New-York tribune., 1907-01-04
PUBLIC SCHOOL. GAMES
Increased Interest Subject Of Discus
sion at annual Meeting.

The annual meeting of the Public Schools
Athletic League held yesterday afternoon
at the office of General George w. Wingate,
president of the league Reports were made OF
the progress of the league in the last year by
the president, secretary, treasurer and president
of the girls branch.
The term Of office OF eight directors having
expired. the following were elected to fill the
vacancies: Egerton L. Winthrop. 1r, Victor j.
Dowling, Hugh H. Baxter, Gustave Strauben-
! muller. George T. Hepbron, John r. Waters. w.
| H. Andrews and c.. Raymond Hail.
The election of officers for the ensuing year
resulted as follows: President, General George
| w. Wingate; first vice-president, Dr. John H
Finley: second vice president, Egerton I.
Winthrop, jr. third vice-president, the Rev. M
j. Lavelle; treasurer, S. r. Guggenhem; as
sistant treasurer. C. L. Myer; secretary, Dr.
Luther Halsey Gulick. and assistant secretary
! Lee F. Hammer.
The following committees were appointed:
| Executive committee. General George w. Win
gate, s. r. Guggenheim, Luther Halsey Gulick
| James E. Sullivan and Gustavus T. Kirby
| finance committee. S. r. Guggenheim, John s.
Huyler and John r. Van Wormer; games COM
mittee. James f. Sullivan. DR.. Luther HalseY
| Gulick DIR. c. Ward Champion and Lee F. Han
mer
| General WIngate. in his address, said
We have twenty-four we'll organized district
| leagues, covering all OF greater New York, each
| year. The winners in these district compet-
tions meet in the championship matches which
the league itself holds in the spring and fall
In 1906 there We're twelve championship matches
held. in which there were S,3S7 entries thirty
one authorized contests for boys given by out
side organizations with 1.O65 entries Taking
all the competitions together of the schools, dis
trict leagues and of the league itself, there have
been fully 10000 entries.
The league can therefore. Justly claim that II
is the greatest athletic organization in the
world. even If it's competitors are boys.
The introduction Of rife shooting IN the high
schools has proved even more successful than
was anticipated. Through the generosity of
some of it's friends the league has installed In
each of the high schools, at a cost OF S2bO each'
n sub-target gun machine equipped with a krag
army rife. regulation pattern
viously fired a cartridge. the scores that they
made at Creedmoor were remarkable. They shot
at one hundred yards standing and four hun
dred yards lying. in trying wind The team
of De Witt Clinton High School. who were the
winners, averaged 40 out Of so points. which is
better than the scores made by many National
Guard teams
The report OF our most efficient treasurer.
Mr.. Guggenheim. shows our financial condition
While the increase OF the work OF the league
IN 1906 has made the drain upon its treasury
heavier than at any previous period. its receipts
up TO within a recent period have been less than
in previous years. instead Of more.
It's officers. however. were successful in oh
tanning sufficient to pay off the debt and pro-
woe lhe DaldnCe or Si,l.p appearing IN the
treasureTs report. This was largely owing 10
the subscriptions Of 1.Ooo each made by s. r
Guggenhem. Harry Payne Whitney. C. W.
Morse and Andrew Carnegie. and Of $500 from
John D. Rockefeller
Miss Catharne s. Leverich president OF the
Girls Branch OF the Public School Athletic
League. in her report said:
An active campaign for funds was carried on
by membership committee consisting OF Mrs
Mackay, Mrs. Speyer. Mrs. Winthrop and Miss
"a nd ha fn1 ,g E~H-I-s
Branch, from the time OF organization to July
J. 1906. follows: