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