The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-08
ACTIVE SCHOOLBOYS
They Have Made a Fine
Record AS Junior
Athletes.
OPENING GAMES SUCCESSFUL
Contests at Bergen Point and Bald
win park-Bayonne Boat Club
Sports-Other Events.

tinuance of the interest in athletics
among the boys, and the ability display
ed by many of the members will be in
record creditable to themselves and the
organization, which has been responsible
for the development of the talents shown
in the contest on Saturday. The meet
ing was open to all schoolboys in the
State, and there were entries from this
city, Newark and Paterson. The honors
were won principally by those of this
city. There was a fair attendance, but
not what there should have been. Boys
should be encouraged in contests of this
kind, and their parents are the ones
who are most expected to assist them.
They were wholly lacking in this on
Saturday, and the crowd was composed
mostly of young people. The programme
was rather lengthy, but the events were
run off promptly. and the competition
was finished in good season. Medals of
gold and silver We're awarded in each
contest. First on the list was the 220
yards run. This was won in three heats.
All events were scratch. The first and
second in each heat ran in the final. In
the first heat NJ. Casey and c. A. Proud
ford finished in that order. j. Fischer
and J. Moore were first and second in
the second, and W. Davis and w. j..
Sullivan in that order in the third. The
final heat was won by Walter Davis.
brakes Business College of Jersey City;
Michael Casey, st. Mary's Catholic In
stitute A. A., second; James Moore, ST.
Patrick's chool A. A., of Newark, third.
Time, 2S seconds.
Running Broad Jump-Won by William
Kelly, High School A. A., of Jersey City,
with 16 feet II inches; James Stephens,
st. Mary's Catholic Institute A. A, with
16 feet, second; Michael shaughnessy. ST.
Patrick's School A. A. of Newark, with
IA feet 21a inches, third.
Four hundred and forty yard run-Won
by Jerome Buck, Knickerbocker "A. C. of
New York City; Henry Bannister, New
Jersey A. c., second; Nicholas Buck, Ho-
boken A. c., third. Time, IS seconds.
One hundred and twenty yards hurdle
race was won in two heats and a final.
Mathew Casey and T. Ward of the In
stitute won in the first heat. and j. Nc
Glennon, St. Patrick's A. c., Newark, and
J. Mooney, Institute. in the second. The
final heat was won by Michae Casey, st.
Mary's Catholic Institute A. A.; james
McGlennon, St. Patrick's School A.. c., of
Newark, second; Thomas Ward, st.
Mary's Catholic Institute A. A., third.
Time, IS rs seconds.
Eight hundred and eighty yard run
Won by James Shannon, Stevens Prepar-
atory School of Hoboken; James S. Rob-
ertson, Hoboken High School, second;
James Stephens, st. Mary's Catholic In
stitute A. A., third. Time. 2 minutes
80 2-5 seconds.
Putting twelve pound ssshot-Won by
James Mcintyre, ST. Johns A. B. of Pat
erson, with "a feet 8 inches; Stephen A.
Claffy, St. Peters College A. A. of Jersey
City, with 80 feet l inch, second; Michael
S~haughnessy, st. Patrick's School A. c..
of Newark, with % feet 5 inches, third.
h events for members of the Insti-
tute ended az follows
One hundred yards run. seniors-Fir3t
seat, won by NJ. Casey; r. Ward. Sec
ond, 1R seconds; second heat, won by
j. Stephens, ]. Mooney, second, u sec
ons. Final heat, won by Michael Casey;
Thomas Ward, second; Patrick Connolly,
third. Time, II seconds.
Fifty yards dash for juniors-First heat,
won by T. Hawkes., F. McEntee. sec
ond; second heat, won by 7. McCabe,
A. McAleer, second; third heat, won by
]. Nolan and Charles Nugent. Final heat
won by John Nolan. Thomas Hawkes..
second; Charles Nugent, third. Time,
Z 40 seconds.
Standing broad jump-Won by James
Stephens, with s feet ! 1-3 inches; Michael
Casey, with 8 feet l inch, second; Thomas
Hanley, with Z feet 10 inches, third,
The New Jersey Interscho1astic Assoc
citation made a record in athletics Satur-
DAY AFTERNOON in the games at Bergen
Point on the ground of the New Jersey
Athletic Club, that was very creditabie
to itself and the members. The rivalry
between the schools was strong and
every contest was a hot struggle. Every
athlete worked for the honor of his
school and the racing was as Keen as
n witnessed on the track this season.
The events filled well and each school
tried hard for the laurels which were
distributed among all with the exception
of Stevens Preparatory School of Hobo
ken, Which was left out in the cold. Her
athletes were few and their work poor.
Their facilities are just as good for the
development of form, but there is not
the enthusiasm that the others have
shown. h attendance was very linn
tied, but the enthusiasm of the props
from the schools occasionally broke out
in cheers for their colors when borne
to the front in any event. The showing
made by the Newark Academy was re-
marlsably brilliant and very much of a
surprise. The Pingry boys Were sup
posed to have a large mortgage on the
championship, but the Academy slipped
in ahead and captured the championship
by 5 points. Pingry was second and
Plainfield High School third. Mont
clair High School was fourth and Stew
ems School last. Thes were the schools
comprising the organization.
The Newark Academy exhibited in p.
Jones and j. P. Adams a pair Of double
victory champions. Jones handilv won
both jumping events and also ran placed
in the hurdle race. Adams captured both
mile events. His dead-heat finish in the
walk with c. T. Myers of Pingry School
was somewhat sensational, while his
victory in the run was a surprise, as H.
.. Marvel of PingryN School had been
tipped as the winner.
In G.. P. Smith the Plainfield High
School developed a triple hampton,
Smith had little trouble in taking both
notwithstanding contests, and also can
tured the pole vault, together with sec.
ond nor in the hurdle race. Charles
A. Sulzer of Pingry School took the
final heats of both sprints, while his
schoolmate, s. H. Plum, Jr., of the New
ark Academy, was also a point winner.
He took first honors in the hurdle race
and second in the broad jump. The sum
mary
10O-Yard Dash.AFirst heat: Won nv @
a. Sulzer, P. s.; second, G. P. Prout. n.
bLindley ". II 3 second 2. Alexander,
A. Sulzer, p. 81 second, e. Alexander.
Z 3; third. A. Lindley. n. III. S., time
100-Yard Dash.-For boys ur6er is years
First heat: Won by r.. S. Pfckerings ~
a second, p; F. Underwood, F. S.; fime.