New-York tribune., 1912-01-27
TIE FOR FIRST PLACE
Townsend Harris and StuyveSant
Divide HonorS in Meet.
THREE RECORDS BROKEN
Keen Competition Marks School
boy Championships at 22d
Regiment Armory.

I IVY Wv
Regiment Armory.
Tied for first place, with Is points apiece
Townsend Harris Hall and Stuyvesant di-
vided the honors in the ninth annual track
and field championships of the Public
Schools Athletic League held at the 22d
Regiment Armory last night. The High
School Of Commerce won second place. with
1G points. while Erasmus Hall High School
was third, with 13. Curtis High School
and Dc Witt Clinton were tied for fourth
place. with Il points. The surprise OF the
meet came in the wofully poor showing OF
Manual Training High School The Sew
cnth avenue school which for five years
has won the championship, finished far in
the ruck. with only points to its credit.
( \ small sized crowd was on hand, little
more than half OF tho seats being occupied.
Three records were broken. Alvin Ocnt,
tn, angular runner from Stuyvcssnt High
School. rompcd home an easy winner In
the 9sO-yard run I'm ? minutes and , sec
/ ond" breaking the record held b. Whitney,
/ Of Erasmus Hail, established in laCS. j. L.
Manning. from the Harlem Evening High
school broke his own record OF ! minutes
and - seconds by one fifth Of second in
tho mile run. while the relay runners from
tile New York Evening High School raced
TO victory in the mite relay in minutes
and u seconds. clipping tho former record
or ! minutes and - seconds New marks
Hero established in tho 70-yard dashes and
tho 79-Fard hurdles. since last night was
the first time the races were run at that
distance.
When tho points we're counted in the
Evening High Schools competition New
York Evening High School was far out IN
the lead with 80 points. while Brooklyn
High was second with 2i. One point be-
hind came Harlem High, while the others
we're entirely out of the running
! Lent was generally conceded first place
/ in tho half-milc run. but there were few II
any who believed him capable OF rounding
! the sharp turns Of the rough old track OF
the 22d I'm record time. The boards ana
turns were the least OF his troubles, how
: ever and like a second Mel Shepparu' 'he
living schoolboy ran remarkable race
: At the crack OF the gun he led the PACK
out at a killing pace. lie opened gap OF
ten yards on the first time around ana
each successive turn Of the track saw MIN
/ increase his lead until the bell lap here
he showed them how fast he really was
and throwing his head back hit up the pace
that carried him over the line winner oy
moro than forty yards. in record time
Weinstcin. speedy little sprinter from
the High School Of Commerce, gave a re-
markable exhibition Of gameness In the
final heat Of the 22C-yard dash. Soon alter
the start he threw his left shoe, and every
ono who saw the accident thought ne
would quit the race. quitting is evidently
no part Of his make up. He threw all hls
energies into the pace and held the lead
until fifteen yards from home. but he picked
up several splinters and was unable 10
answer the challenge OF Jack Lennon oil
Curtis High School
The running high jump resulted in a
deadlock. Downcy and Trefrey were tied
at feet inches for first place. while Wal
lace and Fcsher were tied at feet
inches
De witt Clinton scored sweep in the
7O-yard hurdles. Roth Of Erasmus Hall,
ran third, but he knocked over three
hurdles and was disqualified. Ten Eyck
and Thompson. from Jamaica High School,
had matters their own way in the mile
run, Ten Eyck breaking the tape yard in
front Of his team mate.
The summaries follow:
sSO-yard relay race (eycning high schools -
and TanGlor: New York first team 90 Hrien.
McNaohl. Iill and IIolmcsl, second; New YORK
second team 1Foley. Nolan trouy and Ambrose,
third: New Lots cohen. I.audbers. Sciseenberg
and Avcnonl, fourth. Lin'e, I:'S. r... -. Ia.
mus Hall 0'ishman, rloak". McCucncon and
shs",D. Manual Traiuing Fricdman Hesiey.
era, and CamphoiD. second; Stuyyesant ,Ham-
mcrschldg. rdurcnOaum, Robinson ana irecn-
berg, third Time. ii6
High: NJ Thompson Jamaica High second; l..
