Springfield Cross Country 1953
Coach Leslie Judd
Freshmen Coach Art Farnham
25 September 1953, Springfield 19, Rhode Island 36 @Kingston, 4 1/4 miles
1 Cam Greene Sp 23:17
=2 John Fenning & Robert Salvo Sp
Bob Bartlett & Wally Graham also in top ten
2 October 1953, Springfield 15, Coast Guard 42 @New London
=1 Bob Bartlett, John Fenning, Wally Graham, Bob Falvo, Cammie Greene Sp
DeForest Matthews also in top ten
10 October 1953, Mount Hermon 19, Springfield Freshmen 42 @Mt Hermon
3 Newton Sp
13 October 1953, Springfield 25, Connecticut 33 @Storrs, 4.4 miles
1 Dyson Ct 24:49 cr
2 Tomasiewcz Ct
3 Falvo Sp
4 Fenning Sp
5 Greene Sp
6 Bartlett Sp
7 Graham Sp
8 Matthews Sp
Springfield Freshmen 18, Connecticut 45, 2.8 miles
1 Dickson Sp 15:18
2 Newton Sp 16:01
Frosh: Bob Dickson, Al Newton, Bryce Taylor, Ed Harris, Mickey mcNichols, Nic Plourde, Chub Amerantes, Bob HOffman, Harry Schneider, Bruce Kurty
15 October 1953, Springfield 19, Williams 42 @Springfield, 4.1 mile
1 Cam Greene Sp 21:58
2 Bob Falvo Sp 22:20
3 Bill Redman W 22:32
4 Bob Bartlett Sp
5 John Fenning Sp
6 Joe Rice W
7 Wally Graham Sp
=8 Charlie Ray Sp
=8 Frostie Matthews Sp
10 Sam Fortenbaugh W
11 Jack Pratt W
12 Joe Foote W
13 Ralph Smith W
20 October 1953, Wesleyan 27, Springfield 29 @Middletown
2 Bob Falvo Sp
4 John Fenning Sp
6 Bob Bartlett Sp
8 Wally Graham Sp
9 Charlie Ray Sp
Wesleyan snapped Springfield's 11 meet victory streak.
24 October 1953, Springfield 26, Maine 31, Tufts @Springfield
(Maine Campus reports score as 27-33)
=1 Paul Firlotte & Paul Hanson Me
3 Bob Falvo Sp
4 Cammy Greene Sp
5 John Fenning Sp
6 Bob Bartlett Sp
Stan Furrow Me
9 Wally Graham Sp
31 October 1953, Springfield 19, RPI 41 @Springfield
1 Bob Falvo So Sp 22:19
2 Bob Gottschall RPI 22:25
=3 Bartlett, Graham, Greene, Fenning Sp 22:52
7 Joe Keating RPI 23:02
8 Ray Sp 23:24
9 Bob Davies RPI 23:39
10 Matthews Sp 23:48
11 Steeves Sp 24:09
12 Tony Iacoponi RPI 24:19
13 Howie Warner RPI 24:21
RPI Freshmen 26, Springfield 31, 2.7 miles
course began in stadium, then went through woods and across creek
1 Dixon Sp 14:59
2 Newton Sp 15:19
3 Wyer RPI 15:31
4 Rudy Swigart RPI 15:32
5 Beavan RPI 15:38
6 Feltmate RPI 15:41
7 Murray Sp 15:53
8 Hogarty RPI 15:59
9 Plonde Sp 16:44
10 Murphy RPI 16:51
11 Rappeport RPI 16:53
12 Harris Sp 16:56
13 Taylor Sp 17:25
14 Daley RPI 17:26
3 November 1953, Connecticut Valley @Storrs, 4.4 miles
Springfield 40, Massachusetts 42, Connecticut 83, Vermont 92, Coast Guard 98
1 Chuck Dyson Ct 25:06.5
2 Chet Thomasiewicz Ct 25:51
3 Harry Aldrich Ma 26:00
4 Hank Knapp Ma
5 Wally Graham Sp
6 Cameron Greene Sp
7 Bob Falvo Sp
8 Bob Bartlett Sp
14 John Fenning Sp
Freshmen, 2.7 miles
Springfield 20, Massachusetts 43, Coast Guard 73, Connecticut 79
1 Bob Dixon Sp 15:09 cr (broke own mark of 15:18.5, 1953)
2 Allan Newton Sp
3 Bobby Brown Ma
4 Congdan Ct
5 Mell Murray Sp
7 Chub Amerantes Sp
15 Vic Plourde Sp
NEICAA 9 November 1953, Franklin Park, 4.2 miles
Massachusetts 82, Northeastern 83, MIT 97, Wesleyan 137, Springfield 146, Providence 162, 15 teams
1 Ed Shea Sr NE 20:42
2 Johnny Kelly BU (fifty yds back)
3 Jack Farquhar Sr MIT
4 Charles Dyson Ct
5 Paul Firlotte Me
6 Frank Cameron Bow
7 Chester Tomasiewicz Ct
16 John Graham S
27 Bob ? S
Freshmen
Providence 36, Tufts 58, Northeastern 145, Springfield 148, Brown 163, 13 teams
1 Herbert Hinman Ws 13:58 (won by twenty yds)
2 Dave Dahl Tu