The New York herald., 1922-01-22
COLUMBIA PLANS BIG
CAMPAIGN ON TRACK
Prospects Bright for Victories
in Penn Relays and In
tercollegiates.

With prospects OF one of the best track
teams that have worn the Blue and
White in years. Columbia has made
plans for a big campaign on the clnder
path for the coming spring. In addition
70 the usual Penn relays and intercol-
leglate championships, the Morningside
Heights athletes will engage in three
dual meets on successive Saturdays In
May. They will take the places OF the
cumbersome three corncred affairs that
have been a feature Of the New York
schedule.
Tho track mon will get under way
on April 90 and 30. when Il fair sized
aggregation OF candidates will go 70
Franklin Field for the Penn relays. The
following week end VIII find the team
tackling West Point at the Military Acad-
eniy, and on May 13 Dartmouth will
come to South Field for the Blue and
Whites most important dual meet of
the season.
As the exam schedule comes one
week later than formerly at Columbia
next semester, the athletic authorities
have taken advantage OF the extra week
end and have scheduled New York Uni-
versity Cor May 90 The campaign will
come 10 a close with the Intercollegiate
at Cambridge on May IS and 81.
The schedule is exceptionally well-bal-
anced, the three dual affairs serving to
bring men along gradually until they
reach the peak OF condition for the coll
lege titular games. West Point should
not prove extremely difficult on May g.
but the Blue and White will be forced
TO bend all its energies if 1t hopes to
lead Dartmouth home. A year ago Co
lumbia easily outscored Dartmouth in q
triangular affair with Pennsylvania as
the added contestant, but lost consider
able ground In the field events. New
York University is not expected to cause
much trouble and the team should be
fit for tho Intercollegiate in the Har-
ward Stadium.
The addition OF Walter Koppisch TO
the Blue and White forces is a tremen-
dous boost to the team. 6oppisch is
easily one of the fastest quarter mllers
In college circles and should have no
difficulty scoring firsts whenever he
runs. He also is slightly faster than
Victor Graeb In the 220. and there is "a
possibility that he will enter both events.
Graeb is slated for the century and 220
and can be counted on to add TO the
total. For the half mile Bob Moore. re-
Gently elected cross-country captain.
and Marzlof appear the best, while
Walter Higgens. when in shape one OF
the greatest milers in the country, will
adequately take care OF this run, with
Moore also a possibility. Haskell,
cross-country, win run the two mile.
Columbia. as usual. will be weakest
in tho field events, but should be far
stronger next spring than she has been
IN long while. Andy Loclxett is n con-
sistent performer in the pole vault and
high jump, while Bob Burt, the football
quarterback, will use the bamboo and
throw the javelin. Stew Blundoll is also
a candidate for the pole vault, while
Trowbridge will assist Lockett in the
high jump. Mischel Is slated for the
hurdles. and Fargo. Meyer. Appelbaum
and other football men viii try their
luck with the shot and discus.
The report seems TO have spread
around that Walter Higgens will not run
this season. This is entirely erroneous.
and Higgens will not only run, but cap
tain the track team.