The New York herald., 1921-03-06
PRINCETON RUNNER
WINS STAR EVENT
AT N.Y.A.C.GAMES
w. f. Stevenson Takes
Buermeyer 800 in Sen
sational Style.
BAXTER MILE TO HIGGINS
Meyer Of Rutgers Creates Sur
prise by Victory in Low
Hurdles.

HuruleS.
A varied programme OF track and
field events brought out the partisan
blood OF the New York A.C. last night
at the Twenty-second Regiment Ar
mory, and Il was surprising what
number OF the Mercury Foot members
braved the climb among the rocks OF
Washington Heights. not TO mention
the subway crush. Exactly fifty-three
years have flown by since the club
held the first indoor athletic meet seen
In America, the scene Of the affair be-
Ing the American Institute at Third
avenue and Sixty-third street, all traces
OF which the flight of time has blotted
away. Not soul on the floor last
night remembered to have seen this
meet. not even Justice Barlow 8. Weeks
or Hugh II. Baxter. champion Of the
pole vault generation ago. Only one
man who figured as competitor Ia
known 10 be alive, and he Is Harry z.
Buermeyer, after whom the "Buer-
meyer 500 has been named, and which
produced the race of last nights affair.
Five men went to the post for the
race. but the main fancy centred in
Bernie Wefers of the New York A. c.,
who was prepared specially for II. In
fact ne stayed out of the 100 yard ham
dicap so as to be In trim for the big
tussle. Among the others were j. A.
Driscoll Of Boston College, holder OF
the indoor record OF Go Is seconds for
the distance; Tom Campbell OF Yale.
and w. L. Stevenson of Princeton.
AS the gun cracked Wefers shot into
the lead with Driscoll at his heels and
Stevenson third, running we'll within
himself. After 100 yards had been LETT
behind Driscoll spurted and passed We
fers, but why the New York A. 9.
runner relinquished the lead without a
stiffer battle nobody could understand
Stevenson moved into second place
when about half the journey had been
covered. In this order the leaders
pegged along until within l5O yards
from home, when Stevenson by a well
timed squirt took the lead and led TO
the worsted, winning by three yards
from Driscoll. with Wefers in third
place by a yard Campbell was close
fourth. The time was 50 seconds.
Rutgers Sends q Filler.
The big surprise OF the night was the
victory OF II. Meyer OF Rutgers College
in the so yard low hurdles. As II was
the first time In the history OF timber
topping that an athlete from the New
Brunswick institution Of learning earned
any noticeable achievement the an
nouncement was we'll received BY the
crowd. What enhanced the performance
still more was the fact that in second
place came Harry E. Barron OF Penn
State College. the present national high
hurdle champion and the man who, by
the way, won second place IN the
Olympic games. Only inches separated
a. Int a.
thought that 1t should have been de-
clared a dead heat William II. Meanlx
OF the Boston A. A. injured himself
while practising before the race and
could not take part in the event.
The first of the relays to create stir
was the mile relay for colleges. All
through the Journey the fight was close
between Rutgers and Swarthmore, but
the latter just won on the tape.
With Joie Ray and Harold Cutoill.
the Flying Parson." out of the Baxter
Mile" the interest in the event was
rather tame Four men faced the
starter, and after they breezed away
; J. Connoll,, OF Georgetown University
took the van. Walter Higgins of CO.
lurnbla was contented with third place
until within a hundred yards from
home, when he passed Connolly and
won grand race BY fifteen yards. The
time was Am. 2is. rattling fine per-
formance.
The best display Of indoor walking
seen in many years was put up by Jo-
seph Pearinan OF the New York y. e.,
the scratch man in the one mile. step
ping out In perfectly unquestionaole
heel and toe style. he came through his
field like a real champion and won IN
the splendid time Of SIM 40 2-5s.
A score OF hardy limbed long distance
men turned out for the three milo run.
handicap, which event put the pro-
gramme in motion. From being one
of the tamest contests ever seen at the
| start IL wound up in a furry and
brought the crowd to Its feet. Nick
Giannakopulos. unattached, who was
the virtual scratch man. with start
Of 80 yards, and Frank Titterton OF
the Mohawk A. c.. with i5o yards, sup
piled the thrill. For the last couple OF
laps they were in close company un-
I'll the last bend for home, when Nick
led. Just then Titterton put on steam,
shot by the Greek and won by half a
yard.
The Summaries.
Three Mile Run (Hand;cap)-Won BY Frank
Tltterton, Mohawk A. G. d50 ydsJ; NieF
GsnSok0p0iuSs ,so yss sse,e,y
ydsj. third. Time, IAN. 55s.
20 Yard Dash (fiandicapl First heat wor
BY j. Young. Loughlin Lyceum d2 rD; ~
j. Farrell, Brooklyn College q yd). second
Time. seconds. Second heat won By L
welner, MornnGside A. 9. "a it,; Frank
alevin. Jr.. unattached (is IT,, second Time
seconds Third heat won BY NJ. Cohen
Mohawk A. &. q ft) NJ. Fcsert, Loughlin
Lyceu1n 90 ft). second. Time. 2.5 sec
onds. Fourth heat won BY ID. Cooney, Lough-
lin Lyeeum 90 yds); W. ouiglsy, ST. An
eeims A. G. "a yds), second. Time. 10
seconds. Fifth heat won by Joseph A. Glib
son. Holy Name Baseball Club "a f): b.
Fogert. Lougflln Lyceum "a IT., second
Time, is seconds. sixth heat won BY
T. Chapman, Yale University q IT., second.
Time, 1-0 seconds. Seventh heat won by
Louis wottcls, Morningside A. G. tS ftl; J.
Dunne. Pauiist a. G. ti6 IT.. second. Time.
s seconds. Eighth heat won by Samuel II.
Fcidrnan, Yale University t4h it,. George
Blsgelr, College OF tho City OF New York
q ftD. second. Time. 10 seconds. Final
heat won BY. Young, With We;teis second and
weiner third Time. 5 10 seconds.
Standing High Jump, Handicap-won b.
Edward L. Erncs. New York a. Q. q inch)
York A. @. q inchl. with Jump OF feet
II inches second Sturtevant II. Smith. un-
attached q inches), with Jump OF feet
putting the is Pound shot, handicap
Won by o. wan2er. New York A.. G. Is
feet). with put OF IS feet I inch Thomas
Cook. Pauiigt 4. G. t5 feet, oith put OF
- feet u inch. second; Christos vrettos.
rastimc a. &. % teeD, with put Of 45
feet inches.
one Milo intcrciass Relay Race for Teams
Composed of Students OF Columbia Univer-
atty scratch-Won by class of 1922 tN. y.
Marzoif, 4, schiutcr. y. schrecker and G.
BrlnkerhofD; class Of 1921 "a. Stewart.
r. Hoagiand. 9. Hossfcld ard y Lowen-
II. Burtt. Y. Graeb and q. Michel, third
Time. = minutes ~ 3-1 seconds