Springfield Cross Country 1949
October 1949, Rhode Island 15, Springfield 51 @Rhode Island
1 Bob Black
7 Ray Helsing Sp
also Ollie Angell, Bob Hunt (injured), Bill Fienemann, Ed Stowell
Springfield Freshmen 24, Rhode Island 35
1 Bill Hillman Sp 12:06
3 Dutch Weisbrod Sp
5 Larry Green Sp
7 Pete Avery Sp
8 Red Pierson Sp
9 Dave Blinco Sp
10 Art Farnham Sp
8 October 1949 Springfield 25, W 32 @Springfield 4.7 miles
1 Miller S 25:50
2 Bill Kelton Sr W 26:20
4 Doug Wilson So W
5 Kevin Delany Sr W 26:53
9 George Dorian Jr W
12 Frank Olmsted W
13 Jim Haskell So W
14 Harry Ess W
Johnny McAloon W
Springfield Student, 14 Oct 1949, p3,4
lost to Coast Guard last week and defeated Williams a day later
Dick Miller returned to run at Williams
Pappy Hunt, Frank Ligget, Bongo Lyons, Sandy Hayman all slowed by injury
next meet today @Wesleyan
Wesleyan led by Frank Johnson, defeated UConn 26-29
Freshmen: Bill Hillman, Dutch Weisbrod, Larry Green, Pete Avery, Red Pierson, Dave Blinco, John Belasco, Roger Cordes, Red Barton, Dick Russell. Ted Hunt, Dick Groe, Gene Kearns, Chet Petitt have been sidelined.
22 October 1949, Springfield 26, Northeastern 33 @Boston
Springfield Freshmen 22, Northeastern 36
=1 Hillman & Davis Sp 18:10
next meet vs Maine
Dick Miller's knee finally healed
also Ed Stowell, Frank Liggett, Sandy Hayman, Art Teamerson, Dave Kintzing, Angell
1 November 1949, Connecticut Valley @U Mass Amherst, 3.9 miles
Connecticut 44, Coast Guard 71, Vermont 72, Springfield 74 (2 11 14 23 24), Massachusetts 75
1 Bruno Giordano Ct 20:01.4 cr (old mark 20:14 by Louie Clough, UMass)
2 Dick Miller Sp 20:17
3 D Klingensmith CG 20:24
4 Whitey Cossar Ma 20:30
5 Louie Clough Ma 20:32
10 J Porter Vt 20:52
11 Olin Angell Sp
23 Frank Liggest Sp 21:42
24 Ed Stowell Sp 21:??
Freshmen
Springfield 24, Massachusetts 59, Coast Guard & Connecticut 73
=1 Bill Hillman & George Davis Sp
4 Larry Green Sp
7 Art Farnham Sp
10 Pete Avery Sp
29 October 1949, Maine 25, Springfield 32 @Springfield, 4.7 miles
1 Miller S 25:31
2 Angel S
3 Dick Dow M
Springfield Freshmen 15, Maine 50
7 November 1949, NEICAA @Franklin Park 4.2 miles
Rhode Island St 83, Brown 95, Connecticut 119, Boston U 137, 9 Springfield 194 (12 32 36 49 65), 14 teams
1 Bob Black RI 21:28 (4th straight win)
2 Fred Schoeffler Tu 22:17
3 Joshua Tobey Sr B 22:24
4 Bruno Giordano Ct 22:34
5 Ed O'Connell Tu 22:44
6 Lou Clough Sr Ma 22:50
12 Dick Miller Sp 23:11
Freshmen 3 1/4 mile
Brown 62, New Hampshire 65, Rhode Island 80, 6 Springfield 135 (4 20 25 38 48), 11 teams
1 Walt Molineux B 17:16
2 Ed Shea NE 17:34
3 Harry Wood B 17:36
4 Bill Hillman Sp 17:45
12 November 1949, U Connecticut 26, Springfield 29 @Springfield
1 Bruno Giordano Ct 24:00
2 Dick Miller Sp 24:14
Miller, Ray Helsing, Bob Hunt, Frank Ligget, Ollie Angell, Don Crawford graduating seniors
lost to RI & Coast Guard, defeated Williams, Wesleyan, Northeastern, closed out season with losses to Main & Connecticut
Springfield Freshman 22, Connecticut 37
=1 Davis & Hillman Sp
defeated Rhode Island 24-35, Wesleyan 15-50, Northeastern 26-33, UMass 15-49, and UConn
George Davie, Bill Hillman, Larry Greene, Art Farnham, Hardie Pierce, Dick Russell, Dave Blinco, Dutch Weisbrod, Red Pierson, John Belasco, Pete Avery Gene Kearns
17 November 1949, Swarthmore 21, Haverford 34 @Haverford, 3.75 miles
1 Alden Stevenson Sw
2 Tom Sipes Jr H 12 seconds back
3 Avery Harrington Sw
4 John Spaulding Sw
5 Ralph Cheyney Sw
6 Joe Stein Fr H
7 Tom Bell H
8 Bill Battin Sw
Stevenson, Battin, Jack Lawrence, Andy Frank are graduating seniors