The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09
,%yTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT.
Rors RETURN FROM THEIR
1HnuoITD1Y WITH FRESH VIGOR.

--a.s TrntnIuN AHe 80 WV
s".-.rc. Vow In Ordcr-Lnpse er the Annual
go, NJ Madison square Garden-BriEht
o.,,,er for Baseball and Track sport.
-.. husy scenes Of the Christmas aud New
g. holidays are over and the students Of the
-. in the New York and Long Island Inter-
sOsoastic Athletic Associations returned to
- las, Tuesday after n weeks vacation. The
'""n.l meeting for the new year OF the local as
s.io,ion will be held next Tuesday, and as It 10
.,~ora the most important meeting Of the year
ali assembly OF delegates 10 expected. In all
~. schools the work of finding out what
-.,srinl there Is on hand for the baseball and
,,,ck teams is going on. and from the interest
s,,r,aved IL looks as II every school will support
team this year. Several of tho schools have
.,r..dy selected candidates for the baseball
,,sms, and some practice has been done.
II has been rumored that there is q move
AN, m foot TO consolidate the New York and
innU Island associations under tho name of
,hs Greater New York Interscholastic Athletic
Annexation. There was a similar suggestion
i,s, year, but somehow the matter fell through.
Tn, league across the big bridge favors the
,cheme very much. and the views Of the local
,,sociation will probably DO voiced at the meet
ing to be held on Tuesday.
To the young athletes Of this city and vicinity
FIR tLA last two years the most important
ovent was the meeting held by tho Knick-
.rbocker A. @. at Madison Square Garden.
These games will not TAX place this year
eving 10 lack of support from competitors and
the public. 1t is not at all unlikely that this
also means that tho national interscholastic
outdoor games held at Columbia Oval overy
year will not take place.
At the st. Paul School. Garden City, active
--...,t;opo oro hoipu mazda fo ,vipn nuf tho
defeat sustained by the football team, and the
students are looking forward to the track and
Geld season with uncommon interest. In pre-
yious years hurdling and jumping events have
always proved q weakness in the schools track
team, but this year these branches are we'll sup
pNed with candidates. In addition there Is an
unusually large number of clever bicycle riders.
few good boys have been lost, but not one
whose place cannot be filled with satisfaction.
The available candidates include: Turner. one
mile run; w. A. Blount, SsO.yard run: Temple,
tloyard run; Sprague. LORRAINE. and w.
Reeves. sprints; Shaw, hurdles; Meany. high
Those OF last years championship baseball team
ellis. Temple: Blount, Shaw and Patton
have been divided, into four. squads, namely,
track. baseball. basketball. and handball. Prac.
Sss a Gss dSS oeen IN ms eaSh' M ann mSr Beqk RrSs who
vll have charge OF the various teams. viii be
ably assisted by the captains. and nothing will
attention is now taken up with tho basketball
and handball teams. and the latter will play its
FIRST gnme in the Long Island series next Satur-
day. The first game for the basketball team will
be on Feb. IL.
Prof. Andrews is making excellent use OF the
TIC POLY Prep" School athletes are rounding
frs. class condition for the various events
70 be decided in the near future. Not alone does
all the academic and collegiate classes. but he
finds time to put the aspirants for honors on
track and diamond through special work, which
will lit them for outdoor sport. The c1ndi-
dates for the baseball team will go into train
Ing the first Monday in February; Several
not be any drawback. as the candidates have a
fair knowledge of the game. and can be conchcd
down to any position, The track team will not
The interest ut present is In basketball and
h%andball, and strong teams have been organized
The Brooklyn High School athletic association
belt a meeting last week and talked over plans
I,Sr the coming season on track and diamond.
the election of II. Smith as captain Of the foot. |
ball team. In regard TO tho proposed baseball
game between the English High School Of Ros.
was said. 1t Is not likely that, the game. will
place. owing to some III feeling which re-
ern Park. The track and baseball teams are
doing some light work at the old Thirteenth |
Regiment Armory. Handball and basketball
arc the popular games at the school Mt press
ont. and the two teams are hard at work get |
ting into shape for The coming tournaments.
Dr.; Petit Of the Adelphi Academy has issued
9 cal TOR candidates. and q large number OF stu
dents have responded. DIR. Petit will put all
though a strict course of training, and those not
NJ, 10 the standard will be taken out and others
Those training must stick to their
work, and no one will be selected who does not
come up to all tho requirements of physical
training.
Somuch interest has been taken in athletics
Of the. Manual Training High School that the
athletic association OF the school has decided to
pake, application for membership in the Long |
Island lnlcrscholastic League, The school has
hSken q decided brace in all lines OF sports.
The different teams representing the school
nave been hard at practice, so rs to be in condi-
Zion to enter any OF the tournaments.
lie athletic assoc alton of Dwight School at
z recent meeting elected the. following officers:
John ,McCtbc, President; Harry Love. Vice
-Almus Vinton Secretary; William
E%verdell. Treasurer. Active interest is being
taken IN athletics at the school. and the pros
poets, OF turning out crack teams are bright.
loss of Whitmorc IL severely felt. but the
lhe broad jumping. while equally competent
Doys viii take care of the pole vault and weight
events. The dramatic and literary club. which
contributed so largely toward enuipping and sus-
tanning the, baseball team last spring. has been
ieorg 'niZed. and will hold an entertainment I'm
NE near future for the benefit of the team. The
ofncers selected nrc MS follows: William T.. Null
ln,ily; President; h. Pau. Vice-P President; George
mlad!etown, Secretary and Treasurer; John Nc
Oaoe' CHAIRMAN OF Entertainment Committee.