New-York tribune., 1910-12-25
WINS IN SECOND PERIOD MORRIS HIGH A WINNER
School Gunners Have Brilliant
Record in the Past.

The Morris High School. which captured
Schools Athletic League for the second
consecutive year. has met with considerable
success with the gun in open competition.
The remarkable record that has been ac-
complished by the school can be attributed
only to the enthusiasm that the Bronx stu
dents have taken in the work Paul 3.
Mann. the energetic coach of Morris, who
deserves much credit for the development
of the boys, is literally swamped every
year with candidates.
At the call for volunteers this year MIR.
Mann found a squad of one hundred and
fifty candidates to pick from. After sift-
ing out process forty-five members were re-
tained, who were divided into three squads
of fifteen men each. The members practise
with the sub-target gun every afternoon in
the school gymnasium and with the rifle at
local armory every Saturday morning.
An eligibility rule prevails at the Bronx
institution that prevents a student from
taking part in gun matches unless he has
successfully passed two-thirds of his pre-
pared work Only two members of the first
team have succumbed TO the stringent rules
in the last three years. The marksmen
work diligently at the gun, and therein hes
the success of the team.
Eleven trophies are competed for annual
ly by the gunners Of the local high schools
OF that number in 1909 Morris captured
seven first places. In 1910 Morris repeated
the number of victories and also captured
four second places. Among the seven tro-
phies won last year was the Astor Cup,
first offered that year, which represented
the interscholastic championship of the
United States. The seven first places that
Morris was a victor in this year were
Sub-target round robin schoolboy cham
pionship of 1909, New York Evening
World" Du Pont. Winchester and New
York State Rife Associatio indoor rife
tournaments open to high schools IN New
York City and vicinity, and the General
George w. Wingate cup, for the largest
number of marks and sharpshOCters, open
to the local high schools. The second place
prizes were the interscholastic champion
ship of the United States and the Peters
Cup, open to schools in this city; Standard
Bearer and Whitney Trophy indoor shoots
with the rifle.
The Morris second team, which furnishes
valuable ma terial, has also met with wide
success. The team contested in eleven dual
matches and was returned victor in every
one. Harry Linicus, manager of this years
team, has been one of the strongest shoot
ers to represent the school. Linicus had a
splendid opportunity for the individual title
in the scho0iboy sub-target championship
which was just completed. Toward the end
of the schedule. however. Linicus weak
ened under the strain of the past hard
matches.
In the National Rife Association COM
petition held early this year Linicus easily
defeated a large field for the prize. Jack
Levy, another member of this years team,
has also helped considerably with his con-
sstent shooting. Levy won the Schoverling,
Daily & Gales Trophy early this spring,
outshooting a huge field Captain Phelps
and Elias have also returned many perfect
scores in the sub-target tournament, while
the diminutive Fogg, although a young tot
has been of the best shooters of the
team