The New York herald., 1922-06-04


licking posies among the lush grasses
proved a comparatively easy winner
ntest for the John w. Overton cup,
: New York Athletic Club.
Winning the big silver trophy named
in memory of the great Yale runner
who fell in Belleau Wood was not
new experience for the titleholder
| from Columbia. Higgins already had
won the cup at the indoor meet of
the Mercury Footers. and his reten-
ton of it almost was taken for
granted yesterday. Another victory
will make the prize his permanent
property. His most formidable an
tagonist was Marvin Rick, the Prince
tonian running in the colors of the
home club. Rick finished ten yards be-
hind Higgins, with Robert r. Moore
of Columbia, who finished third IN the
intercollegiate, once more two re-
moved from the winner. The time
10 minutes 3-5 second-was nothing
startling, but considering the condi-
| ton of the track it was good enough.
Higgins ran an easy. waiting race ana
declined to become mixed up In tho
game OF tag In which most OF the eight
other starters indulged until the bell
| lap. When the gong sounded Higgins
was third and with the gong he let
himself out. Rounding into the back
stretch he assumed command and from
that point on the others saw nothing
but mis- back. They did not have to take
his dust because there was no dust
around the premises. And he soon was
so far in front that his pursuers did not
have to take his splashes as he whirred
down the straiEhtaway. around the turn
! and into the homestretch.
Rick Beats Moore n Nod.
Higgins ran an easy race largely be-
cause he wanted to see Moore follow
him in. He lay back. coaching his team
mate. who surprised the athletic world
by finishing third at Cambridge just
week before. His maneuvers no doub.
had lot to do with Moore's fine race.
AS Moore and Rick made the turn for
the last, desperate sprint the Tiger had
an advantage of about five yards. But
Moore came UP with terrific burst of
speed and Rick beat him only by a nod.
by inches.
Higgins's performance was m4ritori-
Gus enough. and, coming ir the feature
event, II was truly noteworthy. But IL
was left for an unknown sprinter--a
youngster from Princeton by tho name
OF Robert II. Collins-to fu- rish the real
sensation of the drab, soggy. uncom-
Portable afternoon. Unheralded, u..sung,
neglected in the advance dope" while
all looked TO Bob McAlllsser. the Ely
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competition and perhaps new sprint rec
ords for the track, Collins. nevertheless.
went out and won the 100-yaru dash
and ran a dead heat with c. Bruce
Fluri. unattached. in the 220-yard event.
1t was the first dead heat IN a sprint in
many years al Travers Island.
Collins. who is a sprightly youngster
of no more than 1S-a lean. light. little
fellow-was the apotheosis of consis-
tency all afternoon. He won his pre-
liminary heat in the hundred. off
yards. and beat Jackson " Scholz OF
the New York A. c.. scratch man. in
1-5 seconds. He won his semi-final
heat. in which Scholz and Vic Graeb
of Columbia were shut out. in 10 Is
seconds. Then he was first for third
time in the final.
Debate Among Judges.
He carried this worship of consls-
tency into the furlong. Starting from
the yard mark the young Tiger was
first In his heat In % 1-5 seconds and
then shared first honors in the final
in % seconds. There was considerable
debate among the judges at the finish
over that 22o final. One said Fluri had
finished first another gave IL to Coll
Inns. and finally Fluri was handed the
gold medal. and the Princetonian got
the silver.
| TEsn there was n reconsideration.
Somebody insisted with more than or
dinsry vigor that Collins had reached
the worsted first. There was another
colloquy. and then II was voted dead
he. This was fair enough 10 both
men. but Il was not quite a fair as II
might have been TO one OF the sprinters
Policeman McAllister. who might have
done something TO the Travers Island
century mark OF g4-5 seconds II the
track had been right. was second To
Collins from scratch. Johnny Sacco.
running for the Boys Club prepared
himself for the 100 yard high school
championship. TO be run next Saturday
By finishing third. Sacco halls from the
High School OF Commerce. Eddie Far
rell OF Fordham. also a scratch man.
was second 10 McAilister In his semi
final and fourth in the final.
Brown Falls In 5000"
Because OF the downpour and the
heavy track the assault OF Larry Brown
OF Pennsylvania. intercollegiate half
mile champion. on the worlds record for
500 yards was foredoomed 70 failure
II was seen when the meet started thar
Brown could not possibly excel the mark
OF 10 As set by Mel Sheppard. and II
| was thought that the event might be
called on However. Brown declared
himself IN favor Of starting anyway.
And. as had been expected. he failed.
Brown not only finished three and onA-
fifth seconds behind the mark. but he
failed to come home first George r
Nolan OF the New York a. c.. starting
from eighteen yards. ran a splendid
race and proved himself formidable
mudder. lie won In i:i2 l-5. Brown was
beaten by about six yards. but he
eased up as he neared the finish
Harold a. Cunningham of the New York
A. c., with an allowE-5s nf twenty-five
yards. was third. while Alfred Dolder
another Mercury Footer and the only
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