The New York herald., 1922-12-31
SEVEN TITLES FOR
COLUMBIA IN 1922
Blue and White Easily Led
Rival Local Colleges.

| Insofar as mythical metropolitan coli
lege sport titles are concerned. Colum-
bia was the leader during 1922. taking
seven out OF fifteen in addition TO hav
ing claims on two of the other eight.
( Only four Of them were won in actual
competition with neighboring colleges
because the latter did not have teams in
the other three sports New York Uni
versity can easily claim three titles.
City College two and Fordham and
| Brooklyn Poly one each. The two titles
which no one has clear claim to are
those in baseball and wrestling.
Columbia. New York University and
Fordham share honors in baseball. al
though on records Fordham was really
the superior City College also deserves
a word of praise IN the diamond game
for she not only succeeded in taking the
Maroon into camp but also won moro
than 60 per cent. OF her games--scme-
thing that was not done by any of the
other local mines, Fordham's nine was
really the best. as II beat Yale and
Princeton. while Columbia lost 70 both.
and y. Y. L. lost TO the one member of
the big Three" that II played--Prince-
ton-by 10 to l score.
City College without doubt annexed
the basketball championship, not only
of the metropolitan district but also of
the East The Lavender FIVE of the
spring of 1922 was 50 formidable that
t succeeded in trimming all the local
quintets and twice defeated Princeton.
the champion OF the elk team Eastern
Intercollegiate Basketball League.
Columbia, with such stars as Walter
Higgins. Walter Koppisch. Vic Graeb
and Bob Moore. raced ter way TO vic
| tory in track over n. Y. US team to
the local title. Higgins won for tho
Blue and White the intercollegiate two
mile championship at the Harvard
Stadium in May. The Lion was in
class by itself in the track events, while
district. with Ed Weatherdon and Paul
Curtois the most prominent
Although Columbias s football mate
rial was apparently much better than
that of Fordham, Y. Y L. or City Coll
ege Frank Gargan's Maroon eleven
proved TO 10 the best Of the local or
ganizations. At that. the players repre-
senting the Catholic school in The Bronx
didn't amount to much when compared
with other Eastern tsams. Fordkam
based its claim 10 the title on the fact
that the Maroon defeated y. Y. L. by L
touchdown while the Violet won dis
puted victory over Columbia.
Brookynl Poly and Columbia both
made enviable records in wrestling and
were not defeated by any of their local
I opponents. In view OF this each appar-
emily has claim TO the title In
swimming Columbia was much better
than City College which in turn out
classed Brooklyn Poly an organization
that made it's debut in the tank last
spring. On the other hand G. c. y. Y!s
water polo team. slightly better than
the Blue and White sextet. was runner
Up to Princeton in the intercollegiate
Water Polo League. e
Columbias cross country team, which
took fourth place In the intercolle giate
/ hin and dale run and one OF the menl-
! bers of which annexed the intercolegi-
ate title had no worthy rival in
this city. With such stars as Frank 7.
Anderson. former national senior indoor
tennis champion and present doubles
champion. with Voshell Gerald Emer-
son. Dick Marshall and Jerry Lang, Co
lumba had no difficulty establishing
her supremacy over her metropolitan
rivals in tennis.
Inasmuch as she had no competition
in rowing hockey and fencing. Column
bia can easily claim the championships
in these srorts. while New York Uni
versity can do the same in so far as
soccer. lacrosse and gym are concerned.
In the East Columbia was fair In row.
ing and hockey and took third place in
the intercollegiate fencing tournament
az Hotel Astor Lacrosse did not mako
much headway at y Y. L. but the SOC
Ger team finished its season without
defeat.