Word: handicaps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Fighting a cold wind all the way along the four and one-half mile course, Theodore B. Richards '38, with a handicap of 5 minutes and 30 seconds, yesterday broke the tape in the elapsed time of 29 minutes flat, to win the University Handicap Cross Country Meet. Ten yards behind him came his Freshman running mate, Joseph C. Eaton '38, giving the yearlings first and second places in the event...
...scratch men. Woodard's time also bettered the previous record, but gave him only fourteenth place. LeMoyne White '36 was the third scratch man to finish, outsprinting Walter L. Post '35 in the last twenty yards for nineteenth place. Arthur C. Northrup '38, Freshman captain, with a handicap of 2 minutes and 50 seconds, took sixth place...
Starting from scratch will be O'Neill Playfair, Walker, White and Captain Woodard, while Roys and Webster will begin the grind a minute sooner. A nine and a half minute handicap will be granted seven other participants in the contest...
...annual University Handicap Cross Country Meet will be held this Friday over the four and one half mile course along the Charles. While handicaps have not yet been announced, it is expected that veterans of the Varsity squad will capture the honors. Captain Charles F. Woodard '35, John P. Schen '35, Arthur S. Pier '35, and Robert S. Playfair '36 will be starting from scratch, and one of these men should break the tape...
Winner of last year's race was Eugene H. Walker '37, who crossed the line in 27 minutes, 43.4 seconds. John P. Schou '35 had the best actual time, but finished behind Walker because of the handicap award...