The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-06-12
I%NTERSCH0LASTlC SPORT.
NATIONAL l. 4. a. MAY BE BROAD
ENED TO ADMIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

WOnorn IN the Lens Island L~ehgue-sue-
cessrul Issue or the New YsrE AssOcIatisn's
Lawn TennIs Tourney at Berkeley Oval.
As THE SUN announced last week, preliminary
steps are being taken 10 broaden the scope OF
the National Intorscholastic Athletic Asscsla-
ton so as to admit the public school boy athletes
to membership. To accomplish this q revision
OF the present constitution OF tho national body
will be necessary. but It is confidently expected
by the supporters of the movement that there
will be no difficulty In arranging details. or
course there is opposition TO the movement
but 1t 10 not very pronounced. and those who
are working In tho interest OF the public insti'
buttons are %sRnguine that II Will be overcome.
Ono OF tho advocates OF the movement, who Is
prominent in scholastic athletics, discusses the
scheme as follows:
"The private schools themselves will benefit
the most once the project Is under way. Nat
urally there will be moro interest taken In ath-
letic sports In the public schools, and tho more
ambitious Of the schools will probably secure
competent coachors. This will serve Os a prepar-
atory instruction, and when many OF tho young
sters enter private institutions, as undoubtedly
many Of them will. instead of being raw re-
cruits who ordinarily would take a year or
moro to develop, the boys will DO practically
seasoned athletes. But outside Of this there lie
no doubt that, even II the public school boys do
not enter a higher school, they will receive q
chance to get plenty of athletic exercise which
will DO Of great benefit to them in after years.
and for this reason, II for no other, the move
ment is to be commended"
The settling Of the Hamilton Institute matter
at the meeting Of the New York Interscholastic
A. A. meeting last week has restored harmony
In the organization, and everything Is now
serene. The action Of the association In remit
ting the original fine and substituting a much
,E-l.o. 500 a.. nn-n - al m a m ~infpry for
Hamilton Institute, but the association could
afford to be generous, and its action is warmly
applauded. Hamilton Institute will pay tho
new fine, 1t il believed, in short order, as tho
school Is anxious to be restored to its former
standing and to have Its athletes compete in tho
different sports promoted by the association.
Then q dispute which at one time threatened to
| reach serious dimensions will be harmoniously
ended.
Owing to some mistake in figuring out the in
dividual records OF the Long Island Interscho-
lastic Athletic League II. J. Brown of st. Paul
School was credited with having made the best
showing throughout the season, with a record
of eight frsts and one second. q total Of 43
points. The honors should have gone to G. p.
Serviss of Brooklyn Latin School. with seven
frsts, three seconds and one third, o total Of As
points.
Tho New York interscholastic lawn tennis
tournament came to q close on the new courts
at Berkeley Oval last week. The tournament
WAS the most successful ever hold. each and
every game being closely contested. Howa ard
A. Plumer of Berkeley School carried off the
honors in the singles after a royal battle with
John Clark of the Wilson and Kellogg School.
plumer also figured in the doubles, and with c.
L. Du Val carried Off the honors. Plumer won
the tournament promoted by the Columbia Uni
versity recently, which entities him to be one Of
the four interscholastic representatives at the
annual tennis tournament to be held at New
port in August. The results OF the New York
interscholaBtic tournament were MS follows:
FIRST ROUND.
Plumer. Berkeley School. defeated Barnes. Cutler
PlqmSr. Berkeley school. defeated Powers Wilson
'p Gia Ksil0 @li Ssa00'; AS SS df fsiiUsr School, defeated
Iwsrt. Berkeley School, o-l, Ga:
School. SO. Ga, Ga.
SECOND ROUND.
Plumer. Berkeley school. defeated Du Val. Berk-
CLARK. Wilson and KslloGgs'S School. defeated Bro
Piumer. berkeley School. defeated Clark. Wilson
and Keilogg's School. 60. Ga. Ga, Ga.
DoUBLEs-FIRsT ROUND.
Powers and Brokaw, Cutler School. defeated
pesenSr and Ely, berkeley school. e-S. e-3.
FINAL ROUND.
Plumer and Duval, Berkeley School, defeated
Powers and Brokaw. Cutler School. 40. SO, e-s.
On Friday, June 3. the closing exercises of the
l34th year of the Columbia Grammar School
were held. In order that there might be no in.
preparing for their college examinations the
formal commencement was done away with; The
handsomely decorated gymnasium was, how.
ever. well hlled with students eager to hear the
ummary of the years work. H~eadmaster B.
excellent results obtained during the past year.
and urged the scholars TO raise the standard OF
the educational yicissitudes OF nearly a
century and a half, Announcement was then
t%ionSliy. good work throughout the year. had
won a place on tho roll Of honor. as well as OF
those who deserved mention for excellence en- ain In
tinguished were William b. Clarke. head Of
classical department.; Charles H; Wilson, head
II SS'Gdu <. Keller 6atiitos A. Grace. Don /
Moore, Charlie. P. Bradstrcet, John c; small
tor, Walter %'~ VAN Colt. and Roland 4,
70 nG Raymond anf W. PF Smith tn t fTSn in German Mn: t to joSH
e; smalIwood and that In declsmation to t.
d ansh%sia ni G Grestsa the an special SstSp Honorable Sa RBSisT msn:
tlOn accorded to the two students who gave ur
successful school work in order to aght for
Troop G, and Ii. NJ. Ssrwood Of the New York
In athletics the year at this school has been q
fairly successful one. considering the raw mate
rial from which candidates had to be picked
Of proper material, but a good baseball team
was developed, the main feature OF which was
the pltCnlnR department.. IN Track AtnletlCt
the school was weak compared with former
years. the only available youngster being Dull
Sheimcr, who won the l0O-yard dash, junior, iT
the fast time of 10 AS seconds.
The annual commencement, exercises of thu
Columbia Institute were hold last week. anc
were more of a patriotic love feast than any
thing else. The boys wore warmly conRratu
lated on their work during the year. and thu
graduates, after receiving the usual advice
from the head master, DR.. Fowler, were mad,
happy by receiving their diplomas. The prize
were awarded as follows:
scholarhip-c C. Lleb and J: b. Bsllomry. HenIo
department cadets; II. d. Fielding and A, c. Jones
middle department cadets X. B.. hlllstt and II
Phelps, preparatory department cadets; l.. Dean an,
A. EArEOnSB, elementary department cadets; s. q
Taylor and w. p. Gallagher. primary department
cadets,
Certinoates for Good Department ana General E1
cellence-C. c. Lieb, NJ. ID. Davidson. J. Baxter. II. c
Mooney, II. Foley. W. A. simmons, II. D. Fielding, Il
8 Phelps, L. Dean. Z, II. White. Jr, ". J. Hutch. X. 1
0 Rogers. i. S. Matching. W. II. Gref, ]. n. Bellomry
a X. b. Mlllett. W, II. Carpenter. Jr. and p. Sargones,
n Certificates of Punctualtty-W =. Hutch. q. I
0 Knapp, W. II. Carpenter. JT.. J, q. Hattie. II. b, Mar
son, 4. q. Taylor, W NJ. Baxter. ]. Baxter. II. L
Fielding, and II c. Mooney.
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