New-York tribune., 1921-03-02
Tom Campbell
Defeats Leslie
AT 1000 Yards
Yale Runner Forced 10 Do
His Best in Taking Fea-
turc of Samaclar Games

"Long Tom" Campbell continued his
success on local indoor tracks by win
ming the classic 1,0Oo-yard scratch in
vitation race. which featured the fifth
annual diamond meet of the Samaclar
Athletic Association in the 22d Regi-
ment Armory last night The attenu-
ated Yale runner beat out Sid Leslie
unattached in a driving finish, the
margin OF victory being less than two
yards. Tom 0'Brien. q fellow collie
gian of Campbell's. finished third. The
time was minutes 90 3-5 seconds.
Interest in this racc was greatly
dimin shed when it was announced that
Joie Ray and Hal Cutbll. who had en-
tered, were unable to appear because
OF injuries. The two other starters
were Jack Sellers and Al Dolder, both
of the New York A. c., and both
dropped out on the last lap of the 4 "a
lap journey.
Campbell was content to clay off,
the pace until near the finish. when he
spurted and passed O'Brien, who
showed the way until the last lap, and
Leslie, nipping the latter in the last
fifteen yards O'Brien trailed Sid over
the finish line by fifteen yards.
Bernie Wefers jr., holder of four
metropolitan titles, was an easy winner
in the 00yard scratch invitation race.
He beat William j. Kelly. of the
Knights of ST. Antony, by twenty yards
in 33 4-5 seconds. Walter Downey, of
Fordham, was the only other starter
and he had walk-over for third prize
The summaries:
-, 1oo-yard dash (handicap)-won by Tom
Wood, St. Christopher Club 6 feeD Peto
Davis, Davis, nnattaehed 6 feeO, second; /
Time. o:l0 Is.
Alp1 RTsmr unn Hsna by h0'f petTs vs.
hotel Biitmoee tThompson, Lang. Nc
CWard. Grevioriz Munonz. Dixon). third
Time. l:43 Is.
sso-yard run tnovice>-won by $. C
Conger princeton; A. Lyon, n. Y. u, sec
ond; J. Z. Lynch. Yale. third. Time. 2.I1.
loOO-yard scratch dnvltation)- )--Won by
Tom Campbell. Yale University; sid Leslie
unattached, second; 7. J. 0 Bren, Yale
University, third. Time. .: 20 SIS.
S00yard scratch Invitation Won by
Bernie Wefers jr.. New York a. G, VIII
liam Kelly, knights OF St. Antony, second .
Walter powney, Fordham University. third.
:. 75,yard cash slclosed Won by l. I.
Tadilia, Waldorf astoria; As H. Worrem,
third. Time. los SIS.
One~mile interscholastic relay-Won by
De La Sale institute; St AUG ustine Acad-
elny. second De Witt Clinton. third.
Tiwe 2:44
Running high jump (senior metropolitan
cham pionshipl Won by A d. Abromet,
unattached (5 feet II inches); ]. Erbal.
Orange Y NJ. c. A. (5 feet 10 inches) sec
ond II. A Bigelow. New York a. G. (5
feet 10 inchesl, third. Erbal won jump
off with Bigelow
one-rllie run (handicap)-Wo by D.
Foresman. Princeton 90 yards); W. IIg-
gins, Standard OH A. A. $50 yards) sec
ond; Nick Giannakopulos, unattached GO
yards). thtrd. Time, 4 81.
220-yard dash thandicap)- by l.
BuNbaunl. Brooklyn A A 6 yardsl. J
Howay, West Side 7. N. c. A. @ yards).
second; e. Berqust. Mohawk A c. III
yards), third. Time. 0:23 2-5.
One-miie run (closed)-Won By J. Pan
toliano. McAipin Hotel 5. Ward, Claridge.
b:11l-5.
Qne-miie relay (netropoiltan champion
SNIP )-~M9n by New. York A {. (I1elly,
{. t5raverman, Peter. French, Wind
muller), second: st. Anselms A. c.
14lne, 34 2-5. ~ -