Wesleyan Cross Country 1941
Coach: J. Fred Martin
Captain Johnny Holmes '42
Dick Ferguson '43, Bernie Giza '43, Don Steward '42, Gene Frechette '43, Charlie Baranaukas '42, Dave Peck '42, Don Ford '44
10 October 1941, Yale 23, Wesleyan 32 @Middletown
course largely hard macadam and nearly flat
1 Leroy Schwarzkopf So Y 23:48.2 cr (old mark 24:18)
2 Jerry Castle Y
3 Cpt Bill Bird Y
Yale Freshmen 25, Wesleyan 35
1 Fitch Ws
2 Ed Siemens Y
4 Tom Schweizer Y
17 October 1941, Wesleyan 26, Springfield 29 @Springfield, 4 miles
1 Ferguson Ws
2 Giza Ws
3 Booth Sp
4 Cox Sp
5 Lang Sp
7 Smith Sp
24 October 1941, Coast Guard 22, Wesleyan 33 @New London
31 October 1941, Wesleyan def Swarthmore @Middletown, 4 1/4 miles
=1 Ws 25:25
4 Dick Carr Sw 25:47
9 Chuck Rheams Sw 28:12
11 Ted Braaten Sw
12 Johnny Fergus Sw
4 November 1941, Connecticut Valley @New London
Connecticut 15, Wesleyan 68, Massachusetts St 78, Springfield 93, Coast Guard
1 Charley Robbins Ct
=2 Bill Tribou & Win Hubbard Ct
=4 Bill Herold & Bob Bowen Ct
7 Wally Massman Ct
8 Brad Greene Ma
11 Vernon Cox Sp
Freshmen
Connecticut, Wesleyan, 4 teams
1 Reilly Ct
Archie Messenger A 16:08 (old record 16:30)
4 Papp Ct
5 Grady Ct
14 November 1941, Little Three @Amherst, 3+ miles
Williams 21, Wesleyan 42, Amherst 68
1t Brew Chapman Wm 17:49.2 cr
1t Bob Griggs Wm
1t Ken Moore Wm
4 Ferguson Ws
5 Johnny Holmes Ws
6 Cpt Giza Ws
7 Maurice Goodbody Wm
8 Dave Brown Wm
11 Ted Anderson A
Wesleyan was favored and Coach Plansky's strategy was for his top
three to dog the heels of the Cardinal trio and make a bid on the
final straight. Instead, they found the pace too slow at the halfway
mark and spurted into an ever-increasing lead enabling them to finish
hand-in-hand.
Williams Freshmen 41, Wesleyan 45, Amherst 48
1 Hitch Ws 15:25 cr
2 Parker Smith Wm
5 Franny Lathrop Wm
6 Charlie Pinkerton Wm
7 Bud Hartman Wm
11 Ed Murphy Wm
Record 4-2
The Freshmen finished 1-1 with 2nd in both the Connecticut Valley and Little Three meets.