The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-12-29
NJ SPORT.
High schools object TO DIR. Gallck's PIRn
for Awarding Letters. b

The high schools have taken an unfavOr-
able attitude toward Or. Gulick's proposition
to have the awarding of letters controlled
by a set of regulations drawn up by the Public
Schools Athletic League. This il to be sx-
Dected. for the schools nave always awarded
their emblems as they saw nt and naturally
resent what they consider would be an intru-
sion upon their private affairs. DIR. Gulick's
Aeheme. however. has undoubtedly good
points. for IL would make the qualifications
for awarding the letters uniform and no one
could contend that IL. was more OF an honor
20 wear the emblem Of one school than that
OF another. For instance. at present at
Boys High and Erasmus Halt to earn his
b. II. 3. or r., as the case may be. a boy
must elther play on the football or baseball
team in a majority Of the games or make
a certain number Of points In an important
track meet, For all other branches of, ath-
letics, such a. basketball. swimming. &c.
the junior letters are awarded. In many OF
the other schools. such as Manual aud Curtis
High. a member Os the soccer or basketball
team may wear his regular letters. In spite
OF the arguments in Its favor IL In impossible
that the high schools will ever agree to Or,
The report in Tux SUN last Sunday that
the Boys High School relay team finished
second in the high school relay race at Che
Stuyvesant games was incorrect. TIT
order in which the teams finished is: Manual
Training first team. first; Manual Training
second team. second; Boys High. third. and
DE Witt Clinton, fourth. The fact that there
were two Manual teams and that two OF the
Manual boys resembled each other quite
closely cdnfused the reporter somewhat.
This relay race. by the way. is the first
one OF the indoor season between the public
high schools. and it shows that Manual is
still supreme in that sport. TIL recent i'm
portance Of the Brooklyn school in track as
well as all other forms Of athletics has been
somewhat of "A surprise to its rivals. The
Manual athletes first attracted attention by
winning the indoor high school champion
ships last winter. and since then they have
won the outdoor championships and the
soccer championship. Up to a few years ago
the Manual Training High School had been
split up into several branches and the students
had no facilities for athletics. When all
the branches were brought together in one
building with a well equipped gymnasium
the teachers and boys began to turn their
attention to the sports in which the other
schools INDUCED. with the result that in a
short time a set Of first class athletes was
A number OF int presting things have come
up In connection with the high school indoor
championship games which will be run on
a. the Twenty-third Regiment ArmOry on
January %: Mr.. McHuRh of the Public
Schools Athletic League tried 20 add interest
to the games by arranging for "A relay race
between the teams OF the Twenty-third and
Seventh Regiments. Az these could not
agree upon a distance for the race. Mr..
McHugh suggested that the figures $50 yards,
cards and that one OF these be drawn from n
hat, thus decidin the distance. This seemed
&c. e2e ne s aHHfes eroSsb to S 81 f SSne SEl The and fre tRe
man relay race. which was left on the pro-
gramme last year, will again be held. The
has been won by Bows High. G.. c. n. Y. sub
freshmen and Manual Training. II becomes
the permanent property of the school winning
it three times. and the schools which have one
leg of II already will make a special effort to
strengthen their hOld on il. The English
at one side OF the track and The other hnIf on
the other side will be adopted in order that
MI Of the spectators may have a chance TO
see some OF the finishes.
Tit decentralization Of the Poly Prep
basketball team for playing the UNREGISTERED
Second Sigal Corps team Is particularly I'M
fortunate az his time because IL leaves no
possibility for n game with Bows Nigh. In
connection with the agreement between the
principals OF the two SchOOls TO resume the
athletic relations which have been severed for
more than a year. ID was hoped that a basket
pan game nllRni ne aIrankeu. ndt tnls " I'M.
possible under the present circumstances u
has been announced. however. that BOvs'
High viii enter a track team in the Poly meet
from the p. q. 4. 4. baseball league also
prevents the possibility OF a baseball game
bet wecn BOYS High and Erasmus
The high schools are all prepared for the
A l.. basketball tournament which starts
next saturday. From the present indiCa-
tons Boys High seems "a, have a good show
10 win in spite OF the fact that its best player,
Ackerson, IL ineligible OF account of
his studies Olson Is filling his place In a
very creditGble manner. OlsOn's brother
on the Manual team, and when these
two schools meet there will be the novelty
Of two brothers. each representing n difer-
ent school. playing against each other. The
Manual team is strong. but Judging from the
records so far this wear IL will have 10 hustle
some to beat Boys High.
Three thousand eight hundred elementary
school BOYS from the different borouRhs have
qualified in the athletic badge contest this
This is an increase OF more than ZOO
over last years records and II very enc0ur-
aging TO those interested in the work. To
the badge a boy under thirteen years
Of age must run 81 yards in 5 3-5 seconds.
chin the bar four times. and ma Ike y standing
broad jump OF : feet o inches. All over that
a ge are required TO make the sixty yard dash
q seconds, 100 yards In y seconds, chin