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...Crimson victory hinges largely on the performance of the runners below the big three of Hewlett, Meehan and William "Buffalo Bill" Crain. These three can all be expected to finish near the top, but both Brown and Cornell have a great deal of depth that must be countered by strong performances by other Crimson runners...
Meehan's time of 25:36 was the fourth best ever run over the course, but the Crimson captain couldn't come within waving distance of Hewlett after the first few strides. Meehan had little competition for second place; Harvards' Bill Crain was third, 31 seconds back, and comfortably ahead of B.U.'s Scott...
...said yesterday that B.U. has "only two competent long-distance men, at most." One of them is Paul Scott, a transfer student whom McCurdy describes as a sturdy runner roughly on a par with Harvard's big three of Meehan, Crain and Hewlett...
Meehan and Crain also ran well. Both have suffered recent injuries, and when they return to top form, they and Hewlett should press each other to extraordinary times...
Hewlett took the lead from the start, and was pushed for a few moments by Brown, Crain, and Crimson sophomore Langdon Burwell. But Hewlett quickly began to pull away from the others, and he led by thirty seconds after completing a mile and a half...