New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-28
FIELD FOR SCHOOLBOYS,
Gift to League Erpected-Tben
May Get Holiday. Too.

As there is no adequate athletic field avaiIshI. O.,
the meets OF the SchOolboy Athletic League OF NJ.
York, proposition has been framed to hay. ~.
railroads Of the city or some wealthy man .t.bs
contribute to the funds for the purrhs.. !.
grounds present the use of the grounds 10 ~.
league. Tt has also been found that with n. -
hundred thousand members great difficulty ha. na
experienced in arranging effective scheduIs -,
Saturdays and holidays 50 that all Of the boys NAV
compete. Because OF this a plan has been outIina1
and is to be taken before City Superintendent Wan
lam. III. Maxwell that will give each school or a,s
trict single day Of the school year as field daV
The treasurer OF the league. s. r. Guggenha,,,
at the office OF the American Smelling and Rsan-
ing Company. spoke thus in regard to these plans.
Since the organization Of the schooiboy Armies.
9 league and our opening ,games at the Madison
square Garden. we nave found that II Is almosf
Impossible to obtain a field at once large enorgh
and suitably equipped SO that the boys may con-
wish to witness their performances ways
We are now at work trying TO interest one Of tb
metropolitan railroad corporations in our pra,s ne
SO that il will contribute 70 our purchase y
its route. 1t is distinctly business propOsit,on
turo into its Golfers increased earnings beransss "
thersffic that will naturally the route Ia v,3
membership exceeds one hundred thousand T. NUT Our
and these boys have tremendous following Is.
railroad corporation is sure OF adequate return f
any outlay it may make '
gate the president OF the league. that the schooho
athletes Of New-York will within a reasonabia
qfhI
fields and tracks in this country II Will also IA
track which will be easily accessible and will bsya
field Of this sort should have. SPeO
In connection with proposition to the -.u
road company. and one which gives them fha a..
surance of our holding meets throughout the saa
son. a plan has been arranged in detail bv Dr
Gulck. physical director of the public schools 80
that there will be continuous series OF CONNECT
tons the track The idea is that one day out o.
the school year be allotted by the Board OF Edlca
ton a field day for sports and competitions AMI
that in sense IL be regarded a portion OF rho
physical culture curriculum followed
This day would be the same in all thA
schools but schedule could be so arranged that
first district and then the others in rotafion
would have the use Of the field. and this would
insure its use practically day out Of each week
We have great hopes that the Board OF Education
Will see the wisdom of our plan. and expect tha
ardent support OF Superintendent Maxwell Dr
Quick has figured it out that such ARRANGEMENT
would mean that considerably less than 1 per CENT
Of the time Of the school year would be taken for
these sports.
The committee in charge OF these plans which
includes Dr. Luther III. Quick. James E. Sullivan
General George W. Wingate. CiUstavus T. Kirhy
and myself. has also been interesting several pub
lie spirited in project. and il is very pos
sible that one of these men, who has already
shown a decided inclination TO help u.s. win be the
donor OF the field, in which case his name will 90
down In history. has old Stephen Girard's, as a
practical benefactor of the American boy.