New-York tribune., 1908-02-16
NEW SHOT-PUT MARK.
r. La7grence, of Leafs School,
Makes Record of 49 TT. i 1-9 ms.

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R. Lawrence, of Leafs School, sent the 12-
pound shot distance of 40 feet Az inches at the
games Of the Polytechnic Preparatory Insti-
tute, held at the 23d Regiment Armory. in
Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon, and thus sur
passed the schoolboy record for this state.
This feat the climax to an afternoon
of exciting races and field events in which COM
petition was keen without exception. The rep
resentatives of the Manual Training School
showed up to the best advantage, and these
athletes added another cup to their already
large collection. They scored % points
Every contest the programme-and there
were many of them-was well filled and as
result most of the short races were run In many
heats and at that big field as rule had to
be sent off in each. The large drill room fur
nished an excellent place for the contests. There
were no less than six relay on the pro-
gramme for members of the Sunday School
Athletic League and the High School boys
large field faced the starter in the one-mile
run, which was won by F. Youngs. of Manual
Training School, who showed fine burst of
speed in the stretch. A. Hoffman of Paterson
High School, second. The quarter-mile
senior relay race aroused intense interest and
was won in a hair raising finish by A. Cozzens,
of the Manual Training School, with George T.
Walsh, of the Hudson River Military Academy,
second The 6OO-yard run for novices was one
of the events which required many heats before
the cream of the field could be picked for the
final heat. Leonard Gerow, of the Centenary
Collegiate Institute. who finished close second
to c. Major of the Boys High School in the
final heat, ran pretty race. He won his trial
heat in fine STYLE but met within interference
in the final when victory seemed within his
grasp.
A filed part of the GrmOry
was in attendance and the enthusiasm riot
throughout the afternoon. The summaries fol-
low:
seventy-hve- yard dash dunior)-won by Fnnegan,
Manual: o'Hare Commerce second; j. shannessy
Time rfn JOSH. r5sg third E '''''' Mackenzie fourth
seventy dash !aoyes3mW0n % o,A by 4 ! irving
drews Iawrenceville. third; William Rosenbaum fourth
Time O:OS+s.
-hundred-yard dash (senior)-Won by E Sanford Sanford
Enga ST High S1pd fS1pf6 PTs Tms ac
third EAR 0oss , u'n lsentnr,-wor nv
u WhitneV Erasmus f Danieson Manual second:
fourth Time 2:o4H
handleap % relay for aS
PU"R& % een5psi 1Gsi No
elsted Samuel Gibbs James asf and Hollis
second Cwalter Buschman. Howard Buschmann George
congregational third John Sim Rchard sheT
erach aal 1se ST AIMS Protesant Epcopa fourth Drank
Young. Charles o Thomas Colin A. G. Walk Walker; Victor
Pole vauWon by Crafts Poly Prep 10 feet ConG mfh9 Is
man Erasmus . feet inches. fourth
Fifty-yard midget dashwo9 BY Rave9ee T.ea.r CON
6:od1s o. 81 D. ~ '"''1
1lra rT'ss ssheoi of ss ssfss Fl RoI1
third; Bowman Paving. Al #. 7la in. fourth.
W5in run mGon RTsr 0y X
tary Academy second; W Bachelor Centenary Coilese
fourth. Time o:5ssS
Two hundred and twenty yard Gunor,.won by B,
ond: Flnnegan Manual third. Time. o:2ehs.
DE- Witt en;Sh L@ asei
second ,,I Gtivn ,rh
Newman Hoffman. Leeds and simon. Time, 0:53*.
Standing broad jump-won by B Robinson Manual .
r K 1awreace la rem e Ieas '.Pss sshoo
man Pawlng IT. liz in. fourth.
members of the sunday school AthIete by
pean repNi hien yan wnEs Lloyd Stanley ereen
29 h o2 Harry asss
Murray and r r r 1 SnGd
De Anquinos. Joseph Innes Edwin McClurEG and David
&c. Knudson. G, G Salmon Salmon G Caldwell. II, Randie and
six hundred ward run tnoyce,-won by C Major Boys
smith Paving third; W. Harris, Montclalr.
Alumni '' rsce-won by George Hughes: F. P Rourke
second: NJ. W. Hennessy. third; b T. Brown. fourth
nam Peterson High school second Harris sonciar
High School. third F. Eberstadt. Newark Academy
fourth. Time, 444
Eight hundred and eghty-ya novice relay-Won by
6ee Ssn!ensY 1fvns TGsss and hos Newark Headsms
secord "a Breingan Mackin. ]. Lehman C. Berg
and l.. Kris Manual third IF Smith, J.
Aldridge ], Brennan, f. Harding. s Peterson and H.
Hall Preparatory. fourth wv. Hennessy
W Mcclure. c. Curran. r. McDonough and W. Gallery
Time, 1:iI2b-
Flag betty Poly Prep Peekskll-Won by
POLY No time taken.
Ope-miIe college relayWon Institute; Poly
Prep.' second: New York Law School Time
345+s.
One-miie relay for high and preparatory schoos-Won
by Erasmus CNcNulty. Mccormack. Breton and Whit
new. Rovs t1Hvens. Ieary and
Morrow, Englewood High. third (Creen Reeve
and Fenns): Prep tZinn, Marsh Ph!pps