The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
I%NTERSCHoLASTIC SPORT.
BRIGHT OUTLOOK o THE sEAsoN
ON TRICK AND DIAMOND.

Hat,ennl Association Scarcely Up TO Require
u~ssuts-Elnrry Cornish suGGests soune Needed
nsrerms-snsttpg Championship NEXT n
Oraer-RasebnIl schedais Es new Rosay.
The great rivalry In athletics that has spruns
M among the schools In the New York Inter
scholastic Athletic Association gives promise
Of an exclting season on both track and dia-
nond. Out of the fifteen schools fourteen are
training hard, and from present indications the
race for cbampionship honors will be an open
enc. Most all of the schools have lost some
Of their crack performers, and in many cases
their places will DO hard to all. but the lew
comers have how up so well thus far that
these handicaps may DO overcome before the
time for actual competition arrives. To the
disappointment Of all the youngsters the indoor
season 10 likely TO fail fiat owing to tho difficulty
Of booking an armory. This is indeed a hard
blow COR the young athletes, as those indoor
games have always been the means Of excellent
preliminary practice for the outdoor games.
A no ARRANGEMENTS have as yet been madc for
tho third annual indoor games Of the National
lnterscholastic Athletic Association, 1t Is not at
al unlikely that this event will also 20 by the
board this year, and as tho outdoor season will
not open until tho middle of next month. the
trainers viii have to go slow with their charges.
That the N. ]. A. A. has not come up to ex.
pectations 10 an assured fact, and Harry s.
Cornish Of the Knickerbocker A. G.. outlines
some ideas OF what could and may be done to
cid the association in its future work. He says:
1.-THE foundation CT amateur athletics lies In
tho schools. Immediately Is not to carly to be-
gin q campaign which must end in placing in
terscholastio sport where 1t belongs and where
Il will DO safe from any attacks. As the work
ts ct present conducted, I am under the i'm
.-~..lon kh,k thn oaaaetofiop rannnt aCrnmpliah
the good 1t should. It must be made truly ma
tional and broadened. This does not need any
conference other than the next annual meeting
q that body.
II would suggest that the delegates to the
annual meeting come with instructions from
their local associations to change the laws of.the
national body. fixing some age limit aud stand
ard Of eligibility as to studies, and making 1t
possible for any properly accredited schoolboy
to be eligible for the national championships.
il would not BIO necessary that the school which
no attends should be a member Of the National
Association, nor yet have representation in that
body. To have representation it should DO Int
perative that a district association be formed
on existing lines. To my mind the age limit
require q student to accomplish at least, ten
siokness,' from the day the term begins in the
fall until the end of the spring term. In this
t Msy % Saly o SrR Win gnlf e be.SSs 81 sst 10 rid ini,er snS IN
asic athletics of evils which now exist without
THE association after having passed such a
ruling would DO in Q position to strengthen ".
self andit would not be such a very difficult task
to, address the principal of every preparatory
school In every important city In this country
A list of questions bearing on athletics could be
sent to each with REQUESTS for answers, and by
pionships would DO awakened. New associations
are sure to be formed and. even though these
associations are not represented at the ma
changes can be made on the plan outlined, there
liz National Association viii occupy.
York Interscholastic Hockey championship is
crowd OF students at the Ice Skating rink when
ever q game is played. The teams are all get
game. In some OF the earlier games s~lugsing
was very much in evidence. The management
Of the rink cautioned The youngsters that this
and De La Sale institute have the advantage
and are strong f~avorites for the honors. BerEe,
Icy and Drisler schools are playing In much
ssss. toward fST% ho the and snd may sl pISve AND MdprGth Giu GPBBG.
sence OF some Of their stars. The record of the
schools up to date Is as follows:
School. Won.Lt PIT. School. Won. ~ pts;
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A most important meeting Of the New York
Interscholastic Association will be held next
Tuesday, ana final arrangements for the seasons
up is the skating championship. The commit
tee appointed by the President Of the association
% 70 SssiEts's It at sne Zee Psia fSF s shas ex'f Rin hol last {
races Ss the rink merit week, Two days will be
I'll irla G'i and t tRe 's ssee PddrP Pos: the se: :a nris aa Xf ter the
eSS% nnts9s T rSNP9 PIT Is ss, %sSs9PtedlSSith9I n as ssSsr Iin
Be the adoption Of the schedule for the baseball
series. Although the popular feeling Is that the
series should bedecided in one section 1t is mott at
IS in former years. The naming Of the date
for the annual spring meet will then be brought
win be held separately. -
At Trinity School active. preparations began
week for the baseball season, and Coach
The hard luck that followed the
team in the past three seasons after win.
H;ns The a., ss sas sSp BODY m and she q s sssI, %nd R haTd i' try IS
going to be made for the baseball honors. The
school will have 9 strong representation In the
Who did such brilliant work at :the Stamford
raerg last year, Is now enrolled at Trinity. lie
will be assisted in The skating events by steve
and Roscoe McClave. and, as both have I'M
proved on their form Of last year, the schools
are Of the beat.
resented In the various championships as in
former years. This is duo to the stand the fac
ulty has taken in finding out whether athletics
interfere with the youngsters studies. b.
Boyesen. the clever walker, has fallen under
the ban and will not compete In any games this
year. This iB n great 'o1s to 10 track team and
will also affect the football team. on which he
played quarter back. Tho most serious loss.
however, Is Huntington. who is no longer at
tho school. He was Invaluable on the bicycle,
baseball, football. and hockey teams, p. II.
Ss5ts %Sa s ssa s ae aeS s &c az spe m sas ne tUw stri
maintaining the schools sporting prestige.
Cutler School is credited with having several
good things up her aleeve which will BIO sprung
at the proper time. Although some Of the
youngstels are. In daily training at the gymna.
stun OF the Knickerbocker A. O., no heavy work
has a. yet been done. but as soon as the weather
moderates the candidates will go into training
~ Columbia Oval, and a strong aggregation
will be ready for the spring games. The ath-
letiu association has not yet decided whether
10 hold outdoor games or not, but 1t Is likely
that all arrangements for such a meet will he
completed In p few days. A great deal OF the time
of the available athletes Is taken up in hockey
30 far. The prospects for baseball are not as
encouraging as at this time last year, but there
"a 40 cause to despair, as there is plenty of good
material on hand, II properly developed.
The athletes OF Harvard School who were
dehArrcd from competing In any of the local
intarscholastic proceedings wing 10 the
school being suspended by tho association. can
ali take part this year. Harvard School has
CLOSED its doors, and ali the students have gone
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