Word: knapp
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...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...
Princeton had won the meet for two straight years and was nearly everybody's favorite to take it again. But an unexpectedly strong performance by the Crimson, especially in the last four races, gave Harvard the decisive edge and the Arthur Knapp Trophy...
After the race, the team members must return to Cambridge from New London by car, and then try to sandwich in a little sleep between the time they arrive here and the start of the Big Three Competition for the Knapp Trophy, which will be held at M.I.T. How successful they are in doing this will be a significant factor in their success against the Tigers...