The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-13
INzERsoHo1Asr1o sport.
tempting Array or Champ,opship Events en-
the Schedule.


the Schedule.
Interscholastic athletics are booming. Thor,
will DO several important events in the near fu
ture, among which will be tho FIRST annua
hockey championship. of which the opening
game Will DO played at the Ice Palace Skatinl
Rink, 10th street and Lexington avenue. mex
Wednesday night. Moro than usual interest II
being manifested In this addition to the loca
associations events, and a successful series
OF games 10 anticipated. Closely following thii
will como the third annual skating champion
ship. The games OF the Barnard School ath
letic association will be next in order. and thor
the third annual indoor games Of tho Nationa
1nterscholastic Association. Active training
for all these games is now the order, and from
present indications the performance of the boys
should be better than in previous years.
The captains and managers of the baseball
teams are in high Rleo over the announcement
that the association has at last taken steps Ia
forward the seasons plans. At the last meet
ing Of the association arrangements were made
for the games and the committee appointed will
have the schedule out In few days. There Is q
lively debate expected at tho next meeting OF
the local association over the proposed adoption
of discus throwing. This will make tho fourth
time for the question to be brought up. So far
every attempt to carry the necessary amend
ment has been voted down.
Although 1t was at first thought that Column
bia Institute would enter q team in the hockey
championship. 1t was decided at the last mo-
mont to hold of. Nevertheless. the school will
support q team which will play games with
teams in the league. Considerable attention is
paid to baseball and n fast nine is being organ
lied. Practice is going on without a hitch. It
has not been definitely decided whether to put
a track team in training, but a meeting of tho
athletic association will be held for thai pur-
pose next week. A fencing class has been or
ganized to meet on Saturday mornings. So far
1t has q membership Of twenty two, interest be-
ing stimulated by the addition of a fencing con-
test to the annual gymnastic tournament.
To the disappointment of all the students at
tho Dwight School. the faculty has issued orders
that no baseball would be allowed this year.
Thore will, however, DO a track team, and tho
boys are very faithful patrons Of the gymna-
sum-. Manager Pau is trying to get some ar
mory for training purposes. In the meantime
the sprinters have been practicing starts, and
some Of them get of in very great shape.
The announcement has been made that Halsey
School will place a track team in the field, and
probably q baseball team. The track team is
now the all-absorbing topic. Regular training
has begun, and every afternoon the gymnasium
Is fer asnte p w,sh ths yGTs +. + Hsl ttry VIM 5 for III, the n dif,
vaulting for the school. and thus far he has
proved q very valuable find. Great things are
promising candidates for other events are Flu.
here and Ward; bicycle; Thorn jumps and shot;
Barnes and De Zafna. dashes; Randel and Hold.
woodbridge school hopes to enter a few good
men in the annual field and track meet, includ-
ing a BICYCLE rider and a runner. The latter IL
considered a dark horse in the middle-distance
events. The school will enter a weight.thrower
feet and who is stesdiiy improving. a fencing
club has been started, but 1t is doubtful whether
1t will enter Into competition with any other
Athletics viii DO taken up with moro interest
at Drisler School this year than ever before. Tho
the st. Nicholas Skating Rink every, Friday
pretty good trim. The team viii line I'M up y thu ba
coming series as follows:
Gibbins, captain and goal; curran. point; J: Eakin.
cover point; Woln. Spencer, Mcintyre, and Lawson,
forwards.
Nothing will be left undone to place a strong
track track s team nd IN the h t field; The q hnpTI candi-
Eakin and Spencer. bicycle; Weeks, walk;
Thurbsr. halfmile and one.mile runs: Base.
candidates will begin work next week.
The athletes, at Columbia Grammar School
team will consist mostly OF new material. the
only Sniyo TGs adshns En- members EN- ds.6 of last last years team
and dashes. Smith and Haight are doing nicely
indoor practice on Prof. Wheiowell's improved
apparatus next week. All but two Of last sea.
promising players among the new boys. j.
O'Brien has been elected captain.
AZ Madison School most attention is devoted
ress has been made in the past few weeks at the
gymnasium of the Knickfrbocker A. {. Hand
ing at the school. and strong teams will shortly
At Wilson & Kellogg's School It is said that
baseball will, receive more attention than track
Among the now students at the
Sshs1' ex sheGf ace Z ff IN tha %fiih ny.. % %hd s aPe s s9%el
will try to make a good showing in the inter
at Cutler School thus far is Il hockey,
and a very strong team is entered in the cham.
tain in the place of Wright. who has resigned.
II Inc new Jew cap enGGts wi1, h hmso started work with en-
tendencT' on M" th sI part t% Of his men 10 to ov pIaT mn inc inc
game. The team will line up thus:
schwab. goal; Auchincloss. point; Duvni. cover
t Brooklyn Latin School scrviss is expected
to excel his remarkable work Of last yeerin the
ing at practice in the same event and will sup:
port Serviss In all open games; The school VIII
6 De stro ~SrI IN ef sss RSbbeI y %ork and aH s : has a. l Sssn
secure n place. serviss. Parker and Snedecker
will be seen in the senior dashes. while Plat.
events. Lane, Parker. Allen and Chad wick are
company in the quarter and Berking will
go in for the half. The school has no material
for the weights. and there e 2 scarcity q good
mile runners, but on the whole the outlook is
much better than it was last year at this time.
The Polytechnic Institute and the Central Y.
NJ. G. A. handball teams We're the contestants in
a match game at the ~latter's gymnasium last
week. The home team beat POLY" 8 to /.
Summary:
singlss1Msnson: Poly. =" beat Remington; Central.
81 to IN; Higley, Central, beat Hoyt, "Poly," 81 to
II; Dunno. Central. beat Behr, "Po.y" 81 o 49, Colo
more. Central. beat Manson. Poly" 81 to 10:
10 10; Colomore and Remington beat Behr and Hoyt,
III 20 10.
Although there Is little probability OF Stevens
School being represented In track athletics this
outdoor training will begin as soon as
the weatho. permits and the boys expect to
make a good showing at the spring games of
the New Jersey a. O. Lacrosse is u prominent
sport at the school this year, and there is every
prospect OF a fine team. A chess club has been
organized, the officers OF which are Harwood.
Paine. Vice President; Conner. Sec
rotary. The baseball outlook is not very en-
rouraging yet. Chamberlain and Roblnnd being
the only surviving members OF last years team.
but there is an abundance of new material and
inc future may hold many surprises in store.
The bOVB of the HOtrhklss SchOnl are working