Cross-Country

Coach Ellie Noyes' cross-country runners got away to a good start when they defeated Holy Cross on Sept. 27 over the Dartmouth 41/2-mile course by a perfect 15- 50 score. Dartmouth, led by Captain Mike Morrissey who finished first, swept the first seven places with little difficulty. Dick Hogarty was second, Walt Clarkson third, Wally Ashnault fourth, Paul Miller and Ted Storrs tied for fifth, Bill Andre was sixth and Tom Ritner seventh. And that's just about the way the Big Green squad lines up.

A week later the Indian harriers had their second triumph, this time by defeating Boston University in Hanover 21 to 36. John Kelley of B.U. was the top man of the day, however, as he came home first to set a new record with a time of 26:20.5, knocking one-tenth of a second off the record set by Dartmouth's Stan Smiley last fall. Captain Morrissey finished second for Dartmouth, Hogarty third, Clarkson fourth, Miller fifth and Ashnault seventh.

At West Point on October ro, it was a different story entirely. The Cadets, Heptagonal champions last year and almost sure repeaters this fall, made virtually a clean sweep to win 15-49. The West Pointers led by Bill Day poured six men across the finish line within the space of one minute and Captain Mike Morrissey of Dartmouth had to settle for the number seven spot and Wally Ashnault came in tenth.

Coach Noyes expected the West Point meet to end that way, but feels that from here on in the Big Green should do well. With only three seniors on the squad this fall, he believes that the experience being gained is important and that with any luck 1953 could be a good year.