New-York tribune., 1908-12-13
SCHOOL BOYS In ACTION
MAKE 7 NEW RECORDS.
Nine Hundred Contestants IN Ath-
IeticLedgue Games.

Seven new records were established and one was
equaIIed at the annual championship games Of tne
Public School Athletic League, held yesterday al
the 47th Regiment Armory. The big armory was
packed by the friends Of schooIboy athletes VINO
were present to cheer their favorites- The per-
fornances in all the contests the best the boys
have shown since the organization OF the league
Some finishes close that the officials had a
hard time In separating the boys
long programme Of sixteen events, nine track
and seven field events. made up the list That tne
public school BOYS making rapid strides IN the
field events Eas plainly shown when out OF the
seven events four marks we're hung up and
another equaned The best performance OF
the day came in the standing broad Jump, 95-pound
class, when J Katz, OF Public School 43, Of Brook
lyn- Increased the old figures 70 s feet inches,
seven inches better than the old mark In fact.
the first four boys beat the old record
In the 1co-yard dash unlimited weight J. Mill. OF
Public School 10 Of Manhattan, defeated fast field,
running the distance in Il 1-5 seconds and beating
out the second man by barely q foot Public School
S, Of Manhattan beat Father Time in the 40
yard relay race for boys weighing rs pounds by
setting the mark az 53 rs seconds. Other new rec
ords were IN the SS0-yard relay race, weight unlir-
tied won by Public School g. OF Manhattan; the
standing broad Jump. u5-pound class. won by R
King, Of Public School IA, Of Brooklyn standing
broad jump. so-pound class won by J. Hinrichsen,
Of Public School 50. of The Bronx; the running
high jump, weight unlimited. won By ". Nice, OF
Public School 4s, Of Manhattan. and H Baker. Of
IL
in the running high jump for the g5-pound class.
The officials did noble work in handling the nine
hundred contestants and the exceedingly long pro-
gramnne was run OF in good time The band from
Public School q furnished the music the after
noon.
There was q cIose tussle for he point trophy be-
tween Public Schools and =. Of Manhattan. the
latter finally winning by the close margin OF Il to
Is points.
The surnraar riss follow:
TRACY rr-EN-Tz
" Fg9d ess8 s, 4a5 o0oqna q osssFPa s, & ma & y
School Iss Msnbattan second ffrr Togsl Pu6o School
- Nz-1latIan lllTa- Time, O:VT
Public school So Manhattan; H HANOI PUBLIC School
ssvsntg-yaE4 sg5- aasR Cl55-pound eless1Zyoa By sra
nan Public school TO- Bronx Golden. Public School -
5To9z. second: z Murphy Pubic scEool 2s. Bronx,
,; oRS-hgndrsdyard dash t1nln1tred cazswon BY ]
81 Manhattaa third Tims o.f145: Old rsc5r5 6.1ias
HaIf-Iails relay race unlimited cass>-yyon BY Public
Simpson and Roblason: Fublie scBo3i rs Broo second
rI q AtG1ercy S=asr Feye end Ls9ser'
Dowlng Severn and McNIahon. Time 1.1ssg; Old record
7d z4iT25 7 p Ty race esoo2sas class,
" Clussrrer anderson N5ree suS 1-hsT7- t1fr C1ooI
Il Msn4staR s:cond team composed s,.3 Of Pssnt55
Brookiyn third team co3Possd Of Reed, Fednan Pafs
Fourhundred for5a-a relay re5-pound class
oeary. Nestor Gilbert and JscEson; r4l5c School -
1anhattaa second team composed Of simon Wtnksl
composed of Rsnnow. simon Robinson Qunlzn
Time. O:55.
cIass,-Wou by Public School s Manhattan team con-
posed Of Leary, Young OBrien Levy, Public
I09 Brooklyn second team composed OF Retstn. Gardner
einstela and Afete-: Public School p Manhattan third
composed OF Kennedy. Letn Sre4nherg
Tine ob3zz old record. OBS
FIELD EVENTS
Running hlgh jump (p5pound class)-Ton BY z Baker.
Public School 2 Brooklyn, actual jump Z c
Dahl Public School 81. Brooklyn second jump Il
in, J St-pscn, Public School -, Manhattan third.
Standing jump tSO-r0und class}-VVou by 7.
Einrichsou, Public schocI Bronz. sctuzI Jump IL
in (. Fisher Public school u Bronx seeend. actual
third, actual jump 81 = Old record f. 8
Putting S-pouEd shot G15-polrd classf-p-on by 7.
Wood. Public School g. Ma7hattan actual put 3 T.
put so 10 In. n Rocxfsi>r Public School es Brook
in. third, actual put 81 z.
Putting Iz-a-nd luuIl1irsd pound ciassI-Vor
;. Daddy Public School 12 Rronz actual pur SO A
put 81 T. j n P Boyer Public school g. Bronx third
put 81 f. :
Running high Jump funIirzitsd cIass1-won by " Nice
Public Scncoi %, Manhattan. actual jump t. IL IN.
z. Efenberger, Public School - Manhattan. second.
actual jump Il. B SIsinmUlsr. Public School 2S.
Bronx. third. actual jump q Old record. e tn
King Pu51c School IA, Brooklyn aetna Jump = s+s
J. Tro-re- Public -. Manhattan.
jump 10 Anderson, Public School 81.
Manhattan. third actual Jump ~ II Old record,
z. S-z
standing broad jump ls5-pound eass-won BY J. Katz-
Public 5ch?ol S+ Brooklyn actual jump T. IN ]
Public School II darhaCtan. second actual jump
f. "a IL: J Singer Public School u Manhattan,
Jump z. % In Od record : #
PJInrfns high Jump tso-poU-d cIassa--Yvon by =
Pracnt, Public School 81 Manhattan, actual jump =
actual jurr IL J Mancnors}y. Public School
147 Manhattan, third. .ctuaI jump # Il II