The New York herald., 1921-01-16
.SELLERSCAPTURES
$50 YARD r'MET''
TITLE INDOORS
New York A. G. Star First in
Championship Race in
OsceOla Games.
COLUMBIA TAKES RELAY
Huggins's Sprint in Final Mile
Gives HOnOrs to Blue and
White.
COLUMBIA TAKES RELAY

John r. Sellers of the New York
A. G. has the distinction of winning
the first running of the $50 yard race
for the championship of the Metro
politan A. A. u. He gained his new
honors in clever fashion in the annual
games Of the Osceola Democratic Club
held in the Seventh Regiment Armory
last night Good headwork played a
prominent part in his victory.
Taking the lead in the second lap from
j. Chaukin of the Morningside A. c.,
the pacemaker on sufferance for the first
circuit of the track. Sellers soon was
well clear OF his field. Sid Leslie chal-
lenged the New York Athletic Clubs
flyer in the running of he third lap.
His efforts gave him his objective.
With a lead of five yards he appeared
certain winner, but it turned out to be
an Illusion.
Has Much in Reserve.
Sellers had lot more in reserve than
his move at the moment indicated, for
half a lap from the finish he sprinted
in hot pursuit of Leslie. His space
devouring strides soon brought him
abreast Of Leslie. The latter had
wasted all his energy in gaining the
lead, and with no speed in reserve he
was unable to offer any resistance to
Sellerss challenge.
! Passing Leslie in the final yards as IL
he were standing STILL Sellers went on
to victory with five yards to spare. The
exhausted Leslie managed to last long
enough to beat A. Dodler, a club mate
of Sellers, by three yards.
| Columbia University's runners were
victors in the other Metropolitan A. A. U.
title event, a medley relay race of one
mile and seven-eighths. Walter Hig
! gins, captain of the cross-country team
of the Morningside Heights institution
of learning. was heaviest contributor to
Columbia's success. Running as anchor
man of his team on the final relay of
one mile, his wonderful sprint in the last
half lap gave his team first prize. Far
back of the pacemakers during the last
stages of the journey. he conserved his
resources until the right moment. When
he made his move he had no trodble in
passing distressed rivals and finally won
! by twenty yards. The time of the last
mile was A 20.
wefcrs Injuries Leg.
Bernie wefers, Jr., of the New York
A. c., the scratch man in the l00-yard
dash, was deprived of possible victory
by an injury to his right leg in the
second sem-final heat. 1t was so pain
full that he was unable to take part in
the final. lie won the preliminary
and semi-finat heats in a manner that
pointed to him as the winner of the
final heat.
The summaries:
$50 Yard Relay Race for Teams Composed
Of Pupils of Parochial Schools (scratch) =
| IIaof =
Markey. G. Shaw and J. Gibson); st. Cece-
lia's School On. Spina. A. Ardolino. p. Pc
seSoo ana a. ones vsh b. Meponne Holy +
molly and J. Connolly, third. Time :52 2-5
80 Yard Dash (handlcap) Final heat won
ereau "a p coese XSg Of St d g Ne%
! q yards), second; Z. Farrell Brooklyn Col
iege Al q yards), third Time. 0 second
Pearman, New York A.C. (scratch); Joseph
Aronson, Pastime A.C. (25 seconds second ;
A.. Jessup. Morningside A.C. Gao secondsl
600 Yard Run for the Championship Of
the, Metropolitan A.A.u.-Won by John i.
tached, second; A. Dodler, New York A.C.,
third. Time. 1:27 1-5.
Half Mile Run, Heavy. Marching Order.
| for Members of the Seventh Regiment
(scratch) Won by j. Mccormack, Company
l.; Frederick Cox, Company u, second; l..
Half Mile Run for Novices--won by u.
Carroll. ST. Vincent Ferrcr's a. c.; A. Ar
curn. st. Johns Club. second; J. Shevlin,
Unattached, third. Time, 2:17
800 Yard Run (handicapl Won by s;
| Pereau College of the City of New York (lG
yards) j. warburton. Loughlln Lyceum (ld
yerds), second; Il. Berguiest, Mohawk A. c.
IA yards). third. Time "a 10 seconds.
| 1000 Yard Run (handicap)-Won by n.
Brown, New York A. @. GO yardsl; r. G.
| Rockwell. Central Y. NJ. G.. A. GO YARDS
second w. Deegan, st. Ansclm's A. @. GO
| yards), third Time, 2:23 As.
Two Mile Run (handicapl--Won by 9.
Sands. College Of the CITY Of New York Sd6 SSi5
| yards) l.. Milofslky, Morningside A. O.. COO
yards), second; w. Smith. Yonkers Y. NJ.
G. A. (250 yards), third. Time. 9;4S.
Running High Jump (handicap(-B. w
Landon, Yale University lscratch); +. J.
| Cullen, Mohawk A. G.. Is inches). and F. j.
Neubert Boys Club g inches) tied for first
place. at. feet inches; because he was
| scratch Landon was awarded the chief
trophy; on the jump off for second prize
Cullen obtained the coveted honor.
Medley Relay Race for the Championship
OF the Metropolitan A. A. U.-won by Colum-
bia University (J. Carroll, ". Graeb. ~.
| Iowenstein and Walter. Higglns); Brooklyn
A. A.. (Rouser. Isnandhan, Buxbaum and
| Fisher) second New York A. @. George,
| Kelly I Higgins and SeerF), third. Time