The sun., 1908-12-13

| The time of the elementary, schools games
committee at the regular meeting last
tuesday was taken up by dispute which
aud as a result OF which the officers of Dis
trict Athletic Leagues In The Bronx threaten
to resign The trouble started with mis-
directed letter which should have gone to
| the principal Of Public School ~ but which
did, not reach its destination. Because
| OF this letter the basketball team was not
would therefore ordinarily have been in
eligible. but a member Of the games com;
mittee gave the manager OF the team special
| the other schools OF tne district thereupon
took the, case before the games committee.
| That body, after otinR twice on the matter,
cast the deciding vote, upholdipg the orig
inal action OF the committee in favor oil
Public school 20.
was asked recently whether In his opinion
cross-country running Is in furious to schools
BOYS he said: That depends upon the
SUPERVISED. n, Vi II they are coached BY a good
/ careful man who looks after their physical
tcopdition. as is the case at the High School
one vSs Of the most beuefeisI that Rish School
boy can take part In Most people WAC
don 7 know anything about cross-country
running thint & that the squads begin i, their
is not so. The boys start on easily with
alternate runs and walks until they get
in good condition for straight, running and
that Is the beneficial part Of the work. At
| Commerce more attention Is devoted to
deyeloping squad Of runners than a few
tindiyiduals. and that Is how the school
| 1T is true that the average high school
| squad is soon. reduced to a few men and
that, feature don't like. 1t would be q
! TO enter fifteen or twenty men in race.
/ or course that would make the run un-
wieldy, but perhaps We can carry the idea
The arst games OF the P. S. 4. l., high
school bask Dball series will be played next
| Saturday. The, High School of Commerce
piays De Witt Clinton and Boys High and
Stuyyesan play the third contest Flush
ling is scheduled for bye and its first game
the n 'ss 18th sSf'ids Of this month mon t. VIZ" ' '
on the, Boys High Team and some Of the
Is behind in his studies and vim not be
eligible to play on the team until January Q.
This will give him an opportunity to get in
I The candidates for the Boys High hockey
team are practising in the st; Nicholas
Rink, which privilege 4hey got by joining
the New ~ York lntsrsohoastic HOCKEY 6y
made up as follows: Dean, goal Meister,
point, Taylor. Govergoint: Bass. Cover;
Campbell. left wing Mckay s1nl centre pns and
and Mckay are veterans Of the Boys High
team and Campbell played with Poly Prep
last year. The schedule follows:
9; December 20, MontclaiI Military Academy at
sass5y wit: 6 e2Sn so1,: s. k,NE Ne1of: p,Rnv Blink
School at Poughkeepsie; 80. Mohegan Lake
School at Poughkespsle.
20 fsSrqSE as aesdems at
An official of the ?. $. A. L. said yesterday
that he doubted whether the league would
conduct rowing races for the, high schools
next spring and that IN sueh ia case the
the school athletic associations. Whether
the LEAGUE will hold the races under its
Ss
athletic clubs will no longer furnish shells
and the, other necessary paraphernalia
60 the schoois as they did o two years yea9 age
with il and their liability OF losing boat
Neither will the P. s. A, l.. assume RESPONSE
bity for such Losses III f9r 1rdinSriiy II has
expenses. Last spring the league had to
pay $50 to the New York A. &: for a shell
which was damaged by one Of the school
This matter Of rowing was discussed q
short time ago at g meeting OF the league
directors and DR.: Champion. the secreatry.
eG the former srss oarsmen @ in tEe city would con-
tribute to enable the sport to be carried
on, but that remains 70 be seen. II was said
before the executive committee.
Instead Of money being made from the
championship track games, as might be
Supposed the balance Is on the other side
Of the sheet and at least 500 is lost on each
Of them, The biggest item Of expense Is
the medals, which usually cost about $3.50,
and the gate receipts are never big enough
The last OF the De Witt Clinton inter-
class meets will be run on between the
Sett OF games will settle the school cham
pjonehip as the sophomores have already
defeated the freshmen and the juniors the
seniors The two meets thus far held have
been close and have served to bring several
good track men to light.
The p. s., A. L. high school games COM
oittae will meet next Tuesday.