The New York herald., 1922-02-26
Yale University Runner Wins
Three Sprints and Equals
Record for 20 Yards.
DRISC0LL GAINS LAURELS
Boston 4. 4. Athlete Skaters
World Mark in Winning
Burmcyer 800.

The annual indoor games of the New
I York A. c.. held at the Twenty-second
Regiment Armory last night, drew one
Of the largest crowds seen at an ath-
letic meet this season. Occupying seats
skirting the track were men promi
nent in the financial world and army,
navy and political life. Unusual ef-
forts were made by the officials Of
Americas oldest amateur athletic Or
ganiZation TO aid the track performers
] to gain new records. Two portable
tracks were provided for the runners
and there was q seventy-fve yard
straight away for the sprinters. The
other runners travelled over a track
with banked turns measuring eight
laps TO the mile and ten feet in width.
The wood in both tracks was much
softer than the armory floor over
which athletes have been obliged to
race since the indoor season opened,
permitting tle use of spikes.
Sprinters of quality led off the even
ing's entertainment, the event being the
60 yard dash. They were Bernie Wefers
Jr.. OF the New York A. c., holder Of
several indoor titles: Jackson ScholZ.
onetime Western Conference titts holder
! who also represented the Mercury Foot
organizations Robert McAllister, the
flying cop and holder of record and
titular honors. and w. A Comins OF
Yale University.
The result was in the nature of a sur
prise. because Comnss chest was
first TO touch the tape stretched aero
the finishing line. He won by hsH
yard from Wefers, who was foo
front of McAl!ster. Scholz was inches
back Of the cop. The time of the wilue
was AS seconds. The record for the
distance is 2-5 seconds, held joutN
by fourteen different sprinters.
The shift from flat shoes on a Il r6-
wood floor TO spikes and a soft = ood
course probably explains the surpr us
result.
The same quartet again meas I'd
strides in a fifty yard dash. an
Comins won, his margin of victory BONG
six inches McAllister beat Scholz Tor
the place by a foot Wefers was aiti
a foot away. Comins who is a med ~
sized, stockly built chap, leaves -
mark like a flash and in his best str g.
He outbroke the others in both heat,
and bounded along to we'll earned
victory in each lie covered the fifty
in 80 seconds. The record is . 1-5 sec
onds.
Comins showed his quality in the third
and final meeting with Wefers, Meal
lister and Scholz, dash at seventy
yards. which he won by inches and
equalled the worlds indoor OF Z 1-5 sec
onds, held jointly by W. \. Schick,
j. j. Archer r. CIoughen, II. p. Drew
and J. G. Loomis. Comins outbroke the
others for the third time and set a
terrific pace. He held the lead all the
way and won by a foot.
Comins is a freshman. lie was for
mcrly a student at Worcester Academy.
There he devoted most OF his time TO
broad jumping. with an occasional try
for sprinting honors While he won sew
eral prizes at jumping he was never
able to earn better than a second prize
in a running race This winter, on the
advice of friends, he decided TO devote
all his time to sprinting.
Displaying marked Improvement over
his performance in the three-quarter
mile run at the post Office clerks games
last Wednesday night Harold Cutbll
easily outran the field in the Baxter mile.
lie finished fifteen yards ahead of
Walter Higgins Of Columbia University.
Michael A. Devaney Of the Millrose \.
A. was third. L. 4. Brown Of the Uni
versity OF Pennsylvania was the other
starter.
Cutbiu took the lead from Higgins
entering the ffth lap. lie lost it to the
Columbia man after racing half lap.
but got IL back again on the sixth lap.
Dcvancy moved past the flying parson a
the beginning Of tho seventh lap. Hig-
gins was then second and Cutbll third.
| The parson made another bid for tho
lead at The beginning Of the eighth lap.
| II was backed by plenty OF speed and
| carried him 70 the front. Half "A lap
from the end he opened UP and won
| cieverly
| A worlds indoor record was shattered
with the running Of the Buermeycr 5nn
The feat was performed by James "
| Driscoll OF the Boston A. A. who held
J the old record In tonight's race ptis-
coll ran the distance in 5s 3-5 seconds
His former time made al the Thirteenth
Regiment in Brooklyn in 1870, was 80 1-5
seconds.
Driscoll earned record honors ard
q first prize in spectacular style. llo
ran in third position until the last hair
} lap Here he fought hard with steven
2 son and Koppisch. the paccmakers. for
, the lead lie gained his objective whca
they reached the straightaway and
going away won by three yards. Sto-
vcns was second two yards ahead OF
| Iyoppsch. Andy Kelly OF the New
. Y ,rk a. G. was tho other starte-.
The Baxter cup wilt become the
permanent property OF Cuthill. as his
victory last night gave him two legs on
Z it, The first Boston man TO win II was
( Taci Ryan some years ago Ryan -
. dead Under the deed OF gilt the trophy
t was TO go TO the athlete Of single orr
ganization whose representative or rcp-
r resentatives won it three times, or 80
/ the one making the fastest timo. AS -
I matter OF form the cup will be sent to
. the Boston A. A. IL will be turned over
By that organization to Cuthill.
Three national champions came
through TO victory In a trinity o.
, events They were John Bomig OF Penn
state. the two mile title holder. who
won the three mile handcaD run fror,
5 scratch: Ralph 6. HIS OF Princeton
, University. shot put champion. who out
hcaved a big field in the IS pound shos