New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
COMMERCE GETS TITLE
So Decides the P. S. A. L. Board
After DisquaIifying.l lannon.
STUYvESANT, SEC0NDsPLACE
Swimming Championships Loom
Up on Local Schoolboy Horison
-Clintonians Favored.

-CllnGOn1dnS FdVOred.
The track and field championship OF the
Public Schools Athletic League was award
ed to the High School OF Commerce at q
meeting of the governing body held at the
! Board OF Education Building yesterday
afternoon. In the actual competition held
| in the armory OF the I'D Regiment on
January 26, Townsend Harris Hall and
| Stuyvesant High School were tied for first
honors with Is points, while Commercs
was second with Is points Commerce came
down to the ?20-yard dash for juniors with
| an even chance of winning the meet TX
Weinstein and Mesloh. of the school. ran
! to form and won the race and an adoi,
| tional place Weinstein. however. was un-
| fortunate enough to lose his shoe soon
| after the start Of the race. and was beaten
by Lennon, OF Curtis High School. Meslon
| finished in third place. while A. J. Nc
| Dowell. of stuyvesant High School, was
| fourth.
| Lennon, however, 1t was proved on ih'
vestigation was over the age limit set 1or
| junior athletes, and was not eiisioie 10
represent his school in the event and wss
disqualified. The action OF the committee
placed Wensten in first place and Mesion
second while Mcdowell was awarded tniro
place. This gave Commerce 20 points ana
the meet stuyvesant obtained an addi-
tional point and broke the tie with TOWN.
send Harris Hall. Curtis suffered by the
disqualification of Lennon. and dropped
from a tie with De Witt Clinton Tor nftn
| place down 10 eighth place.
The official point score as announced wns
as follows: High School Of Commerce. 70;
stuyvesant High School. 10; Townsend Har-
ris Hall. IS; Erasmus Hail. B: De Wits
! Clinton, u; Jamaica, s; Curtis. z; Flush
ing, s; Commercial, 4; Manual Training u
The eyes Of the school boy afhletes are
now turned to the high school swimn,'ne
championships, which will be held some
time during the latter part OF this month-
For the last few months the boys have
been hard at work, and the results OF the
various dual meets would indicate that
keen competition may be expected before
the championship is won. Swimming. OF
all the sports INDUCED In by the high school
BOYS. has developed most rapidly. and In
the five years which the Public Schools
| Athletic League has fostered the gamo'
many capable swimmers have been furneo
out
When the boys come together this rnontn
in the natatorium Of the College OF tho city
Of New York there is little doubt that new
records will be established. The hfty-yard
mark is almost sure to go by the boards.
J. Heming. OF Townsend Harris Hall.
established the record OF 80 seconds for the
half century in March, 1910, and so far no
schoolboy has been able to go through the
rigors OF trial heats and semi finals ana
lower that figure. With Norman Lemcke,
the crack of Commerce; Moore. from Clin-
ton; Clayborn, Of Erasmus Hail. Duncan
of Townsend Harris Hall. and j. GURUS
who has just entered the High school OK
Commerce all able to cover the nifty yards
in better than 20, lots of speed and action
may he expected.
On paper it would appear as II De witt
1 Clinton. Townsend Harris Hall and the
High School of Commerce will battle for
premier honors. Clinton has powerful
team. and although It was beaten by the
High School OF Commerce in a recent dual
meet II was not at its best. because at the
time several OF Clinton's best men were m
eligible. Since that time, however the
bovs have nraced up IN their studies, ana
the CHAMPIONSHIPS will find them right on
| hand. In IrennOIni, BEdNhth' Sl'o'O' SN'
mour. Zmm and Schwartz they have half
a. dozen sure point winners. In meet OH
Thursday night against Stuyyesant Hish
| School Schwartz proved his worth az
plunger by doing over sixty-three feel,
| breaking the record by some eight feet'
held by +. Mayer. of Townsend Harris
Hall and established I'm 1910.
Flower Lemcke. Montgomery and the re-
markable Curtin make up the best OF the
Commerce team.
There is a great deal more to the defest
Of Manual Training High School In the re-
cent championships than would appear on
the surface. Il is entirely incongruous thar
the champions of FIVE successive seasons on
the track and field should finish In abso-
utely last place with total OF points.
II is known that the greater number OF
the Manual athletes were well UP In their
lessons and were eligible TO compete. but =
persistent rumor had 1t that the boys were
not entirely satisfied with the system In
the school. and pleaded lack CO condition
The poor showing OF the Seventh avenue
boys has been the cause OF much discussion
among the schoolboy athletes during the
last week and it is generally hoped for the
good of the school that any breach between
the teams and the faculty will soon DO
healed.