New-York tribune., 1921-02-03
O'Brier1 First
I'm Suburban
By Five Yards
s'Met" Champion Beats Out
koppisc1 in 44O-Yard
Classic; Wefers Gets Title

Jimmy O'Brien, of Loughlin Lyceur,
who Is the metropolitan 440 and COO
yard champion, added another victory
to his list by finishing first in the
Suburban quarter, one of the features
of the annual games of the Knights of
ST. Antony, held in the 23d Regiment
Armory, Brooklyn, last night. In win
ming the race O'Brien beat practically
the same field that he triumphed over
in the metropolitan 440-yard title race
last Saturday.
Walter Koppisch, of Columbia Uni
versity, finished second, five yards be-
hind the winner. Vincent lalley, of
st. Anselm's Club, was third, and Jack
Sellers, of the New York A. c., fourth.
William Stevenson, Of Princeton;
George Reinacher, of Yale, and Ed.
Ballinger, of the Knights, were the
other starters.
1t was the second year in succession
O'Brien won this indoor classic.
Koppisch took the lead at the crack
of the gun and was closely followed by
O'Brien. AS the pack rounded the first
turn, about twenty yards from the
starting mark, Reinacher fell and cay
ried Stevenson down with him. The
accident put these two men out of the
running, but they made game effort
to catch the leaders.
koppisch Drops Back
| Koppisch retained the lead for about
! gao yards. Then he was challenged and
passed by O'Brien. The latter remained
! in the van until the end, and easily
came home in front by five yards.
Lalley and Koppisch raced almost to,
| dead heat for second place, but the
latter gained the place by inches.
O'Brien's time for the distance was
So As seconds.
Bernie Wefers ir., of the New York
A. c., was the victor in the 10o-yard
dash for the metropolitan senior cham
pionship. Ed Farrell, of Brooklyn Col
ieqe. who defeated Wefers in rs
yard handicap event last Saturday,
gained second place. George Perry
man, of the Knights, was third, and
Roy Morse, of the Salem Crescent A. G.,
fourth. The time for the race was
10 1-5 seconds.
Leslie Defeats Driscoll
The veteran Sid Leslie, who ran un-
attached and who holds the metro
politan 1,000-yard championship, de-
| feated Jake Driscoll, of Boston College,
New England and national champion,
in the Colonel Carlin half-mile invita-
ton race. Robert Slocum of Syracuse,
was third
Andy Craw, the Brooklyn A. A.
star. won the one mile metropolitan
senior championship run in brilliant
style Craw, Newton, Brown, Garland
| and Courage ran away from the rest
| of the field. On the bell lap Craw ani
Brown fought it out to the tape, with
the Brooklyn lad winning by four
yards.
The summaries:
Half-mile run Gnvtationl-won by Sid
Leslie, unattached: James Driscoll. Boston
College, second: Robert Slocum, Syracuse,
third Frank Murrey. Princeton, fourth
loO-yard, dash. tmetropolitan senior
| New York a, c.; Ed Farrell. Brooklyn Col
| lege, second; George Perryman knights
of st, Antony. third Roy Morse. Salem
Crescent A. G, fourth. Time, o;lo Is.
o Brien, Loughlln Lyceum; Walter Kop-
! pish, Columbia University, second. Vincent
sa,sEg Lal,ey s. A9se!ns W@IE A. c. third Jack
0:52 2f5.
lOoO-yard run thandicap) by w.
: Parker st. Christopher Club GO yards)
s. Abraham Brooklyn A. A. (40 yardsl.
second; r. G. RockweIl. Central Y. NJ. c, A.
Qo yardsl. third. Time 2;23 2/5.
22O-yard novice telosed to 2$d Regi-
| menD Won by peering, Company NJ;
| IWezyn COMPANY II. second; Kennedy,
Company A, third, Time, 0:262-5
/ One mile run metropolitan senior cham
/ pionship) Won by Andy Craw Brooklyn
A. A Newton, Brown, New York A. G,
second; Garland Courage, New York A. c.,
third. Time 4: 81 1-5
30o-yard dash thandicap) p)-Won by r. s.
Horne. c. c. N, Y. az yards); E. Hosmer,
| Glencoe A. G. q yards), second; A.
French, Morningside A. {. (Il yardsl,
! third. Time. 0.34
Two-mne run lhandtcap) Won by T.
Tansey, Yonkers Y. Nj G. A. (19o yarts)
H. Rose9,. Morningside A.; c. t75 yardsl,
(125 yards), third Time, s;36.
22O yard novtee--Won by James A.
Ross jr., Princeton; L. Oldham, knights
of st. Antony. second; l.. f. Mabie,
Knights of St. Antony third. Time O;25 2-5.
/ One mile relay tcluscd to G. ~. L)-~
! Won by knights of st. Antony; Loughin
/ Lyueum, second; st. Ansem's A. G., third
/ Time, 3;34 3.5
! one-mile walk thandicapl Won by ],
| II, Pearlnan, New York A. c. tscratch)
| Morris Greenberg, Paktime ~. C. Gao sec
onds), second; Irving l3oslSin, American
+ Walkers Association (35 seeondsJ, third.
| Time $40 / s.