The sun., 1908-05-03
'yTBRSCHOLESTIC SPORT
HTGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS
on MAJ ?3
~ tuFHs neld-FiVe Events for Novces
No Gold Medals 20 he Awarded Re-
lav Championship on June I3 BOARD
Of Coaches Plans for whitney shoot.

AZ the outcome OF conference ol two
members OF the high school games committee
0a Friday afternoon with Emanuel llaugh
assistant secretary Of the ? =. A. H., the out
locr championships will be held on saturday
MAY e. AZ Curtis Field. staten lslend No
arrangements we're made for the meet az the
last games committee meeting, as II was de-
sired 10 wait until after the executive COM
nittee NJ the league met aud II could be
learned how much money could be counted
m n meet e1penses The result Of the
executive committee meeting was quite sat-
lsfactory and the business 0f arranging the
"details Of the games was begun
Asit IL already lato in the season and time
ior the entry blanks ~ be- ou' Nr Andrews
NJ Rows High Mr. Robinson Of Manual and
Nr Haugh arranged for tho meet AZ once
Instsad Of waiting for ihr nnyi committee
meeting which viii hr ,nllsi 10 about two
weeks rbe desrabiluv o' holding the meet
ateithpr Commercial Fiold or fho public school
Geld IN BROOKLYN Vss discussed. hut Curtis
Field wac finally decided on. The objection
10 the Brooklyn field was that II has no ade-
1nats accommodations for the athletes 10
dress While Curtis Field is inconvenient
10 get to. II was the best that could be pro-
vided
The next point taken w was what novice
events should be held, In order to economic
10 outdoor novice meet will bp held this year
and instead eeveral novice events will be run
IN 10 connection with the championships.
They will he a 100 ward dash. quarter mile
and mile runs, 100 pound relay race and
running broad jump. This makes a pretty
fair VARIETY. the beat that could be had and
still hold the programme 10 a reasonable
length.
The addition Of these events necesstated
a change in the order and II was rearranged
As follows. The 100 yard novice trials semi
finals and finals will be run on Immediately
after those Of the 100 yard senior. The novice
quarter mile will follow the cham pionship
(lO and the novice mile run will come after
the championship mile. The novice 100 pound
relay race will have the same number on the
relay race formerly did. and that, event will
be dropped altogether; The broad Jump viii
he strung along with the other field events.
Following the course adopted in the, case
n the indoor championships, there will be no
events for the City College, Mr., Andrews
Iaid that he was in communication with the
Brooklyn Training School, which wishes 10
r' ny rISinius ISH S School Ys E wiling to pay foT is
own m medslg and the events will be held ~
desired. The school has not signifed at what
distances II wants the races TO be, so the matter
sill be left until the next committee meeting.
Ithas always taken longer 70 hnish the pole
vault than ANYTHING else, 40 this will be started
= half hour before the meet begins, pan
which Ia being generally adopted al outdoor
No gold medals will be awarded. but instead
arge silver ones will be given for hrgt place,
The ordinary size for second place and bronze
. for third. Medals will be given 10 only the
hrst and second relay teams In each race
and in order that there may be nomlsundet-
standing about this, as there was last winter !
II will be so stated on GENTRY blanks.
nOiNfQ
toward the championship point trophy.
The mile relay Championship, which was /
tormegY decided ct 'hr n2,lc' meet, wy /
games come on this date and tho club will be |
asked to hold the race IN connection with lts !
meet.
be held At Curtis Held on June ., the same /
dGy as the High School invitation meet in
T6s seventh annual games Of the Roose-
vet Athletic League viii be held Saturday |
evening N the SeNenty-hrst Regiment |
Amor. The league, which consists Of |
Public Schools ~ ls. 70 "a 90 and 4o has
me largest and best attended meets Of the |
district leagues. Several special races will |
be Included In the games, and among them |
one between a prominent New York A. e. /
winner and four nidget- selected from one |
Of the schools Melvin Sheppard was badly |
beaten IN race similar 10 mis- last Satur-
On the same evening ihe sunday Schools |
Athletic League will hold iis games in the |
Fourteenth Regiment Armory in Brooklyn. |
Three events will be open 20 The members Of |
he entry list the meet viii be big success.
In the afternoon the Curtis consolation |
meet comes on at Curtis Field. and the games |
of thsWingate Athletic League Will BE- held |
ID Tbs RnSId board Of coaches Of the p. s, Al.
held meeting on Tuesday to,Carry out plans
for the Whitney shoot which will be held in |
22 and IS. Capt. CoTwin Of the Scventy-hrst
Regiment, who will be In charge of the /
shoot, was present at the meeting The fol-
lowing provisions were made;
I. The entries must be sent TO Dr, Champion
Of the p. s, A. L. before May l6
Each team shall shoot Two strings OF ave shots
each. In standing position. on sub-target gun at
: ne team mailing the highest total score shall
vim the match.
4 4 medal shall be given 70 each member Of
he winning team and Of the team making next
Hsst score The winner OF the meet retains The
whitney trophy y.s,' toT one Ssh Sshhr. b, ,,,ov.,
sonable length Of time for sighting and adjusting
zoe gun, and shall be- allowed on" minute I'm
medi6tsly thereafter In Nhl'h 10 make his
81 4. NE gun gun may be adjusted for each team by
hoy chosen from the team. under direction OF the
Ot1esr IN charge
The schedule for the teams is az follows:
May 22-Stuyvesant Il, s, a. 3 ?. NJ; De Witt
clinton H. S. second team at $50 p NJ: II. s, OF
nay 25-pe WIn Clinton II. s. FIRST team at Q
4. ". Commercial II. s, at go a. NJ; Curtis II s.
a 10 a. "; Morris n s. a. 1890 a. n Manual
Erasmus Han H. s. at p NJ and Bryant II s.
a. ESQ N.
The Whitney CUP was won last year by
80 Curtis High School looks like probable
winner this year.
IL was decided At the same meeting that all
reports for Workmanship badges should be
A committee consisting OF Capt. Corwin
and MessrS Miller and Mann was appointed