New-York tribune., 1910-12-23
TRUCE IN SCHOOL FIGHT
Rebellion Not Discussed at Meet
ing of the League.
THE GROWTH OF ATHLETICS
Remarkable Strides Made in
Fostering Sports Among
Boys and Girls.

SoSS duu Wills,
7-1r,-essinc the keenest regret al what he
,,-med the ingratitude of the high schools
sarnes committee in attempting to break
.vsy from the Public Schools Athletic
-.sr.e. General George w Wingate, pres
sssr, Of the league. declared after the an
-,gsl meeting yesterday that be hoped fog
q Sree6v reconciliation and desired that
,otl1ing should be done which would inter-
.sra with the work which the league is
carving On
while the antagonistic attitude Of the
-,qh schools games committee was not
.rouch. III for discussion at the meeting
.-aperal wingate WAS not averse to ma king
. .lisnifed statement at the end of the ses-
sion.
For the last seven years., said the gen
ersl. I'VE have done everything in our
rover 10 improve conditions in the athletics
of the high schools. Thousands of dollars,
or 81, average OF $4,000 q year has been
spent hy the league for the benefit Of the
boys and girls. Men whose time is valuable
have devoted an endless amount Of energy
8, tie Interests of the league, and this in
gratitude is the payment which We receive
"A subsidiary committee which owes its
existence 10 the league now presumes to
DISRUPT the organization and take control
of affairs on its OWN behalf. 1t seems al
most impossible 10 believe that the instruc-
tors and principals interested in athletics
who compose this committee can fully real
tze hat the league has done for the school
children and how much trouble NAV be
caused hv the attitude which they are TAX
ing"
one Of the most significant features OF
the meeting was the election OF William II.
b. Andrews. principal OF the Boys High
School and chairman of the high schools
games committee. as a director of the
league. Tie committee has gone on record
a. having no connection with the league
snd not bound by its rules and regulations
Yet when the committee unanimously noEni-
mated its chairman. William II. Andrews, to
be a director of the league. according TO the
bylaws. his election followed in due course,
according TO these same regulations. Mr..
Andrews appeared at the meeting support
ed by the proper credentials and he was
promptly elected. Yet the high schools
games committee pretends not to recognize
the rules Of the league If any deductions
can be drawn from its recent action
Mr.. Andrews refused 10 discuss what the
future attitude Of the committee would be-
When asked if The committee would abide
by the decisions of the league he declared
that il was thing fer the principals 10
5ecide. Pressed further, he said that when
an athlete had been declared q profess
eional by the league the high schools games
committee would have no other course than
10 accept the ruling.
II was learned yesterday that some of
the principals Of schools represented by
Instructors on the committee have mani
tested desire tc get at the bottom Of the
formed General Wingate that they wanted
% talk the question over with him. They
viii gather al his Office on Saturday after
;soon ans delve 10 the roots. 1t is expected
that the whole affair VIII be smoothed over
Fetisfactoriiy and that the Board of Educa-
non VIII not be compelled to put in an oar.
Only routine business was transacted al
the annual meeting cf the league. Besides
General Hingate. the following attended.
= J. Meyers, the assistant treasurer, who
represented : II. GGggenheim, the treas
1rer: James +. Sullivan. GustaVus Z. kir-
bI, Edward E. Stitt DR. Luther II. Gulick,
Lee /. Hammer, William II. Andrews. q.
Ward Champion and Lee Paterson. They
],eld about one hundred proxies for the
other members Of the league.
Two new members Of the board OF di-
Seetors were elected. Cornelius Vanderbilt
@as selected 10 take the place OF John r
an W0rmer, while Frank De kIyn HuyIer
was chosen To fiji the place left vacant by
the death Of his father. John S. Huyler.
The jreasu:er's report showed the total
receipts OF the league TO have been s74. .331 p
and the total disbursements 81, 53s -. leav-
tng on hand a balance OF SSG2 a. The total
receipts for the year were 81. .692 Il and the
fetal disbursements SI0,SS9 81. Dues and
Contributions amounted 10 $7.Ii1 IL. and
there were nc unpaid bills
President Wingate read d lengthy and
intensely interesting report on the work OF
ile league for the year. This report re
called the magnitude of the organization
and the results which have been attained
- the seven years Of its history. In begin
mug his report General Wingate said:
il IS difficult TO believe that this * The
Eetenth annual meeting of the Public
schools Athletic League. The fact that
MS Is the case means that eight years
nave passed since We undertook the enor-
-agIs TASK OF giving to the army OF over
t-9,yJ3 children Attending the public schools
- TINS great city an opportunity OF Obtain
4ng little OF that wholesome development
q MIND ana body which comes from ath-
lejic sports and which Development was SO
greatly needed by them.
The day OF experiments 81 respect TO the
hoIk ot the league has now long passed.
Naile the work itself is not completed and
Gers have surrendered their management to
others. II has ROW become esta5lished upon
such a firm foundation in both the schools
@id the public estimation that its future is
assured To-day ii is universally conceded
E4st tie league has grown 10 be the Iarg-
81 athletic organization IN the world.
What i even q greater compliment. its
success has caused the formation OF SINH
al 4sagues in sixteen Of the great cities of
t1e country and more are constantly adopt
rs methods, among which Boston may
Dc included
- you all know. when our league was
-oI hitu' II 1888. anG for months after there
- 20 one IN The schools who knew any
Ing about athletics, the boys were in
1Hss5que from 20 70 50 per cent below the
.sttoU&tg OF an average country lad, their
1oeaS % honor and square dealing were per-
.1ai's even more than this below what was
P,gfef- and school pride hardly existed.
-tvs there is scarcely q school in the city
% which the interest I'm athletics is not
Widespread and intelligent; where the chill
hfsh, both bows ana girls are not much
stronger, more active and more healthy
taIl IN 1903: where ideas of honor and fair
play have not been created, which never be
9tre were known. and where q spirit of
school pride has not been developed which
constitutes most important educational
factor
One of the most valuable incidents Of the
iast Year has been the progress which iaas
been made by the girls branch, which ta xes