New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-03-12
SCHOOL ATHLETIC NEWS
Clinton Team Threatens TO Break
Old Records.
HAMILTON GAMES BIG ENTRY
Mule Riding Proves Poor Train
ing for Horace Mann Athletes
Other News.

Athletic sports and pastimes are running
p great race IN second place with the regu-
lar prescribed studies at De witt Clinton
Hich School. al of the teams are in tram
ing, both az coming their text books ana
over track and field. for without top marks
IN studies no hoy IS eligible 10 a place on
the school teams. All Of the lads who sport
the siiken SASH of Red ard Black are IN eN-
Ccllcnt trim. IN this the student body takes
dcIieht. and is firm in the belief that the
school viii once more Fash TO the fore III
victory as in former days, when the mighty
Bamman brothers. Hurlburt. the Meet loo'-
ed runner. and others rushed the coloiS 10
glory on football field and track.
Beat Manual Training is the slogan oil
the West SIDE school. II hard work can
accomplish this task It is already done.
Certain it is that at the present time lie
witt Clinton has the brightest Of chances
Clinton was placed third in the champion
ships. with 70 points. half a dozen points
behind the champions and one point ne
hind Commercial, which won second honors.
Since that time the wearers of the Red and
Black have improved wonderfully and are
now in position TO give the Orange and
Blue Of the Seventh avenue boys s'uo-
born fght
Brady. holder Of the Public Schools Ath-
letc League record OF 50 So seconds in the
440-yard dash. is moving like a streak
Slattery is flying the hurdles in good tiine'
confident of turning a new record when the
bows take 10 the cinder path and forget the
floor If the gymnasium and the armoEY.
Crockett. Schlessineer and Prcssman are
moving along well in the senior sprln'S'
and many new candidates were brought OUT
Tor the team in the preparation for 'ne
meet which was held last night sharpe"
and Halasz are showing good work IN 'he
sS9-vard run. and the junior sprints Will oe
capablv taken care Of by Willie Moore
Friedman and Garvey. Lenzer. Wright
Waite and Rosellc are shot putters OF more
than average ability Lenzer is the pres
ent champion shot putter Of the PUBIC
Schools Athletic League. He won win
hurl Of 90 feet.
The De Witt Clinton relay team WI"
Brady. Slattery. Trenholm and iallasz' Is
fleet as the wind
In all departments Of sport Clinton has
experienced memorable year. Their foot
ban TEEN went through the season without
a defeat, The hockey team was strong
winning the majority Of its @ames, and the
ewimmins team proved itself % be the peer
OF any scholastic aggregation IN the East.
The track team made a crcditaole showing
IN al competitions.
The annual meet Of Hamilton Institute.
which viii be held at the drmory of the I'd
Regiment ON SATURDAY. March IS, promises
20 be- one Of the greatest scholastic meets
seen about New York in many month.
over five hundred eutrie, have been re-
-cived Manual Training High hool, Poly
Prem. Fordham Prep. Brooklyn Prep. Jer-
.cv CITY High. PinCry. Paving. Hastings
on-tne-TIudson High. Barr'nser High, En-
g1ewood Orange. Horace Mann. Columbia
Grammar. Mackenzie and in all probability
Iaw-encev.lle Academy. are among the
prominent institutions which have entered
-heir teams iu the competition.
Charley Bergman. formerly Of nc witt
clinton VIII wear the cOlors Of Hamilton
Institute in the Ho-ya~d relay dash against
BRADY. Of De Witt Clinton, Eddie Irefrey,
enc little rocket Of Commercial High
school. Don Friend. of Manual Training,
@ans7lirv.s OF Pow Prep. and other speedy
runners q the schools outside Of New
York n whom comparatively little is
known Bergman. ran the double furlons
IN the record time OF 81 - seconds at the
trvour~ Tor the intercity team over the
track Of tho I'd Regiment ArmoN which
Clipped ttree-dftis Of second of the
record. held 10y Harry Giss.ng, Of the New
York Ath'eti. Club.
Horace Mann School VIII have strong
combination this summer, both ON the base
call field and ON tie track Mr.. kersey has
mapped ont "a busy summer ior the boys
and will enter them in all the big meets OF
Oh, year Charley smith is preparing for
The senior ,ur.nts Eddie De Cernes and
Ford ar, battling Tor supremacy in tho
i-ni1r sn~iutS Walter Dunn and Paul
Shoutai viii carry tho colors in the middle
distance run. They can run the quarter IN
70 seconds and the half mile in better than
200 chris Street is the runner Of the mid
distance squad and can cover the So wards
So 300 or better
Uy way OF training for the track season
Charley Smith. Woodic Do9sou and Horace
Humphreys. Of the Horace Mann School
spent several exciting minutes in cnjeayor-
nc 10 remain ON the back Of a fractions
mule at a local vaudeville ueatr, the other
afternoon. HUM uleys who lod the expe-
di,fou. invited tEc boys down 10 Size him
.ubdYo Maud D.. strobe up 20 the stage
iul Of confidence and entered the ring
Maud allowed the bold Horace 10 mount;
I.fl0ilS vary az i' I.I-' WHAT I''l.''.''i' h.'t
Humphreys stated after no woke up scy-
eral minutes later. hc would never train
again with = mule
Athletic ar Townsend Harris Hall are
.oou.n Many Of the strongest teams M
tn ,tv arc made up largely of boys who
~ orc time attended the hilltop institution.
The is uotarlE uvc Of the Dc Vita clinton,
whose rcst swimmers Rogers and Davis.
first attracted attention while at Townsend
Harris Hall
Commerce viii have a strong team IN the
diamond this spring Dutch Scht,ner
VII DO u the uoN with Archibald and
Manning TO help him alons. kelley Bran
don ana Galloway are showing well hcomI
the Bat and Lane. Hart Beck and Mac
Caioue aio fast and capable as inteioers-
sauerste.n &c irving for place joe the gar
den. Buck" Eonehcr guard or the Com
rerce football team last Tall, was elected
president OF the Commerce AthIcu. Asso-
cation over Ed McLaushuu By Oi t. 81.
Kraft. of Commercial is making GOOD in
his efforts 20 secure place on tse Red
and Gray team. KRAFT played last yelr anu
Gated an tue rate OF .4ly loE NE season.
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