Word: coxing
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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GRACE GORDON Cox...
Lean limbed youths from 15 eastern colleges, last week bunched at a mark in Van Cortlandt Park, New York City. A half hour later, William Cox of Penn State had drawn the bunch out into a thin, ragged, gasping line. He traveled six miles in 30 minutes 36 4/5 seconds to win the intercollegiate cross country championship. Finishing five runners in the first 30, Penn State won the team championship. Another Penn Stater won the freshman chase, and the Penn State freshman team also won freshman team honors. Thus Penn State secured four championships; no college ever did that before...
...Cox of Penn State won the race in 30 minutes, 36 and 4-5 seconds, with H. L. Richardson of Maine placing second. Maine won third team honors in the meet, with Union and M. I. T. fourth and fifth respectively...
...Cox (Penn, Richardson (Maine), Reid (H), Lindsay (Maine), Merembeck (Penn), Louis Lee (Penn), Offenhauser (Penn), Luttman (H), Totten (Union), Hagen (Columbia), Besth (Union), Kittee (Penn), McClintock M. I. T.), G. B. Lee (H), McNanghton (Maine), Flaksman (H), Sawtelle (Union), Kirwin (M. I. T.), Wildes (H), Pond (Cornell), Roth (N. T. U.), Benson (Maine), Thoren (M. I. T.), Ratcliff (Penn), Rothman (Union). Time, 30m., 36 and 4-5s. First five scores. Penn State 50, Harvard 60. Maine 64, Union...
...particular, what does the cover mean? Is Mr. Cox giving us a now version a La Rodin of what two gargoyles are doing in a certain cloisters in Oxford, or is it a fight? Mr. Cox stimulates the imagination. Many thanks to him for telling us the name of Eddie Morris. The High Hat Club is a good collection of drawings, but the captions--they are the real High Hat part of it. What are they all about...