The sun., 1910-12-04
SCHOOLDOYS CROSS.COUNTRY
WiNtiL TRAINING TEtW WINS
WIN LOWEST SCORE.
Sessie Of Commercial First to Finish In
Long Race First Manual Runner
Third-Ali But Two OF the sixty
two starters Complete the Coarse.

! Manual Training High school for the
second tim. In two wears .o, the lowest
score yesterday in tho = A T. cross
country championship AZ celtic Park. u
II an odd coincidence too that Manual
made the same number OF points This year
n last. W The High school OF Commerce.
whose chances of winning the were
SPOILED before 'hs run began b-cau-" Haa-e
and Ro-enbaum hal wr-nchei ankles and
AYramont-. another good man. was
scratched, and Morris wer. even IN points
for the place with VI each AleNand.r YES
sic OF commercial sprang something nj a
surprise too 10y putting "A great gap between
himself and the field and striding hOni. a
winner by forty wards in 10 minutes ~ rs
seconds he took the lead half way around
in the second lap and held to an easy pace
until the starting marx wRs reached again.
when h. l-' ga with IA fine burst of speed
which lasted him well To the end The
track was dry and the weather conditions
were IA VoEabI-, but k.--l-'- performance
nevertheless ws- of great credit TO him.
The physical examination Of tn. starters.
which previously has been made al the
pavilion just before the run. was attended
TO ihis year a, the schools and much time
was saved by IN. new arrangement Ihe
runners all appeared 10 be In first rate
SHAPE in every part nf the rae. and only
two of The sixiy-'wo starters droppcd out
before they got 10 the finish Their. were
entered ori ginally -eveniv.-ix, bu' mum
b.r OF them did MOI appear Jamaica lost
Two Morris Two N-wrown one. Commerce.
two Curtis. three Bov- High. one. and
Erasmus Hall Two III. teams we're held
up for a few minutes at tn. start while
diffiCuliy which aros.. over substitutes was
being adjusted hut tn. Held finally 90
away AZ = o'clo"k IhAre was slight
chang. in IN" layout az the course. " hich
was done this year bv IA surveyor. 20 that II
would b. .Nactlv three and half mii.-
There were ihre. laps each slightly over
mile and he flags wer. 80 placed hat the
runners Ssrr in sight most Of the time.
Tanner and Bryant spr:nt.i TO the front
With the gun and -r' 'he pace until IN" first
saloon was reached N"--ie took th. lead
here. but used good Judgment IN saving
himself for tn. last two rounds Behind
Ne-sir and Tanner came Story Of GURUS.
Kennedy ot Morris ana Newell of Jamaica.
The pack held together we'll for half a mile
hut after thai many found the pace already
too hot and retired to the rear uf The column.
Nc~-le was running easily when h- appeared
from b"hind III" row OF houses ~ the begin
ming of the last stretch Of the round and had
an advantaR" oI not more than three Yards
a. he PASSED h. Judges A. intervals ot
one second behind him wsr" Tanner. Story
and k-nnedv. The tim" tor Va" fr.' lap
was minutes - seconds
N--sie waited until he AZ point
opposite rh. park and about half way
around III. "our~' in IN" second lap before /
let''n. out and making IA gap Of some thirty
NAtNl~ tf'Nesu Lltll~-V ana lsfilDIa "a the
Morris runner. " ho ~a- nov forcing hin-s
for The lead Back oI lenbaCh wa- bunch
~ ten runners. and the rest nv hts time
were strung half wav around h. course
h.' time for the second round was minutes
~ seconds The burst OF speed With which
IA" Commercial hoy got awav ia 'he ia-'
circuit ya- remarkable H.. ran a h"aiy
rae, letting IN" down grades take hin,
along much Of the way. Kennedy of Morris
lo1kesi dangerous for a time, nut never gor
within thirty yards oi the leader Nrs-I.
paced down n" stretch with "A hiG easy
stride with p.u'r II strength left Tn"
ann