The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-17
AMONG ATBLETIC CHRIsTIANS
A National Meet May he ArranGed-GossiE
at the Bran ches.

There is strong talk OF q national athletic
meet among the various branches OF the \. NJ
c. a. 1thas long been the desire oil the orlcers
OF the league to see pure athletics ana sports
manship among the league members. and the
popular feeling is that such meet should take
place in this city. Tho Northeastern section
comprises all the New England states rms.
with the Western. Eastern and Northwestern
sections. would make the national meet big
affair Secretaries Hepburn and DR.. Gulick
are busy preparing records. and In many oil
the events the holders are evenly matched.
Durant of Massachusetts. the clover \. NJ. =.
A. sprintcr. would prove an important factorln
the 1OO-yard dash. us he holds the record LOT
that distance 10 the Northeastern section 10 10
seconds. Brigham, also of Massachusetts. Ia
good man with tho hammer Some OF the
branches in Pennsylvania have very good
high jumpers. J. J. Kaiser of Scranton should
give n good account OF himself In the one
mile run. having done under minutes
with little practice. The pole vault would I'M
doubleday be conceded to F u. Paine OF Wilkes
barre. as there are very few in either section
that can come up to his performances. although
there are number Of men In tho New Eng
land States who have vaulted over 10 feet in
preliminary work. In previous years there
s @aS lax % st"n bm Sew Sark ana
brooklyn have always held their, own. The
following are the official pentathlOn records
for the Eastern section:
lOo.SarI Dash, 10 20 seconds L. W. weissman,
Twenty third street branch ian4 .,, ~,
feet 4 inches John W. Cross. Twenty. third street
branch. 1885.
aRunning High Jump. o feet 10 inches-Daniel
Rcn.s, Bedt rd branch OF Brooklyn, 1875.
=, Pole Vault 10 feet inches Samuel X. Thomas.
Twrntvthrl street branch 1895. - -
one Mile nun, minutes 81 seconds -Charles W.
Reese. Twenty third street branch. 1896.
Amceting OF the Y. NJ. c. 4. Athletic League
VIII take place next week and many important
matters Will be discussed. The officers Of the
league are; F b. Pratt Chairman; Charles +;
Patterson, Treasurer; Dr. Luther Gulick and
G"org" i, Hepburn Secretaries At recent
meeting the league appointed John NJ. Gross OF
brooklyn, who has been in y. NJ &. A. athletics
for fourteen years as official Handicapped. He il
considered the typical association man on ac-
count Of his dec dcd views OF al-rOund work.
There is considerable talk going on AT the
work. Football will be in especial favor owing
to the fact that within the past two or three
weeks quite Il number OF fast pigskin chaser5
hav" become affiliated with several BRANCHES.
These new men Will spare no means to have
the members that are inclined to the sport be-
third street branch will hr intact.
The basketball and bowling clubs arc al
ready organizing at the Young Mems Institute
Arrangements are being made for competitive
games and tournaments at the institute gym.
naIium team picked from each club will
represent the institute. The physical director
Will not waste any time in getting his gym
nasium class together. and he is confident that
II" will turn our the strongest team the insti-
tute ever had. There is some foot ball material
on haul but il is not definitely known whether
team will be developed