The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-05-03
BOYS on THE DIAMOND.
THE INTERSoHoLAsTIo sTR UGs Es
IAIRLY UNDER WY.

VIII Probably Fight II Out In the Neyy
YORK Race, while ~. Paul school n
Favorite in the Long Irinnd Conte.t,
There is an unusual amount OF interest dis.
played among the students ofthe various schools
belonging to the New York and Long Island In
terscholastlc leagues over the outcome OF the
baseball series. Here the race will undoubtedlv
Be a close ono between Berkeley School and De
La Sale Institute, while at Brooklyn the st.
Paul School of Garden City is the fnyorite.
There Is not so much interest In the regular
league games In the Long Island League. and IL
Ia even rumored that one of the school teams
was already disbandcd.
The preparatory schools OF Brooklyn have for
many years been more advanced In baseball
and athletics in general than the boys Of tho
local institution. but this year seems TO DO an
on one. Last year was the first time that an
intcr-city championship game was arranged
between the respective winners OF the local and
Long Island lnterscholastic leagues, and the
Brooklyn lads won. This is the third year Of
tho Long Island League. and tho teams entered
FOR championship honors are made up Of the
strongest players in the respective schools.
IL is q little too soon to say Just what the out
come OF the struggle will be, but the prospects
arc bright for st. Paul to lead, with High
School and Adelphi Academy fighting IL out for
second place. With the exception OF Lum and
Foster, who have graduated. st. Peul School
III I'LL Sumo DOSb VINO played Oh the Cnam-
pion team last year. The game seems to be
practised with more energy at st. Paul than at
any of the other schools. Capt. d. Starr and
Physical Director George II. Hare personally
experimenting the work. The latter, who was
one of Amherst's best men In the box years ago.
does the pitching for the st. Paul lads. Starr is
considered a stone wall behind the bat. He was
captain OF the football team last year.
The outlook for a frst-class team at tho
D,-.l.N-- m. -
than last year. Capt. Lambert has built up q
tenn which should uphold the schools fine
record ON the diamond. Although the practice
OF the boys has been delayed owing to the cut
ting up OF the homo grounds, they are in fair
shape to play a sharp game. Lambert, Weir.
and Duncan are the only old players remaining.
The candidates, however. were plentiful, and
they had TO keep hustling to get n place on the
team. Two or three positions are still uncer-
tain. Team batting and snappy fielding are
the qualities Capt. Lambert 10 striving to de-
velop among his players.
Pratt Institute team expects to be . strong
factor In the championship race. The Institute
was not represented In the league last year. but
the good showing of the championship football
team encouraged the baseball boys considera-
bly,. The team is composed of good material,
and 1t should take a prominent position In the
struggle. The manager says he will see that all
iuteTbCnOluStiC uhtob ART uct, anu Outslue uhteS
are rapidly being arranged.
letic and baseball training the Adelphi Acade-
my boys should rank with the best. The Acade-
my has a large and finely equipped gymnasium.
In charge Of a competent INSTRUCTOR; who is also
weak in the box, The trouble seems to be that
the pitchers lack speed. Bancker has good
little more practice should hold his own against
any other twirler in tho league. NJ. W. FOrney.
the clever pole vaulter. Is catching. and doing
Although the Polytechnic team has lost a
and notwithstanding tho fact that some Of the
men will be hard to replace. there seems, to be
Be s seGf b asnsSn GhY Il tbs 81 possible sssr,f tG thn. s tho pit eS.
sI's position will not DO filled up to Capt. Mo.
h hsy,s t r~esn nina &c rs s,S but 1t in In s all S,hGr DEPART
The affairs of the Brooklyn Latin school nine
Seem to be in an unsettled condition: The in.
sports being the boys'strongest hold. The school,
although small, has q number Of good, fast bali
CAPT. Hail the material should be developed to
q: n ad adv The he team last season nv was con
but there is some Misunderstanding among the
PLAYER: this year that may result in the disband-
.o The ss SPe 1,s1.d n Sst%ssn sSs g gapS,s Q. the s .sd
Pratt teams at the parade. grounds. Prospect
showed up well. but what promised to 90 an in
umpire over q block bali. and the dispute was
was stopped when the score stood ten each The
officers Of the Long Island League should at
that OF last Saturday viii be avoided.
In tHs nSrpISn league Ssa open cd i las. N week. G ehs
Columbia Grammar School boys winning by
show IN. The game .Sstween De La Sale and
Cutler was won BY the former by the score Of
Trinity resulted, in q crushing defeat for Trim
ity. the score being, 40 to 4. The game between
the asss score Of sp 20 t to 20. w Taf tho Ten er Sy PaIna of By By
La Sale and Berkeley all the teams showed a
Frinit Sf l P5sc''fTrhi e fisDffS sidiSgs TIVE %.s cG SsrS p" "na
Berkeley played a strong all-aroGnd game; The
&c omewRa weak In the ontieHiYf. Il ''''n'ns' Ou'
The Hamilton Institute team has been indul-
SSiic cag, In hard n4s outdoor tSss Il pT W;ii cst recently SnIns : 'nsrnndmt them tn.n,
figure II the championship series. The boys
game. The track team will begin practice to-
yard dashes. A. Lemeseam and H. Carey; one
mile bicycle race, j. Co!cord; putting the i2-
throwing the l2-pound hammer. Crofut.
The track team of Halsey School is not a largo
For the bicycle there Is 6. clop %HtSl and q 8. n Iay:
tus. The former got a place in the Cutler School
runner; while g. Whitman viii be seen in the
Ing for the a2O;yard hurdles, but Is uncertain
whether he will compete. The school had a
baseball team composed of many OF the ath-
letes. When II came to ali issue between the
diamond and the track the boys chose the latter.
Arrangements are being perfected for the an
nual games of the De La Sale Institute A,
A., which take place at berkeley Oval on May
e.. The events, which will be open TO all private
schools within sixty miles OF tubs city, will be as
follows: One-hundred- yard dash, scratch: 100
yard hurdle. scratch; ss0-yard run. handicap;
oDe-mile bicycle race, novice;. running broad
Jump, scratch. Gold, silver. and bronze medals
will be awarded to the first, second, and third in
each event.
Wilson and Kellogg School Is the first to hold
q preliminary tournament To select representa-
tives for tho New York interscholastlc tennis
tournament. The results thus far are as fol-
lows: Kellogg defeated piekerson, 81. rs;
fine first annual fencing contest of the Con-
don School was held at the gymnasium last Tues
day evening. The results follow:
Preliminary Bouts-Senior-F. n. Clark, touches g.
position 2 total 2, deteatsa +. y; Guiden, touches o,
position lie, total 90. defeated II. A.. Richardson
touches 2, position. 10, total 80; p. II, Chatlllon,