The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-06
Arovo Arm E1ro onnlsr1Axs.
Twenty.third street Branch Boads In Basket.
ball aud Athletics.

bell aud Athietics.
According to the schedule being arranged by
the physical directors OF the various Y. NJ. c. A.
branches Of New York and Brooklyn, the COM
ing season promises TO be a banner one. Although
the ~favorite game OF basketball will be played
until the latter part Of this month, training has
begun for track athletics and baseball. For
several years there has been a movement on
foot to organize q Y. NJ. c. A. baseball league,
but somehow the scheme fell through. This
year. however, 1t is confidently expected that
the league will be organized.
The athletic work At the Twenty.third street
branch has been booming. The gymnasium has
u membership Of 900 mon, and has for years
been tho most successful branch In turning out
athletes. Eymnasts, bowlers. and football play.
ers. BASKETBALL made its appearance at the
branch In 1893. and It's teams have been in the
front rank from the first. The results of the bas.
ketball games played ny to date arc us follows:
NC. a.. T. r%enty'.Gii ? q sf nSShS ~ Xavier SS tn' a. &C., q.
TweniN'ihltd street. lSi Fifteenth Separat, Company
Morris b. B. cc.,'s.. rw' %nty.tthird str ct, 81; Clare:
monus OF Phi %adslph!a, e. Twenty third street. go;
third street, IS; twenty third street second team, II.
District oraneh; |. Twenty:,hlrd street. 40! stamford
G o. II e. E a; =; TTeen'y third street ,5ssS ~, Newe ";
East Side =. M {. A., !. T~snty.tslrd street. 90;
sSgi' Fsenty .sscona k sshI e X 1. TT% twenty third street street,
4s; Seventy. first Regiment, ii. Twenty.thiri street,
PSI; $. ifnomas, is. Twenty:,6lrd street, sos seven:
tsIrJ Sepsra as, GSmpany Of Flushing g. Twenty;
points-1wentythird street. s25; opponents. 1879.
The branch will be represented by a team in
all outsi . games. Thorc is n novel and inter.
month. The hfth series was held last Monday.
inc nrnnch record In the fence vault was again
at 8 feet .47e inches. Harry Grief made a new
record Of 10 feot in the standing broad jump,
while in the rope climb BRAIDED and Grief also
made new figures. Summary:
Rope Climb. Is Feet-H. J. BRAIDED and ]. Fl. Grief.
atie In . 4.5 seconds; J. W. Cross 81 cond. in ! SO
seconds: j. sturmer third. in : as seconds. Previous
,,i Rp n " High Jamp.H. Fisher ant B. Ettlinser
shields tied for second. with 8 feet 8 inches; II. j.
bGaadsi and J. W. Cross tied for third. with 1 feet
Standing Broad Jump-won by Harry Grief. with
Win VI be : ia. a; + flT ,nnn and 4; Shields qei for second;
Tor third. with 8 feet sia inches. Previous record. 9
Pole vault-A. Shields and G. II. Dietrich tied for
frst; with 8 feet : inches: Harry Grief and H.. j.
Braddel tied for second. with 3 feet 4 inches: II.
Putting l2-Pound s6ot-won by J. IL. Grief. with
"a inches; 'I a. Firm III I'll T 'rT' With feG sa fee wi J ips 10 feet
o., rGtato hsce-d. u; Dietrich and q. Ett!nger tied
dorf. second; H. Fisher, third.
There has been increased activity among the
gymnasium members of the Young Mems Insti.
tute. Arrangements are being made for the
athletic contest OF the advanced classes which
will be held al, the Institute Hall Eext month.
The basketball team has been very successful
large number played. Quite some interest is
being displayed In the Individual bowling con.
Physical Director smith Of The ' Harlem mSS Branch
10 mapping. out a large programme of events
ior the coming season, The interest shown by
track and baseball team. The only drawback is
the difficulty OF securing training grounds, but
It Is likely that this obstacle will be overcome