New-York tribune., 1911-01-29
MANUAL WINS THE TITLE
Carries OFF Point Trophy in High
School Championships.
RECORDS GO BY THE BOARD
Crowd That Taxes the Armory
Cheers Boys in Many
Spirited Races.

RFii itCu iboCeS.
With total OF 2S points the Manual
Training High School won the coveted tro-
ply for the fourth consecutive time at the
annual high schools indoor champ,onship
games in the 18th Regiment Armory. Brook
lyn. last night. DE Witt Clinton gave IN.
victorious team a hard fight. scoring -
points. while the Commercial High and
BOYS High tied for third place with lS
points each. The others counted as fol-
lows: Curtis High :; Bryant High. :: Eras-
, mus Hall. I. Eastern District 4. and Com
merce g.
That the standard was far above the av-
erage was shown by the fact that six rec
ords were broken. Two equalled and three
new ones established.
As If to spur the young men on To great
er effort Colonel Charles W. Larned. Of the
United States Military Academy. fred the
gun that set the competitive part OF the
performance in motion. This was the first
heat Of the quarter-me run, which was
won by +. Wheeler of Manual Training
A military flavor was lent 10 the occa-
sion because OF the presence Of United
States Army guests. including Colonel Lar
ned. Lieutenant Colonel Cornelius De w
Wilcox, Colonel James Allison, Lieutenant
Colonel Adelbert Cronkhite Lieutenant
Colonel Isaac ". Littell, Major Ebert H.
Persons and Captain Charles w Fenton.
General George w. Wingate, president OF
the Public Schools Athletic League, under
whose auspices the games were held. also
was on hand. The crowd was large, taxing
the seating capacity Of the immense ar
mOry.
While there is no desire TO detract from
the merit Of the various performances, it
may he said that the track was faster than
the usual armory course. This was par
tlcularly true for the 22o. where the rum
ners had almost a 1oo-yard straightaway
for a starter.
Although j. Slattery q De Witt Clinton
timber topper, rushed away with the sec
ond heat of the 10D-yard high hurdles IN
the record time of II 2-5 seconds, he was
unable to get better than fourth place IN
the final heat. which was made In slower
time. The winner proved TO be \. FONDA
OF the Boys High School
In the sSO-yard relay race, l20-pound class,
Townsend Harris Hall covered the distance
IN 1:41 3-5, two seconds better than the old
record made by De Witt Clinton three
years ago. Earlier in the evening highly
credtable performance was made In the
second heat of the Ss0-yard relay. The De
Witt Clinton quartet made up Of Schlesn-
ger Mishkind, Graham and Trenholm, COW
cred the half mile In 1:43 2-5. second and
a NTH inside the old figures.
Manual rooters received severe blow
through mistake on the part of u. Friend,
the schools star sprlnter. lie had the
third heat of the 22O-yard dash at his
mercy, but mistook the finish line and
stopped 100 soon. Friend did not realize
his blunder until he had been passed by
two others
T. Woodcock, another Manual athlete.
led all the way in the mile run. With the
pistols bark Woodcock at once set the
pace. closely attended by y. Renne, Of the
High School OF Commerce; a. Bryant a
Stuysevant BOY, and ". Hasse, Of Com
merce.
After half the distance had been covered
r. Hatton moved well 10 the fore and two
laps from home he challenged the leader
whereupon Woodcock cut loose with a long
sustained squirt that seemed TO take the
heart out of Hatton, who contented him
self with place honors. Woodcock pun
ished himself unnecessarily. running him
self out 10 the last ounce.
After breaking the tape fully thirty
yards ahead Of his rivals, Woodcock col /
lapsed and had to be assisted to his dress |
ing room. The time Of i:52 - was several
seconds slower than the record.
The summaries follow:
Toward dash Gunior,-won by A. Enres. /
Hro secand & Isvinson Eastern District
Hish. thru. fine. OIL
lro-yard dash ,seniorl-Wor bv 4. Van !
Winke Bows High. D. Friend Manual Train |
ir ine sGe9Ra; ot,r; J. Hnto Manual Training third.
loO-yard dash evening high srhoolsl-Wor by /
G. MIndt. New York High; Irving S'm"reI3ir |
New Lots second L cfombie, BrooAyu High /
One-nie run--Won b, =. wooioork. NIauusl /
Iranns " Hatton, Manual Training second /
Soar rsiay d,' d@o,poand s % 'ass .s Won ~; by
stuyvetsnt Hrh Fdelson. Tslt Moshen. Ma
Goldberg CoVsn. solomon kallmannl. second !
Manual Training (Sclirl Frcrichs ShaUm /
Smith. WooD ;hiro Time o:5O -.
44o-yard run-Won b. T. Brady u witt !
Clinton; B. s'ory. curtis High second r. IRE /
rev. Commercial Hrh, third. Time O:53 3-5
clinton. = Ic~ian. Mammal rrainins sotSrd; a.
Eaicom. Erasmus Hall. third. Time a:o9 %.
roTnssn4 Harris Hs 1IsTsos. Isr MacIair II Iert1
Won Blonlnl' Dc witt Clinton 'Schleisinser. |
Nsshkind. Graham, Trenholm. second. Stuv-
vesant High NI'son, Gcugi. Fcigeubsum, Hey /
nam third. Time 1925
One-mile run teveninc high schoolsl-Von bv !
: = Manning. Harlem High. =. !. Seyffer I
brooklyn High. stc1nd J. A. Kelly Harlem !
High. third. Time; $50 2-5.
Putting .2-pound shot (cyening nigh schools)-I |
Won h" T. Cooke New York Hicn - feot |
inch: 9. Weber. New York High. - feet /
inches second l.. Wistuba. New Lots. % feet
Running high jump-Won hy 7. Dovre,. !
Manual TRAINING feet inches. I TervillIger |
fck. Eoster1 District. . feet = inches third.
Putting u pound shot--Won by l. Ienzcr ne !
Nitt clinton. 50 feet .. inch: !. Cohn. H.eh !
school ~ Commerce &C feet a inch second. /
J. Terwlger Bryant High 80 feet "a. inches
third
900 yard run (eonl-r,-Won by A Van Winkle.
PoTs lligh School. T. ~lattery. De WIT clinton
second. J. Kephart. Erasmus Hall. third Time. /
O.2is.
20 yard run OunioD-won BY \. Enrsls.
Commercial High. T. Lennon. curtis High sec
O.24A.
Se0-yard relay 0reshmen,-Won hy Manual
Training Williams Benns. Harmon and Meycr,:
Eastern District Gcyinson. Pcrcival. Simon and !
Shemirstyi second. Boys High School Mar
Iniou. SFatcr. Bower and Karutzl. thitd. Time
1.44
1ej-yard high hurdles-Won by A Fonda
ond J Collins Boys High third. Time. o:14as.
.SSOf1nmerS Win