The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
1ETERSChol.ASTIC SPORT.
BRISK TRAINING II FEW or THE
iSAONG1 ISLAND CHIMPfONSHTPS
berkeley Ahandons r1er Indoar Meet. hut VIII
lHun EarIy t;nuner nt the Osni-irst Yenr's
Hockey Championship SIM Undscided-
Mann il,.lrcnrh IN tho Chez Lcnrnc.

Berkeley Abandons 1ser Indoor Meet. but VIII
Run EarIy t;nuses at the Osni-Inst Yenr's
Hockey Championship sim Undscided -
n1nuusrs1rcsrd ~ tho Che-s League.
Now that II has been 6ehnitcly decided that
the third annual indoor games of the Long ISL
and 1ntorscholastic Athletic League will take
place at tho Thirteenth Regiment Armory,
Braoklyn.in conjunction with Company + ofthat
regiment, the League Is taking steps to mako
tho affair the biggest success OF the season. No
date has MS yet been fixed. but in all probability
tho games will be hold the latter part of next
month. The contests will take place at night
instead OF in the afternoon, as heretofore, and
tho attendance In consequence is certain to be
larger. The events, with the exception of sew
eral contests closed to the regiment, will no
open to the students of schools within n radius
| Of fifty miles OF New York. 1nasmuch ms those
games will DO the first Of any Importance. all
OF the squads are hard at work. The open
events will be as follows:
Fifty.yard dash, senior; 5o.yard dash, junior: 900.
yard dash. ii0.yari run. sso.ya ard run, one mile run.
bo-yard hurdle race. pole vault, putting ~1a.pound
shot, and running high jump.
The Brooklyn High School boys under the d.
rcction OF Capt. Weir are making marked prog.
ress In their practice at the Thirteenth Regi-
ment Armory They have always been bent on
hustling 81. Paul School for honors on track and
field. but this year 1t looks as IL the Brooklynites
arc outclassed by the Garden City students in
everything. Capt. Weir. whose performance in
the half.milc run has nearly always meant n
sure i've points for the school. has about made
up his mind not to run this year, and Gierasch
is the only member OF last years team
left. Royce has been selected to look
after the 100 yard dash, Junior, while
Hoffman will run in the sen. or division
OF, tho same event, Smith. the full back
for this years team. has thus far shown excep.
upon 70 uphold the schools coiors in that event.
lie will also try the shot, and his showing in
practice indicates that no should provoa worthy
competition. Giernsch will be seen in the i40-
ter event he made a fine showing last year. He
is in tip-,top form and is looked upon, to equal
to run he will &c, for his ~favorite distance. and
Howell viii Ie the candidate for the onc.milo
There is every chance of Adclphi Academy
being unusually strong in track athletics Ibis
and the constant playing Of hondbeli end basket
Physical Director Pettitt. Toppias viii again
Hall will also probably try for & share
run. but his specially will be the pole vault. the
school being left without any one else to look
after this owing to both the Forneys gradual
ing: For, points in the 220-y ard dash and
sprints Gilmore has been. selected. Wilson and
feet. are the best boys available for the high
jump. but in field events generally Adelphi
The Poly Prep school has sustained sew
erai losses from the athletic s99nyad. but new
counterfeit the weakness. A meeting Of tho
Athletic Association will he held. next week.
when n captain will be elected; In the mean
ftftln thu lnHihata0 IF fvniNu th mr. tho rRD-
ular form OF practice in their gymnasium. and
nave TINS far come up 10 expectations. Poly"
weights. Dana, Parsons. and Pell OF the foot
ball team IRE capable shot puttors.
Pratt Institute athletes are getting into trim
for the coming season. and their prospects are
encouraging. The candidates are III under the
outlook better work viii be accomplished thnn
ever before. Tho thorough preparation which
the athletes are receiving in the weekly games
outside competitions. The games, are held in
the gymnasium. and. considering the fact that
| track. Tho time made in many Of the events has
bcen unusually fast.
working on alternate dsys with The BROOKLYN
High School at tho Thirteenth Regiment
A-mory. >crviss is captain of the squad ana
the candidates in his care are making ~sstisfac.
tory progress. Withthc exception OF one OF two
take considerable time to bring them TO proper
form. Scrviss is unexcellcd in scholastic circles
as n high jumpc and is looked upon as a certain
point winner. Last spring Il the interscholnstlc
games held under tho auspices OF the Princeton
University Athleric Association Serviss cleared
ing great Improvement and has already done.5
feet Gle inches indoors. a height that will prob
ahly carry Off first place in any school games.
The St. Paul school squad. under the care of
Capt. Brown. HIS INDUCED in some hard prac-
nasium. The school has lost several of lis lest
athletes. including Arthur Robinson and I'd
ward Robinson. who are now al Harvard. The
former WIS a sure point winner in the spirits.
and his place will he. hard to NIL. OF those that
remain. B!ount will look after the %hmlf-milc run.
and he is certain TO make a name for himself.
Shaw has n good chance OF scoring in the hur-
dies. now that Herrick IS no longer at the
begin on the schools campus as soon as tho
weather modcraics.
The Manual Training High Schools chess
feating the Progressive Chess Club nj 76O Put
nam avenue last week BY 4 gamss to =; This is
Ing part in the brooklyn Chess League cham
pionships. The
MunIa' T%rainfn E:. o0e"'"0'' srogrs.,frr.
; ;AA%%lii,:::SS S,ns;s oSs;isi, Declined j $SS%ie;;
,Iieder,:"..I BUY Lcpez""."."""".. Thnrston., .
. aEGs;ssey~,."i IKErsss'EEr nigh, ..".".."..in M. MHin 20
+Gamc adiudicated.
'Played white.
There is considerable discussion on the subject
Of tho interstate scholastic hocsrv champion
ship Inst year. II will be remembered that at
the end Of tho championship season, Montclair
three games. while they broke even on the sew.
en,h; rp ThG tie I I'm me rh Is the rei GS !, Of f. az Il, the pres;
stipulltcs that:
Ends shall I've changed and the game continued for
ten minutes, each side playing five minutes from each
end. with II rest - nv" minutes b tween. ard II net
Their side has then scorsd II majority. similar periods
of ten minutes shn lie played In t!N same way
until one side shall have scored a majority OF goals.
In the game in question Cutler School re-
fused 10 comply with the rule quoted. claiming
that the referee stated tho play,of of the tie
could be postponed until a future late. although
Montclalr High School wanted the match IOr-
tinued ana deci+cd there and then. When
Montclair saw this was impossible she mag
unanimously agreed to play another game
AM y date was fixed; MoGtclair turned
failed 10 appear. whereupon the former natnr.
ally claimed a forfeit. so far, however, the
officers who were In control OF the league have
not arrived at n decision rs, to which school is
: entitled TO The trophy cmhlemhtic OF the chnm.
pionship. When asked about the matter last
week ii. ID. Brennan, the Secretary OF the late
league. and now Chairman of the Interscholastic
Hockey League. said:
II sent notice after notice calling for n meet
ing to decide the winner, hut Mt no time did n
quorum respond. 1t is impossible 10 dcci q tho
championship M this late cate. md il is not ut
all unlikely that the matter will stand as il Is
md shat NJ 3 r,,phy uyill ha "a Np,rtnb -