The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-03-14
AMONG ATHL ETC CHRISTIANS.
Results or ysriou. Event. and tho Newly Ac.
ccptcd Records.

The athletic departments OF the Y. NJ. c. A.
branches OF this city and vicinity will enjoy a
most prosperous season. Every night the sym
nasiums are taken up by tho members who are
practising TO make the track and baseball teams.
The season OF indoor sports is drawing TO a close,
and with the exception OF one or two more games
the basketball will be laid aside until next fall.
The rivalry that existed among tho different
branches has made the game much more popular
than In previous years.
The Central branch OF Brooklyn have been
playing a remarkably strong game this year.
Their best showing was with IA seven.mcn team.
The match bet wecn the Ccntrals and Yale Cniver-
sity, which takes place at the Cycle Club OF
Brooklyn next Tuesday night. Is causing consid.
erablc interest. II will be the last game OF a
series Of three. and as each has won n game.
a battle royal Is looked for.
The Eastern District branch OF Brooklyn have
three teams in the field. ana they have reason to
feel proud OF the basketball record for the sen
son. The first team has met and defeated the
strongest teams in this part OF the country.
The Montauk, or second team, is entered in the
intercity league, and with yet two games to
play. has a fair lead. The Brownies. or the third
team. average ll5 pounds, and play the fastest
game for their weight in this vicinity. The
records for the season OF the three teams are rs
follows:
Central !. N. A.. Q. First team. ii; Adelphi Acad.
smy; = "a: f Grsen ass%; 7. iMp NJ 4, A. H.l = f 4 ~ tam. al III II;
knicksroqSser a; c. a. Fin. team; 20; Fsnwood
Britain Y. N. c. A., 90. First team, o; Mount Vernon
Y. NJ. c A., 8. FRS! team, .; New Rochelle o. First
team, u; ~st,mford y, NJ; c. A., H.. First team. III;
s sn 4. G. 10. Ft 4; Tea team N E,I'i bay ..si Ridge 1s' 4 S1 e. s. FIX,
team. 90; Harlem y. N. G, A. 3 First team, s2; New
Moni,ak. i: Central : M;cAk; M9n,Sgk; 80;
A.. /. Montauk. l.; Young Mems Institute. 8. Mon.
tanE. rs; Bedford y. NJ. c. A., o.. Montauk, !; Harlem
!. N; c. a. ~, nontauk. ID Harlem Y. IL c. A. ..
brownies. Il; Twentysixth wari Y. ". C.. A.. 8.
brow MES. 81; ST. Georsr A. C., 10. Brownies. i:Green.
Po's. i nl y; g; a., b, P FRAY, is.ii i; srTss s. Toaal = points Ma s.
10, opponents, 30.
The indoor athletic competitions among the
members OF the Greenpoint branch are causing
widespread interest. The events TO be decided
are:
Standing high kick. running high kick. standing
high lump, running high Jump. standing broad jump,
fence vault. pole vault, rope climb, calf %stretcher. and
rope skip.
Summary Of first six events follows:
Standing High Kick-Won by W. II. Johnson. with
O feet sLI inches; otto J. wuest. second. with d feet
Oh inchesi q. II. Maynard and William Halloran tied
for third. with u feet O inches.
o feet . inches; William H.. Johnson, second, with o
feet l, inches; William HallOran. third. with 0 feet.
Calf stretchcr-WOn by John W Cross, oGh times;
William II. johnson. second. 500 times; ottoJ wuest.
third. 3Ol times.
Fence vanit-Tie for nrst place between John W.
Cross and otto J. Wucst, with u feet; William Hal.
loran. second, with . feet II inches; william X. John
son, third, with i feet 10 Inches.
Running High Kick by William X. Johnson.
with = feet ! inches; Otto j. Wucst, second. with z
feet 10 inches; william HallOran, John W. Cross, and
F,J, Denning tied for third. with Z feet o inches,
William X. johnson and otto j. Wuest tied for second,
o 10 seconds; John w. Cross, third. . y'o seconds.