Cross-Country

Although hampered by a lack of material and depth, the Dartmouth cross-country team has managed to break even in two dual meets thus far this season. The Indian runners began their 1953 campaign with a 24-37 victory over Boston University at the Franklin Park course just outside Boston. B.U.'s John Kelly set a blistering pace over the winding course and came home with a new record for the third straight year. Dartmouth's Walt Clarkson hung grimly on Kelly's heels to finish a close second in one of the best races of his career. Pete Jobsen, a Norwegian student, showed good form in his first race for Dartmouth and finished fourth, while veteran Dick Hogarty took fifth.

One week later, at Hanover, the Dartmouth runners did not fare so well. Army, the Heptagonal champs, came to run over the 4.6 mile course and had too much depth, winning by a 24-33 score, one of the closest results in the DartmouthArmy series. The Cadets' two top men, Cory and Wray, finished one-two, while Dartmouth's Walt Clarkson took third and Dick Hogarty and Paul Merriken fourth and fifth for the Green. The next three places went to Army for the meet, with Pete Jobsen of the home forces placing ninth.

Only a dual meet with Harvard (expected to be close) and the Heptagonal and IC4A meets remain this fall for the Indian harriers. Dartmouth is given little chance of placing high in either the Heps or the Intercollegiates because of the topflight competition.

HE DOES BETTER WITHOUT HIS SHOE: Bill Beagle, sophomore quarterback, punts about 15 yards farther with his stocking foot than he does with his shoe on. The coaches tried to devise a zipper shoe that he could take off and put back on in a hurry, but the scheme was given up as too complicated.