The New York herald., 1922-02-18
KOPPISCH IN FRONT
FROM GUN TO TAPE
Sets Fast Pace and Wins 0va-
ton From Big Crowd at
st. Antony Games.
RUNS DISTANCE IN 511-5
Stevenson of Princeton See
0nd. Cutbill Third and
Leslie Fourth.

Walter Koppisch of Columbia Uni
versity won the Suburban Quarter. ths
feature event at the Knights of st.
Antony games at the Thirteenth Regi-
ment Armory. Brooklyn. last night.
William Stevenson of Princeton Uni
versity was second and Harold Cut
bill, the Flying Parson OF the Boston
Athletic Association, was third Sid
ney Leslie of the New York Athletic
Club finished fourth and Jimmy
O'Brien of the Loughlin Lyceum fifth
and last.
Koppisch covered the distance in
the good time of 81 1-5 seconds.
At the tape the Columbia man was
two and a half yards in front OF Ste
venson, who was a length in front of
Cutbill. Leslie was three lengths fur
ther back. O'Brien quit in the final
fifty yards and logged home. badly
beaten.
The Suburban Quarter doesn't carry
any title with it. but since it was or
dained nearly a decade ago it has been
one of the classic events of the winter
athletic season. 1t is an invitation af-
fair and always attracts the fastest
quarter milers in the country.
1t has been known as an event for
champions and last nights race was no
exception. Every one of the five starters
is the holder of a title and every one
of them Is noted for speed and stamina
koppisch is the 440 and 800 metropolitan
indoor champion; Stevenson is the quar-
ter mile outdoor national champion
Leslie is the holder of the 600 yard and
metropolitan indoor title O'Brien is the
metropolitan 440 outdoor champion ami
Cutbill is the 1000 yard national indoor
champion and holder of the world $
record for that distance.
Big Crowd Sees Contest.
Each Of these champions has a host
OF admirers and thousands of them gath
cred at the armory last night to root
Tor their favoTite. The big armory was
crowded and both before. during and
after the race each and every one of the
contestants received salvos of applause
For the contest each of the noted ath-
1Ftto ildu Dttll III training several weeks
and each went to the starter in prime
condition. And each was confident he
would be returned the victor OF the $500
Tiffany trophy which goes to the winner
AS the quintet went to their marks l.
could be seen that all were a trifle ner-
vous except Leslie the veteran of a thou
sand races. But the starter was patient
with all and after several warnings sent
them away In a perfect line.
fnyK- ardv he q .,.t.
for positions it was impossible to tell
which was in front. Then Koppisch
bearing the big c of his college, poked
his chest in front. and then in a few
more strides was out in front. free and
clear OF his field. At his heels ran
Stevenson. with O'Brien third. Leslie
fourth and Cutbll bringing up the rear.
a full lap at a terrific pace found no
change in the positions. Then started
the final lap and a general squirt by all
Noppisch had plenty of speed in reserve
and despite desperate challenges by
stevenson. Leslie and Cutbill he re-
tained his lead to the end to win we'll in
hand Stevenson was an easy second.
Leslie displayed a great burst of
speed in the final hundred yards but
faltered fifty yards from home and Cut
BILL who was running fastest at the
end. came with rush and took third
honors from him.
The Summaries.
100 Yard Dash (Handicap)-First heat won
by J. Furlnger. Pauist A. c. (4h yards) /;
L. Rawling. Long Island A. G.. (5 ynrds)
second Time. 10 4-j seconds. Second heat
won by +. X. Davis, unattached 90 yards) ;
J. a. Gibson. Holy Name Boys Club coz
YARDS, second. Time, 10 4-5 seconds Third
heat won by T. H. Wood st. Christopher a
Club (serateh) w. Ingham 81 Anselm's
A arlq A
seconds. Final heat won by Furlinger;
Rawlings. second; Wood. third. Time,
10 80 seconds.
900 Yard Run for Novices-First heat won
by J. Dunno, Paulst a. c.: l.. Stall.
Brooklyn a. A., second. Time. rs AS
seconds. Second heat won by f. Slevin. un-
attached: H. Peterson. Long Island A. c..
second. Time, 20 i-5 seconds. Third heat
won by a. Reichert. unattached; G.
Dromeshauser. West Side " NJ. G. A..
second. Time, 20 As seconds. Fourth
heat won by w. r. Clancy Paulist a. c.;
26 i-5 seconds. Fifth heat won by f.
Craig. st. Anselm's A. c.: O. Wright, uu-
attached, second. Time. % seconds. Final
heat won by Dromeshauseri Dunno, sec
ond; Clancy. third. Time. 20 4-5 seconds.
-Four Mile Junior Metropolitan A. A. U.
Championship Relay Race-won by Column
II. +. Moore and A. w. Haskel) Loughlin
Lyceum a. J Helienstein. J. Rocklein. II.
9. (E: Haupt. J. Hand. j. Sullivan and j.
Costeo). third. Time. Is 81 ..
One Mile Walk HRndicapI-Won by w. Won
Bargen, unattached as seconds) A. Lobon,
unattached q minute 20 seconds), second /:
~. Swanson. Long Island A. g.. q minute.
90 secondsl. third. Time. 7.t3 3-5.
Monsignor OIIare Special One Mile Relay
Racc-For teams of Catholic clubs and coll
leges (scratch)-Won by St Ansem's A. G.
a.. Bennett. Vincent Lally, A. Bayer and
Charles Beagan) Knights of st. Antony
tB. Nimo, a. Reilly, Il. Ballestier and w.
llauser, NJ. Foget, II. Swenson and Il.
Faith. third. Time. 3 :33 3-5.
go Yard Dash-For members OF the Thir-
teenth Regiment-Won by r. r. Zahn
Fifth Company y. Adams, Sixth Company,
second: J. Roser. Eleventh Company, third.
Time, 0:2T 90
Suburban Quarter Mile Run (scratch) Won
by Walter Koffisch. Columbia University:
William Stevenson Princeton University
second: Harold Cutbiil Uoston A. A. third .
sydney Leslie, New York A. c.. fourth
Time. O:Ji 10
J 900 Yard Run Giandicapl-- Won by w NJ
Iiitchio. unattached (i2 yard-i w Geghan
New York A. G.. (2l yardsl second; "
Miller. Glencoe a. Q. (jj yards) third
Time, 2:22.
500 Yard Run IIanlicap)- First heat won bv
". w. Georgi New Norf a G.. g yards)
s. y. IIedberR. Knights ot ST. Antony
fi5 yards), second. Time 3a As seconds
Second heat won by Peter Morning
side A. G. @ yardsl T. Fredericks un-
attached CJ YARDS, second. Time. 80 as
seconds. Third heat won by " j. Gagli-
astro. knights OF 81. Antony O5 yardsl
a. y. Heck. unattached 81 ysrds) second
J.. Wiener, MorninFsde \. g. (15 yards):
w. B Dnzoy, unattache3 no yardsl. sec
ond. Time 80 i-5 seconds Final heat won
NV C,auliastro Wiener gorO ID C;por~I