New-York tribune., 1911-12-03
MORRIS HIGH WINS RUN
Boats Other Schools for the
'Cross-Country Title.
TEN EYCK INDIVIDUAL STAR
Jamaica Runner Heads Field
bv -'erling Performance
=, and Cox Follow.

and COX FOLLOW,
e..,o,,res mustered in record breaking
.,,r,bers for the nth annual high schooi
.o,oss-country championship. under the au-
,r,cs. of the Public Schools Athletic
,.a~uA At Celtic Park yesterday. In
eeld NJ seventy-eight starters c. Ten hyck'
.Dnr..arting the Jamaica High School,
x.,.A.5 1rst by a comfortable margin.
r.u, borors we're won by Morris High
scboo, with total OF So points
C.or6i,,ons governing the competition
,.n.s for the BOYS TO make three circuits
-, ,bs course. thereby covering approx
-..+.,v three and hall miles. y was
...,,o,uv the same circuit used for the
larger championship runs, except that the
starting and finishing point vas outside
The mark gate. In fact, there was no run
ming at all within the inclosure. The route
extended down Celtic avenue Tor about
quarter NJ p mile, when a sharp turn &c The
,cf, was made. This led UP Laurel Hill
and thence along almost to Thompson ave-
rue where another bend brought the trail
back Il Celtic avenue.
lanes Z. Sullivan. president Of the Met
,orofItan Association, had been selected as
referee. but ha was unable 10 attend The
t5ges AZ the finish were 4. q. siori, I.
Fitzpatrick. Terrence Farley and Ed
ward Carr
Entries were received from Jamaica
High School. Manual Training High School,
Eastern District High School, Newto"n
High School. Commercial High school,
Rows High School. Bryant High School
Townsend Harris Hall. Morris High School,
Erasmus Hall High School and High School
n Commerce Schools were allowed 70
start eight men. but only the first hve
could score All teams filled except Bryant
As vas TO be expected. the boys made
things lively before the start. The rooters
kepf the blood circulating with their yells'
and they looked more comfortable than the
,hinlv clad runners. One boy presented an
odd appearance wearing pair or KID
gloves on his hands though his limbs we're
hare IN the mode Of 'cross-Country runners
As the pack lined up for the start the
selves from jumping away before the gun
vas fred When John McHugh sent the
hcvs of the Manual athletes were the
cpickest 70 get in motion. BY the time the
leaders started to climb Laurel Hin the
oold vas we'll strung out. and c. Kennedy
NJ Morris High. was setting the pace
ctoselv attended ny P Keough Of the same
school Before the first lap had been com
Of o
lroppe6 out. lie was the only one OF the
seventy-eight starters who failed TO hhlSn'
The first third Of the race was completed
with Kennedy ard Keough leading IN that
order. while y. Veg. of De Witt Chntoh
and C. Mount. OF Manual. were third ana
fourth. respectively. only Few Yarus De
hind the leaders. Ten Eyck was nitu
with W Kcnnard Of Erasmus, some Faros
further back The time for the hrst lap
was minutes and % seconds.
Before the second circuit of the course
had been completed KeOugh had moved
INTO the lead. closely followed by Ten b!CA'
while Kennedy had dropped into thiro Po-
sition. T. D. Cox. Of Newtown. was running
fourth at that time, and this order re-
NAMED unchanged as the leaders hnisheo
the second lap. Keough's time being l-.o4'
About the middle Of the third lap len
Tvck suddenly heightened his stride ana
took the lead. Crossing the summit OF the
lU the Jamaica runner made the gap
between him and Keough wider at every
ttep Kennedy tired somewhat, but dio
rot relipouish third place without strug-
gle. Cox finally passed him. Ten b!ch
increased his speed more and more, ana
long before he turned into Celtic avenue TOT
me last time. Il was seen that he had the
race at his mercy He finished IN good
form and quite fresh, about one hundred
Yards in front Of Keough. The winner
time was 1889 e-5. Keough barely beat out
cox who had TO hustle to keep in front of
kennedy.
Before the race many thought that sam
uei Sverllne. Of the High School Of Com
ncrce. would carry of the individual
honors Swerling finished ninth. trhe
more than 4 minute behind the leader II
S. worthy of mention that Swerling is al
ways Handicapped by daily labors i'm con-
roction with his fathers paper route, which
.Hecessitstes his getting up at { O'Clock
every morning He displayed little Of his
usual vlgor i'm Yesterdays race. The strng-
Gle for team prize was not close, for the
High School of Commerce. which finished
second. scored Is points. Alexander Nessie.
~ Commercial High School. won last
loars contest while Manual carried off the
team prize
The runners in Yesterdays race finished
a. follows.