The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-10
scHooLBoYs AND FOOTBALL.

| Youngsters Getting Ready for an Active
Season the Gridiron.
| The scholastic football season IL coming OH
| fast and with II comes the desire OF the young
sters to again tako up the game OF tunbles
! and tackles 1t is rough work. 10 be sure, but
perhaps this accounts for It's fascination. The
| formal opening OF the private schools that are
members OF tho New York Interschoastic
| Athletic Association will occur to- m orrow and
| 1t will afford the FIRST real chance Of sizing up
the football material for this season. From
| what has been seen, the new aspirants for the
| Rridiron honors In the various schools are a
| promising set Of youngsters.
From present indications the call on every
able bodied boy in the different schools will be
responded to by the largest number of oandi-
| dates In the history OF the association. Each
school Is anxious to carry or the honors and
the rivalry that has sprung up in late years will
make the series an interesting one. All the
games as usual will be decided at Berkeley Oval.
the fnvorite stamping grounds for the New
York schoolboys. and thatthe management will
get strict orders to see that the crowd is not
| permitted to interfere with tho players such as
has been the case in former years, is almost
assured.
1t is hard to recall single scholastic football
game played in past years at which the specta-
tors kept within the space allotted to them and
RETAINED from dashing over the ropes and In
terfering with the players. Ithas always been
the case that Immediately after kiok-off the
crowd with ono grand rush would swarm out OF
the grandstand and over the ropes into the field
and interfere so with the contestants that
games had to be stopped and the gridiron
cleared. Another thing that 10 likely to be kept
within It's bounds In concerted school cries.
for II 10 claimed they do very little good to-
ward urging q team to victory. In fact, II 10 said
they are the cause OF good deal Of fumbline.
as the signals are very often not heard ON &C.
count OF the noise.
The outlook for the coming season at Man
haitian Institute indicates a banner year In all
kinds Of sports. But few OF the old boys have
left and those that remained should. with the
new material on hand. mould into an effective
football team for League play. Among the best
players In the school are: E. and r. Briggs.
Franklin. Moorse. Hilburn. Scott Thompson.
Burns and Well. The team will be coached by
Mr.. Robinson. assisted BY Mr.. Smell. The main
effort OF the school has usually been In track
athletics. but the students are manfestinG an
unusual amount OF interest 10 every line OF
sport this season. and hope they will be able to
give other schools q good fight for honers.
Capt. A. W. Brown OF tho Trinity School foot
ball team has issued q call for candidates to
report at Colum bia Oval next Wednesday after
coach the boys this season. and until q coach 10
selected P. u. Seixas. the physical director.
will look after the candidates. He Is we'll
versed in the different points Of the game. hav-
ing played on several Of the strong athletic
teams Of this vicinity In past years. 1t is ex-
pccted that thirty boys will report for practice.
The opening game will DO played on Sept. IS
with Yonkers High School.
De La Sale Institute opens tomorrow for
a a l. q
stocky students that have enrolled counts for
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Although Berkeley school will lose some OF
is best players, the outlook is still bright for
Mckee expects good res9lts when the season
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cellent chances for practice The new gym
bSiIdine an viii BE- finished in Few %eeEs The
candidates will start In framing at Berkeley
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best showing will be selected as the repre-
syms's School is expected to take prominent
and associated hsadmasters were instructors
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The football team Of The st. Paul sehool.
this season as II was last; Some Of last years
natural ability and the gid ones increased ex;
with moro regularity and system than at st.
Paul. Every afternoon the candidates take the
field. and under the directions Of an able coach
and athletic director. George r. Hare. two
hour or more are spent in perfectinR the
various plays. captain will DO elected next
week.
The candidates for the Polytechnic Institute
football team have been pIacticing at the
grounds OF the Bay Ridge A; G. every afternoon
Tor the past week. and they are, gradually
getting into shape. There Is no lack OF candi-
dates Tor positions on the team. and the trouble
Will he for the manager and coaches TO- select
the beet boys. Besides the regular League
schedule the team will arrange lengthy
schedule with out -of-town schools.