Word: reider
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Haunted by the spectre of four straight defeats by Dartmouth's Captain Doug Brew, Pete Reider took his revenge spectacularly yesterday afternoon, as he whipped Brew and smashed all previous records for the Franklin Park Course. The varsity cross country won the meet and their eighteenth consecutive victory by the lopsided score...
Actually, the Green's varsity is not totally inept. It has an outstanding runner in Captain Doug Brew, the heptagonal half-mile champion. Brew set a Dartmouth course record in beating varsity ace Pete Reider last year, but he has been hampered by an ankle injury this year. His second place finish against Brown last week, however, indicates that he will probably be at top strength for his annual duel with the Crimson's Reider...
...Reider is ready, especially since he has finally shaken the effects of a cold which has bothered him much of the season...
Even though the Crimson is minus the services of number five man Mac Brown, out for the season with a knee injury, it will have number two man Dave Norris in top shape and a constantly improving Jim Schlaeppi backing up Reider. Rounding out the Crimson lineup are Ralph Perry, Bill Thompson, Bob Holmes, Bill Morris, John Read, Dick Wharton, and physically sub-par Captain Dave McLean...
...last big obstacle, "Heartbreak Hill", Iglesias had increased his to almost a quarter of a mile, with Reider and Schlaeppi still ahead of Abramawitz. Reider steadily pushed ahead of Schlaeppi to finish second, unofficially by a comfortable margin...