Springfield Cross Country 1929
Coach Judd
17 men out for varsity XC
Bennett, Fielding, Mitchell, Babcock, Bowen, Chesley return
new men: senior Dudley, juniors Ellis and Swift
sophs: Olmstead, Bown, Anderson, Watts from 1928 freshmen team
also sophs: Dow, Kerr, Eakes, and Mazwell
12 Oct Bates
19 Oct @Dartmouth
26 Oct @UNH
1 Nov intercollegiate @Harvard
16 Nov @West Point
12 October 1929, Bates 22, Springfield 35 @Springfield
1 Bennett Sp 29:09.4
2 Viles Ba 29:15
3 Whitten Ba
4 Cushing Ba
5 Mitchell Sp
6 Jones Ba
7 Bown Sp
8 Hobbs Ba
9 Hayes Ba
10 Babcock Sp
11 Chapman Ba
12 Bowen Sp
13 Watts Sp
14 Fielding Sp
soph Swede Anderson dnr because of sickness, Holmes now reported after being out with injury
19 October 1929, Springfield 20, Dartmouth 35 @Hanover, 4 1/2 miles
1 Cpt Butterworth D 24:12.5
2 Babcock Sp
3 Mitchell Sp
4 Olmstead Sp
5 Cpt Bennett Sp
6 Bown Sp
7 Thompson D
8 Watts Sp
9 Anderson Sp
10 Andrews D
11 Langley D
12 Whittinghill D
Dartmouth Freshmen 25, Springfield 30
1 Gibbs Sp (broke freshmen record of Swede Anderson, Springfiled, 1928)
2 D
3 W Karl Sp
6 P Doyle Sp
9 Cannell Sp
10 Halloran Sp
Freshmen to run @Worcester Tech tomorrow. Several new men have reported.
26 October 1929, New Hampshire 24, Springfield 31 @Durham
1 Bennett Sp 28:06
2 Hazen NH
4 NH
5 MItchell Sp
also Babcock, Bown, Anderson, Watts, Bowen, Fielding
Olmstead dnf with stitch
1 November 1929, Harvard Open @Cambridge, 4 1/2 miles
Springfield 30, Northeastern 48, Holy Cross 101, Harvard B 131, New Hampshire 13
7, Clark 197
1 RE Jellison NE 23:50
2 W Brennan HC 23:57
3 BB Sheridan NE 24:01
4 Bennett Sp
5 Babcock Sp
6 Olmstead Sp
7 Karl Sp
8 Mitchell Sp
9 Gibbs Sp
10 Anderson Sp
11 Bown Sp
12 AH Elliott NE
13 R Hair Cl
14 O'Connell HC
15 R Greenleaf NE
Harvard open over the long course of 4 1/2 miles along the Charles River, comprising the Freshmen course and the first mile of the University course
Freshmen eligible
9 November 1929, Springfield Freshmen 19, Central HS (Bridgeport) 36 @Springfield, 3 miles
=1 Cpt Gibbs & Karl Sp
3 P Doyle Sp
4 Connell Sp
5 Champagne Cen
6 Ives Cen
7 Kunkel Cen
8 Marika Cen
9 Mears Sp
10 Gilbin Cen
16 November 1929, Army 23, Springfield 32 @West Point, 4.6 miles
1 George Lermond A 30:06 brother of Leo Lermond
2 Wally Bennett '30 Sp 30:37
3 Holtzen A 30:53
4 Clark A 31:08
5 Babcock Sp 31:27
6 Mitchell Sp 31:27
7 Dougher A 31:29
8 Krueger A 31:31
9 Everman A 31:35
10 Skiemore A 31:51
11 Olmstead Sp 31:55
12 Brown Sp 32:10
13 Kirkpatrick A 32:25
14 Smith A 32:39
15 Watts Sp 32:53
16 McLauthin A 33:00
17 Rowan A 33:26
18 Shaw A 33:25 sic
19 Anderson Sp 34:07
28 November 1929, 3rd Annual Cross Country Run @South Manchester
CAC 41, Manchester Rec 46, Hartford Harriers 96, Waterbury Boys Club 120
1 William E Bennett Springfield College 26:31 cr
2 Charles White CAC 26:33
3 Joe McClusky Fordham 26:42
4 JE Craig Man 27:02
5 WS Babcock Springfield 27:09
Springfield Student, 6 Dec 1929, p3
varsity finished 1-3
freshmen 2-1, defeated Worcester Academy & Bridgeport Central HS, lost to Dartmouth
Bennett, Mitchell, Babcock only seniors