RPI 1940

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Cross Country 1940

Coach Bill Eddy

Captain Jay Burns

veterans Vic Head, Huntley, Larson, Troup

sophs MacPherson & Davis

open @Coast Guard; home meets vs Williams, Union, Middlebury; travel to WPI and CCNY to complete season

Rensselaer Polytechnic, 15 Oct 1940, p5

12 October 1940, RPI 21, Coast Guard 34 @New London, 3.8 miles

1 George Troup RPI 21:28

2 Davis RPI

3 MacPherson RPI

4 Bill Rea CG

5 Vic Head RPI

6 Moreau CG

7 John K Rea CG

8 Jennings CG

9 McGary CG

10 Inglis RPI

New York St School of Agriculture 17, RPI freshmen 38

Meister, Newton, Schmidt, & Lee now practice with the varsity

19 October 1940, RPI 25, Williams 30 @RPI, 4.3 miles

1 George Troup RPI 23:08.5

2 Bob Griggs W 23:20

3 Brew Chapman W 23:24

4 Vic Head RPI

5 Davis RPI

6 MacPherson RPI

7 Ken Moore So W

8 Cpt Tom Lena W (hit by car)

9 Huntley RPI

10 Bill Van Loon W

RPI Freshmen 25, Lansingburg 30 @RPI

1 L

2 Neister RPI

26 October 1940, RPI 15, Union 40 @Troy

=1 Troup, Head, Davis, MacPherson RPI 26:21.5

5 Cpt Jay Burns RPI

6 Doc Maines U 27:14

9 Paul Quinn U 28:17

10 Don Collins U 28:19

RPI Freshmen 27, Union 28

1 Ken Sutherland U 14:42

2 Dave Van Dyck U 14:44

3 Newton RPI

4 Meister RPI

5 Schmidt RPI

7 Henry Sturgis U

8 Adams U

10 Reed U

also Perkins & Roberts

2 November 1940, RPI 15, Middlebury 40 @RPI

driving rainstorm

1 Vic Head RPI 25:14.8

2 Farrington RPI

3 Larson RPI

4 Huntley RPI

5 Inglis RPI

=6 Troup, Davis, MacPherson, Burns RPI

10 Egbert M

=11 Smith & Butler M

=13 Spear & Stanlis M

15 Bates M

Middlebury Freshmen 25, RPI Freshmen 30

1 Meister RPI (according to the Rensselaer Polytechnic)

1 Hal Parker M

2 Paul Davis M

3 Bob Money M

9 November 1940, RPI 19, WPI 46 @Worcester

1 George Troup RPI 20:05 cr (old mark 20:30 by Vic Head, RPI, 1938)

2 Hunt RPI

=3 Head, Davis, MacPherson RPI

6 Jay Burns RPI

7 Larson RPI

8 Huntley RPI

9 Smith WPI

10 Farrington RPI

16 November 1940, RPI 26, CCNY 29 @New York

frigid weather

1 Cliff Goldstein CCNY

2 Polansky CCNY

3 Davis RPI

4 Troup RPI

5 MacPherson RPI

6 Head RPI

7 Plesner CCNY

8 Jay Burns RPI