The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
ISrERsoHo1Asrrc SPORT
Athletic schoolboys or This District and View
ENGLAND Prepnre for Football.

I Athletic schoolboys or This District and View
England Prepare for Football.
Tho formal opening of the private schools that
arc members OF the New York and Long Island
1nterscholastic Athletic Association will occur
this week. Tho present indications a-e that
nearly all tho schools will be represented on
the gridlron and that the struggle for tho hon
ors will be moro severe than ever before.
The football season is we'll under way at Trim
ity School, Capt. Browne having cullcd out the
candidates in the early part OF the week. The
outlook is very encouraging. MS many of last
years players will again DO on hand to I'LL their
old positions. William Oil, the old Cornell
player, will coach the team. He coached the
Brooklyn High School team with great success
last year. The team will be as strong as ever
at tackle. Capt. Browne will play left, while
Page will look after right tackle. They make
an almost invulncrab!c pair. Blunte is back at
the school bigger and stronger than ever. lie
will play his old position ut left guard. Be-
hind the line O'Rourko will play ut his old posi-
ton, full back. The team will play its first
game on oct. l. Football, however, will not be
the only branch of sport in which Trinity will
participate. 1t is the policy Of the school to be
tllcast represented in every branch of inter
scholastic athletics.
Tho Barnard football team will be organized
the first week in October. but quito some prac-
tice has already taken place. The track team
will begin Its indoor work after the Christmas
holidays and will endGavor to sustain Bar
nard's reputation. on both track and field.
The Brooklyn Latin School celebrates its ff-
tccnth anniversary by taking possession Of Its
brooklyn. There Is n brick structure, 5Ox25,
tlt 5SL for 4 gymnasium 9 1tSassiiu an and , a iHt nj me@ ss,1,I 90, 80
lied for outdoor gymnastics. athletics, and
general recreation.
favorite pastimes this, fall. Capt. Hewitt will
have the football candidates out in a few days.
s sssst HEl'T ssasoa: lG Gssd sFISht for H5a 1n2th %an snS.
Carey; IN ana l. Lord orr who played on the team lat
be DEVELOPED; The outlook for basketball is not
very very bright but BY at IT. the ,n sane time, is not not dis dis.
old boys on hand. but there are plenty of new.
Corners who Gro anxious to make. tho team.
Chadwick is the popular candidate for captain.
Many students at the school are well up on the
game of %handball. and q strong team for the In
terscholastie series is being. organized. NJ. B.
Berking will manage all the teams, and a better
man could not have been selected. He can get
school.
Tho members and friends Of the Brooklyn
High School are in great glee over the announce.
ment that Gierasch; who was recently elected
captain Of the football team, has dec decided Gss, e
University but changed his mind. He is CON
fdent that the wearers of the crimson and blue
will give a good account of themselves this
Every available boy in tho school started in
last week; Owing to the polo series at the pa,
i".S 'ou.eS . 'SPNNs "ih' '"o , "N
take to tho open lots. but as soon as the polo
matches are over the parade grounds will be
team will be developed: The candidates arc
being coached by James Watt of the University
There will be but ono team in the Polytech.
mic Institute this year and it will be composed
OF the preparatory school students. The good
work done by tho team last wear has prompted
the coacheE to insist upon hard, earnest practice
from the very beginning this year, and 1t is
believed that the team will be the best in the
The III New S'.Jje jersey = 1nterschoinstic Athletic Asso-
citation will enter upon its third year OF exist
schools, us follows:
Bordentown Military Academy. Pingry School.
Newark Academy. Stevens Preparatory, Montclair
High School.
1t is not at all unlikely that several outside
schools viii apply for membership this fail.
ton arc:
Rutgers Preparatory school, ,MGntclair Military
School. Lenk school. and Pnssaic High School.
,c Ihe tG %IlI snon se oSsS, 1 TBs ssb thS Se has se55 ssy
announced as follows:
/. at Elzabeth; Pfanneld High school VS.. Newark Acad'
oct S.Moatclair High School v; Stevens rrsRsr.;
, i m,5n School school. at a, I rlainnsid: f ssTsr s' assas ss, y' 1s n sas'
Orange High School,. at East Orange.
E%lizabeth: Plninfeld High School VS.. Stevens Prepar'
. at%ry soaoGi, at Piainneid; s.,oo, -. p,,,nco,,
nish school, at East orange; Nswa,t Academy VS.
s' osf' sp PreGaTs5"s' s PTeos,; ae Ses seSao, vs.. pinsry
! School. a, Elizabeth; Newark Academy vs.. Montclair
Sov., 0-Pingry, school vs.. Newark Academy, a,
. Newark; Montclair High School VS.. East Orange High
5 sG SoS. i 3 Fla 1nsRff High School VS.. Mon.cla,r High
ssh FOL, At MSnt H,ah sc s,eyen as R rJsPara'oFy School
i i yssEis sxesptIonaiiy flne. I6s football team
h last week and practice was begun at once. Tn
= derwood and suizer will occupy their old posi-
y tions as half backs, and the team. will be greatly
y is being arranged, and everything points to G
z successful season on the %gridiron.
( High school football. candidates started in t
n practice on Franklin Field, Dorchester, las!
n week, and Judging from the work %asGSomlplishst
gridiron this fall, John B. Dunn will captain
the team, and he has several of last year, mer
portent vacancy was left by tho graduation Q
, Bill Currie, the clever half back. There is onl,
den. He is good at tackling, and a first. elias
n punter. and 1t is expected that he will ~ tn,
will do most of the running behind the line, ant
with their three years, experience should max
4 RRhi Eh o. end h"'t viii inr Be- i SsSS"a a IL GSf Ry ~schumacke
a Splinter OF no mean ability. For left ent
10 could not have been secured. sedgoiv and An
l. thuny viii probably. be the tackles. The latte
place ON the team. Scdgely played on tho clever
and and Sf Fast game I" Coleman and Ayres are tryin'
10 for the positions of guards. Both are below tn
= T rcI' !" s HSiE t. sa ST5i n tbem TO , ow their "p ws 81
10 Lewis will look after the centre. while the mos
ID promising hoy for anarter back Is bArtiet,
son. and Mcnamara are tho newcomers an
Vi will al! be tried in earlier genes; Ths manage n mag
10 will include some OF the interscholastic school