The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-09-25
NOTHING BUT FooJBALL WOW.
The Senson's Prospects Mt the Prominent
Schools and Acadc mics.

Schools and Academies.
Tho academies and the larger private
schools which have been prominently identt-
fled with athletics are now in full bloom
again. Many Of tho boys have had plenty Of
opportunity to get strong and used to out'ot-
door work. and their desire now seems to be
to 20 into practice for football. A good sign
that the boys will he In better form than ever
Is that they will be able to go on tho field with
several months practice in passing and kick
ing the bail.
There will be two and possibly three foot
ball leagues among the schools around here
this iall. The 1ntcrscholastic Football Assoc
ciallon and the lnterscholnstic Athletic
League will shortly hold meetings for adopt
ing schedules. There IL also a chance Of a
Long Island Scholastic League being organ
lied. The 1nterscholastic Association is the
Oldest OF the three leagues. Its membership
includes Berkeley Cadet School. Cutler. Har-
ward. Halsey. and Dwight. Columbia Gram
mar School was at one time a member.
but withdrew. The school was instru-
mental in forming the lnterscholastio
Athletic League. st. Johns School. Sing
Sing; Brooklyn Latin School. and, Ste
yens Seho9l belong TO this league, II the
Latin School l1fht 'rrob 's iSf withdraw from SnN the
%SSSiiT { r soH% 2ssii d u $ Ill., rauI ! sSS%Ssl ! y iS SaS;
Academy. The ATTN school. and possibly Pratt
Institute. provided they could put u strong
have long wanted TO resume their allc.ianceto
some league. and they would probably ruslt the
It'll hard to say which New yorl; school
starts OIL with the brightest football prospects.
me June gradun'ion took a number OF play
erS, from the institutions and sent them TO tho
colleges. A,Great many now players. however.
viii he on hand, to choose from. Harvard
uation than their neighbors. The Harvard
boys are small n numbGr. hnt they have plenty
they may be depended uron to uphold their
own, The Berkeley students are not all back.
put they nave u larger number OF Younger TEL
ciral Arthur Cutlcr will allow his boys all the
chance hey want for practice. Several Of tho
but there are half a dozen substitutes who VIII
TLe'nrn. fjim l"n spends my inc in the city.
Lee he n lay "a y HS tTxnSsr rs, to coach the cutIeri'es'
Dwight school viii be handicapped this fail.
LAST year they had young Terry and HerEen
not made much provision tor II team. There
are Mt many members. ard They, do not get
schools do. Halsey School will miss Gordon
Hutchlns. who returns TO the Adelphi. stevens
tS"t ths SSs are aS BE It to mako at .4s ioot ftH f IS snt
couraHlng. stevens won the championship of
The original }. s: A. l. during the first year of
ing thus far. Columbia Grammar School is
ui"uNS lIe W. Iul SOlilf hlNl OF u team IN
the field, and this year will prove no exception.
me Columbia lads are particularly fortunate
In, having good material to pick from. The
school had quite a heavy second eleven last
fall. and 1t APPEARS that many members OF
that eleven Will be used in the makeup OF the
first team.
PRINCIPAL Caskie Harrison OF the Brooklyn
Ihtin, School intends to have 1t represented
by IA trst.ciass team. Almost all OF last years
eleven have returned. and Mr.. Harrison is de-
termined that they shall train hard under an
efficient coach. If the gym in the High
Schools, new building is finished early. tho
boys will he able to meet their opponents in
the private schools on an equal footing.
At the Adelrhi Academy the boys have been
unusually active. On Wednesday last ths
Athletic Association elected officers after IN
exciting ,%contest. Western W.. Wager was
chosen President over Gordon HutchinS by
one vote. Franco .Munson was elected Vice
PRESIDENT. Percy Edgar Secretary. and Arthur
Otterson Treasurer. Edward Pfarre was Sc
!ected as manager Of the football team. Tho
folloWlng COMMITTEES were appointed to pick
SON. and President Wager. 1t was decided to
Indications. the team will be heavier than any
previous Adelphi eleven. The lads who may
be counted are as follows: Arthur Otterson.
full back: Gordon Hutchins. half buck: Percy
Edgar. quarter bnck. In the line will be Wa
ger. :1IO pounds: iost. 40: Chadwick. lIS: |
100; Munson, 1873: Norman Gels. 1913. |
The Adolphi boys will hold II tennis tourna-
ment next week. The entries clos. Tomorrow
afternoon. The Committee OF Arrangements
consists OF President Wager. Butler. and
William Pouch.