The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-05
IETBUSCHOLGSFIC SPORT
HAPPENINGS OF THE ATH-
LETRS LAST THE YEAR.
Further Complexities IN High nehOol
Baseball ssries Brought About BY
the withdrawal % Townsend Harris
Ilall ana stuyVesant. Whs Wsat Pray.

complete has been In sons respects
slack. particularly IN the latter part
oi the winter and the early spring. The
passing Of hockey and rowing coupled WITH
q decided reduction IN the number Of track
meets has created the impression that school
boy athletics have taken q downward turn
and that something will happen sooner
or later a. a result Of poor financial sup
port In reality athletics h now on q
sounder basis than Il has been In sew
eFal years The decrease In tho number
Of games and the loss Of certain sports are.
Il h balisvsd. merely return 20 the normal.
| Thare has been an Overproduction Of track
meets which caused financial loss This
spring. although tho gAmes were fever In
number. they we're we'll attended.
A new and unexpected factor made ITSELF
felt In the football situation last fall. tho
hitherto neglected eleven Of Adelphi Acad-
envy. Dave Fully. the old Princeton player,
gathered q squad Of lanky. raWboned lads
IN that institution and drilled them into
team Which made everybody take notice.
When the team collected In the held before
. Eama u looked motley You would have
Judged from seeing h and watching
practise that Il would be poWerless before
veil drilled eleven. But that vas Fuly's
plan. lie shaped out a method which would
suit ha players Apparently rough And
better skelter. their game wAs just a. vel
balanced and carefully laid Out a. any.
The promiscuOua. smashing attack haf-
ied nearly every team which Adelphl
played Her opponents seemingly could
not solve the attack and pick out 10 vul-
nerabls points Adelphi's typo Of play.
although IL was based on the unity and CO.
heFsnce Of the team. did permit Of q large
amount Of indiy idual work and the indi-
yiduAls we're there The Halstead brothers
with their hard plunging and long punting
were a very considerable part OF the squads
strength
Many Of AdeIphi's advsrsaries we're
unprepared for a hard contest because
they had neglected TO follow the team's
work The unexpected strength Of the
attack Ia the hrst few gcrimmages. The
versatility Of the plays. and the inability
10 solve the plays added greatly 70 the
Academya success Kingsley school was
easy In the frst game and vas put away
By % 10 0 score Commercial X 3. was
defeated y 10 o and Boys High was scored
upon The unspog,zmahlike behavior Of
the coach and team Of Boys High In pro-
testing against decisions Of the referee
caused bad blood Horace Mann and Poly
Prep we're readily disposed Of
In direct contrast TO the rough. loose
met hods of the Academy eleven we're the
anely pointed machine Ike tactics Of
Erasmus Rail- Here wa an attack and
defence which could BE- AnalyKed. The
cause OF things vas more apparent and the
game was more precise. both Adelphi
and Erasmus we're characterized BY speed.
but that y a. far rs the similarity goes
The Interference and defence Of the latter
we're regular and even Unfortunately
these two teams which were the hest In
the city. dld not meet This left the de-
clsion Of the championship 10 FORM
I The opinions OF shat would have happened
had Erasmus and Adeiphi played AZ the
end Of the season we're about a. varied a.
| possible The majority OF the critics.
after tasing everything into consideration.
/ favored me Erasmus team slightly, but that
/ va due. parhars. 20 the fact that her
Z methods made the better showing and
could be more readily penetrated
one defeat was administered 10 Erasmus
I By Centcna ~. and that vas by a neat drop
/ kick. the only score in The game Manual
I Training played her 10 10. but that vas
early IN the season before either had de-
/ yeloped Peddis Institute. stevens Prep
. Commercial and Boys High we're beaten.
/ Manhattan Vas again shaded by Brook
j Ign Ia the matter Of football Her teams
we're composed OF smaller boys on the aver.
are aud their tactics we're far inferior u
vas the opinion that professional coaches
and a greater field u natter al Wers shat
accomplished the superiority n The BROOK
iyu ~ 4ads
IL remained for Brooklyn 10 furnish the
Z champions 10 The other kind OF iOOi ball
also Il - the third time without a break
that Manual training high school has won
/ The Maxwell rophy for the soccer cham
plonshlp. aud in these three series the team
I has not met with a single defeat Morris
and hOys High we're pat out Of the Way last
| fall by scores q toO IN both games Com
merre loot 10 aud DE Wit ylinton tied
| three 81 the ton goals which the team
scored during the season we're placed By
Enrich. tho chess champion, and three by
/ o DOnOhue. inside LETT The most spec
tacular player Of the tournament vas Capt
Earie Nho Waz particularly skilful AZ plac-
I ina long shots TWiCe he dropped the ball
| Ia the Uage fFom hAlfhack position.
striking example Of how soccer and
| track work cooperate h furnished by the
case 81 Manual TRAINING which 10 supreme
la both sDorts aud whose scorer team 10
| made ny m large part ny track men
There vas Jess Interest Manifested In the
Z
| Il became practically certain early In the
season that stuyyesant had the champion
ship without half trying for n. The stand
ing Of tbs teams remained almost stationary
from one week to the next StuyvesAnt
had q percentage Of ! OOO and tho High
School Of Commerce i've Was second New.
town whlgh was entered Tor the nrst time,
developed rapidly 10 the latter part Of the
saason aud was third
Players Of more advantageous build and
weight than those Who Vun The champion
ship could hardly have been selected ong
and DoNling. The guards. we're tall. ranEy
aud Tho forwar we're fasi and cen
4 closer and liyelier series ~ games we're
rlayed by the Queens schools. Whtch have
a league ~ their own NeNtoAn was vic
torious again. the nth time IN ia years
Flushing Vas but one game behind a. the
end and Il loote ed o. though q I've might
result NeNtOWu n0n the Last game. that
With Richm0nd I'LL by heid goal In the
lasi minute and Ciut he'd the trophy
The deciding game In both classes Of the
grammar school basketball tournament
was Won by Public Sohso q. ~ Manhattan
boy whom everybody had overlooked
/ logged In ahead 81 the held in the cross
country championship on December
I Prank RuggierO Of Morris n. = went
over the course IN 10 minutes IS seconds
/ Il vas not fast running. but nobody was
| capable Of forcing kuggierO 10 HE full
extent Manual Training vas one point
ahead Of DE Witt Clinton in the team score
having total Of - 10 tho Manhattan
] achnOIa -
I The form % tho track athleies has re-
l mained ~ even throughout tho indoor
/ and outdoor season that the same schools
we're hrsi. zecond and third IN number
/ Of points la each so Of championship games
/ Manual TRIMMING won the meet on January
/ % with ~ points for the fourth time IN
/ the outdoor games not long agQ Manual
/ got - polnia. Commercial Hlgh school
| acOred well both times. principally becauaa
/ Of her strength In the junior and mile events
| FouF indoor reronyiH went BY the board
/ John havenell. the colored hoy from Com