The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-22
INTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT.
PROPOSED LENGRE TO CONTROL
COMPE7ITIONS ~ NEW YORk.

Inc deIeat OF the Berkelcy School football
team by tho De La salle Institute team last
Monday was n great surprise tn the youngsters
OF the local as we'll us Long Island interscho-
lnstic leagues. For the past nineteen years
Berkeley School has figured in the champion
ship seri6 of the local association. and has had
a rather ensy lime In carrying of the honors,
hut this year II has found DE la Sale lnsti-
tute n formidable obstacle. Tho defeat does
not put Berkeley School out OF tho race, but
Instead makes the series in the first section a
tie. and as the Two teams will have to meet
again, 1t Is nothing moro than a toss-up ns to
who will win. The deciding game win take
place next Tuesday, and tho management
ehould see chat the crowd is not permitted to
interfere with the players.
II Is hard to recall n single scholastic football
or baseball gamo played Mt Berkeley Oval with
In the past year or so at which the spectators
kent within the space allotted to them and re-
Trained from dashinG over the ropes and inter-
fcrinR with the players. Last Monday, during
the De la Sale Berkeley game, Immediately
after the kickoff, tho crowd with ono grand
rush swarmed out Of the grand stand and oyer
the ropes int" tho acld, and interfered 80 with
the players that the game had to be stopped
several times. The late: and darker the after
noon grew. the closer the crowd closed in upon
the contesting teams. until tho roo'ers did
more harm by owe. running the field than all
thor cheering could countcract.
Concerted s,hool cries do very little good
toward urging a team to victory; in fact, they
are the cause of n good deal OF fumbling. as the
signals are very often not heard on account
of the noise. Both teams were also very much
hampered in this way last Monday. Police
protection Is what Is wanted ut Berkeley Oval.
aud enough TO keep the crowd within bounds.
The question of the wisdom OF allowing the
students TO control. and manage athletics is
causing the head masters of the leading schools
IN and about New York much serious thought.
The result Of the control of affairs BY the stu
dents is not regarded as satisfactory. II is not
at ali unlikely that in a short time a leagte will
be sormed by three or four OF the leading
schools. and this league will virtually control
athletics. The league was to ha re been organ
lied last season. but somehow tho scheme fell
through. The idea is to select from the facul-
ty OF each school a committee to take complete
charge and formulate and adopt rules and reg
ulations. The extent OF the management of
affairs by the students will be confined to cap
tains OF the various teams, whose authority is
limited to the conduct and DEVELOPMENT OF
those under them. Every agreement to enter
y team for q contest must be carried out. and
failure TO do so will mean expulsion from tho
league. The selection Of properly qualified
GIG W carry out All INC RlIueS Will also re-
ceive attention.. The football games OF the
local interschOlastic series have this year de-
generated almost into a farce, owing to the in
experience of the officials selected by the asso-
citation, and the head masters OF the various
schools see the imperative need Of taking this
appointing power out OF the hands OF the stu
dents and controlling it themselves.
There is every possible chance of q game
being arranged between the winner OF the local
series and the hampton team of the Long Is
land 1nrerscholasti" League for the inter-city
championship.
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fntersclolastic track athletes are getting into
shape. Barnard. Berkeley. DE La Sale. Cutler.
Trinity. and Columbia grammar schools have
already started in training. and the ether
schools will soon follow snit. II reports can
be believed. some very fast time has already
dark horses are at work with shot and hammer,
heavyweight In one OF the schools has put the
shot thirty-nine feet. So far Barnard seems
ship b. no means won. The new acquisitions
TO the association are reported, to have several
gooI things up their sleeves to be sprung at tho
proper time.
The indications are that the coming baseball
fnd track athletic season at Trinity School
will he the most successful in the history OF
the school. The school hopes to make a batter
showing in baseball this year than last sea-
son. Last year the team was handicapped by
the need OF a good pitcher and a catcher. and II
i SiIsd. rs : !. M SIC ysss t Wifi tr rp's 10 ssre mt!t be w the
weii-buiit AMI muscular lad. and has done coed
work in tae box for other mines. Other prob
able candidates for the team are:
Ma.let. Lane, o,Ronrks. Robinson, R. Mcciave.
SarcksSa. MtlaanI. craven Butter. piunte0 aa n
Mills, Bonsaii. aud D. Browne.
In track athletics the prospects are fairly
the patS~ weights s s. is running ss' very Pt'f fss IT,
and should be heard OF in the spirits. O'Rourke
T 4 * By should give eH's. a good ID Account niii Of Fh htm sef
in the half and one-nIile runs: The candidates
who will go IN training for the track team are
Delgaio. Mills. Stewart. s. McClave. Nnbank.
Megrue. X. McClave, Myers. Mapes, Mitchell, Tay.
lor. and Blante.
fly School Athletic Association will be held
t-morro~.. From the entries already sent in
they bid fair TO be n great sue esq. The games
are held with the object of promoting interest
IN ira. TX athletics.
The athletic association Of the De La Sale
institute held & meeting last week and made ar
r~augement for the coming season in track ath-
letics and baseball. The institute made a very
good showing In athletics last year. consider
Ing the small number of athletes in the field.
and in. baseball they carried Off second hon
ors. This year the institute hopes to be on
the top OF the heap when the campaign ends.
Manning and y. Brennan vii! look after the
seon in the hurdles snG sprints and expects to
former event, The sho; and hammer will
bring out Miller. COrrigan, and Dwyer. three
heavy weights. Stone and McCabe will rid.
IN the bicycle events, Dc Laney will high jump
Rnu IL VI VIII Wy JUMP.
The baseoall outlook is very on ,ouraglng.
or last years team Bruni, Lenano. Hawkes..
and Jordan have returned. These with some
new men should make a strong nine. Chess
will he a fayorite pastime this winter. and al
though La Bair the crack OF last season, is not
back, Murphy, Stokes, hunt. and Levery are
able 10 hold their own.
The football season at Cutler School has not
been n very successful one. In baseball and
track athletics the school hopes to place strong
teams in the field. No candidates have been
selected as yet but The material on hand is
promising.
berkeley School is making arrangements
for a busy season In track athletics and base
ball. The school will lose by gradu ition
some very, clever performers: but the baseball
team, with the exception OF one or two new
boys. will be the Same as the crack nine of last
year.
Barnard School made u gallant fight for
track honors last year, but was handicapped
I'm not having any field nthie:es. This yea,
however, the school will he represented by
clever performers In all tho field events, and
with Nipple. Washburn. and storms in Tie
rack events. the ton will take some
beating,
into condition and will take an active part In