The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-16
INTERSCHOLASTlC SPORT.
CHANCES IN CONSTITUTION or
LOCAL ASSOCIATION.
Safeguards to Insure Eligibility Of Com.
petitors strong Teams for Baseball
Championship - utier TO lie, ote
Attention TO Track Athletics.

The meeting OF the New York Inter-
scholastic Athletic Association last Tues
day was one Of the most important in the
history OF the association. Considerable
business was transacted. among which
was tho adoption Of the new constitution.
which Is now looked upon to do away with
the w~rangling and protesting, caused by
the wrong and confused wording OF the
old one. The changes made have been
carefully considered. and are In such form
that every school In the association will
be able to interpret them. The semi
professionalism. that Is said to exist in
some Of the schools, is bound to be stopped
In the future, as tho constitution 10 plain
on that point.
The most important change refers TO
competitors. Every school entering .
a for any Of the pastimes promoted
by the association, must send to the chair
man Of the proper committee six lists OF
the players or competitors two weeks
before the date OF the games One OF
these lists must be signed by the principal
Of the school, giving the full name and
age OF the y%oungster, also a blank from
the Board Of Health. giving the G and
birthplace Of the competitor, and also a
certificate from the parents or guardians
vouching for the statements. TIT officers
Of the association feel SURF that In this way
the amateur standing Of the New York
Interscholastio Athletic Association will
be upheld.
A special meeting Of the association
has been called for next Thursday. when
some more important business will be
transacted. The business to come up
will be app~ertaining to schools that have
sent In lists Of players. among which are
some that conflict. The meeting is ex-
pected to be a hot one. the result Of which
is anxiously awaited by the delegates.
A protest against one school was lodged
by two schools at the last meeting. and
each side was ordered to nave its proofs
ready for the special meeting. A final
decision will be reached, and either the
school will be suspended or the VIII ole
matter dropped.
The past week has been a very busy one
for the intersoholastic athletes. The
| most important events Of the year are
yet TO come. including Ave sets OF open
! indoor games to be held In the near future.
From the showing the young athletes
have made In practice, there is little doubt
that some new records will be established.
Many Of the cracks who carried of honors
last year have been graduated from their
respective schools. but the new material
includes some worthy SUCCESSORS One
Of the new crop In practice recently threw
the i2-pound shot ~ feet, which beats
the best outdoor scholastic record by ~
inches. and comes within / foot % inches
Of the best scholastic record of the United
States.
Now that It has been decided to have a
baseball championship the schools that
will support teams are working hard to
get the proper material together for strong
mines, Chairman Phipps announce that
at least ten schools will take part In the
championship race this season, and that
from present indications the series will
be the most successful ever promoted by
! the association. No place has as yet been
named for the holding of the series. but it
is not at all unlikely that the games will
be held at Berkeley Oval as In former years.
The following teams will enter: Berkeley
School, Dwight School. Collegiate School.
| Chaplin School, Barnard School, De La
Sale Institute, Drisler School, Woodbridge
School, Hamilton Institute and Columbia
Grammar School.
Although II is not definitely known
whether Hamilton Institute will enter a
track team In the u~terscholastic cham
| pionships this year. active work, never
theless, Is being lone to get up a winning
| combination. The institute has some ex-
c%ellent material this year to pick from,
a strong team viii be orssnisea For
the spirits Gilbert and j Gledhill have
been named, and they are both doing good
work in practioe. The long-distance run
ners are w Gledhill, Prentis, Rosenfeldt
and Hayward. These boys have had
| plenty Of experience. and are expected
to make a good showing al the proper
time. The Juniors Of the institute are;
S Smith and +. Gunter. II Curtis has
been elected captain Of the baseball team
and will leave no stone unturned TO get up
a winning nine, II Is likely that a set Of
open games will be held this spring A
ual set Of games will be held with the
Barnard School at the Eighth Regiment
armory on Thursday. March 20.
Baseball and basketball AVE been cut
out OF the calendar of sports for this season
at Cutler School. This was deemed neces-
sary, 80 as 70 pay all attention 10 sible
to track athletics. The gymnasium OF
with the aspirants for the various events.
' and Athletic Director Salmon IL more than
pleased with the work thus far done. Much
Is expected Of Edgell. who will enter the
mile and half-mile nuns. In practice he
has covered the former In 4 minutes 20
seconds, while he has run the half in 2 min
utes is seconds Jones is v~aulting 0 feet,
while Feitner Of hockey fame is hurdlng
In great style. Stetson il showing great
improvement in the high jump and has
recently got over the bar at 5 feet I inches.
He is also doing over 20 feet in the broad
jump. For the weight events the school
has a clever boy in lefferts, and the young-
ster is expected to be a factor in the inter-
scholastic championships. Arrangements
are being perfected by the athletic ASSOC
citation for the annual spring games, which
will bo held at Berkeley Oval in April The
events will be open to all schools in the
United States.
Capt. kelley Of the Dwight School Base
ball team is rapidly recovering from the
effects OF his lame shoulder, ard In another
week will be able to start practice with the
team. He has issued a call for candidates.
and from the large number that has re-
sponded a rafting good team should be
organized, The practice this year will
be done In the gymnasium. where a net
will be strung for the developing OF the
4 battery work. The track team is show
ing a marked Improvement In 'sch week.
The entry list for the regular weekly indoor
games Is increasing, and from present. indi-
cations the track team will be tn. largestthat
ever represented the school. Mckenzie, Jr.,
the crack half-miler, is back al the school,
hut will not be entar-d In the sprinq cham