New-York tribune., 1922-06-04
Fine Finishes
Rule in Spite
Muddy Course
. o,.. Princeton Fresh
'',au m,r,. Individual Sprint
ne Star of the Afternoon
By Jack Masters

wl,h a constant oV""fNN'
"a -. ,sm. the starters gun sent the
~. s.lS away In the annual spring
tn' '. 80, New York A. c. at Travers
prn", ",,.terday afternoon, reeor,aas
ts's the question. But despite
Ftr e,'e.r several unusual hnlshes
ns hass.,d by small crowd which
wr the picturesque held
n-xso .,rI, race was two-mile
ln 49, for the handsome over,
.nSra Sr,a..hyr which Walter Higgins o. o.
~ .,Xr',hs two mile inieIreollegS,,ate
C...1s C..1., won by ten yards rom MAI nt
irS A. the New YORK a. 1; POP
n ~, columbis. was third, inenes
KrI ~ Higgins covered the dls- dls-
fiaa - 80 sorgy track in ten minutes
.5,Sres.hfths seconds r
~ a, Wv c.uot. Of the Glencoe A. =,
.S AI'ss' n. way ct the start eu' eiter
h' '',,erd LAP the entire helq I,,.'t.. A.,Si' 7.
q. 49, ,ss pacemskirg. higgins
nw ~. - the pace and moved 10
i,le e'o.' =, the start Of the second
ne i,ss' nn, ,,t.r relinquished the honor
ME, ~ te,,wiord, who in turn stepped
',, v,,,I,, =, Times Sprint to Nicely
49, A,l lap Moore and Rick were
AZ ". o." .n,,rg shoulder 70 shoulder,
~ Higghi q close l..uc,ob th'.u. Was
go Until the baekatreten wa, wa
'...s.1 .,'... j,,psd 10 the front and Drew '.
rsaea.o sys yards lead, which he IN
.r.! y - a, Sash 10 the tape. Moore Moor,,
uss,,a unt.t .H,,irusd their "deadloekea
,'s Ne, ',sSt on 10 the worsted' where ine ,le
I,s..r ~ sot the place BY the Pf0's'O'"'
~. =. ,u1ividu,l star Of the moist
....,.o, ~, was Robert Collins slender
ln,ass ,rl...,sr freshman. who flashed
n,i n....,i,g nerformsnee IN the spiihls.
n''.s riS;s FARRELL, Vie Graeb' JaeSs9,n
s,lslt and Bob MeAllister IN 'ne heIu ..I
VA, mighty dificult 10 see lne III III
i,,xn Tiger runner getting even 'nlre l'..
80. al short handicap marx out
s,ni,s ,uyprised BY winning ooin lne
~ 'sd 22i yard dashes. The oineiais
i.,l,red tht g20 a dead heat, although
4 s..ssrsd that Collins had won
Sisr,inr from the four-yard marx IN
ia century" Collins won MS ,ss' nea''
,,ni.sral and final IN order. MeAl!is-
-, vas the only star who reached me
sr,i here and he was placed seeohu
,hout ward behind Collins Johh
c,eeo. Of he Boys Club, was third.
,llsvsnee Of lk yards, was third
The youthful prneetonian MADE
,,sw sf his company in his heat Of
n, no yards and in the final he racea
around the field and caught Bruce
yhri. an unattached sthlete, firing IN
y, stretch. Flur started from ten
u,d,. and although he made a game
,rsr. 10 hold Collins of nearing the
ssish. h appeared that the Princeton
kev iv,t got up in time. The Judges
dl,sgrs.d, but took 3 vote, when was
a dsadlssk and announced that II was
a dead hest. 49,.
Although the band insisted that at
wa, not raining rsin, but violets, IL
vaG impossible 10 convince any OF the
athletes that this was true. They were
drshshsd, but stuck 20 their tasks with
dofssd persiftsney. The small but Sc
leei field In the special 6OO-yard run,
/, which Larry Brown, Of Penn, the IN
vf,sllegiate half-mile champion, was
70 ~ for a new worlds record. raced
..ysgh the heaviest kind Of rain.
larry proved a poor mudder, Tor
1. vas bested By George Nolan, Of the
yv York A. C., who started from the
Avrd mark. The Penn star was two
,ris behind Nolan a. the finish and
,.,vsd the effects Of digging his spikes
,t the deep going. Hall Cunningham.
lr ,f the y. Y. A. c., was close
art.
svinburne Scores In Half-Mile
"a. Swinburne, the De la Sale star
v,nirg under the colors of the New
|yus < C.. scored an impressive vic
|ay IN the half-mile run. He had ar
|llss,nes Of fifteen yards and timing
|u urint nicely went into the lead
|y.silng the baekstreteh 70 win bS
m urds from II. Bayer, Of st. An
|Rnt A. C., who barely nosed out
lntii. Beagan, also Of ST. Anselm' 5
N As place. Beagan was the vir
ul scratch man, starting from Ter
Nis.
n, sturdy Jack Merchant, Of th'
.runity Of California, who holds
.. Intercollegiate weight throwing
-srd and title, finished second in tho
g,llhg broad jump and the bo-pouno
H.ght throw. Handicaps beat the
sir.r q the Blue and Gold colors IN
''1s latter event, where he had the best
tail throw.
n he broad jump Merchant was
lnnn by sol Butler, former Dabuque
Cssss star, who is competing unat'
'sisa Butler, former American rec,
et hcleeT, was on scratch and leaped
7 feet . INCHES, while Merchants act
"a distance was % feet 8 inches
Iit summarizes follow.
TRACK EVENTS
~ ysfd dssh-Won by Robert Collins
nassleh u ysrdsl, Bob AlisteI' un'
s.,h,t tscrstch). second. John ssacco
~ Club Nh yards). third. Time