New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Cutbill Wins
1000 Trace
In Great Style
Bostonian Sets a Killing
Pace, Beating Connolly
and Leslie in BROOKLYN

Harold Cutbill, the Boston A. A. star,
won the 1,0OO-yard invitation race at
the games Of Brooklyn College in the
18th Regiment Armory, Brooklyn, last
night from a field Of notable athletes
in hollow style. Cutbills performance
was by far the greatest upset of the
present season and he turned the trick
in manner so sensational that the
that the Boston youth had won
At the start Cutbill leapcd into the
van and went out at clip more suit
able for 300-vard race. The raminder
Of the field, which was led by Sid
Leslie, the 1O00-vard metropolitan
champion, was at least twenty yards
behind Cutoill at the finish OF the first
lap. Earl Erbv, the University OF Penn
sylvania flyer, trailed Leslie by five
yards.
Field Outdistanced
Few in tha crowd expected that Cut
bill would last another trip around the
arena and his opponents apparently en-
tertained the same opinion, for none
seemed anxious to go after the Bos-
tonian. 1t was killing pace the
leader was setting. but instead Of
cracking under the strain, as was ex-
pected, Cutbill actually increased his
lead to forty yards. and to the amaze
ment of the experts" ran the lield
into Sc Hoor The frantic efforts of
Eby, Leslie and jim Connolly, OF
Georgetown, were somewhat belated
and Cutbill flashed across the line with
twenty-five yards to spare over Con-
molly. whose 1inal bid beat Leslie for
second honors. F.. w. Hilles, Yale;
Jack Sellers, n. Y. A. c., and Eby were
the next 70 finish. The time was 2:16
for the entire distance, ST 2-5 for the
quarter and 1857 As for the half.
officials Have Difficulties
The officials had great difficulty
agreeing upon the winners of a number
Ct events. The judges could not de-
eide whether Bernie Wefers ir.. N. Y.
a c., or Ed Farrell, Brooklyn, had won
the 75-yard handicap and finally or
'ered the final rerun. Farrell beaS
Wefers by about ten inches and th.
!ispute was settled
1t remained for the one4mila in~ita-
ion college relay, which was a great
ace. to bring about the next Disagree
nent and after lengthy consultation
The judges announced dead heat De-
tween the University of Pennsylvania
and Boston College. Rutgers College
was third and Holy Cross fourth. The
time was 1882 g..
Herbert Meyer. the former Newark
schoolboy star. who is now at Rutgers.
won the 75-yard low, hurdle race from
= fine field Everett Smalley, OF the
University Of Pennsylvania. who
shared the honor mark with Meyer.
was close second, and Don Lourie,
the Princeton timber topper and foot
ball hero, was third
Jimmy O'Brien of the Loughlin
Lyceum won the a4o-yarl metropolitan
championship Bill Stevenson, OF
Princeton vas second. The time was
0:52 4-5.
Tho summarizes:
75-yard dash (isandics p)---wou ~ Ed
Farrell. brooklyn College G. feet>; Bernie
Wefers. n. Y. i. c.. scratch. second: =.
kniffn. Glencoe A. C. 10 teet), third
Time--0:7 4-5.
tatior-Won by Harold Cuthill. Boston a.
A; Jim Connolly, Georgetown University
second; sid Leslie. unattached. third
Tine--2:16
one milo invitation college reiay-Dead
heat between University of pennsylvania
CL. Brown. W. irwin. u. Rogers and T.
Lewis) and Boston College (J. W. Driscoli.
J: j.. Sullivan. 7. McIntire and J. Cafrrey> !.
Holy Cross College (T. King r Dlgnan,
j. NJ. Maher. d. Mullen). Time--3:32 AS.
75-yard low hurdles lhandicapl Won
scratch, second. Everett Slnailoy, Univer-
sty Of Peunsyiva MA. scratch: third. Don
Lourie. Princeton. scratch. Time-os 25.
sSO-yard relay. Toruhan Prep. vs..
Brooklyn Frep.--Won by Brooklyn Prep.
Time--1 :43 D.
440yard run (novice>-Won by II. W.
Hitzrotz, Princeton; H. p. MarzofY, Column
biz. second: r. Roekiien. Louehlin Lyc=ura,
third. Iinc---O j3.