The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-07
Beats Big Field by Half a
Mile in Triangular Run
at Van C0rtlandt.
TEAM PRIZE FOR PENN,
Hudson FalterS and Columbia
Loses by 3 Points-Dart-
mouth Men Far Back.
ny HENRY ". KING.

Walter Higgins, the sturdy little dls-
taEce runner OF Columbia University
made score Of collegiate barriers look
IKE novices in the triangular crosS
country run among Columbia, Pennsy'-
vanla and Dartmouth at Van Cortlandt
Park yesterday morning. He led home
mis- field by such large margin that il
seemed as il he had not covered the
fill six and half mile course. H.
finished and batbed and dressed In MS
str Get clothes before ". l.. Irwin of
tho University Of Pennsylvania, the
second man. crossed the finish line. TIL ,
judges said he won by half mile, but
the spectators claimed il was nearer a
mile. He travelled the distance with
cut being extended at any stage of, the
journey in 81 $50 3-5. 1rwin's time was
"a 10 As.
Although he earned rounds OF ap-
pie use and an abundance Of praise from
the officials and spectators. he did not
wir what he had set out to do. He was
bent on bringing the team trophy 10
Columbia. and that 1t went elsewhere
vas through no fault of his. Harold
Hudson, one OF his team mates. was
stricken with q stitch in his side dur
ing the first two miles and was COM
PEELED to quit With him out the Blue
and White was without a full team.
1enDSytEnnla Ieanl NtHb.
The team ionors went to Lawson
kobertson's team from the University
f Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia col
egians finished second, fourth. seventh,
,ighth and ninth for total OF 80 points
Columbia men finished first, fifth. sixth
ienth and eleventh, making SO points.
Dartmouth was last with 62.
Higgins showed that he probably was
he best cross-country runner In the
East. So. well did he run that officials
and other experts proclaimed him the
winner OF the intercollegiate champion
ship which will be held next week.
A. J. Coakiey of Dartmouth led for
the first half mile. He did not possess
any more early speed than Higgins. He
was in front merely on sufferance.
Higgins seemed conten: TO wait behind
the pace until the big hill in back OF the
golf links was reached. Then Coakley,
who had flashed away from the starter
in front and had stepped along at a
lively pace, began TO show signs OF weak
,ning. As his stride shortened Higgins
ambled to the front He reached the
top of the hill irst and went down 1t
AZ a terrific pace. Every stride seemed
70 measure almost twice as much
ground as his opponents, and when this
first round OF the course was made he
quarter OF n mile In front of Irwin
Who was running few feet ahead Of
.-oakley.
The second time around Higgins did
not do his best ut any time, but his
stride was long enough and strong
.nough to double his lead.
Htggins's Work n Surprise,
Higgins is not novice at the game,
but not until yesterday was he cor
sidered better than third rater. Az >
schoolboy at Morris High School he was
"a champion, but when he competed In
the lntercolleg gates last year he finished
twenty-nInth and covered the distance In
the slow time OF 50 :36. Simons os SYRIA
cuse. who won the titular event, was
timed IN 80 :55 AS. nearly three minutes
slower than the time made By Higgins
yesterday.
The sturdy little fellow has a str de
which greatly resembles that OF Harvey
COIN. the erstwhile champion of the
Irish American a. G. He Is twenty
Years old and weighs only 1876 pounds
Hut he has a powerful chest ana n
sturdy pair OF legs. Experts who Wit
messed his great race declared he easily
could have travelled twl.a the distance
without showing signs of distress.
The order of the fnisl and the teern
score follows.