The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
NTERSCH0LASTTC SPORT.
.ro IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
T,DE ny PRESIDENT BROWNE

".i,e sanction To Hold schoolboy Events
-Cro,s-Cnuntry Running Very Popular.
Considered from the s%choolboy point Of view,
-. srsciol meeting 81 the New York Inter-
'utoI,st,r Athletic Association, held last Tues
-. v,s one OF the most important that tho
u.o,istion has held in some time. No end of
,1.,ussion has been created during tho week
=" TAO announcements made by President
n,rc,p II Browne at the meeting. one OF
ohich has elected the hearty approval
', o,crr athletically inclined youngster.
whom President Browne made tho statement
.h,, the Track and Baseball committees had
."no,yeJ imperative orders to make their
.,nn,l reports at the next meeting 81 the assoc
s,,,io,. which is ~ bc held on Tuesday. March
~ sonsthing was accomplished that the
.,boo,boys have been fighting for during
.hn nae, three years. In the report ~ those
80 committees viii be included The baseball
.obsl1la and tho date for the annualt track
.h,mronship meeting. 1t has been n com
snon complaint in past years that. owing to
,ho lptrness OF the baseball schedule. the man
,r.rs Of the different teams competing for the
.h,n,,onship were unable to arrange games
With outside teams. rs they might conflict with
,he championship event. and In this way
.banres for beneficial practice in preparation
br the championship struggle were lone
away WIN. MS d~O hllIliltu u dNu1iuDle
.lrh. tha, wanted to play the schoolboys. as
tbey did not wish TO schedule. games and then
nave them cancelled. Now. however. with an
s,rlr schedule this can be avoided. and the
touncs,crs are correspondingly happy.
President Brownies other statement occa-
,iorrl some surprise. He announced that
harelfter athletic clubs or any organization
that held events oren to schoolhoys must have
tbc ]-1rction of the New York lnt~crscholastic
Ahl.tir Association, otherwise the athletes
nndel the jurisdiction oi the local body who
eomp,tei IN these unsanctioned events would
he subject to n penalty OF three months sus-
repsi,n il they did not comply with the rule.
This, OF course, also applies to games sane
toned by the A. A. T.. as the local
association /, no longer allied with the
| rareat body. The prominence that n num-
her Of srhoolhoys have attained in the
athletic world and the way their work
comwIrcs with the more matured opponents
nj the sport has induced IA number OF the ath-
l.iir clubs. to- include in their annual games "A
few events open ~ schuo. boys only. Whether
iie,y S,ehs wil , c9mn"1t to AMY t" ths local
ihAv have always been under the impression
thpt ,lry were cmterring a favor on The
srhuolh6E element aud that n sanction from
the \ \. L. was sufficient guarantee.
1t : not al all unl sly mat the selection of
1 mso fo MiIi ", cause .@'" cdnsia %I ii, % fTH@ I sites IT Is
said that this wear the committee in charge of
the games vii demand from the management
for The meet permission to use the grounds for
t2ining m1rposG9 Ir"m AnTii until the date
middle OF May. The Chairman of the Track
Committee says that whoever grants this con-
cess on viii secme The met From present
war, held last year. will he the scene OF the
locsi championship track events.
The Hrmilton Institute muddle which, it
was pVrhptpI. would Ia ellen red IN n tho meet
IN, u Tuesday. is as tar from being ,satis'ac;
,9Tly 21l.s,Sd as GTer; from an impartiaI
association is acting well within its rights in
the mater H2Jmi!ton Institute was suspend
anp imposed for forfeiting three foot
ball games. and was retnstatod in June
81 als! Tiy'F IF @ Duisht t"; SsSdoI. w G1feFsd prd SE e.:
that tho fHe imposed he RENTED and a nom
ina charge made for the rearranGement of the
the scho",'s football team. dropped out. Ham
iton Institute agreed to do this; but would not
pension. which The association insists upon.
While under suspension the school'sdues ran on
the ,ame ns i the Institution was an active
10 settle all claims, Until Hamilton Institute
Ray. Up its standing debts to the association.
being restored t" its former standing.
,Th"reIIa rlnor atlnat that the Long Island
lnt'Esrholastic Athletic League seriously con-
templates Withdrawing from the national as
]socatiCa. The schoolboys across the bridge
CONTEND that not enough benefits are derived
from the national body to compensate them for
the paying II the 50 for yearly dues. Outside
q The national championships; which are con-
Quoted by TIC national association. they say
that nothing further is done by them to in
crease the interest in scholastic sports. 1t is
also stated that the national championships do
ter.St as a dual meet between the New York
AMI Brooklyn associations would.
,h SrTS n.S,s ntor running nmon mas th heoa acndoI more
lake ria;e OF March 255 :" over the Morris park;
School Cros,-"ountryy' Club, and considering
the list OF entries already received every
represented, TfRc Cutler school young
tters hay, been in training for some
Tin TIM an and E !%t]Eing from their Present 5orm they
H~lertberg. who is training the Berkeley boys.
TIrede, i counted upon to win for Trinity
SSSaooi. hlt he WI Ind a worthy opponent in
Butts o. Cutler School.
he nrst annual crOss-country run Of Trinity
srhoo!, open, TO all schools in New, York city; a
distance Of five miles. Will be held over the
There, vii on twenty-five prizes awarded as
!!%SIows llrst. silver cup: second. gold medal;
The fr$t twenty boys to, iinish alter the first
Jour will receive a'handsome ribbon. The
team ear prize will be a silk banner, Eight boys
Knowles. 25S West End avenue. and IL, -.
SdsG'S msr L! !, West Ninety-irst street. on Fri
NnNs NV -
From the best authority it has been learned
{nht Garret =, Serviss. Jr.. will ngain represent
brooklyn Latin School. and will he seen in all
.ne Important scholastic events under that
SCHOOLS colors. This. will bring together two
Mthe greatest schonIboy high jumpers In this
country, namely. John =. Speaker OF Berkeley
School and young Serviss. The contest last
season was a keen and interesting one between
srnse tWo youngsters, and the honors always
Teht the Brooklyn lads way. This year
nnpraKeE has improved far above expectations.
NM the question OF supremacy Is an
Speh one, Both the local and Long Island
youngsters are freely discussing tn" ability OF
ne Two lads, and when they meet at the Berkc.
icy School games on Saturday. March IL, and
n me Barnard School games on saturday.
I'm manifested. Thus far the performances OF
,,he Two are about even. Serviss cleared
~ bar at the national i~nterschoiastic
games Inst June with a leap OF Is feet
a. men. thereby winning, the. natlona
Wv"ampl3nshlp. Speaker has done in practice
y leet inch in loors. Besides this. he has
nis4 several Jumps OF 5 feet l1A inches to his
edtult AZ the Knickerbocker A. c. games held
TNr,teehgy me Berkeley School lad won the event
I'm . ieet 20 inches. while Serviss jumped
,ng same height AT the Olympian games held
~ Pronklyn. Not only will the two boys. fur
t,rsm tne interest in the high jump. but the
iI1an UNI Is also at their mercy. Their ability
Inns event Is well known, and the rivalry for
~ premier place will he inst AS exciting as In