The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-14
AMONG ATHLETIC CHRISTIANS.
4 Busy Season in ~siEht-Indoor work ut
Twenty-third Street Branch.

The coming season for the young athletes of
the New York and Brooklyn Y. NJ. C. A. prom
Uses to be one OF tho busiest in the history of the
organizations. The new North America Ath-
letic League will control every kind OF sport,
and the scoring system adopted by the inter
national committee OF the Y. NJ. G. A, which
gives points to the contestant according TO his
record in each event, will BIO used. The COM
mittee on physical work of tho Now York asso-
citation offers the following prizes: Six to the
six men making the highest total score in tho
four special sets and the pentathlon. the con-
~testants' highest score in each event to be
counted; three first prizes to the winners of the
special events; two prizes. gold medals to the
first and silver medals to the second, to the two
men who win the most medals under association
colors in outside games on week days, on the
basis of Ave for a first, three for a second, and
one for q third.
The indoor season at the Twenty.third street
branch came TO an end last week when the an
nual intermediate examination In gymnastics
took place. Tho first examination is called the
who pass this ordeal are eligible to try the in.
order to pass contestants must reach an average
Of over 70 per cent. Among the fourteen entered
two to pass, the former winning premier honors.
The SefSentssge Of each Tsan man foliows; iona. A..
Reitermsn. sb; A. Lstiotief. 90; Z, Mayer. bsi W Van
butCu, bo1 ". GpihoitI1 bos VI uhithCN v u.
dorf, 40; NJ. L. Smith. "a
The branch members arc using the grounds OF
the st. George A. c. at Weehawken. This all
round series OF games Will be played every two
weeks. Tho baseball team Is making q good
record. and plays every oth be Saturday. Train.
while. Tho annual dinner to the Leaders Corps.
basketball, and bowling teams will tako plsoo
next week.
sacred Heart Academy Athletes Compete.
Tho Sacred Heart Academy A. A. held Its eighth an
nuRl games at Clason, on. the Sound on Saturday after
noon. and q largo crowd made the Journey TO the Pic
turesQue grounds. The Catholic Protootory Band was
on nand TO entertain the visitors. The association had .
new quartermile track laid out which cost more
than %, 900. but tho heavy rains early In the week
eft 1t In poor condition. Saturdays events were
decided over the old straightawa y course. The great
rivalry between classes A and d made the events inter.
esting. Owing TO the length OF the programme. tho
nnals in = majority OF instances were not decided.
ummar
Hourigan, Joseph w, SeitE second. Time, Is seconds.
Second heat won by Martin }. Farrell, James J. kiley
second. Time, IL seconds
luu-Yard Run. Class B-FirSt heat won by George 7.
Buchanan, John y. Castano second. Time, II 80
seconds. Second heat won by Joseph A. CLARK. Ber.
nard J. Coyle second. Time. 10 seconds. Third heat
Time, 10 lib seconds. Fourth heat won by Joseph I.
Heisenbuttle. Fred W. Weber second. Time. ID sec.
ondA,
Running High Jump. Glass Avon by Y. Stark,
with 4 feet 10 inches; John II. De Russy second, with
Z feet y inchesi Alfredo A, StakemAnn ami Robert j.
Walsh tied for third place AZ I feet \ inches,
Brown, With { feet inch: George !, Buchanan sec.
ond. with 4 feet John +. Neilahd thit with 8 feet s
inches: