The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-15
Youngsters Getting Ready For Their Foot
ball Season.

Youngsters Getting Ready For Their Foot
ball Season.
There IL an unusual amount OF interest among
the students OF tn, various private schools BIS
longing 10 the New York and Long Island Inter
scholastic Athletic Associ alton over the out
come OF the championship football series. Tho
race for the honors will undoubtedly be a close
ono between DE La Sallo Ins titute. Berkeley.
Cutler and Columbia Grammar schools. From
present appearance these four schools have the
best material. and the showing they have thus
far m ado in practice Is above the usual standard.
Trinity and Dwight schools will also take part In
the championship games Both had to develop
new material, and, although they are thought
not to be dang erous opponents. they may spring
a big surprise when their turn comes
Whilo the Trinity School eleven this year will
not bo a heavy ono. the students who. are largo
enough to play understand the game thoroughly.
Ward, the captain OF tho team. is an old boy 81
the school He play cd substitute on the cham
pion team last year. Hs has the team at
Columbia Oval every afternoon for practice. and
the sho wing tho boys arc making Is encour
aging.
The Do La Sale Institute candidates have been
at prac tco for some tim, at tho grounds OF Man
| haitian College. and are now in good ply steal
| condition. Captain Connolly. who has charge Of
| tho candidates, is well pleased with the work
| thus far and will keep the youngsters at IL until
| the time for baltic arrives He hopes that over
confidence will not be manifested 1t has lost
the institute three ampions ships and Connolly
| is deter mined not to lose another on that &C.
count
| Berkeley School has good material on hand.
| as some OF the newcomers big and well
| adapted for tho game Although il has been
| said that several OF the big lads will be debarred
from playing. owing TO the objection Of parents.
| there are enough on hand TO form team.
| ~ stematic course OF training and coaching has
| been followed this season and the boys have
| developed team play and interference. All the
work is being done at Berkeley Oval under tho
direction OF Captain Mckee and a competent
| coach. The Athletic Association met Thursday
afternoon and elected d. Mckee and j. S.
| SPEAKER deleg ate 8 TO the New York l. A. A.
| The greatest activity prevails at Dwight
School This Is the first year that real interest
| has been taken in the gridiron sport. George
Draper has lie n elected captain OF the team.
| The eleven Is not quite filled, but when the old
boys return tho school will have plenty OF ma
| players. and the school Is confident OF making a
good showing this season. The boys have been
YM a. for me past two we:ss The team cam
will average about lao pounds Draper has
also been e!ected captain OF the basketball team.
Cutler School Is doing well In practice The
team viii average about las pounds. The
candidates have been iniulgiug in some hard
Snimon is pleased with The result thus far al
tanned Coach Salmon when seen last week
d,cdon. bu, / think We have a winning team
Mr. Sal mon is in favor Of the proposed in;er.c.ty
6s.wss GGa'r, Me@ I hs ana Boston,
The greatest secrecy prevails at Columbia
Grammar School and although the material on
hand is the best the sci ool has ever had the
make. up OF the team is kept in the dark. Prac.
ticc is being doue on alternate days with Dwight
NJ C. A. and the boys are rapidly getting down
to the required work. No coach has as yet been
lew days and then the selections Tor the various
positions will begin.
4 new system Tor training the boys for various
athletic sport at Barnard School has been intro
duced by Physical Director DR. r Brown. ia tho
gymnasium this year. Every boy on entering
II alton. Tine object OF this is first that the ply
steal director may know tho boys condition,
S work be see cone .has ,he parents s ma as
know from the opinion OF an expert the physical
condition OF their sons; third; That the boy may
improveme The candidates for the foo ball
team started in to practice under tho directions
| OF DR. Brown at Fort Lee last Monday. Tho re
will he junior and senior team. hut neither will
be entered in the interSchQlastic series. The
last M three OF the old players are back includ-
ing Benjamin the best scholastic player in this
The Wilson Vail school will probably not enter
tn, interscholast football series this year
There will be a team however. Physical Director
kinlay. who is coaching the candidates says
! although the team will be lg hit IL will he good
! one Kinlav was formerly captain Of the y. NJ
c. A. representative team
Til. Long Island Inter cholasuc Athletic
League season prom ses TO DO banner one
The ng hi for the championship honoIs will lie
between 81. Pauls School, Brooklyn High
School ami Pratt Institute, with the chances
favorng the latter
The candidates for the team OF the Brooklyn
High School are daily practising. Prot Lewis
OF the faculty who Is training them has received
applicA lions from forty scholars for positions
The team finished second in the race last year
Several of last years players have returned and
will he seen wearing the Coors OF the
school This year. Rogers, Bamher and
II. Weeks, will play the old posi-
tons this season. Robert Sch1eniiatnn cap ain
| Of thu cam will play iu back The quarter hack
will he Donnhue and the halves Steve " Bur
James Mcneil. J. Rogers John ii. Wyckof.
Ross, Welstead, Parrisch and ketcham have
been practising 81 the ends. while Gillespie, o.
car Natet and Latham have besn trying for
Physical Director Charles +. Hammett. of the
Poly Prep" school IS get ing together a strong
ARRTeg alton OF pgSkiu chasers Ia represent the
schnoI The lean thus far is exceptionally
strong al qunrterhack. and has good iu back,
hut the line il rather weak Prof llammett eS.
poets to have the team in good working coniit ton
in a few days The full schedule OF games fol-
lows:
| OFT 10, Morrstown Military Academy at Morris
town: Oct. 25 ST. Paul's School al i'rooklyn' Nov,
Nov 10. Cutter School at Brooklyn: Nov, %, Eras-
| mus Hall High School at Brooklyn.