxe '15 3
11 Bacon '15
12 Peacock '17
13 Winter '16 2
Bowdoin Orient, 4 November 1913
Friday, cross country trials
1 Crosby '17
2 Cpt Tarbox '14
3 Wright '14
4 Irving '16
5 Hargraves '16
6 Noyes '17
7 Porritt '15
8 Cutler '15
Balfe '17 is the alternate for the Maine meet at Waterville on 5 November.a
Wednesday, Maine State Cross Country, Waterville, 4 1/2 miles
1 Maine 20
2 Colby 45
3 Bowdoin 71
4 Bates 103
1 Frank Preti ME 27:07.6
2 Wenz C 27:20.4
3 Tower ME 27:37
4 Roger Bell ME 27:47
5 Brooks ME 27:47.4
6 Crosby Bo 28:02.4
14 Tarbox Bo 29:03
16 Irving Bo 29:43
17 Noyes Bo 29:52.4
18 Cutler Bo 29:57
19 Wright Bo 30:08
23 Hargraves Bo 30:35
One "B" has been awarded in cross-country this fall and it was given to Clarence H Crosby '17 who finished among the first ten the intercollegiate meet at Waterville.
--Bowdoin Orient, 9 December 1913