Nan Mcchan. curtis High, third; H. Schonman.
Stuyvcssnt High. fourth. Time. 4:a6.
one mile relay race evening high schools
Won hv Ncw York Rcilly. O'Connor. Candy
and SchultzeI; brooklyn ,Mackem. scanlon.
li"rgc and 'rombicl second Harlem lbacon'
ant kcnin. TeIpernlng, Forester and ChaseD'
fourth Timo. 35I
holm. DC witt Clinton; D. Crockett. Dc witt
clinton. second. =. Soman. DE Witt clinton
third. Time 0:'O2s.
44O ward rolay 900 pound class1 Won by
Stuyvcsaur IIiRn School dIcrnstcin. II. Cohen.
Werner and T'daldb; Townsend Harris Hall
:ss,crn District High srho"l e.. W~instcin "
Rrbin Buck.tt aud Fox. third De Wit clinton
,Marsoll,s. Sanders, Teller and Clcarl). fourth
putting l2 pound shot-Won by !. Armstrong
Flushing IIiyh school, with nut Of ~ feet lie
. lltt Of~. u ~luSfis lpNUHfuu IidIIi~ ildll' H''
ond Win a put ~ - feet inches: Jack 'oEar,
High school or Commerce. third. with a put OF
e. 5f dSrR G neR H T. put muS3i or 50 sS SGRc, S
scv,uty yard dash ,iuniorp Won by A. Vein
stein. Nigh school Of commerce. j. +. Lennon
curtis High school second: w. Mcsloh, Hlsh
sclcoI Of Commerce. third: ~ Cloake Erasmus
Hall 'Iign school, fourth. Iime' CGs :, y
Scvcnty. ya9d dash (senior) Won BY H.
gurciln. Townsend Harris Hall High school "
kumWcu, Manual Training High school. second;
\ Won Boulr. Tow nsend Harris Hall High
school third. F. Irvine, Commercial High
school fonrtb, Tlmc ":os , ,,u, .,,oo,.
Won hy II. s,huiIzc New York Evening High
school: J. Crpmbic. Bryant Evening High school,
second: J. Kigrcw. New York Evening lligh
school fourth. Tlmc. o:oS.
40 yard run Won by Z. Waugh. Stuy,vG,s,ssnt
School. second: g. Iislssz. DE VIII 'Intnn i nign
school third: IT, Stack Erasmus Hsil High
school, fourth. TIM. % I;o'' ron, s,uyves,nt
High school; g Bryant suuyvesant High
school, second; L. Iallister. Curtis HSh Schoo,'
third: 7. Brush. Erasmus Hall High School
fourth Time 2:O5.
One-mIic run Ccvenlng high schools, Wen by
J r. Manning IIar'em Evening High school;
r. King BROOKLYN Evening High school. sec
ond: II. Molter BROOKLYN Evening High school
third: {. seyifer. Brooklyn Evening High schoo''
S9O"yard dash 0unior)-Won by ]. n. Lennon:
Curtis High School A. WeInstein. High High schooI chO,
OF Commerce third: A. J. Mcdowell. Stuyyesant
High school. fourth. Time. O:26
go yard dash 'senor'um9h 1, on 49, oN ~. Won
Townsend Harris Hall High school; a; Won
ponir townsend Harris Hall High School. sec
ond: n shaw Erasmus Hall High School, thlrd;
w Willis Stuyvesant High SCHOOL tourth'
Time. O:2i1. ~
220-yard dash (evening high sctools),Wo hy
+. g. Ecrge. Brooklyn Evening High school; H.
Byington. Brooklyn Evening High school sec.
ond. W Mclean, New York Evening Hlgh
school third Time 0:26b. -
Runring hIeh lump evening high schools
Won NV H. Ludke New York Evening High
school. with a lump OF feet inches: j. Con
ncrs. New York Evening High School, second
:, in a iuun OF feet 10 inches; G. Ettnger,
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