The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-03
YERSCHOLASTIC SPORT.
Track Championship Expected to lie
Fought Out 10y Berkeley and Dwight.


Next Saturday afternoon the annual
sprine championships of the New York
Interscholastic Athletic Association will he
held. As In previous years the meet viii
take place at Berkeley Oval, and one of the
largest gatherings of scholastic athletes
is looked for From the showing made
thus far the battle for the trophy cup will
be a royal one Predictions have leen
freely made for some time, and The know
ing ones say Dwight School and Berkeley
School will fight it out to the last event.
Berkeley School has among its many
athletes so.nc clever performers. Sheffield,
the star of the team is expected TO score
thirty points himself. At pole vau!ting,
broad jumping, high jumping, sprinting
and hurdling he is in II class by himself.
A, the dual games between Berkeley School
and Cutler School last Saturday Sheffield
scored five firsts and one second for a total
OF cs points. a record that stands ureGualied
in interscho.astic circles. Koch. another
of Berkeley Schools cracks, is looked upon
to score heavily also
In Dwight School Berkeley School will
find dangerous opponent, Dwight School
won the championship last year. Athletic
director P NJ. Seixas is confident that the
school will again become the chamricrs.
Ellingwood is the main stay Of lie team.
and although not performing Up to the
standard indoors is in the pink Of eorGttcn
for out doors. Upon him depend the chances
for Dwight School to win.
II is not at all unlikely that Ellingwood
will enter the l0O-yard dash, 22O-yard dash,
4.O-yard run, SsO-yard run and one-mile
run. Veteran athletes think 1t is little
too much work for a scho olboy for one day
but Elingwood il AS 'strpng as an OK.
II is almost a foregone conclusion that he
will win tho 40. $50 and one mile.
Ho recently covered the distance in the
$40 in Sc 2-5 seconds fiat. the $50 in minutes
q 2-5 seconds, and the mile i'll minutes IS
seconds.
Cutler School, who won the champions
ship In 1900 and 1901, Is not looked upon ns
dangerous this year. Nevertheless, Ath-
letic Director George Aulmon may have
something up his sleeve. Edgell Cornell.
ScudGer, Havemcyer. Jackson, Frost and
Lawrence are expected TO uphold tho school
colors in good style.
the one-year rule has played havoc with
the Columbia Grammar School tract; team.
There are scnie good athletes who cannot
compete, not having been at the school
enc year, Among them s Brandon,
the l0O-yaTd dash, senior and junior. The
hoy Is only Ia years Of age, but a wonderful
runner.
At the games Of the Columbia Grammar
school athletic association on April "a, he
W IN the iCCyard junior and senior i'll the
fast time Of 10 As seconds for each.
Barnard School places great faith In
D. Miller to win the bicycle events. The
youngster is riding in great FORM getting
in some good practice al Travcrs Island,
Pierce is looked upon to furnish good
account Of hi,nsrf il, the 44O-yard run.
while Cahi)l and Heycman and the others in
the team are working hard to gain some
points for the school.
De La Sall' Institute, Sachs School and
ChGpin Collegiate School are unknown
quantities In the championship.
Active preparations arc heing made for
the baseball championship Of the New
York Intcrscholnstic Aihi,'t ic Association.
THREE teams will enter for thr honors,
Berkeley School, De La Sale Institute and
Dardard School. The schedule will I've made
up in q round robin series. and the ames
will be played at Columbia Oval, Williams
bridge