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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...surprise of the meet for the varsity was the fine performance of Crimson senior Jim Schlaeppi who wrested third place from two Providence runners about 200 yards from the finish. Schlaeppi whose conditioning has been slowed by a case of pneumonia, fought an uphill battle with the two Providence men for most of the race and finally came from behind as they neared the tape...
...problem in the big meets," McCurdy warned, "even though we were temporarily straightened out against Cornell." One reason for the "straightening out" was the improved performance of several runners whose health status had been in doubt. Ed Martin, who has been nursing a troublesome Achilles tendon, managed to finish fourth for the Crimson, while Jim Schlaeppi, whose conditioning has been hampered by a cold, finished sixth...
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Captain Dyke Benjamin and sophomore Jed Fitzgerald ran away from the field to finish first and second respectively and lead the Crimson to a lopsided 22 to 37 victory over the Big Red harriers Saturday at Ithaca. In downing Cornell in the opening meet of the season, the varsity took six out of the first nine places to register what Coach Bill McCurdy called a "darn good varsity performance...
Much of the excitement of the meet was provided by Crimson freshman Marc Mullin, who set a new freshman course record even though the Yardlings lost their race. With the outcome of the freshman race still in doubt 600 yards from the finish, Mullin sprinted home ahead of two Cornell runners, both of whom broke the previous course record...