The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-09-18
AMONG ATHLETIC CHRISTIANS.
Outdoor Season Closes and Indoor Work
Begins.

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Begins.
The athletic members Of the Y. NJ. @. A.
branches are training actively for the coming
indoor season. The various associations of
this city closed their outdoor season last week.
The Twenty-third Street branch men have as
usual taken a keen interest in all-round ath-
letics and the result has been more than graft
tying to all concerned. BRAIDED and Cross. the
veterans. have been In evidence this season
and their experience has done much to help
the new men. ]. Harry Grief. who won first
honors at the last indoor competition. recently
put the sixteen-pound shot thirty-fve feet.
Swanson. who came out last year. is
leading the younger mon for all-round
points. Koch. the crack bowler OF the branch.
has improved in the weight events. and will be
q worthy competitor in the near future. Assem-
dorf. whose specially Is the half-mile run. has
scored twice recently in open meets, and is do
ing 2 minutes 9 seconds from scratch. At high
jumping and shot putting Thompson has done
we'll, and is locked upon as a good specimen OF
the all round athlete. Coombs, Randall. Spind-
I Hria BPG npnsln MeFf "a S6 nrO vi %SIi a $ %or END ID t %Ssi ni1r
round line. The branch will place a strong
football team in the field thls year; Coach
BB readcn. SSnS1d co S5 6 N NasEa. Who r nads d
record at centre last year, has lust returned
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not be able to play this year. as he, is only re-
The New West Side branch has some good
men in is ranks and opens up the winter work
with bright prospects. L. W; Boil. who won
the high Jump and sprints at the recent games
held by the branch, is q member OF the Potts
VILE, Prep" school in Pennsylvania and a
pupil OF Mike Sweeny. II has been said that
he cleared the bar In the high Jump at 3 feetl0
inches. He has an easy, graceful style. which
should help him greatly in the work, II. J:
Goodwin Is showing proficiency as an all-round
performer. and Is the best man at the half
and has a record OF over 20 feet In the broad
jumper. The total points scored by each con-
testant in the all-round work Of the branch was
as follows:
John W. Cross. 5s; Peter Swanson. 4s; Il. J.. Brad
del, 80; j. Harry Grief, 10; Edwin +. Heer. ~; @, L.
Yates, 81; Woods Wilson, 4; Harry 8. Burns, Z: Law
renee Levy, u; A. s: II, Jones. o. II. J. II. Asendorf,
8; Walter Grief, I; Charles Koch. DR.. 81 George Ran
dali, 8; Ii. l.. Van Orden, 8; j.. A. McFadden, ?; b.
I. Little. l; 4. O. DittinRn, l; j. II. Bedell, Ii 3. A.
Love, 4.
The addition of Schwanewede. Miller. Fisher.
and Appel TO the football team OF the East Side
branch will greatly strengthen that eleven this
coming engagements, schwanewede played
right Ruardin the Madison A. O.. team last year
and Will I'LL the same position, in the branch
team. He is a good player, Miller comes from
Philadelphia, where he played right end on the
Germantown Y. NJ. G. A. team. He Is an all
round player with few equals, Fisher will play
left half back, and Appel will be full back, at
which position he has been playing Tor = num-
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