Cross Country Team Beats M.I.T., Tufts, Brown on Providence Track: 18-71-74-79

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Oct. 7--There was a fast rising cloud of dust over the Providence cross-country trail today as Crimson runners one after another ploughed through to a crushing victory. Coach Bill McCurdy's team posted an 18-71-74-79 score in its quadrangular meet with Brown, M.I.T., and Tufts, respectively.

The varsity race started out with a fast pace under a hot and muggy sky. surprisingly, this speed was maintained throughout the entire event. It was a fight all the way between Captain Don French and Ken Wilson of the Crimson, and Fawcett, a highly touted runner from Tufts.

On the last lap, varsity pacer Pete Reider came into the picture by passing Fawcett and taking over second place from Wilson. Then, with a second wind, Fawcett moved up past Wilson, who finished in a fast fourth place.

French won the race in 23:42, with Reider seven seconds behind him. Fawcett finished just four seconds later.

The varsity copped seven out of the top ten places, with only Tufts managing to insert two runners and M.I.T., one. Brown's top man, Becker, wound up in thirteenth place.

Although the Crimson showed a fairly tight formation--four harriers finished within one minute of each other, and nine within two minutes--McCurday isn't satisfied. With an eye on the tough Princeton-Yale triangular coming up on Oct. 28, McCurdy feels the team must and can get more runners nearer pace setting French. There is a lot of time in which to practice, and with more scoring depth, McCurdy should be able to present a strong front to the harriers from New Haven.

The Yardlings captured their quadrangular with a 16-59-73-91 score. As in the varsity meet, Brown took second place, M.I.T. was third, and Tufts finished fourth. The Crimson's Jim Schlaeppl won in a fast time of 17:02. Bill Thompson broke across the line in 17:07, while Dick Benjamin followed him by a scant three seconds.

Tech Miscalculates

In yesterday afternoon's Providence cross country meet there was a casualty, that is, one runner got lost. Happily, he was found before the day was done.

Ray Smith, captain of the M.I.T. squad, got so confused that he came running breathlessly at the finish line--in the wrong direction. He finished thirty-second.