Trinity Cross Country 1939
Coach Ray Oosting
Captain Ed Charles '40
Manager James S Neill Jr '40
Sophs Ed Rosen and Bob Smellie look to be top two
Junior Jim Caffrey #3
Seniors Herb Pankratz and Steve Riley, junior Bennett, soph Elrick
14 Oct WPI
19 Oct Springfield
27 Oct Coast Gd
3 Nov @Wesleyan
7 Nov Conn Valley Champs
10 Nov @Amherst
17 Nov Mass St
Freshmen
19 Oct Springfield
27 Oct Bristol HS
3 Nov @Wesleyan
10 Nov @Amherst
17 Nov Mass St
Caffrey and Rosen led time trial in 18:15
Smellie, Riley, and Charles counted upon to place well
Linendoll, Elrick, and Bennett improving
Pankratz sick for the past week
14 October 1939, WPI 27, Trinity 29 @Hartford
=1 Ed Rosen & Jim Caffrey Tr 17:46 cr
3 Drawbridge WPI
4 Nye WPI
5 Blake WPI
6 Dunklee WPI
7 Smellie Tr
8 Charles Tr
9 Fernane WPI
10 Riley Tr
11 Elrick Tr
12 Linendoll Tr
13 Bennett Tr
19 October 1939, Trinity 20, Springfield 35 @Hartford
1 Ned Badrow Sp 17:28 cr
2 Caffrey Tr 17:33
3 Rosen Tr 17:35
4 Smellie Tr
5 Charles Tr
6 Riley Tr
7 Morton Sp
8 Lewis Sp
9 Lysock Sp
10 Jacobus Sp
11 Taylor Sp
12 Elrick Tr
13 Bennett Tr
14 Linendoll Tr
15 Riva Sp
16 Norling Sp
17 Schuman Sp
Springfield Student says Trinity took 5 of top 7 places with Christy the #2 Springfield runner
Springfield Freshmen 17, Trinity 38, 2 1/2 miles
1 Bill Booth Sp 13:20
2 Ray Waters Sp
3 Don Meyer Sp
4 Dave Tyler Tr
5 Tauno Rivers Sp
6 Earle Buckley Sp
7 Roger Burton Sp
8 Wes Well Sp
9 Bill Flynn Tr
10 Vignone Tr
11 Emery Tr
12 Gulliver Tr
13 Joe Stoye Sp
14 Nemetz Tr
15 Donahue Tr
26 October 1939, Bristol HS 23, Trinity Freshment 32 @Hartford, 2 1/2 miles
1 Elgert BHS 13:59
2 Dave Tyler Tr
4 Bill Flynn Tr
Trinity also finished 7, 9, 10
27 October 1939, Trinity 23, Coast Guard 32 @Hartford
1 Jim Caffrey Tr 17:41.4
2 Rosen Tr 150' back
3 W Rea CG another 150' back
4 McGary CG
5 Smellie Tr
6 Banner CG
7 Charles Tr
8 Riley Tr
9 J Rea CG
10 Wright CG
11 Crouch CG
12 Bennett Tr
13 Horn CG
14 Elrick Tr
Trinity to run Wesleyan @Middletown on Friday, rugged 3 1/2 mile course
Cpt Guernsey and Holmes '42 top two, also Steward and Spadone
slight chance that Herb Pankratz will run
freshmen will run 2 1/2 mile course at Middletown
3 November 1939, Wesleyan 27, Trinity 28 @Middletown, 3 1/2 miles
1 Guernsey Ws 19:18.6
2 John Holmes Ws
3 Jim Caffrey Tr
4 Ed Rosen Tr
5 Steward Ws
6 Charles Tr
7 Smellie Tr
8 Riley Tr
9 Spadone Ws
10 Ellis Ws
11 Arnault Ws
12 Bernier Ws
Wesleyan Freshmen 16, Trinity 43, 2.8 miles
1 Dick Ferguson Ws 14:25.2
2 Davis Ws
3 Billard Ws
4 Jacobson Ws
5 Tyler Tr
6 Dusenbery Ws
7 Flynn Tr
8 Vignone Tr
9 Frechette Ws
10 Little Tr
11 Gulliver Tr
12 Emery Tr
Tyler had planned to drop XC for swimming practice, but now will run through the end of the season.
7 November 1939, Connecticut Valley meet @Springfield
Conn St 26, Mass St 75, Wesleyan 76, Springfield 99, Trinity 143, Amherst
1 Johnny Holmes Ws 21:18
5 Hank Prickitt A
Caffrey Tr
Rosen Tr
12 Johnson Ct
13 Chet Putney Ma
42 finishers
10 November 1939, Trinity 20, Amherst 35 @Amherst, 4 1/4 miles
1 Hank Prickitt A 24:13.4 cr
2 Rosen Tr
3 Caffrey Tr
4 Smellie Tr
5 Riley Tr
6 Charles Tr
7 Tobey A
8 Seller A
9 Bennett Tr
11 Elrick Tr
12 Buck A
18 November 1939, Mass St 27, Trinity 28 @Hartford
1 Jim Caffrey Tr 17:27.3 =cr
2 Cpt Chet Putney Mass
3 Rosen Tr
4 Bill Kimball Mass
5 Smellie Tr
6 Art Copson Mass
7 Dave Morrill Mass
8 Ralph Bunk Mass
9 Charles Tr
10 Riley Tr
11 Dick Hayward Mass
12 Bill Kennedy Mass
13 Bennett Tr
14 Elrick Tr
Stockbridge def Trinity, Mass St inc, 2 1/2 miles
Trinity 22, Mass St 35
1 Devine St 13:47
2 Spear St 14:07
3 Chapin St 14:07
4 Tyler Tr a few seconds back
5 MacDonald Mass
6 Morowski Mass
Clorite Mass (finished 9th in Mass St-Trinity dual meet scoring)
James Caffrey elected 1940 captain
Letters: JM Caffrey, EG Rosen, RH Smillie, EA Charles, SM Riley
Freshmen: DA Tyler, WD Flynn, EL Vignone, AD Emery