The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-03-29
IN~TERSCHOLASTIC SPORT
CHANGE or POLICY ABOUT
SCHOOLBOY ROWING.
Clinton and Commerce Want 10 Have Crews
and VIII Pay Expenses, but Boys High
Isn't Wlllng-Central OF Phlladelphia
Drops Clinton From Football schedule.

NilntOn ana commerce want 70 Have crows
and VIII Pay Expenses. but Boys Hlgh
Isn't WIlling-Centra OF Philadelphia
Drops Clinton From Football Schedule
The policy OF the Public Schools Athletic
League In regard 10 rowing In the high schools
has been changed and efforts are now being
made to conduct the race In the same man
ner as last year, This change Of plans was
brought about by the desire Of several OF
the Manhattan schools to support crews,
although the league announced that there
would be no race. Early this spring the High
School Of Commerce and De Witt Clinton be-
gan to make arrangements for crews Just as
they did last year. and signlhed their inten-
ton Of having a dual race IL nothing better
turned up, Several other schools. including
Horace Mann, followed their example.
The Harlem Regatta Association, which
conducted the race at It's regatta last May,
then came out with the statement that II
would hold another race this year open TO
any school which cared to enter, and that
the winning crew would he sent to Phila-
delphia to take part in the Schuylkill re-
gatta
The reason that led the P. 8, A. l.. to aban-
don the project OF 4 race In the first place
was that Il was thought that theschools woulO
] be unwilling to pay the expenses incidental
to II. The league 10 unable to do 80 as II Is
itself very short Of funds at present. letters
we're sent TO the several schools two weeks
ago. asking them TO state their Willingness
or unwillingness to enter crews. on the con.
dition that the schools themselves should
be responsible for any damage TO boats and
: other equipment borrowed from the BOAT
I clubs, De Witt Clinton and the High school
Of Commerce have replied af1rmatiVely,
] nau,t Ii.k haa raTNaa1 IN apfaFtatp the
I project, because Of the expense and OF the
! lack Of a convenient place TO train an eight.
The rowing clubs on the Harlem are wiling
to lend their boats 10 the schools and John
r.. Nagle Of the Harlem Rowing cub has
D again offered his services as a coach. Nothing
0 more will be done. however, until more
schools are heard from,
The Central High School OF Philadelphia
has dropped the De witt Clinton. High School
1 Of this city from It's football schedule. The
game was held annually alternately az New
York and Philadelphia The reason given
est in the games has fallen on because their
teams invariably win by a large score. The
gate receipts do not come anywhere near to
3 paying expenses, The score OF the last game
between the two schools was 80 to 0 in favor
Of Philadelphia.
The gaines with BOYS High Of Brooklyn
as well as the Baltimore and Washington
Heights schools are retained All these but
the last named are TO be played at Phtladel,
phia. Boys High was defeated by Central
, High School by the same score as was De
witt Clinton last season. but a large crowd
attended the game. The fact that the Brook.
Ign lads improved greatly in the latter part
Of the season also probably led Central TO
keep them on the schedule.
A good sized baseball squad Is still out Al
Erasmus Hall High School and is In such
shape that the team viii soon be picked,
Coach Callahan Is working out bis pitchers
and giving his inheld men plenty, Of practice
In connecting with hunts and liners. The
1eldeTs are also coming in for their share OF
attention. Among the candidates for the
box CLAYTON and Quigley are the most promls-
which won the elementary school champion
ship last year. Jack SibleY, who pitched last
year, is with a minor professional league in
California, Cotter viii probably. play third
bid Tor second. Soully IL trying for first.
TIE last two are also basketball players.
NOondn, who played on Manual last year.
has entered the school and ls trying for one
seems a likely candidate for ,shortstop.
Beckwith Is trying TO make second. Woods
will in all probability catch, Cy Jones,
Frost, Dietrich and Renard are candidates
for the outfeld positions.
The baseball authorities Of the school have
announced for the lrst time the reason for
Withdrawing from the p. 5. A. l.. baseball
league. They say they we're compelled TO
choose between their old contests, which
all came on Saturdays. and those In the new
lea que, in which the games also come on the
same days. They preferred to continue the
old games and 80 withdrew from the league.
The schedule which has just been an
nounCed contains sixteen games, seven OF
which are at home aud the rest either out Of
town or on the grounds OF some otnfr BROOK
Ign school. A rule was made recently by
the p. :. 4. J.. games committee that the
MEMBERS of a lea que shall not play any team
which enters the leagueand later withdraw
from il. but in spite Of this Commercial High
School appears on the schedule for a praC-
tiCe game. The schedule follows.
April Il Yoakes T. 5; a. BroosIyn' u SisEs3s
enSlck: rs. MOhegan Lake School a. Michigan, =.
Commercial II; s. practice game a. CommsTGlsl
D' Say e Central Il. s. Of fPhliisdsIippfhiisi q Saratoga
Park: o. ST, Paul's School at Garden City, 2, Poly
Prep al Saratoga Psrk; Is. Adelphi a. AdcIpni
Mount Vernon Ii, $. At Saratoga Field %, New
ark Academy at Newark: %. Newa TX II $ At New
ark; -, Poly Prep at Saratoga Pa TX,
There will be a lacrosse team at Era smis
for the first time this spring. The candidates
are already practising. Among them are
Iaitta, captain; Leikye. J. Jones, Chaplain,
Ronback, Anderson, Moolly, Phinney, Snith,
and track athlete. and Harmon. who also
plAyed on the football team last year. Several
Of the squad have played on the midget team
Of the Crescent A, G. All the letters which
had been received from other schools IN
regard to arranging game have been lost
and consequently the schedule cannot be
made out for some time. A game has been
arranged with Boys High TO be played on
June g. This looks like a step toward the
resumption Of athletic relations between
the two schools.
The cinder track in back Of the school Ia
undergoing repairs in preparation for the
outdoor track season, which will begin soon.
The school paper, the Erdsmidn, In an
editorial commenting on the new system
Of elections for the general organization,
the school, says that a great Improvement
has been made over the old system. IL as
serts that a great evil which IL prevalent In
all schools. namely fraternity control OF
athletics. has been done away with. The
editorial Is In. part as follows.
The new ballot system Of electing the
general organization candidates seems 10
have met with the approval Of the entire
school. The old method OF nomination and
election by delegates has been abolished.
No longer may a party scheme 10 elect one
Of its followers a delegate, No longer are
signed agreements between fraternities and
societies held binding. II seems to MS that
The had features Of the old system have been
removed without in any way interfering with
the good. Under the old system was
seldom that one candidate was elected with
out the entire ticket, That this fault has
been remedied was shown In the last elections.
when one candidate from each party was
chosen"
poly Prep has added TO its stan Of gym.
nastic instructors Wallace W. Clarke. who
was formerly In the Yale gymnasium, Mr..
ClArkes specialties are boxing and wrestling,
team.
+. G. Crafts has for the second time been
chosen to lead the Poly track team. Crafsts Is
a high jumper and pole vaulter OF ability.
He IL sure OF winning several events in a
track meet and was the only one Of his school
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