The New York herald., 1922-11-28
LOCAL COLLEG|AN
4EADSBY IS YARDS
Avoids Early Pace, but Over
hauls Hendrie of M. l. Il.
With Ease.
TEAM TITLE TO SYRACUSE
Orange Squad Wins With Yale
= Second-Freshman Race
/ for Penn State.
sy SAMUEL ). BRooKMAN.

For the first time in the history of
the intercollegiate cross-country cham
pionship a Columbia student raced to
victory in the annual title run over
tho picturesque Van Cortlandt Park
course yesterday. Walter Higgins was
the man and fifty-five yards was the
margin by which he led the fleetest
distance athletes of seventeen colleges
in the fast time OF 80 minutes 21 AS
seconds for six miles.
Higgins ran the race of an expert
enced hill and dale performer, COM
bining headwork with speed, con-
serving his energies as much as possi-
BILE In the first third Of the struggle,
moving up from eighth to second po-
sition in the second third and then
leaving Robert Hendrie of the Massa-
chusetts Institute Of Technology-who
had set tho pace most of the way-far
in the rear when it came to a test of
endurance, stride and speed in the final
mile. He seemed sure Of himself and
sure of his triumph all the way.
1t was no great surprise. Higgins's
victory. He had been conceded one of
the favorites for the title. Two years
ago the Columbia man had finished a
very close second to John Romig Of
Penn State. Last year an injured ankle
had kept him out Of the race, but he
had come back in the spring and had
flashed his best in winning the inter-
<A tl1 sr1,o ,v,fA
lumbia undergrads, who thronged the
vicinity Of the starting mark before the
race, were never surer of any victory
tLan they were Of Higginss, and they
proved 70 be right.
winner I'm Top Form.
1t was fortunate for the Blue and
White star that he was right at the top
of his form. for he had some formidable
rivals to overcome. Robert T.. Hendrie
of M. /. T. had impressed with his tri-
umph in the New England intercol-
legiate championship recently; How
ard z. Dykeman OF Carnegie Tech had
recorded near-record time in dual meets
and sectional meets all season, and Penn
had In McLane, last years freshman
winner, dangerous contender. Nobody
had figured Homer Smith of Syracuse
better than sixth, and the Orange cap
tain in finishing third to Higgins and
Hendrie proved the real surprise of the
occasion.
There were four other athletes on
Syracuse's squad who came home far
nearer the front than most Of the sharps
had predicted. Columbia M. l. T.,
Maine, Cornell and Princeton had been
listed as the contenders, but the team
championship fell to Syracuse. with
Yale second, M. I. T. third. Columbia
- ~S
ashed five men in the first twenty-seven
ana won with a team total OF 75. Yale,
IN second place. had 10s; NJ I. r. 113
and Columbia, with 11s. beat Cornell
for fourth by q single point 1t was
repetition Of the impressive victory
Syracuse had scored in 1919
Snow fiurries throughout the varsity
race did not bother the athletes in the
least. The footing was hard and dry,
and that was the important thing with
khe contestants. There was just suf-
sicient tang in the air to satisfy the men,
hut a sharp wind gave them considerable
trouble during the arduous climb up the
Mosholu hill In the second mile of the
three mile course. which they traversed
twice TO complete the full six miles.
The freshman race. which preceded
the varsity by half an hour. ended in
victory for Penn State, with Princeton
second, Yale third and Syracuse fourth.
Walton e. Shipley of the winning squad
led the first year athletes the greater
part Of the three mile Journey and won
by a margin OF seventy yards over his
teammate. Kenneth Barclay. who moved
up from tenth place at the halfway mark
20 the runner up position. John w.
Mooney OF Penn, who had set the pace
for mile and a quarter. was third. and
A. s. Hillman Of Maine fourth. Two
Princeton men. j. X. Vodrey and Hobart
M. Belts, Jr. finished fifth and sixth.
The first local collegian to finish was
Pincus Sober of City College, in twenty
third position.