The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-10-09
LTHLETTCg.
Long Island schooIboys Talk Over Football
and other Matters.

ana Otner mnttern'
The FIRST regular monthly meeting Of the
Long Island Interscholnstic Athletic League
was held Mt Adclphi AGA lemy. Brooklyn. FRI
day afternoon. Tho delegates present were:
Adelphi Academy. Gilmore aud Deutcher; Brook
lyn High School, Titus and Parsons; Brooklyn Latin
School. Nelson. s%tlinian. and Hcwett; Pratt lnstl.
tute, Co mover and Chipp. 81. Paul school, Hutton
and Graves; Erasmus Hall High School. Harrison;
Poly Prep" Manning sud o'Conror.
Parsons Of Brooklyn High School. who was
elected President nt,s special meeting hold for
that purpose last week. was in tho chair. Tho
FIRST business OF Importance discussed was the
settling OF the dispute OF the medals In the
bicycle raco held at Eastern Park last spring.
Atime limit was placed on the final heat OF the
onc-mile race, and rs the candidates failed to
finish in the time stated. the referee declared
1t no race. 1t was decided to hold the medals
and award thom to tho winners in the next
meet,
In tho interest Of clean sport and also to do
away with much Of the protesting that has been
In vogue after o game. the President instructed
tho delegates that they must live up to the
clause IN the constitution which says In part
that when two teams meet at either football or
baseball, credentials must be exchanged by
of the players.
There was considerable discussion over an
must b ~ SSs f 10 a ssb%oI T tbrreeee S Wsssk q sf beiePe
any contest. Delegate Hewitt Of the Brooklyn
Latin School agreed that the article should be
abide BY 4. especially IN the football, series.
He made the fact clearer by stating that, tho
Latin SCHOOL and Erasmus, Hall High School
could not be played. as all the boys had not re-
they would not be able to compete II they had
returned. Tho delegates voted to drop the
article en- from sno The c1nst,tntio H., ,ro0, , motion
was made that each football team entered in a
ehampionshlp series should play zach other
done other than to leave the matter &c. repre-
games are played dew fewer ef'] Contests viii be sc shede
uled with outside teams, and the champion
Sh As Xdel Pf2v Sd %2PS in Sss iseldde;d not to place
shoSsht that Tie schoqSiIS $Sald 5aye 70 | Be ree
gates voted to appropriate $25 for the football
owing to the, interest manifested in golf a
committee OF three was named to make ar
tSe fbs est BOYS iG fo e neP meaeT p, tEo e isnsSe f i0 p p1Sk
were appointed BY the President
ton, PRATT 1n..itu,ss and mr GFn1 rrsP St. f SniiiFm'n' Bel
SchsduieIGgiiSsrt. BroStiyp High. Chairman; Hut
Poly. Prep" Harrison. Erasmus Hall High; Ward.
Pratt; Gilmore. Adglphi. ,-
Prep" Chipp. Pratt.
The first annual class scratch championship
Of the Adelphi Academy will be held on Thurs
day and Friday. Oct. p and %. The pro
gramme will comprise eleven events, and the
points will count on tho regular basis. The
class scoring the largest number of points will
be awarded q silk banner. The events will be:
1oo-yard dash. 22o-yard dash. 44o-yrad run, $50
fEo sFdd distance Tan; SnG thpo@i nTp' tRRe 1t t9.Po thS 16R aR%mef. T pols
jump. 1oo-yArd dash. Junior. and 22o-yard dash.
Junior.
A large list of entries has been received for
the opening hnpdball tournament Of the acad-
envy. which will begin next week in the gym
naSium.
held a meeting on Friday afternoon for the
purpose OF ~electing officers and making ar
rangements for tho coming football season.
The following officers were elected:
Harry A. Ward. Presidents; Ray A.. Braiden, Vice.
Presidents; H. s. Burris, Secretary; DR.. voorhees,
Treasurer.