The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-17
INTERSC HOL ASTH SPORT.
l., r. Shefi cld's Performance Unique In
the History OF Track and Field Contests.

The central figure in the inte!scho!attic
, athletic world is L. T. Sheffield of Berkeley
| School Not once in the history 81 thr sport
F.! has a youngser made the showing he DID
! Sheffield won five championships at the
annual interschola site cha m pionships on May
! 9-,hc 100 yard dash. senior. in 10 20 secohos
o2o-vard run. in - 20 seconds: running broad
iuinr. running high Jump and pole vault
In tn. ls.t-nanIed events he was not pushed
, verv hard FOR had he been there would
certainly be new figures TO his credit,
Previous to this he won honors at the HAM
iton Institute games. Barnard School "a ines.
New York University interschonstic games,
Princeton interscholasilc games nNo lhe
dual games between Berkeley School and
cutler school Al the Cutler meet he So
cured five f,sis and one second, making a
total Of fourteen nrsts. one second, two thirds
and one-hnlf fourth. grand total ri U'a
poInts This is the largest individual score
ever made by n schoolboy. and it beats the
best previous record by 81, points.
ID to last Wednesday sheffield had made
IN his mind to 60 to Yale, as he will graduate
from Berkeley School next month. II was.
however announced last Fridny that Shelf
field had changed his mind about going TO
Vale and instead will go IN Harvard. Shelf
field is is wears old End it 10 almost foregone
conclusion ,rat he will 10 heard from in
intercollegiate athletics.
The Berkeley school track team has prac-
tcolly dispa ndcd and. ns Or. White. tho
head master said. IS rf7tine on its l0urels Tho
trek championship wen on MAY WIS the
mrs, since 1905 and much credit is due tho
bows that comprised the team. Every one
vcrked hard for tho honors. especially Prem
tiss VINO was entered N tho discus event.
he was also entered in the inters oh elastic
tennis tournament az south Field. Prentiss
lef, the tennis tournament rs soon as he
De- Z.t, al
sentative and rushed across town to Berke-
lev oval whore he arrived IA the discus event
was st srted Without having time to change
his clothes he started in TO throw. finishing
second. 49,, ., ,
lcv School in 1908 was m ell-star one. con-
stating OF i s. sprinkler. with record Of q
feet -, in ches for the high Jump and ~ feet
SEN With a record for tho mile OF minutes
81 rs seconds and minutes Ia seconds
for the half mile ~ th hn ni.h WIN h,, record
ii feet for the pole vnnl,. Not few say
TINT these thre" yo'inc st"rs could hay" beaten
Cambridge. oxford, Harvard or Tale that
There has been much discussion ,ovcr mn
meet dnr nhS, ' sr rSSS, Ne srsrt on, i
boy. are n" al taken up with dual games. which
. ry.n nf r. TIA, me he .pcnse !. too great From
pdicelo9s hoT"wss ,6 dar gene
Tyerythine looks bIi ght for banner meet
Of the Long Island Interscholostic, Athletic
League at Garden City next Saturday. The
committee in charge has woI ked hard to make
the meet a success. This is the nrst time
in. the history Of, the lea G,.s tina, TIE meet
come il awaited with interest Tho track
OF the st Paul School NJ Garden City il, fast
one; in fact. they have better facilities than at
the Adelphi Field Seven schools have
entered for the championship. Brooklyn
High. Erasmus Hall. Poly Prep Pratt
Academy. The race Tor the honors should
ne between Frat. Erasmus Hall and
Brooklyn High.