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...dramatic comeback performance by Ed Hamlin led the varsity cross country team to a 26-29 upset victory over Cornell Saturday at Franklin Park. The Crimson, hobbled by injuries, came through with a solid team effort to defeat the toughest opponent on its schedule...
...Hamlin, hampered by an inflamed Achilles tendon, was running third at the two-mile mark, when a stitch forced him to drop out of the race. As Crimson hopes plummeted--for a victory without Hamlin was impossible--Hamlin recovered and set out after the pack. He eventually finished seventh, in a courageous effort...
...Crimson's Bob Knapp finished sixth, in his best showing as a varsity performer, and Hamlin took seventh. Greg Baldwin contributed an eighth-place finish to sew up the Crimson victory. Two Cornell runners filled the ninth and tenth slots...
Cornell is probably the class of the Ivy cross country circuit, and the varsity couldn't be in worse shape for a tough encounter. Captain Mark Mullin, Ed Hamlin, Bob Knapp, and Gerry Webb are all suffering from bothersome injuries...
...Mullin, Hamlin, and sophomore Eddie Meehan form the varsity's big three, and give the Crimson a good, solid group of runners likely to place well up in the pack. Behind these are Knapp and Greg Baldwin, both reasonably reliable competitors. But after them, who knows? Don Kirkland, a 440 man on the track team, is a real battler, but his cross country experience is limited...