Sport: Hill, Dale

Lean limbed youths from 15 eastern colleges, last week bunched at a mark in Van Cortlandt Park, New York City. A half hour later, William Cox of Penn State had drawn the bunch out into a thin, ragged, gasping line. He traveled six miles in 30 minutes 36 4/5 seconds to win the intercollegiate cross country championship. Finishing five runners in the first 30, Penn State won the team championship. Another Penn Stater won the freshman chase, and the Penn State freshman team also won freshman team honors. Thus Penn State secured four championships;...

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