New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
ATHLETICS ON THE BOOM
sehooIboys Getting Ready for
indoor Championships.
BASKETBALL TO THE FORE
rewtown Five Still Undefeated
in Tournament for Cham
pionship Title.

,.N,.hsu games the youngsters devoted
~. holidays TO rest and enjoyment. Be-
,,r,ns Tuesday afternoon, when school
..orsns. the lads will buckle down to hard
-, IN preparation for the high school
,,..,,,onships, which VIII be held in the
,sth Regiment Arrnory on January y
rb. basketball tournament is half over,
-. Sswtown still in the lead, and every
Do,nts 70 the Long Island lads walk
- with the title. The Newtown lads
n,sv,nr the fastest and most aggres-
e,,.. vams in the league to-day and have
.a- tha best team. Commerce is show
a.. unexpected strength on the court, and
o-anve and Blue has lost only one
- "a date. Newtown being the school
-.-,,-ob the slate Of the West Side team.
- ~ cou,n1erces best players were dis
S,,eo5 through failure IN studies. but
Ss~s.,,,.ss Of the highest order were found
and developed
, .ns,r vacation the swimmers OF the
uirh School Of Commerce were working
- g.. school tank for the dual meet with
--,,-nsend Harris Hall, which takes place
~, January at the Townsend Harris ma
.s+or,un. The team is not the best which
va. represented the school. but the boys
60 bard and earnest workers and are Try
a.. Gov the best. Lane, the captain. Is
-Ls,-,,- FAIR form In the 1oo-yard swim and
so,.s "a win place IN the coming cham
plonships. ,-.,,,.s
.La athletics Of the Public Schools Ath-
,.tic League. On the night Of January 2s'
,bue the high school championships are
being held IN Brooklyn, the first meet OF
.bA Hudson District League, composed OF
.,boals OF the upper West Side, viii be
t.d IN the arrnory OF the 22d Regiment.
'vor some time the schools OF this district
b.va beeu desirous of having meet OF
,s,s kind. and the league decided 10 make
-. contest one Of its annual events. All
=, s,pooIs from 10th street 10 Dyckman
street. will compete.
The coming indoor championships OF the
Public Schools Athletic League promise 20
he the greatest in the history Of the league.
Tbe teams will be more closely matched
fhsn in the past, and the contests will be
close and exciting. In view OF the recent
controversy between the league ana the
high schools games committee the meet is
attracting more than the usual attention
Many we're OF the opinion that the princi-
nails Of the various schools might possibly
hold back from entering teams IN the
games, but the entries are coming in in the
usual way. The league has secured the use
pf The armory and has appropriated more
shan 81 900 for prizes.
The meet Of Manual Training High
School IS to be contested on January at
the ar1nory OF the 18th Regiment, Eighth
avenue and 14th street. The interfootbali
team relay race. which Is closed TO the
members Of football teams who won their
letter IN the season Just passed, is attract
ing attention throughout the scholastic
world. During the season much discussion
arose as TO which team had the fastest
men, and the faculty Of the Seventh ave-
nue. school decided TO hold the race to set
tie the dispute. II will take a fast team to
win over Gamble. McMath, Gallagher and
Roth, Of Erasmus Hall.
Lemcke, of Commerce, showed a fine
burst OF speed in his practice work In the
tank last Wednesday. Timed by three
witches the little fellow swan the fifty
yards with three turns in Is 3-5 seconds.
Charley Bergman. the crack sprinter Of
Hamilton Institute. is one OF the fastest
runners in scholastic ranks to-day. Berg
man. who Is an old De Witt Clinton track
uan. has covered the furlong dash in % is
seconds in competition.
Commerce has secured the use OF the 23d
Regiment armory for the schools annual
indoor meet. which will be held on Febru-
sry %.
Practically the entire football team or
Erasmus Hall High School has reported
FOR swimming. and the boys are showing
the same speed IN the tank that they dis
played on the gridiron. Gallagher, Roth,
sperrv and BalcomD are working hard and
are IN line for honors this winter. Gala
CHER is a fast swimmer. and with proper
coaching will be among the best before the
season is over.
Gamble. the speedy quarterback OF the
Erasmus Hall football team, IS using his
speed working on the track team. Gamble
is one Of the fastest boys in the city. and
his great speed was one Of the most i'm
portant factors in the success OF his team
last fall
Silverstein and Friedlander. Of the Stuy-
Tesaut High School basketball team. are
playing a fast game. They are quick and
accurate in their passing and are hard TO
cover. 10 is no unusual thing for either to
cage tie ball half a dozen times in the
course Of a game.
Benson. Of the Horace Mann basketball
team, is in fine fettle this season. lie Is a
brother Of the Columbia University basket
bal player
Wagner. OF Horace Mann, is out Of the
game with a weak knee, suffered in football
this season, but Mr Kersey, the coach,
hopes 70 have him out on the court in A
iew days. Wagner is rated as one OF the
best and fastest in scholastic ranks.
White, ~ Clinton, is making good !n the
plunge. He is covering over fifty feet, but
has tendency 10 move his feet. This has
been the cause Of his disqualification on
several occasions.
Chris Street, the haif-miler OF Horace
Mann, IL running well in practice. Smith
has record of 2:O5 for the half mile, and
Keen judges Of form predict that he will
better this time before the season ends.
Peters. the manager Of the stuyvesant
High school swimming team. is showing
Up well in the JO-yard swim. Peters was
swimming in the kundred in the beginning
OF the season. but owing 20 the lack OF
material for the shorter swim he decided
L change
George Leesch, former captain and cen
"t Of ,he High School Of Commerce bas-
ketbali team. is playing star game for
"4anhattan College at centre. In the game
against Yale on Wednesday night Leesch
,.fT D. d.
The midget relay team Of Horace Mann