The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-04-12
I%ETERSCHOLASTIC SPORT
ENTRIES FOR THE BASEBALL
TOURNAMENT REOPENED.
List New Includes 100 sChOOls-ROwlns
situation Sun UnSetued-strOnE Nine
for Adelphi-NSw Plan Proposed for
Awarding Letters at Curtis u. y.

List New includes 100 bchODls-h0WlnS
Situation Sun UnSetled-strOnE Nine
for Adelphi-NSw Plan Proposed for
Awarding Letters al Curtis u. y.
So many entries we're received for the
Public Schools Athletic League elementary
school baseball tournament after the entries
closed on April / that. they had to be
reopensd. Az that time the list numbered
SeTsnty-eight, and since then at least twenty
more schools have been heard from, bringing
the number up 70 100. The new list will be
Issued soon. II IL now certain that tho final
games for the championship OF the city will
be played either At the Polo Grounds or
American League Park.
Il b . difficult matter 10 pick out the strong
tsamh at this stage as 10 games have vet
been played by which II ls possible to judge.
Public School 10. which won the Champion
ship last year, has lost Tia pitcher, Quigley.
who wnS lie star player, he has entered
Erasmus Hall High school and will do some
pAbhinE thSre this spring. Public School
. Ia said 10 have . fast nine. The high school
baseball and tennis tournaments begin next
Saturday.
II. now appears that the P. 8. A. L. rowing
titustion is not as well settled as was thought.
When the 1rst call for entriss was issned
favorable replies VSfS received from De Witt
Cupton, High School Of Commerce. Town
send Harris Hall, stuyvosant. Curtis ara
hS5rs. y seems. However. that CGmm cree.
Ehish dennitely agreed to pay the entry fee
Of vas.
yMcStinEs Of the executive committees ~
the athletic associations 70 the other schools
were 70 have been held last week IN OrdOr
70 reach Q definite decision 10 regard TO- the
matter, but nothing wa, heard from, th9nl
q u? p. 8. A.. J.. head9narters, y the.
shoSld decide 9ot TO Sntet ~ TaG2 mo ,sSiu9
h The three other schools, De WITT Clinton,
High School Of Commerce and Curtis. VIII
enter crews whether or not the contest Is
fX1 OF last years baseball team except
Sander. the catcher. arc back AZ .hdslphi,
and the outlook for tho team Ia good Russell
Jones has been doing good work 10 thJ pre-
pisce. Arthur Petty and Fralk Donovan
VIII alternate a. pitcher and shortStOp. !
Petty did the major part OF the pitching Iast
year and according TO tho school puper had
games. Re has improved this spring and
probably will be one Of the best prep school
pitchers Of the season Nelson MtAy. tho
captain. vii be 10 his old position NJ reecnd
HSiTtssd' " Clyde. WSSldsssF Frtss. lester
Harold Smith. Newton Shenk. y.
EldrdEe. Gilbert Halsteady Carlton Williams,
Mesorols Paynter and W. OraubSrE, Fol-
lowing IL the schedule:
, AprliS. Alumni Al Adelphl rislt;lF. Commercial
A. Commercial Field. u, Mackenzie School a. I
I IoSSsll TsT q I, soGZc ont nIsI :: y, g lia!lP1, 'iif II ) q,
: Isy i, Horace Mann At AiapoI yleid, z. !;aIn.
., SNsSsTER u. :. a Xdsphi Fled is FfSsrlas
B aii it'Adelphi Field; 10, bstt. Academy at St,n- !
.pFd, Conn 20. Richr1old ttl HiS, at AdclpLi
al Jersey Civ VI. S. az Adelphl Field; %. Horace /,
Mann az Horace Mann Field.
The Adelphi fence vault record Of Q Teet
IncheA, made by E.. ii, jew l in 1906, was
BY Russel Jones 10 q recent inter-
class contest. Jones cleared 0 feet Q inches.
Az q recent meeting OF the Curtis High
School General Organization q new plan
awarding the 'C' By a credit system was
,ubmittsd. This 10 a novelty and "a different
rom any method now employed IN any OF
The schools. The idea IL TO give each ath-
a certain number OF credits for every
hing be accompllshes during the year, such
rack meet. Al the end Of the year each ath-
Ieta who has won the required number Of
points receives HE letter,
No final action was taken Al the meeting,
he plan merely being submitted for con-
liberation. A few days after the general
organization meeting a mass meeting was
held 70 which the members OF athletic teams
we're invited. The general attitude Of the
messing was In favor Of the credit system,
but II was unanimously decided that no
ought TO be given for anything but
II was originally intends to
give them fonall school activities, including
debating and chess.
A humorous side OF the situation arose
khSn some Of the girls protested they should
hAve 4 chance 10 win the letter. They
promptly withdrew their plea when told they
,ould have q chance by competing In open
meets With the boys.
! April rs promises TO be a busy day for the
elementary school athletes, In the morning
~ go O'clock the swimming championships
vii be held In the new baths on West Thirty
n Brooklyn will hold It's annual meet in the
thirteenth Regiment Armopy In the after
loon and Public School IT'S meet Il scheduled
or Up. VI. in the Eighth Regiment Armory.
Public School ! OF Manhattan will hold an
outdoor track meet at Seward Park on April 20
ind on MAY | Public School 70 OF The Bronx
vlll hold a set Of games at hcComb's Dam
Park.
Athletic League games, which are scheduled
or May 2 In the Seventy-nrst Regiment
This league Is composed Of Public
II, u.s.. 10. q, 10 and 40 OF Manhattan,
rhls IL one OF the largest elementary school
meets OF the season and several hundred
,oys always are entered
The annual interclaSs games OF Boys High
school are on the calendar for May Y, The
,laOe for holding them II not yet decided.
Pr cticdlly the first outdoor. games Of the
eason VIII be held next Thursday AZ Pastime
)yal. The only open event Is for 100 pound
clay teams. This NIll xiv the. champion
ltuyvesant High School team another chance
a shnus ushaI 10 ran do