The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-03
bCHOoLBOTS ON THE GRIDIROM
New York and Brooklyn Lads Preparing
For n Busy Season.

New York and Brooklyn Lads Preparing
For N Busy Season.
In another week almost all OF the large pri-
vate schools that are members OF the New
York and Long Island Interscholastio Athletic
associations will be In running order. In
most all Of the schools tho young athletes will
devote their first week to finding out what tho
sentiment ia In respect to football. From what
the leading spirits have been able to see. the
season Is bound to be brighter than at first
supposed and the struggle for the champion
ship honors more severe.
The schools in the New York Interscholastie
Athletic Association Mt present are: Barnard.
Trinity. Collegiate. Columbia institute De Ia
Grammar, Cutler. Wilson. Vail Drislor, Berke-
10y Woodbridge and Dwight. sym's school.
new institution starting in this fall. is kelly TO
regular meeting. which will bring the numbeY
up to fifteen In previous years only lew OF
neSa bot It has S al eady BEEN said That the
majority will develop elevens,
The annual meeting OF the New York Inter-
Wilson Vail school on Sent, u. and then ON
GERS for the ensuing year will be elected; The
be appointed The Hamilton Institute matter
will he surely settled one way Or the other.
ThI Sss % the
Tor non payment OF hnes imposed for forfeit
ing three football games. Another question
indoor games to lie promote nv tho assGcia-
tion. The most popular fealnG is TINT the idea
should be droEred because tn 2ss"c,att !, e
last year at this time and the risk Of gong inAa
dent Is 100 great.
gard to tho changing Of tho ago limit from
twenty years TO twentV;ons years. The age
limit Of the Long Island, New jersey and New
EnRlnnl Int RS cholnstic Athletic Association 10
twenty one years and the feeling Is thu the
local should raise tho limit IN order to be
better able to e9mpetG1 with the'r TlTa!s ,n,..,.
AssocInIion is looking forward 10 a banner
year. The schools in tho association are;
tuie. Brooklyn Latin. PO,Ytrchnc Pre- a-atory
inStitutc, Erasmps Hnll High snd 81, rnnl, All
these school. will open next Wednesday. ard
once, The, flr,t meeting OF The ossocatloG will be
held on S.Gt r. Thr of,c"r, n"yc r"aGK
BE- appointed at the meeting
There has been no captain elected at st. Paul
School. bur the chances favor BoyesHn. whose
good lmpre ssion that he will undoubtedly re-
ceive the hnnors., Under the directions ot
George Ray Hare the candidates have already
done Home light practice on the Campus at
Garden City. and from the excellent material on
hand the team should be as strong rs tn" one
that captured the championship last wear.
II IL already a known fact that an ahr team
81 football PLAYERS will be at the Brooklyn
High School this year, Their head "oo"h hav-
for good man. In: until ~" ia '"""h. the
team " Il bc Ioo,;rl after hv eS-g ,dur' MAY:
b, TIE %Hb r6 OF IsySS, nt thS RAJ
at BensonhnrSt unit m" parade c. IN d, at
Prospect Park are 'hrowr orCn =" M" tic.
from Adaphi AcnNcmv vii he nntcre' to the
League series, but n Sacnnl team will he nr-
Eanized and play samss With all second isnHs
team much better than the one last year will
be formed.