The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-03-05
l%NTERSCHoLASTIC SPORT.
FIRST TRACK GAMES or INDOOR
SEASON SET FOR SATURDAY.

The Meet to Re Under BerkeIey's Auspices,
but tho Promoting Club Will Not Conn
pete for the Points Cup-Boys Look For
ward Eagerly TO n Frolio Out of Doors.
With the prospects OF fine weather in sight
from now on the schoolboy devotees OF outdoor
sport are anticipating q lively time. While i'm
door exercise is beneficial In many ways. and
serves 20 keep the boys in good physical condi-
ton. IL does not appeal 10 them with nearly the
same effect as when the season arrives for
practice In the open air, " IL then that every
student who expects to cut any figure in the
track events or the baseball championship pre-
pares himself assiduously under careful tuition
so as to have tho muscles hardened and the
wind strong in order to bring honors and glory
TO his school and himself.
The physical directors are we'll aware Of this,
and they, too. know that a great deal more can
be accomplished In one month of outdoor work
than during the entire winter season. while
the boys are confined to a gymnasium. Con-
sequently. until the time arrives for track
championships and the baseball struggle has
been decided, every attention will be devoted
to getting In line for the supreme test. In
more ways than one the youngsters will well
come the outdoor season, This winter has
been extremely dull in the line OF athletics.
Fewer games have been held than ever before
and little chance has been afforded to test the
relative speed OF the various candidates for
outdoor honors. This makes the situation all
the more interesting.
1t Is said that George NJ. Trede. the clever
mile runner of Trinity School. is seriously
thinking OF making q trip to Europe next sum-
mer. 1t is said that he proposes to make a
competitive tour through Germany. Denmark,
Norway and Sweden. A number OF other
youngsters may accompany him.
Berkeley School haa Joined the intersoholaa-
tic athletic association. recently formed at Mid
dletcwn. The new organization will be known
as the Wesleyan ,Interscholastic Athletic
League. Berkeley 10 the only local school
fny the la'fl sssae al ar 'Nl Rsfs.q i; T Hlsh 1s ssRoe si4 pens
and Albany High, School It is, proposed to
hold a championship meet on April 20 at Mid
The opening Of the scholastic indoor season
VIII occur next Saturday AFTERNOON. when the
stfhth R Hnngai R lndSST SomS %ili Of be- the Se RiSSr * sss
Seventy-frst, Regiment Armory. The pro-
gramme will comprise ten events. open to
Jersey interschoiastic athletic associations.
Gold. silver and bronze medals VIII be awarded
E sSot silver 's 55opS SSss cups is nG ofersd. BerRf GsHss
cup. but expects to to"ns score the 81 Greatest test
n nnm5f hs{ G xg pS1n fsiri a rare 1nG G strngslTe b is T a11 Z
dition. and with such performers as Milbank,
to rFe Seat k0T spso aeq Al BsrSe ilesy S Sehd p5Hye hnFS
jumper, will endeavor to place the scholastic
record in that event beyond reach.
Judging from the entries already received
for the first interscholastic cross.country run
promoted by Cutler School. to be held over the
event will be a big success. This class of sport
is rapidly growing in favor among the school
young fellows who have taken 1t up seriously.
George Salmon. athletic director of Cutler
citation taking up the sport and holding a cham
pionship meet every year. He says that a ma.
have teams and it can be made an lptsresting
seGXePrt ost Entries niFifs, for the run close se with i Buck Th:
country club, which holds weekly runs over the
Williamsbridge course. The club is in a flour
athletes. The second handicap run was held
last Wednesday over a four-mile course and
second. with Hudson third. Parsons's time
The Trinity School baseball candidates were
called out for the first time last. Wednesday
was Gro Gded with baseball enthusiasts Capt.
Ross MeGlave. utter taxing the names Of al
he had Just enough material on hand to make
Seixas the team won the New York interscho-
lastic championship last year and he hopes
they will repeat the feat this season.
Active arrangements are being made for the
lrSt annual open lnterSCnOldStlC KymndSJlc
contest to be held under the auspices OF Trim
ity School the latter part of this month. En-
tries are expected from all the Leading schools
in this vicinity.
Only one more game remains to be played in
the New York interScholasti hockey cham
pionship and the outcome Is awaited with keen
interest. Cutler School leads, with Drisier
School second and De La Sale Institute third.
The standing OF the schools UP to date is as
follows:
School. Won. Lost. School. Won. Lost.
Cutler. ..........3 o Berkeley .........1 3
Drisler ..,........,8 Columbia Inst. 20 4
De La Sale ......2 L
After an interesting series OF games the New
York Interscholastic Association brought its
fourth annual chess tournament TO a close last
Tuesday. 1t was one OF the most successful
affairs in the history OF the association. and
Kenna was excellent. The race for first honors
was a close and interesting one from beginning
to end between Columbia Grammar School and
Cutler School. and until the last round the
cham pionship was in doubt. Cutler School
finally won. as follows: