New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
BOYS BREAK RECORDS.
-Four Nee Marks Made at Poly
Prep annual Indoor Games.

-Four schoolboy records were broken and many
others had a close shave at the annual indoor
athletic games of the Polytechnic Preparatory
Institute, at the 23d Regiment Armory, Atlantic
and Bedford avenues, Brooklyn, yesterday after
The officials had great trouble in keeping
the spectators off the floor
The most important new record made was in
the running high jump. The old mark was feet
inches, held by F. C. Crafts, OF the Polytechnic
Preparatory Institute. Five feet ten inches was
cleared by w. Garfield. of st. Paurs School.
The second record to be broken IN the
pole vault. R. Robbins Poly Prep. and A. Mid
dleton, of st. Pauls School. both vaulted 10 feet
8 Inches. Robbins was the holder Of the old
record Of feet 10 inches.
c. w. Alderman, Of Pingry School, lowered
the 22O-yards dash mark from 20 2-5 seconds TO
&c seconds fiat.
The standing broad jump mark was raised
one-quarter Of an inch by w. Garfield. of st.
PauIs School. the new record being 9 feet IA
inches.
Another feature was the one-me run, which
was won by T. Joungs, Of Manual Training High
School, who took the lead in the second lap and
held it 10 the end, finishing twenty yards in
front Of Laird, Of LawTenceville school. who
was second The time 4: SO As seconds.
which is three and three-ffth seconds behind
the record.
School with total Of %. Centenary Collegiate
Institute second, with 20; High School Of
Commerce third, with 49, and Manual Training
fourth, with IA points.
The summaries follow:
One hundred-yard dash (seniors nnaI heaD-won
by H. W. EarTsd@y G9ntssn9rg coegate InSgs
Mackenzie school third; o. Brow. Pratt institute
Public school Athletic League relay Chandicap: final
on By P15G shG9 a 49, ats san
P4 o 10 cabsn
S.t f0Ttyy% 9 run (anaI he2wGn
ard, St Paurs School second; Walsh, High School OF
third M AG6son Centenary Collegiate
A. a. Hammond. Centenary Collegiate Institute: f.
a4y coieeste 1nstute thTd w9stsqTe Ge East
das 1Sor nnal bea
Won by J. Tebout, Manual Training High School: W.
Maeen4io School thiTd NJ cTows Perth 1mboy High
BY G. MeNny Erasmus Hail Hlgh school D'-''' ''''1
a me handicap by Rap
Temple, handicap 40 yards team composed of W. Nc
Novice relay Conehalf mile ansl hsat,-Won by Gun
E Van ' %htoS and R Carter Hyh School
team and eGpSgse De WITT Clinton aES School
third. team composed Of ! Keller F. wagner, J. WIS.,
SUNDAY school Athlete LfsgIs senior Fsa Zone mile
composed of e B. Futchins f Ross, D. f. Mickey, I.
Mays l. MuTgatToyd asd a Peters: Strong Place sap-
webster F. HOensr. a. Baird and l. shelton. Time
opsmlls run-woG by Yoo9Es s Manual Training
srft5 T RutheTford High school third II. Anderson
Norris High School, fourth Time. 4.b5sa
Six-hundred- and-sixty yard run Qinal heat)Won by
Thomas ST. Paul's School: A. p. Harris Montclair
nigh School. seconds C PLACER aackensaok High School
third, Time 35.
Catholic College relay-won by ST. Johns team COM
posed Of F. aaggghney. J. Reddy. J. Fenegan and J.
Standing broad jump--won by w. canneld St Paula
soheoo With h,i, jump Of IT. ~ In f. Addison
3 In: B. OHRra. St Paul's School. third with a
Jump OF feet; Morton Training High school
fourth. with a Jump OF Il. 1Oh IN
High jump-Won By w, Garfield ST. Pauls School,
with jump OF a. 10 In; T. Crafts Poly Prep second
with jump OF n. n.; r. Bunlsted. Newark Acsa-
sny third With jump Of o T. : in Former record OF
Pole vauit-C Robbins. Poly. Prep ana A MiodIstown
Crafts. Poly. Prep. third. With a vault OF IT s.
Gates Aontoair High, fourth. with vault OF IT.