The sun., 1910-01-09
PUBLIC SCHOOL BasKETBALL.
Boys SS No. an WIN Two Championship
Contests.

Public School 81 OF Manhattan won the
games IN both the Junior and senior clasaes
n the nrst Of the series for the basket n
championship Of the greater city among the
grammar schools OF the p. s. A. J.. yester-
day. The Bronx. which was the other
borough represented IN the two contests
at the Twenty-second Regiment armory
yesterday morning. had a team from Public
school ~ in the junior class and one from
Public school rs in the senior class.
Both games were won easily and by
iarge scor e. Public school rs was beaten
h Ysss me sDS DhSeavyweiEht s game. So to e. II was
matched. The forwards on the 81 tea m
we're the juniors and FOR tas ri" rsSson here
Was not much scoring In the early moments
q the game. They tackled very well
adversaries almost every time. The guard
ing was 80 close too that the Bronx lads
HE nSSs SStnS %s'S SsCams 81 sNSnGf little more dis.
organized IN the second half and conre-
Juently rougheT. There was lots OF fumb-
sst wss caSsea p prSbabS RS by RSnI tas Slippery RS
IMAGES under the basket that had TO be
II was apparent almost before the junior
Snnle commenced that the Manhattan
MMhIdgets would have an easy time of y.
and az it afterward dsyeloped9 far better
yyersed In the game. The score was e5-s.
fs1ioyxp psssed rS M all around and over the little
ing Of the Public School A. team was poor.
They had few chances to make a shot.
The passes were @ short hort and and very V quickly
executed, but they told. The Bronx young
sters we're outreached in the bargain;
passed the ball along from one to another
rha when IL was under the basket popped
The lads got excited in the second half
sna began to play more roughly. but the
ITIeree kept sharp eye ON them. Little
at aple te tnSsiestsin ankle forgot and punched kass
sney we're both excused from the game,
but that was the only thing which resembled
The gallery OF the armory was well filed
MIN MIN little rooters. about thousand Of
Eastern District High school defeated
Norris IN the high school basketball touLna-
ment Yesterday by score OF Is TO le. The
game was played et the Morris .gymna sium,
school beat Richmond Hi % to 81.
The stnyyesant High School basket ball
string e By defsstnS % more the dc Wit IL e ciintSs S
College Of the q City Of d"S New YoTs last n night @
has SS1 5Ss Ne down ~ to snd
place. The much criticised fouf rule
slowed down their play. The passing OF the
Clntonites was much better than that
Of the Dutchmen, and the shooting OF both
about the same
Although Clinton scored the first point
on foul. Stuyvesant returned with two
points In rapid succession. Then Dowltng
who was the star of his team, scored 9
held goal for Stuyvesant. Fouls followed
quickly, Stuyvesant obtaining most OF
scored a neat field goal from the side, adding
two more. Wolf scored for Clinton. More
FOULS and another goal by Jacobson brought
the score to rs TO g.
K1epper was Knocked out. but resumed
play after two minutes, the rough play
gaining another point for Clinton. AfeW
seconds before the end Of the half Gross
man scored the second field goal for Clin-
ton, the score being IL TO Y.
In the second period Keeper and Gross
man scored six points between them and
Wolf two more. while for Stuyvesant two
baskets were made by Long and Freelan-
der. Fouls brought the score to - to ~.
In the preliminary game The stuyvesani
team by 81 to II.