The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-12
l~NTERSCHoLASTIC SPORT.
ENCOURAGING OUTLOOK FOR Az
KINDS OF WINTER PASTIM ES.

Trninins nsrlskly for n Frc.h C,mpo,rn-
Hockey sud eoif to Have n BETTER Place
on Future scheduiea-PicLed Football Team.
Now that tho Rridiron has been deserted for
tho season. the youngsters connected with the
various schools of the New York and Long Island
1nterscholastic Athletic Associations arc perfect
ing arrangements for track athletics and base
ball. The entry list for the many indoor games
which will be decided in the near future viii DO
unusually lerge. Attic December meeting ofthe
local association, which will be held next Tues.
day. some important business will be transacted.
Several new events. including hockey and golf,
will be added to the list OF sports. Golf seems
TO 90 n favorlto pastime among several OF tho
schools this season. and already many clubs
have been organized. 1t is rumorcd that there
will DO strong opposition to the amendment
changing tho age limit from 20 to II years, but
the popular feeling is that the change should DO
made.
Tho outlook for the coming interscholastic
chess tournament is exceptionally good. Several
schools havo been added this year. and fore.
most among them is Berkeley. The winning
school will challenge the winners of the Long
Island Association for the intcrcity champion.
ship.
At a recent meeting Of the Athletic Associa.
tion of the De La Sale Institute the following
officers and committees were chosen:
II. D. Brennan. President; John J. o'Bricn, Vice.
President; Fred II. Bruni. Secretary; Frank o,pwycr.
Treasurer.
Committee on Handball-John oldner. Chairman;
Fred Bruni and Thomas Dunn.
Hockey-Frank o'Dwyer, Chairman; Edward Dew
lit. Daniel Sullivan. John J. o'Brien, and Theo.
Ward.
Basebnll-Fred II. Bruni, Chairman; James Engei,
John oldner. p. Cahill. and Edward Connolly.
Track A~thletics-Charles P~ntzenmayer, Chairman;
/. j. Stone, Daniel sullivan. and G. Dnhertv
There is no lack of interest in chess and golf
at the Columbia Grammar School at present.
and after tho holidays track athletics and base.
ball will IN attention. The chess branch
OF the school has organized, and at n recent
meeting tho following officers were elected: J.
Hawkinson, President; Frank Englis, Vice.
President; A. Tiedeman, Secretary, and ]. Leo
Murphy, Treasurer. 1t was decided that a meet.
Ing should be held once a week, and Friday was
selected as the most convenient day. The school
won the interscholastic chess championship last
year, but will be weakened this year by the loss
of Henry Lebaire. In speaking of the prospects
one Of the students said:
1T is important that oil the members of the
school should take a lively interest in our
branch Of the association, as it has been greatly
weakened by the loss Of many Of its best players,
and consequently we are obliged to depend on
new material. which as yet we know nothing
about. Several boys when asked TO Join the club
have offered the excuse that they did not know
how to play, but If they would only express a
desire to learn l am sure they would
find many Of tho members willing TO
teach them. We will start a house
tournament next week TO decide upon the
PLAYERS to meet Poly Prep school of Brook.
Ign. and the boys making the best showing IN
that match will be selected to represent the
school IN the coming, tournament" A golf
aim has hoe nFna fEnl nt tha sulrzI --l =.
ticc is taken at Van Cortlandt Park every FRI
day aiternooni Tho officers are: NJ. A. Strauss.
Secretary; j. Leo Murphy. Treasurer.
Under the direction Of Prof. whewer the
YOUNGSTERS OF the school are undergoing a strict
contest which will soon take place. The events
VIII consist OF work on the horizontal bar. rings.
parallel Dars. bar vaulting, and rope climbing.
The contestants will have to go on each appS.
ratus twice. and ths boy making the most points
school champion. The honors are now held by
The candidates for tho different teams of
berkeley School arc getting themselves into
trim. and from present indications the school
years. There viii Be hockey. handbai,, b b"skk,etr
ball, golf. and skating clubs. The training ia
cilltl9s tor n the e, hockey and skating team YIN be-
Oval will be flooded for that purpose. and as
f beSin as T He G Snna Ient an5 h s It, in in, practice will
practice III the gymnasium. and all other train
Ing win be done At the Oval. There is a large
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golf club is composed Of experts at the game.
and in the proposed tournament they will DO
round dangerous opponents. The basketball
team, under the direction of Capt. Forney. who
PLAYED a star game for the Adelphi Academy OF
The outlook at Cutler School is very bright in
the line OF athletics for the coming season. The
boys at the school are n stocky lot and all in ex.
cellent condition. There is no lack of candi-
dates for positions on the various teams, and
the managers and coach will have their hands
full selecting tho best boys. The hockey and
golf teams will make things hum. The school
won the international hockey championship last
year, and nothing will be left undone to retain
the honors. The team this year will be coached
by Livingston OF Columbia College. The golf
club is now fully organized. with the following
officers:, T., II. Lloyd, President; j. Dix, Secre.
tary and Treasurer. and ID. Barnes, CAPTAIN.
links.
Since the close of the football season the bows
players. and the consensus of opinion seems IN hs
all.intcrscholastic team:
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