New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-13
WE[SSMAN In LEAD
WTN.S MILE HANDICAP
Dead Heat an 44O-Tard Run
at Eastern District Games.

The initial meet of the Eastern District
IIish School Athletic Association. which
was held at the 47th Regiment Armory yes
terday afternoon, proved a success The
spacious drillroom was crowded with en-
thusiastic onlookers and many Of the races
furnished close finishes Nine Of the eleven
events on the programme were. closed 70
pupils Of the school.
The one-mile run, handicap. which at
tracted field of thirty starters, proved the
most interesting race. It was Won by N.
Weissman, of Grade "a, who ran an excel
lent race, winning by his allowance, which
was FIVE yards. / Nankin led the pack at
the gun, but only for a short time. Then
z. Weiss took command. being closely at
tended by Cantenallo. Nankin and Weiss
man. The latter moved into the van when
half the distance .-ad been covered.
L.auer by a desperate sprint managed to
pass Weissman. but soon relinquished the
lead 10 the latter. From there on Weiss
man was hard pushed. but succeeded in
leading tbs pack across the line by the
margin mentioned L sand. a first year
student made . strong effort in the last
few laps, and finished second, with Lauer
third
L Sand Won : pretty victory in the one
half mile handicap, breasting the tape only
inches before I. A Vosseler and Y. May
farth. who were also on the scratch mark.
The one-quarter mile run, closed 70 the
47th Regiment, resulted in a dead neat be-
tween ". Murphy and Z. Riley, both Of
Company c. On the toss-up of a coin the
last named received first prize.
The representatives. of Grade 2B carried
off the point competition trophy. With
score of .. Grade PA was second. with 10.
while 3A was third. with 10
The summaries follow:
1oo-yard dash fhandicapy-Won By I. Rosan-
son, &B tscratcfD; \ Fox "a "a yards) sec
ond;. \ Hirsch. "a scratch third. Time.
4ac-yard dash Chandtcap>-!won by N Buer-
mann "A Scratch. N. Henley. "a 10 Yards.
second: Z Marcus, a % yards, third. Time.
44o-yard run closed TO 47th Regtment-von
by ". Murphy. COMPANY Z; E. Riley. Con2pany
Z. second; +. Dunno Company c. third. Time.
44o-yard relay CLOSED to elementary schools
Won by P :, 10. Manhattan (Rendricks. Gold
stein HoroUitz and Fendtner); P. 5. p; Man
ond: p. 5. p. Manhattan Gleinhardt De Marc.
E7aIfHJ,fIe run d5sndica p1Lyon by l. sand
lB scratch. \. z EosssIer. 4B (sCratChl, sec
ond: !. Mayforth, as Cscratch third Time
Fifty-yard dash Freshmen; bandicap>-von BY
a. Goldstein Is Tards>; / Schratttenherg =
Yards, second; B Kirschner g yards third
Putting 12-poUnd shot t7ancicapl-N"n BY z
Brown, 2B = teen WITH an actual Put OF 81
second. win put Of "a feet inches; r. Reener,
2B e feet. third with put Of % feet So
inches
22a-.ard dash (handieap)--W,on by y Mar
riuslyv 2B - y7rdS>- I. Sand. IL = Ear6s),
second: :. L. Schwartz. p 30 yards>. third.
one-rniIe run Cscratch)-Won by NJ. weissman.
So - yards L Sand, 1B 80 yards. second, :
Lauer. "a 40 yardsH, third Time, 5:22
YARDS d5arashlek. Bischoff. saklnsn and
Shlevtnl; Ia go Yards, second rSchwartz Brak-
man Nurray and Jones'. "a 90 yardsl third
sugar, Mindes. Gar7nhel ana Kreisvogeu. Time,
0.55.
Running high Jump Chandicapl-won by l.
Bourke IA q inches. with an actual jump Of
fset inches. V. Ten Eyck. "a @ inches. sec
ond. with an actual jump of 3 feet / inch: T.
Rossnson, 5B q inches, third with an actual
Jump OF : feet
YARDS (Shermap. C3uessner kallrnar and Kurz-
man: 81 f7a YARDS. second (Neisel. Rubin,
Rrorn and BlalD Time. 4.10i5