CROSS COUNTRY

Coach Ellie Noyes has a group of promising runners this fall, led by the great Stan Waterman, who is one of the best competitors ever to wear the Green in this exacting sport. In addition to Waterman, who is captaining the team for the third year (which must itself be something of a record), Coach Noyes has a couple of returning lettermen in Ken Anderson and John Elliott. Then there are several outstanding prospects among the sophomores, who should round out a capable nucleus.

Throughout his college career over hill and dale, Captain Waterman has been undefeated in dual meets. He is the Heptagonal cross country title-holder and is also indoor two-mile champion in this (Ivy) league competition. Outstanding prospect among the sophomores is Stanley Smiley, who was captain of the freshman team last year, was undefeated in the mile his freshman year, and posted a record in the mile second only to that made by Don Burnham in his freshman year.

Other promising sophomores are George Clendon, who came out for track last spring with no previous experience in the distance (or any other) races. He has been hanging close with the veteran Ken Anderson this fall, close behind Waterman and Smiley. The other sophomore prospects are Don Richardson and Sam Daniell, the latter the brother of Warren Daniell, who was on the team for the past two years.

This talented aggregation showed its heels to Holy Cross in the opening meet by the conclusive margin of 19-38. Captain Stan Waterman continued his undefeated progress in dual meets and in the process ran the second fastest time ever negotiated over the grueling Hanover course. A Holy Cross runner came in second, followed by Stan Smiley of Dartmouth in third place. Dartmouth sewed up the meet by placing fourth, fifth, and sixth, with Ken Anderson, Don Richardson, and Sam Daniell running in that order. With such a promising opening encounter, things were off to a good start in this exacting form of athletic activity.

VETERAN BIG GREEN BACKS: Hal Fitkin (11), Johnny Clayton (20) and Capt. Herb Carey (33) drill on Memorial Field. A mainstay against Penn, Fitkin missed the next two games because of illness.