New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
v alter Higgins
Defeats Cracks
In Baxter Mile
Columbia Runner Outlasts
the Georgetown Iron Man
to Win by Twenty Yards

Running the most sensational race
q his young career. Waiter Higgins,
Of Columbia University crossed the
Inc the winner Of the Baxter Nile. "
inc feature event .. me games of the
New York A. c last night in the 22d
Regiment Armory, in the remarkably
Fsst time OF 1921.
This Is the tastes. tine that Hig-
gins has ever travelled Tor mile, and.
as 4 matter OF TACT. the fastest that
has been made in this ,ty since last
season. His tine might be attributed
10 the killing pace set By Jimmy Con
nOlly, the Georgetown University
iron man, il the early stages Of the
race.
Connolly finished second. Sid Leslie
was third. and Ed Garvey, Of the Paul
list A. C., the only other starter, fourth
Higgins SCI fast pace for the first
quarter. bat evidently II did not suit
Connolly. for ne passed the Columbia
man and had opened up gap OF
twenty yards by the time the half-mile
was reached Higgins dropped back TO
molly, but failed TO catch him.
Al the three-quarter mark i looked
AZ though Connolly would run away
with TIE race, as he had increased his
lead to thirty yards. Leslie was stil,
in second place, with Higgins third
Suddenly Higgins. who IS noted 4 :
strong fnisher, passed Leslie and in
ono la poi 220 yards closed up Con-
nol!y's thlrty-yard advantage and vas
on even terms with the latter on the
bell. Connolly tried to sprint. but his
Ha 10. T.
self out.
Higgins passed him 100 yards from
the finish and dashed on TO the tape
like racehorse to win by twenty Yards.
IT was d iine race. 1t is doubtful if
Joie Ray or Al Cutbiu at their best
last night could have beaten the Morn
lngslde Heights man. He was given a
mighty and we'll deserved ovation By
the 5000 spectators.
The summary:
vitation)-Won b. X stevenson i,r,acs- 80.
ls lsse second B. !. wefers. Nem York 4
one mile Coluul bia jnte-ciass reiay-
-, " on ns class Of ls-2' 1872, second. 1898.
thrd. Tine. 3tt p
Ihree-'ni!. run tha,a. pl-won By F.
1itterton, Mohawk a c. (,5o yards); \
Sa''l,',, e'lann9k9puios: un@t5achea go Hards>.
I5-yard dash (handicap>-W-oa by 7
n9uns loughlin Lyceum OF foeD, !.
cities, Morningslde 4. c. % feet) sec
ond. J. Weiner. Mornlngsde 4. & IL
fe@). third Time . .OS -.
sg-yard low hurdle race ,scratch)--Won
by H. Meyer. Rutgers College, II Il Bar
ron. Penn state College second; ". II
Gle Penn State College, third. Time.
Ore-,nile college relav-wo, by Penn
stat College; Rutgers College. e-cond; no
thlrd Fnie. 3:5i 5-5.
. 1SScp9und Sy shot shot 1pt (handicapl-won ~
put Of A. foot 10 inches. 7. Cook Psulis,
A. {. 6 feep. with put Of Al Feet !, inch.
sec9nd C. Nrettos Pastiine a. :. a ioot).
WIN put .. AZ feet inches. third.
by +. !. Ernes, New York A. G Il inchl.
With jump Of feet II inches: T S clark
feet 10 inches. second; S. r. smith. un-
a, a. t,sched 6 inchesl, with Jump Of feet
:, One-tnile walk ap)-won By yoe
Pearlnan, New York A. c. (scratch); e. +.
aarrlngton' Long Island A. c. (75 seconds).
seeond; seeeii'i NJ. GTeenberg. pastiEne A C tso
.~ol,s,,,t, i,aMlTr n1iie-Won BY Walter Higgins.
rollroi b.. J,nIiX,ersify J J. Connolly,
5o9-yard run (handicap>--Wou r..
r. rstef0. Morningside a. G. tl yardsl; !.
wa Meineri !, Morningside a. c. Gs yardsJ. sec
yards). third. Time, os2 80. 49, '''
Two-mle college reiavLWon ~, "
siuEersity 'Hillis O'Brlen. Sienens. camr,-
l@r ner' nor"el; University (McDermott, Car
tsr. ]rlsh, thapman) second: Syrarrea
IhiVerslty Watson Morill. Slocum' feon'
ara third Time. 7:5s 10. -o'0''-
Won ,yV1,yard ~, r run run, handicap (race No. ~
Yards; NJ. Schaefer. unatt.ohstse ot'sse ~
yaFaS'' second j. f. Howay. West s,ds
., ~ (. \. Gs yardsl. third TIM
,,. l, ,ooq- yard run. handicap (race No ~
fs0 0' ,,asa.I py a. !. karino, New YORK A c
vsp yardas9 I. schrecher. Columbia j,nI.
ggughlin 9,l Lycsun t4s ysrdsl, third. TIM Tinr