The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-18
IEHBRSCHOLASrIC SPORT
WHi NOT AR FOOTHsLL MAkE
SOtR NO>fir

Mr.. Fe.sus'. scheme fsr G-,iing Capstsi
Net Considered Yer, Prartirabir
More ef Committee Raw yhls Meek.
I Impressed 10y the necessity Tor raising
! funds TO help along the 4. y L., Samuel
f"ixus. who represents District leagu. -
IN the elementary schools games committee.
has devised a scheme which ~ ingenious
} II not practically. a. some Of the members
II IN. league claim. In brief the idea -
, to elect AN all scholastic football team
from the high schools al Manhattan. Brook
lyn and a third eleven from The Bronx.
! Richmond and Queens combined These
three all star agEreEation> are tn play a
| round robin series for the cham ponshi
nj the city and the gate rrC",pts are to en-
, rich the T.. =. \. O.. The suggestion which
WAS made at the last mc-tin. 81 the COM
mittec, ~ to he sure a It'll. unLimeiy but
! Mr.. Fcigus thinks that 10 can h.. put intO
effect at the end Of the next season. The
disssnters to the plan made the point that b.
would be- a hard task for III. two leading
! new spaper.. to whom the selection Of the
! team IL left. tai pick an eleven which woslh
be satisfactory. The private schools who
would he left out might have something la
! say too.
An idea which has becn received more
seriously, however. ~ that OF organizing
! an association OF all the football schools
| in tbs. city for the purpose of agreeing upon
| sone Standard OF eligibility for the players.
Since IN. =. y. 4. l.. has taken football in
charge there ~ such "a standard among the
publ" institutions. hut Their" were con
Nets during the last season afnon. sorle Of
the private schools an this point II l.
urged that " thor. we're An dvisory body
| embracing all the schools questions oE this
kind could bs settled without any trouble
n nd he rpaTa hat kas h.,a
r'Ile- Ia go by. II such n committee hasi
been in existence last fall the unpleasant
incidents which occurred among Adelphi.
Horace Mann and Poly Prep on account 81
Fred frrnckman would not have happened
This football body miRhi aRrr. also ON -
list al Officials and II necessary assign th-r
W the various gaTn"- ia much the same wsy
a. the intercollegiate body docs Their.
would he no attempt to infringe upon the
powers of the individual schools or Of anv
existing league. because ~ - rraiiZcd that
a football league In the the -sn-" of the
word Is not feasible
In addition 10 the problem uhinh ha-
com" up IN regard to the soccer tourna.
ni-nt 1t IL pretty generally understood
that there will he som" Interesting hap
p"nings at the meeting of the high school
games committee newt Tuesday afternoon
II will b. tn" first c"nf"rcnc. OF The repre-
ss,ntative- since m. games COMMITTEE.
posed oi. and IN. opinions OF the repre-
ssntsitv-- aboui the decision and the gen
eral proposition OF Jurisdiction are -Iir~
~ me- Interesting. There - 1t r,imor that
Their. will he several une Npccted lie -sIop-
mentS in the ease. hut whether this means
that an appeal j. 10 n. made to the Board
Of Education - left To conjecture ~ l.
known that a number Of IN. men want
10 bring that about. though they may he
overrIIied William ~ Andrews laid last
week that the AFFAIR H. now ia the hands
Of the Principals Association "a far a. no
- concerned and that anything new will
have 10 original. with them Th. meeting
will he held behind closed doors which
means that how much "f the proceedings
II to h. made known will depend entirely
upOn the member
Two DAYS later. on Thursday aIt.rnoon
the = = a. l.. viii hold u. annual meeting
al tn. Office Of ten. wingat" Aside from
the routine business such ~ the rr.l.wtiop
~ directors IN" committee problem, J.
likely 1" h- considered and ia This
the other side VIII have an opportunity
to- air IT. complains " j. hOy-d hat ,b,,
entire matter may be- ended az those Iwo
meetings. Tor there - no doubt that th,
an air j. not dong frIticu good Tor -nort
4 condition similar 10 that IN tbr high
schools IL 10 b" mot with ~ ia" soccer tour
naInent 81 the grammar schools Public
Schools " and 100 Oi BrODkIy are tied for
second place and II IL imIo--tl" to play
a deciding gam" under III" present Wea Their
wait until srrinR they ar" quite certain
To object b"cnii~' they are liable IN the
meantime TO lose by graduation number
oi heir players
Al umpire- and referees OF int"r,listric-
games IA the elementary school basketball
tournament will ne paid by IN" + o..
The games are running along without any
serious hitch aud " - believed that the
tournament will he finished on schedule
time
The fac; that request mas b-en made
for the secretary al the elementary schools
a.. Il AL
ing oi The game committee Ws- lookp.t
nron a -'gnth"ant IN view OF IN" recent
troubles The inquirer was assured. how
ever; THAT this !, not AN Indication that
another body will b"som. involved ia IN.
holding strictly t" the policy 81 hands on
In rider thai the me,nb-rs ~ this COW
Tor IDEAS which they d.v "lop "a - -
their nsrrf'- are hereafter not to appear
IN The minutes when they rnak" . motion.
The board OF rife coaches haV. adopted
several important rules bitch W"r" n~ces-
STATED hy ''a-.s which came up recently
ia Oh" -Eb-target gun tourna rn.nt ~
the event al team NOT appearing to take
part in match which II IL scheduled 10
shoot the other squad j. to lire the r.xula-
zion number "i shots under -mp-rvi.ion
of the official and Tbs. -soT. i l." b" entered
an The rc"ord- TIT wiz pr"v"nt the
trophy 'or nigh -cor" AT ~" end Of the
Tournament Tn. team whi'h doe,n't
ri" - - y" hack. "N i"-i iscto. To the
Bryant 'dr'i~ shoot At which b" former
IAlie1 Ip tpfs'5f
When a match results IN u ne. 81 w,Il he
lie, d'd hy taking INTO account the number
~ =. which i~ The lowest r,n--ibls score
for ~iugl.' -hoi Tn" team " hiCh has thr
ic9r>J OF them will he credited with u win
" this fails 1o settle the tie the ueN' highest
-cor. ,. Will he IN. basis Of CompHTi-on.
should this means b" un-atI-t tory the
match must he shot again according 20 rhc
old rule IN" tie which nov eXi-t- between
Erasmus Hall and Curtis will b- decided
bN ihI- method
rh- y 4 l. rr- h.cn request .d nv the
board OF COACHES to award permanent
plaques TO III" publ" high schools which
yin IN. Aston trophy for the intsr-"hols-ti"
Of the nIted States. Morris
wOJ this cup last year
The pei formanre Of y DOuhsI-er nj
Public School y. The Bronx. IN cumming ~
yards IL - Is seconds indoors ., Tn" xanh~.
of the Norri.ania Athl.ti" League appears
more remarkable upon the examination
OF tho records for this distance Don
hei-er - IN the 80 pound class which - the
lighte-t weight limit The indoor record
made by an 30 FOUNDER last winter j. n s-3
seconds and the outdoor record rs SEE
ia.