The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-07-02
SMALL BOYS IN RUNNING RACES
lively SPORT AT OPENING OF
TOMPkINS PARK.

ro,rn,,ss,oner PalIss Sits in State While
enc Young Athletes Strive for Prizes
Mickey Grabs His Cap and Runs
-Honors for Public School 40.
PRETTY nearly all tn, small boys on earth,
u,,s, of them in running breaches and jer-
.avs with letters sewed on them. assisted
porL Commissioner Pallas to open tho new
,w.lye Ian cinder track In Tompkins square
ros,erday afternoon. Small boys crowded
,hs infeld and kept twenty officials and
IAN oops busy herding them away from
~ front Of the grand stand. A solid bank
n,.mal boys cheering shrill cheers. fringed
hs track. Stray small boys occupied the
800 and the roof Of the band stand. Bad
small boys tried to sift through the legs
n the cops. Very small boys gurg!ed In
r., arms OF their mothers
commissioner Pallas sat In the center
y, ,hs grand stand. beside the official water
n;,cher, and took his ease, and the boys did
ri tbe work. 1t was their day. Officials
ubnse names occupied three pages on the
Emerald green program toiled and sweated
md argued, making little Willie Casey keep
N his mark at the start or persuading little
Isldor Winkowsh that it's no fair to start
your relay until your man catches up with
YOU
Tn. thing was a dead serious matter TO
m. hoys. and also to a dozen athletic d.
rrctors from as many public parks. who
,nshed alongside every race, whooping to
ma contestants to keep their hands down
and pull UP their knees and run, you little
sons.of.Runs These directors barked like
LII ohA A,,r{ IA 70
race, which was run In about twenty heats
md was the event Of the day.
Now, Morris said the director from
corlears Park to q curly headed youth,
Who removed a derby hat from the back
a his head before he settled down on the
mark, remember to drop your potato every
time, Run. Morris!'-for the pistol had gone
on-.Run, you little sinner Grab the third!
Ay, Pick UP that potato; what's the matter
with YOU! Go on! You've got him! Fin
ish, A-aw-aw!' for Morris had tumbled
on his nose and the Adonis Of Tompkins
Park was beating his turner's trousers
and whooping for joy.
ANYWAY, Id a won II hadn't few
said Morris, blowing his nose to conceal
bis feelings.
The event which tickled the mothers and
gave Joy to the little girls was the midget
relay race. Five teams ran-every man
under ninety pounds. There was a dispute
At the start because Public School 40 had
run In a man" who looked to weigh 100 at
least. 1t was left to Congressman Sulzer,
who offlciated as honorary director. Bill
Sulzer lifted the man" of School 40
and called it good hundredweight. to
the sorrow Of School 40, which won any,
how. The pet Of this race was little Irish
man about knee high to duck, who ran the
second relay for St AIMS School. He toed
the scratch in pair Of last years breaches,
an eIaV und ds' and cap. fhe oficisis,
suggested that he remove the cap.
.G'wan I can't run widout IT," he re-
BBehhiindI '' % FOUNDER r. q o. School %, he
showed what he meant. He nppe off
tho cap and gripped it in his right hand
as he put on his squirt.
Go it, Mickey yelled the gallery. And
Mickey certainly went. He scattered
Yard after yard, Mick Us rcd top drew
nearer the man Of School 40, until, at the
finish, he drew even and rolled over in a
state Of s'mi-collapse.
j always grabs me cap when want to
90 good. he explained when he could talk
Mickey. who was consoled only when Father
Feely told him that he be another Bernie
Tefers some day.
The Tompkins Square running track
is the second Of a string which will be estab-
ilshed in in the parks Of the city. The first
Thomas Jefferson Park, will be opened in
August. This will have two tracks for the
boys and two for the girls.
The athletic events were held under the
auspices Of the East End A. c. and were
all confined to schoolbovs The track
mile after the plan of the old grounds of
the Pastime A. c. In the center are the
gymnasium apparatus. horizontal bars,
flying rings, ladders, swings. butts, side
horses. and several other Instruments
good for developing the muscle. 1t is said
sbouts,, though when some Of the experts
viewed the fixtures and compared them
with those Of the up to date athletic clubs
they considered the item Of expenditure
trlfe large.
parochial schools, high schools and a few to |
the public parks. In the events for the |
panochial schools which included the neigh |
oonng institutions, premier honors easily |
vent to st. AIMS School. Father Sullivan, |
the athletic priest, was there In command |
A. '"0 ~ AIM . Uoys, duu NIB pEeocifCc ou |
the youngsters was magnetic. for they !
we're the best conducted OF any delegation |
there. Public School 40 was present |
with It's array of speedy tyros, and they
swept all before them in the events open TO
public schools.
,, John j. Joyce. George V. Bonhag and
Harvey Cohen of the Irish A. A. C. were
Gown for an exhibition of distance running.
nut according to the new ruling Of the
a. a. L. We're prevented from appearing.
IN future exhibitions and special contests
ior champions will not be allowed in games
iior public schools. and can only be possible
y open meetings sanctioned by the A. A. U.
Inc summaries:
10 Yard Run. Senior-Przes donated by Hon.
sSanus harhuIger Won by g. Phillips. Public
Jcag9olle W Rlngwald. Public School 10. second:
N25 seconds.
Yard Run Junior-Pr,zes donated by Charles
MegeS-Won by G. Ottnger Public School 40:
=, fuNermacher. Public School 10. second; G.
Nneh, Public School 40. third. Time, seconds
r,n D Yard Run, Junior. Parochial Schools-Phzes
presented by John ]. Haggerty-Won BY b. Feeney.
.. ann school: J. McGodrlck. Epiphany School.
ii. .sna Brennan Epiphany School. third. Time
Halt hal, Nile Relay. Interpark Junlor-won BY
trSpIpsns Park. with N. Rosen. J. Florca. II.
S may and NJ. Abrahams; Seward Park second.
,o nn Werner, s Richter, n. Israel and Gross
MARI o Sonn Jay pSrs third Win Sanders: a.
minutes seconds
, Dfhri Run ParochIaI Schools Prize. pycsented