New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
SCHOOL SPORTS ACTIVE
De Witt CIinton's Swimming
Team in Top Form.
OFF YEAR FOR COMMERCE
Splendid Soccer Shown by Boys
High IN Winning Champion
iip-Othe~ News.


of the high school athletes. and the young
sters are welcoming the coming week of
ease and enjoyment. Affairs in general are
booming along. and the teams and coaches
are looking forward to the continuance of
the season with the highest hopes. Swim
ming and basketball are holding the centre
of the stage hut the track tand even at
this early date candidates for the baseball
teams have been practising in the gym
nasiurl for couple of hours each after
room.
De Witt Clinton will he one of The strong
est factors in the swimming championships
rnis wear If the schools present team keep
up in their studies and remain eligible
The Red and Black has more promising
material on hand at the present time than
any other high school in the city. Moore.
Trenholm Rogers. Davis and Rocow are
swimmers Of the first class and are show
ing better form at every workout Moore
showed his class wnen he swan to victory
in the fifty-vard dash in the dual meet be
tween Clinton and Townsend Harris Hall
last week in % seconds. breaking the old
record by thrce-ffths Of q second
Reports have been circulated at various
times 10 the effect that internal dissension
has been working 10 the detriment of ath-
letics in general at Commerce. and that the
hest athletes in school are not coming out
A careful investigation of affairs fails to
disclose any evidence of the fact The
teams as q whole are weaker than they
have been for some time in the past, but
this is due TO injuries to some of the boys
and the ineligibity of others. Several of
the most promising athletes are working
sfter hours ana find il impossible TO report
for practice.
In Guthrie. Horace Mann has one Of the
most versatile athletes in scholastic circles
Guthrie is on the swimming team. men,
Ter of the track team. and is crack bas-
letball player.
Charlie Lee. younger brother Of Lee
the Columbia University basketball player.
IS one of the mainstays of the Horace Mann
quintet. Lee is fast and while aggressive,
IS clever He is sure in his passing. and
can shoot with grea+ accuracy.
Franzeneck. the big centre of the Eastern
District, is growing better with each sue
ceeding game and is looked upon a s a sure
candidate for all scholastic honors. 1t is
unusual feat for him score half
oozsn field goals in a game
I1evinson and Goldberg of the Commerce
basketball team. are OUT because of in
eligibility.
Donald Nicholas dubbed Ike by his
friends. is making a great showing on the
Commerce swimming team. Nicholas is
locked upon as point winner for the
Orange and Blue during the coming win
ter
Deffca and Sutliffe formerly of the De
Witt Clinton and Boys High School.
spectively are making a good showing at
Columbia University this winter. Both are
on the swimming team and are winning
d. -y.s%
meet.
Bobby Moore of De Witt Clinton. proved
himself to be a swimmer of high rank by
winning tire -5dl-yard swim between De Witt
Clinton and Townsend Harris Hall last
week In winning Moore was forced 10
break the 5l-yard record of 50 seconds,
made by Jack Honlin last March.
Bud Elsie Of Townsend Harris Hall
swimming team. is moving along in fast
time. He was right at Moore's shoulder
when the latter established the record.
Russell Love is making good at basket
hall in Commerce. Love is playing in
Goldberg's place. and is as good as his
predecessor.
Ensles. the Commercial High School
eprinter is moving like streak in prac-
lice, and will make the juniors hustle this
winter
The interclass soccer tournament at Cur
tis High School viii be resumed as soon
as the weather permits.
Billy Tau captain and forward of the
Commerce soccer football team, played a
star game for his team This was Tau's
second year.
Benson. the broad jumper Of Horace
Mann. is clearing over nineteen feet in
practice Mr.. kersey expects the youngster
to do twenty feet before the season Is over.
,1aeiy lg1pl
for supremacy in the mile Both are evenly
matched and are running in good form The
bore showed their worth by forcing Win
Bailey. Of the New York Athletic Club, to
run his hardest to win in the three-mile
race st the school meet last week.
pobson, of Horace Mann. is making good
sn the running high jump. 'Dobbie is
clearing feet 1 inches in practice and Will
no better before the season is over.
Harry Schultz of Public School s. showed
r. great burst OF speed when he created a
new record for the seventy-yard dash in
The 1l5-pound class in the elementary school
championships last week Schultz clipped
,wo-f7fths Of a second Off the old record
held by O'Hare, Valentine, Patio and Nj
hill Jointly
..r,urcE'' Renner of the Commerce foot
hall team is playing the soccer team.
oRenner is playing the same strong game at
soccer he did at football.
lack Moffit captain Of the Horace Mann
swimming team. is swimming in fine fash
ION. and Coach Holm expects a winning
eeason for him.
Alexander Vessie is burning the boards
sn his workouts and the Commercial stu
dents are confident in their statements that
he will not only win the championships but
break the record of 4:47 is held by Frank
sYounSs of Manual Training High School.
e Miller. of Berkeley School, won the all
around championship of that school. and
established a new record of $3.50 points
,o,al and two new records. Miller won the
standtng back jump. with a leap OF feet
inches. and DID feet inches in the hop
kick. -
The Berkeley basketball team will be
weakened to a degree by the loss of some
cf its strongest men. but Mr.. Williams, the
,n.,ir1e all around star Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, is hopeful Of turning out
winning combination. The schedule will
start January ls, and will appear in this
column.
Buddy White. the forward on the Com
r,erce team showed his grit in fine style
ir the game against Erasmus Hall High
School last Tuesday night Buddy" was
hurled TO the floor in scrimnaee and