The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-24
INTERsoHoLAsTIO GAMES.
Pingry school Carried on the Ran
ncr az Bergen Point.

ner at EeFgcn Point.
The nual games of the New Jersey
Interscholastic Association were held Sat-
urday afternoon on the grounds of the
New Jersey A c. at Bergen Point. Rep
resentatives of the most prominent
schools In the State competed in the
various events for the championship. An
enthusiastic crowd was present and the
sport was full Of interest. Pingry School
Of Elizabeth won the point banner, after
a hard struggle with the Newark Acad-
envy which finished first last year. Plain
held High School was second. Stevens
School of Hoboken was left out in the
cold, scoring the small number of three
points. There are seven schools in the
association, and each had it's rooters on
hand.
Spirited finishes marked a majority of
the events. The chief interest was CEN
tered in the work Of H. E. Marvel of
Pingry School. He was entered in three
events and won them all. He also broke
the lnterscholastic record for the $40
yards dash. He lowered it from 50 Us
seconds to 81 3-5 seconds. The other
events were as follows.-
One Hundred Yard Dash. Senior-First
School; R. Turner, Newark ACADEMY.
second; J. Prout, Newark Academy. sec
Time, 10 3-5 seconds. Sulzer Won by two
third. Any
One hundred yard dash 0or boys under
sixteen years)-Final heat-Won by A.. f.
Myers, Pingry School; w. G.. Wrightson.
Newark Academy, second; S. H.Grainsch,
stevens School, third Time, II rs sec
onds. Won by one yard. Same distance
between second and third.
one hundred and twenty yards hurdle
ra ae heat1Won by P. Jones, New
High School, second; S. H. Plum, Jr-
Newark Academy. third. Time, il As
seconds. Won easily. Two yards between
second and third.
Four hundred and forty yards dash
Won by Il. e: Marvel, Pingry School; c.
Z, Phillips, Montciair High School, sec
Institute. third. Time, 81 3-5 seconds.
third.
by w. NJ. McCulley. Pingry School; L. M.
Hillman Plain1eld High School. Second.
H. +, AAJpplsy, PTTjngry School, third. Time.
f befw - S-' seco NOR ? ny 4 yard; three yards
Two hundred n twenty yard hurdle
Jr:, Newark Academy r, Jones, Newark
School, third sf'0' Time. Is e SIS aesr Won pih By Z
feet; 8 yards between second and third.
Eight hundred and eighty yard run
y ~ -. ~. u, L oCllOOl, L..
s. Thurston, Newark Academy, second;
L. Dletz. Stevens School, third. Time,
2 M. I 3-5s, Won by 5 yards; 8 yards be-
tween second and third.
hundred and twenty yard dash,
final heat-Won by c.. A. Sulzer, Pingry
School; r. c. Turner, Newark Academy,
second; A. F.. Meyers, Pingry School.
third. Time % 3-5s. Won by two feet: one
foot between second and third.
n mile run-yVon by H. E. Marvel.
Plngry School; L. S. Thurston, Newark
Academy, second; e. Bradley, Stevens
School, third. Time, 5m. 4-5s. Won by 20
yards; five yards between second and
third.
Running broad Jump. Jones, Newark
Jones', of Newark Academy, were tied for
first place, with 5 #. 311ain. each. Duren
won first prize on the toss. P. A. Moore,
Pingry School, 5 feet, third.
Putting twelve pound shot,. P. Smith.
Plainfield High School, 81 it. liz in, first;
p. F. Underwood, Pingry School, 36 #. 6
School, 96 it. 2A in, third.
Pole vault-G. p. Smith, Plainfeld High
School, 8 #. 6 in, first; R. Moore, Bor-
dentown Military School, 9 it. 5 in. second:
w. Lawson, Montclair High School. 5 fl
6 in, third.
Throwing twelve pound hammer-C.
Runyon, Plainfeld High School, 102 it. Ii
in, first; G.. P. Smith, P1ainfeld High
School. 9S fit. 5 in, second; E. P. Under
wood, Pingry School, SO fit. s in, third.
Running broad Jump. ones, Newark
Academy, 10 #. s in, first; D. Irish. Mont
clair High School, 10 fit. 6js in., second: s.
Il Plum, Jr., Newark Academy, IS it. 10
in, third.