The sun., 1897-10-31
INrERscHoIAsrro sPoRZ
LeaEus Foo'san season In Fun swisE en- roth
sides Of tho nrtdEs,

Siues OF thc HrtuEe'
Tho interscholastic football season is now well
under way, and the outcome Is awaited with
keen Interest by the youngsters Of the local and
Long Island intcrschoastic athletic associo-
tions. In this city Berkeley School defeated De
La Salle Institute in the opening game aud
furnished surprise as the institute boys we're
expected to carry Off the honors. This they
might have accomplished had they lived up to
tho training they received. On the other hand.
Berkeley School showed tho result OF excellent
training and hard and earnest practice. Tho
defeat puts DE La Sale Institute out OF tho race
for the championship, and should Berkeley
School defeat Dwight School on Tuesday she
will battle with tho winner OF tho second section
for the championship,
The most important thing tho manage.
mcnt Of the local association football series
should do. and Mt once, is TO SEQ that the crowd
is not permitted TO interfere with tho players.
Last Tuesday, during the Berkeley.De La Sale
game. Immediately after the kickoff, the crowd
with one grand rush swarmed out of the grand
stand and formed complete circle around the
players, and interfered 80 with the teams that
the game had to be stopped several times.
In tho Long Island series six games have been
played, which resulted In victories for Brooklyn
High School, St. Paul School, and Poly Prep"
School. Although the st. Paul School boys are
again tho favoritcs for the championship, they
will lind dangerous rivals in Brooklyn High and
" Poly Prep schools The former has played
up till last Wednesday six games, carrying OF
he honor5 in each. 1t defeated Belts Acad-
emy, 6 TO 0; Barnard School, IS to 6; Cutler
School. AZ to .: New York Military Academy,
1s to4; Adolphi Academy, &C. to o, and Prince
tor Preparatory School, l6 to o, a total OF los
points to 10. This is a very good showing for so
In ha thn1 1ast iN,tp n
prise, as the Princeton "Prcps" have bccn play
ing havoc with all the scholastic teams in this
Pratt institute up to date has not played any
games In the ecrics, and therefore its real
strength cannot be asccrtained. But from the
showing thus far made in outside games tue
team will lie the strongest the institute has
had since 1898. The team will bc made up as
follows
pis,cG left end: Mead. left tackle; Tllnay; len
right tackle; Chapman. r,sh. end; Chipp, anarte,,,
back; Wiets. full back.
| tory School has been steadily improving, and in
the league games to DO played should prove Tor:
backs. Can't. Pnrson is working hard 10 capture
| the championship honors. Several changes have
occurred during the past week The FL most
from half back 10 guard, where he IS doing well.
considering his lack of Knowledge OF the posi-
tion; At the rcorganization, meeting of the
| Athletic Association OF the school the following
| officers were elected for the year:
| James A, Nelson. President; James Gi Vice Prs!
dent; L. p Frothingham Secretary: c. FrOthinG ham
| Treasurer; Walter Eberhard. captain OF baseball
| team; James A. Nelson manager OF baseball team
c. Fruthingham. manager OF basketball; II. c. Robin
| son. manager OF haudOall
Laurence Frothingham was also elected cnp
| tain OF the basketbt all and handball ans. Th'
! basketball season. although opened in the gym
| nasium last week with fifteen candidates, vii
not amount to much until the football season il
| over. as two OF he football teams will make tha
| OF the basketball.
| The chess clu b is again in work. order, will
! its last years President. Fourteen members a
present constitute the clubs membership. bu
additions are looked for soon. Last Wednesda.
n match game was played in the building agains
the team OF the Manual Training High School
the result of which was draw.
The High School football team has not beer
playing up to expectations, although In The
three games played up to last Thursday tn
boys have carried or honors twice and tied once
They defeated Hackettstown Seminary, L. 10 6
Brooklyn Latin School, 81 to o. and PLAY g,
southampton Athletic Club ascoreless tie game
negotiating with the authorities oftwo armor'e
for the privilege OF their use for practice hg tn
candidates He hopes TO secure at Ioast one o
those armorics The call for candidates for tn
handball team has been responded to and man!
applicants have sent In their names
The Brooklyn Latin School football player
arc making good progress. In the game witt
brooklyn High school. at Eastern Park. on DC,
| 10. they surprised their opponents. as well a
their many friends, by the brilliant game the
put up, inasmuc ch us they were nandicap ppcd II
weight at least ten pounds to the player
Against the great odds in weight, Latin Scho0
held High School for four downs within tc
yards OF the goal liLc
| There - every possible chance or a game bt
ing arranged between the winners OF the locU
series and the champion team of the Long Isian
lnterscholastic League for the interci;y chan
piOnship There is also talk Of game bet wee
the representative schools OF Boston and Create
New York.