The sun., 1890-01-03
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The thousands of interested spectators
| who saw the excellent showing made by the
| boys OF the public schools OF this city at the
Centennial parade last spring. who were 80
highly commended by the judges for the ex-
eellsnt ranks kept and marching shown, did
not think perhaps that In those long lines Of
bright faced school boys there might be many
who would achieve fame and win golden hon.
ors on the athletic fields OF the future.
But such seems to be the case and the games
recently held on the grounds OF the Young
Mems Christian Association at Mott Haven
were but tho forerunner OF more important
battles OF the boys who are now porlnR through
the rudim9nts OF the education which, coupled
With the experience that they VIII gain 4ere-
aits. Will enable them to 60 Into l hS mSsstrom Sa
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road avenue, the idea was, 30 new that at nrst
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were to be conducted they entered Into the
arrangements as heartily as only seho4lboys
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that determined to enlist the teachers In my
aid, and e that effect sent out 9!rouars in rs-
ply nearly every school has agreed to Join the
association, and many OF the SCHOOLS will bare
Club. Young Mems Christian Association, and
Manhattan Athletic Club have offered the use
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services OF John T. Condor. who is teacherin
that school and an expert athlete" IT,,
organization. and viii lend all the aid in his
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the association Is shown agrees that II Is one OF
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the physical defects Of the American boys to
their lack Of physical training. and said that
calisthenlc apparatus for the girls and RymnRs-
tic paraphernalia for the boys. and that then
sombinine com the her Tobustness S % OF the @ German viii
fhe vim and dash Of tAo American. Judge Nc
M" German. tho well known Columbia Col
for prize. and John Friok has followed suit: o
meeting Of both teachers and pupils will be
held in 0 few days, and the details OF the Plan
Of organization perfected. 1t has been decided
to call the asso alton the Inter school Athletic
Association Of the City OF New York, and the
first general competitIye contests viii be held
on Decoration Day, either on the American
Athletic Club Rroupds 81 lS6th street apd Rail
road avenue or the Young Mems Christian
Association grounds at Mott Haven.
Every courtesy has been extended to the
teachers and pupils, and the following gentle
mon have endorsed tho aim OF the new body
end promised assistance: Police ComInissioner
Yoorhis, j. Lewis Strshan. Charles G. Hughes.
Secretary Manhattan Athletic Club: DR.. John
9; White. President Berkeley Athletic Club;
Commissioner Robert N. 4allaway, Yale
man and Vice President OF the Manhattan
Eleyated Railway; Eberhard Fsber, William
e Davis and Frederick ". Janssen. President.
Secretary, and Chairman Of the Games Com.
mlttee Of the Staten Island Athletic Club
John r. Condor OF School No. 68 ls member
Of the American Athletic Club and one Of the
clubs football eleven. He finished third In the
quarter. mile run at the ehampiopship run IN
SO the boys. Of that school will have expert
training IN their new roles
The schoolboys themselves are the most en-
thusiaStio supporters OF the new association,
aud II they 60 into the organization with but
half the zeal they now express, the association
will be o thorough success from Its inception.
aud it's most enthusiastic adherents cannot An
ticipSte anything more than that d. f.--