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Jaako's Varsity men found their handicaps too great to overcome, and Bob Playfair, who lowered the mark set by Arthur S. Pier '35 in the Holy Cross Meet, finished in twelfth place. Playfair, who started from scratch, established a course record of 21 minutes, 50 seconds...
Close on Playfair's heels came Charles F. Woodard '35, another of the 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...
...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...
Slade, who has been connected with the band for the last six years, admits that some of his ideas come from friends, but the most striking part of his achievement is his ability to work up the whole performance from scratch on Friday, taking only a single hour to verse the Bands men in their intricate maneuvers...