The New York herald., 1921-03-02
YALE RUNNER WINS
1000 YARD SPECIAL
Tom Campbell's Great Drive in
Star Event at Samaclar
Games.
By JAMES 8. mitchell.


composed OF the employees of ten OF the
largest hotels in New York and one
from Philadelphia. made merry last
night over the fifth annual diamond
metal meet at the Twenty-second Regi-
ment Armory. There was the best
crowd so far for an athletic fixture this
winter. Along with a number of closed
events there were four star Items. They
were the mile relay and running high
jump. Metropolitan a. A. u. champion
ships ans the 900 and the 1000 yard In
vitatioDs.
Despite the absence OF Joie Ray and
''the Parson." Harold Cutbill. the 1000
yard special was the race Of the night
and supplied a grand display Of starn-
ina, driving power and speed on the
part OF Tom Campbell of Yale Uni
versity. Five men went to the post.
with Campbell laying back after they
steamed away. The Ell runner never
showed In a prominent position until
on tho back stretch the last time. when
Leslie was leading and looking all over
winner. Just then Campbell turned
loose terrific squirt and shot by Leslie
to the lead which he kept to the
worstcd. winning by n yard.
The first special OF the night was the
500 yard invitation, but Immediately be-
fore the start q damper was cast on the
spectators by the announcement OF o
Telegram, from Loren Murchison OF the
Illinois A. c. that he could not be pres
ent. This left B. ]. Wefers as the only
star in the armament and the first medal
was nothing short Of gift for the
Mercury Foot sprinter.
| At the crack OF the gun he shot into
the front and. drawing away at every
stride, won by fifteen yards from
William Kelly OF the Knights OF st
Antony. with Walter Downey OF Ford.
ham University a close third.
Six hotel teams turned out for the
interhotel relay OF half a mile. and II
was won by the McAlpin. whose quartet
| set up a new hotel record for the dis
tance They covered the distance In
:4S 1-5. beating the mark of / Al mad c
by the Biltmore last year. The McAlpin
anchor man came forty yards ahead
Of his nearest rival from the Biltmore
The victory was received with rapturous
applause by the McAlpin partlsans
especially as the old record was made
by the same Biltmorc team which was
beaten last night.
A highly interesting feature of the
night was the interscnolastic mile relay
where five Of the crack local teams fur
nshed the racing. De La Sale Institute
held the whip hand all the way anc
won by a yard from st. Augustine. with
De Witt Clinton a close third.
Allan Swede carried the Princeton
University colors to the front In the mile
handicap, showing that Old Nassau will
have first rate miller FOR the outdoor
campaign this spring. He won from
scratch in the slashing good time of 1
minutes 81 seconds and came home In 6
common canter. When 1t is considered
that he had the hard task of cutting
through a field OF one hundred oppo
nents his race will be best understood
By the critics.
The summary:
Interhotei Relay. $50 Yards-won by Hote
McAlpin. with L. Kramer. G. Heinlc. w. G
Dunn and g. 4. Petry; Hotel Biitmore, sec
ond With C. Lang n McG5s ,sr
with J. Munox. II. Dixon. II. Worrell and s
o. Ward. Time. minute 70 Id seconds
The time is new hotel record for the dis
100 Yard Run, Open. Handicap--won by T
II. Wood. st. Christopher A. c., yards; Z
Weiner. Monineside 4. G.. sls yards. third
Time, 10 1-5 seconds.
$50 Yard Run. Novice. opcn-won by S. C
j Conger. Princeton University; A. Lyon. Ney
| York University, second; J. +. Lynch. Yal
University. third. Time. minutes IL sec
400 Yard Run, Special Invi,ation-won b.
/ B. J. wefers, New York A. c.. w. Kelly
! knights OF St. Antony, second: Walter Dow
ncy, Fordham University, third. Time, 80 .
IS Yard Run. ciosed-won by l.. c. IA
/ dilla, Waldorf Astoria; "A. worrell. Claridge
second; w. @. Dunn. McAiptn. third. Time
3-5 seconds.
One Mile Relay. In;erscholas,.c-won b
4 De La Sale Institute, with X. Noudy, S
\ Baronavsky. u. Hynes and It. Darcy. 81
/ Auguetine's Academy second. with L. Brown
i c. eastman, " Rice and II. Ansbro; ID
/ Witt Clinton High School third. with Alias
n Gilmore. Sampson and Cook. Time. min
1000 Yard Run. Special, Invitat!on--wo
by Tom Campbell Yale University; Sidne
| Leslie, unattached, second; II. J. OBrier
Yale University. third. Time, minute
20 3-5 seconds.
sack Race, rs Yards. ciosed-won by J
Trebach. waldorf-Astorin: A. De Moody
Il waldorf Astoria second: A. Medico, Nc
Alpin, third. Time. 12 seconds.
Isnnning High Jump. Metropolitan A. a.
Champlonship--Wo by A. ID. hbromet, un
attached, with a jump of feet IL inches
| j. Erbai, Orange Y. NJ. @. A., second, Wit
/ 8 feet 30 inches: II. A. Bigeiow. New Yor
| A. C., third, with feet = Inches.
| One Lap 200 Yard Race for Vcterans-Wc
by w T. Allen, Yates, 20 yards; 8. Camp
bell. waldorf-Astoria. scratch, second; !
| Martin, Waldorf-Astoria. yards. thiro
| Time, 20 f-5 seconds.
One Mile Run, Hand!cap--Won by A!la
swede, Princeton University, scratch; W
Higgins, Standard oil Company, so yards
second; Nick Giannakopulos, unattached. 2
yards, third. Time. minutes 81 seconds.