The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-01
l%NTERSCHOLASTIC SPORT.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS MAT RE ADOPTED BIZ
THE NATIONAL T. a. 4.

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Y~ear-SkatinE, Hockey, Chess and Indoor
Athletics Fiji Out the Winter Schedule
Bright Prospects in the other Branches.
The time is fast approaching when the an
nual meeting OF the New York Interscholnstic
Athletic Association will be held for the pur-
pose OF making arrangements for tho annual
Inspiring athletic meeting TO take place at Berke-
ley Oval about the middle OF next Nav. Pro-
vision will have TO be made for u new trophy
to replace the cup won by Berkeley School
last year. The battle then was n royal one.
in which Berkeley. Cutler and Trinity fig
ured most prominently. 1t is not at all un-
likely that the contest for the new cup will
DO an open fight between these three schools
again. The youngsters who compete in the
annual games do some excellent work. They
are picked from the best n school has. and n
team represents q school rs the Mott Haven
teams represent their colleges. Tho very best
OF the A. A. u. and college athletes are gradu-
ates from the schools OF New York and the ath-
lctic departments Of Harvard. Princeton and
Yale universities will be strengthened by the
addition OF several clever lads noxt June.
Owing TO tho holidays the past week has been
an of one for the students OF both the local
and Long Island associations. and as q result
not very much work in the line OF training was
done. However. several candidates took ad-
vantage of this opportunity TO indulge in some
good. hard practice, and eross-country running
was greatly taken to. A large number OF the
students have gymnasiums OF their own a ttheir
homes, and bv this means kept up their form.
Considering the athletic ability OF some OF the
students in the various schools. the coming
season should be a banner one in all lines Of
sport. or course a great many OF the schools
will be handicapped by the loss through grad
uation Of some of their stars of last season.
Still tha nau- candidates a,ph N prorniaipp
set that il handled in the proper form they will
be able to fill the vacancies acceptahly.
The announcement In THE Sun OF Dec. %
that the National Interscholastic Athletic As
ISOLATION Is still in existence and that the an
nual meet will be held as usual has been good
new to the scholastic athletes in all quarters.
1t was learned last week that the games would
be held earlier this year. which will do AVA
with the protesting OF previous years that the
meet was held too late and that several ath-
letes stopped training before the event. An
other thing proposed. and ono which should
mako the meeting a success. is that there
will be several events open to the public
school athletes. The result OF the meeting to
be held by the national body IN this city is
awaited with keen interest by the athletes Of
the public schools, for delegates will be pres
membership, Rahari try was az made last year
by those Interested in the welfare OF the public
ScnOOl Dogs TO DrOauen Ine scope OF Ine ma
tional association by admitting the. public
school boys. but owing to the rumor that the
national Ion assoc, ASSOCIATION on na a.. dis ;Sa the mat mat
ing again a stiff argument in behalf OF the
schoolboys will be presented.
The most important event in the near future
is the ice skating tournament. In this the
greatest of rivalry exists and the schools mani
Ever since the ice Kinks have thrown open their
doors. the candidates OF the school teams have
been training aSsiduouSly. and. Judging by the
form shown in prartiUp- soma eDiritn6 rapaS
should result. The early outdoor skating this
season, has al, alse vn been %,r 81 I great p, b help 70 the
two TIVE r sssn' st Gt many Of t SPtsk New T%D Yo 9fsW si,9
fiO represented by LIE Hoy See. Several sSsS isfi good
skaters have been developed. by, the other
fbe e MORE St open. ana 4 large 5rs sums numbsr wt OF t the ioeni
lovers OF the sport took part IN the series of
inent among them was lie Roy See Of Berkeley
School. The youngsters showed up in excel
lent form, capturing the one-mile handicap
mark. q. .McCiaye OF the New YORK Al was
the scratch man in both events.
the annual games Of Barnard. school. to be
mdatS at The fRs f EIsash viii kofbi s Spsn 9 e1 az prc qsTt
The chief incentives will be the handsome low
the first three ipdividuals in each event, in ad-
dition to the cup for the school scoring the
9re a great a9 DEAL Ise Of q the R%e'f time Of II the is's athletes Eha esq at
this school; but now that syersth ninS is
nfsin uh ID Psnn tn s SsssF; nafh sPsoog will rs be
r pssfdti. .ssooi on the kIu S einde +. PATH The ]
be elected and plans for the coming campaign
made. 1t is not at al, unlikely that track and
times. although the chances of developing a
good baseball team are by no means slim. The
and this week the selection Of the
for the various positions will begin. ,
BERKELEY s . School viii be GepreTEs sen T.d il every
will be in the hands Of ]. A. Forney, the clever
athlete, and, as his ability is well
showing. Not alone will several Of the boys
who helped the school to win the cup last year
who come with big regulations and Others, who
are expected to surprise the talent . A faIi has
arrdf"D the eeef large iseuen u i8t TAS that F responded
VII REQUIRE a iSt Of Sitting. coasid-
ties for outdoor training the team should be
fully organized before the schedule opens. 1t
have a strong bicycle squad this year. and work
II that I'll line will begin e = once; The hi, pr% mo OF
q%uently used for practice.
Under the SUPERVISION OF George salmon, the
t sa%1 w ts%R at ct t dItl syS sGnS9l %ii Of d the s'1 kn 1hs en-
A. g.. The candidates are in good
physical condition, owing to the many cr9 %S,
principal work will be, on the chest and rowing
machines with occasional spirits around the
training and as soon as the weather
ters there For the baseball candidates
n net will be strung in the schools
and batting aud pitching the
ball will be the chief work. Cross-country
has taken a firm hold on the athletI-
rally inclined youngsters Of the school. This
was demonstrated By the large n Der out for
four miles. over tho Van Cortlandt course.
and about fifty boys took part; Horace Greene
and 5. W. Fdgell were the hares. and were
never caught, HUDSON Of the slow pack nm
Of the last pack and Parsons second.
Chess still finds favor with the students at
Columbia Grammar School, and the tourna-
ment which begins next week for the cham
Of the schoo! is aronsing widespread
Practice has been going on for weeks.
ma the youngsters are al. on their nettle. j.
.'Neil has been elected captain OF the track
team. and he is confident as TO future develop
ments; 1t Is likely that O'Brien Of Porto
ball nspirants, and. as he Is well un, on
The different points of the game. the outlook
fnr a GnpraSsTnI team ia bright Therp has al