TWO CRIMSON RUNNERS TRIUMPH IN FIRST TEST OF 1927 SEASON AT K. C. INDOOR MEET

The victories of A. H. Miller '27 in the 40-yard dash and of G. W. Smith '29 in the 600-yard handicap were the high spots of the Crimson success at the sixth annual indoor games of the Knights of Columbus in Mechanics Hall Saturday night.

Miller, giant sprinter, showed great early season form in defeating Hussey of Boston College in a burning 40 yards sprint. Off like a flash at the shot of the pistol, the Crimson flier ripped off a dazzling 40 yards, breaking the tape after a front race from the start.

Three times the heavy weight sprinter flashed his heels to his competitors, making the distance in 4 3-5 seconds, just 1-5 seconds away from the world record in this event. The finals saw him leading such stellar sprinters as Hussey of Boston College and Morrill of Boston University. Always most formidable in the short distance, Miller looks as though he has his greatest season ahead of him.

Smith Leads 600 Field

Sharing Crimson honors with the veteran sprinter is G. W. Smith '29, whose race in the 600-yard handicap defeated Higgins of Boston College and Fay of Technology. Smith made the distance in 1m. 20 3-5s., running a smooth well-timed race.

Haggerty's Absence Felt

The absence of Captain Haggerty in the K. of C. Initiation mile run was a blow to the Crimson. The intercollegiate mile title-holder was expected to repeat the victory of former Captain Tibbetts in this event until he received a slight injury to his knee which kept him out of the meet. Hahn of Boston A. A. had an easy time taking, the mile event.

The Crimson were not so successful in the relays. Holy Cross showed a strong team to defeat the Dunn-Tupper-Peet-O'Neil combination in the mile event in the time of 3m, 11 1-5 seconds. The Crimson racers held the lead for two laps, due to a fast relay by R. T. Dunn '28, but Maher and Burns of the Crusaders proved too much for their rivals in the final laps.

The Freshman team showed speed in its mile relay with the Holy Cross first year men, but finished 18 yards behind its opponents who ran a front race for honors. V. L. Hennessey '30, in the opening laps, made the outstanding Crimson bid of the race fighting at his racer's shoulder the entire quarter of a mile.