New-York tribune., 1912-03-17
WEBER'S GOOD HALF-M|LEI
Pingry Boy Takes Record Race
at Hamilton Games.
DEFEATS LENT AT THE TAPE
Wenz, of Roselle, and Ten Eyck,
OF Jamaica, Run Dead Heat
in the Mile.

annual indoor meet OF Hamilton Institute,
| in the armory OF the 22d Regiment, yester-
! day afternoon, when he won the SS0-yard
| Iun in Zoo 20. Weber broke the tape a
scant two yards ahead Of Alvin Lent. the
| Stuyyesant High School runner, and Lent
| in turn was five yards ahead Of Charles
| Bryant, a team mate. Weber not only
broke all indoor records for high school
! boys, but II was the first time this season
| that Lent has been beaten by any schoas-
| tic runner.
The race run by Weber was worthy Of
an Olympic champion. and his furious
burst of speed fairly ran Lent off his feet.
Weber leaped out when the fash of the gun
! sent the pack on their way. with Lent run
ming at his heels. For the first hundred
, yards Weber was in the van. bGt on the
| second turn Lent shot out into the lead
! and hit up the pace. A yard first then
| foot by foot he increased his advantage,
but Weber rated along. running easily.
| The third lap saw Lent holding forth in
the lead, running strong and apparently
| out of all danger OF defeat Tom Nc
! Laughlin, OF st. Johns Prep, came up TO
make the pace. and Lent dropped back into
| second place. Weber was third and for a
moment showed signs of laborinG Nc
| Laughln's lead was shortlived. Lent
again took up the running and McLaugh-
| lin dropped back into the ruck. Bryant, Of
| Stuyvesant. moved up with the leaders and
| made IL a three-mdn race.
! On the bell Zap Lent went out TO make
! his spurt for the tape. Weber too moved
| up. and the two raced for the finish. ON
! the first bend Weher gained yard, and
| sweeping around the last turn he came up
on even terms Rounding the curve the run
ners brushed shoulders. and Lent faltered
| for stride. That lost stride caused his
defeat for Weber came on in a furious
! burst, his stride easy. TO win by scant
! two yards. Lents time was taken mt 2:0l.
The dead OF the battleship Maine were
| honored by the schoolboys. At 2:5j O'Clock
Captain Dieges, Of the I'D Regiment, had
| William Rossbach, the announcer. call the
| spectators TO order ana request five min
! utes silence. At o'clock. while the Maine
sank to her last resting place. the strains
| OF the Star Spangled Banner rcSoun1ed
! through the old armory and the crowd of
| schoolboys stood with doffed hats in 81
| lence.
In addition to Webcr's record breaking
! half mile. Louis f. Wenz Of Roselle High
School, and Charles Ten Eyck of Jamaica
the 'cross-country champion OF the Public
Schools Athletic League. rem a dead heat
| In the one-mile run in Al. the fastest time
ever made by schocboy runner in tn"
armory.
The senior relay team of Erasmus Hall
High School romped to victory in the one
| mile relay race and won eased up by over
|
mus Hall won second place I'm the midget
relay, but after the race was run 1t was
discovered that the event was closed to
private schools, or schools which were not
affiliated with the Public Schools Athletic
League, That necessitated the disquallh-
cation of, the Erasmus boys and second
place was awarded 10 Jersey Cty's tedn
which ran third.
+. Waugh, OF Stuyvesant High School.
| won the 44o-yard run in decisive style I'm
| 52 2-5 seconds, which betters the record Of
the Public Schools Athletic League. neld
by Frank Brady, of De Witt Clinton High
| School by a full second.
Charles a. Boargman won a hollow vic
] tory over Horace Hooking I'm the special
4p-yard match. Boargman went right out
at the gun. and running Hooking of mis-
| feet won by about is yards in ~ 2-5 seconds.
Manhattan Prep School won the point
| trophy, with 50 points. while Stuyvesant
| High School was second, with ls Poly
| Prep came next, with Is, and ST. Pauls
| was in fourth position, with II.
The summaries follow:
seventy-yard dash Ounior)-won by P Ward
Manhattan Prep. n. Cloke Erasmus Hall High
| school second; II. Rood. y. :. 1875. third; T.
seventy-yard dash tseniorC-won by a. Van
| Wrinkle 81. Paul's: r. Ward. Manhattan Prep
second; 4. Bevln. Poly Prep; third II; Turchin
| Townsend Harris Hall, fourth. Time. 0:07 as.
sixty-yard dash (midgeU--Won by NJ White,
stuyvesant High School: J. Finkelsteln. p. 5. so
| second: r. Ard. Jersey city High school. third
| j.. Weinsten. Eastern District High School
| fourth. Time. 0:0I.
sS0-yard run-won by a. Weber. Pingry
| School; Alvin Lent. Stuyvesant High School
third; N; Thompson. jamaica High school.
sixty-yard dash (novIoe) BY ]. McNally.
New York Military Academy; r. Rails, Dwight
| School, second; J. Buckley, De La Sale lnsti-
sgte. thiId J.. Burke. Dwight School. fourth.
sso-yard relay race Cbuk weight $50 pounds
and a"d coea t0s TsR hsrsTd
Banks I'M, Mor1inggs,ar Mitchell and walter'''
sSa. ssH q ssSSd WITH mS by $ Of
rem. ST, Paul's school. third, with jump Of .
| feet inches; X. Ganzenmuller, Erasmus Hall.
fourth. with jump of feet inch.
Running high jump lseniorl-Won BY d. r.
feet s nchea 0I May MsynsFd sShOG Poly y Prep p
PSisht school; third, with Jump Of feet, fsst !
| fcyrth. with a jump OF feet inches.
Putting s-pound shot novice, Won by T.
inches: +, Ward, Manhattan Prep r' second. with
a put OF SO feet inches; w. Caffrey, Manhat-
T n Wbitshouse Trinity School. fourth with 1eI =
| put OF AZ feet il1s inches.
900 yard dash GoyiGe1mw9n s,evn by J. carey.
second; ]. Altlcri. Hamilton Institute. third; z.
T,nbsrs. Townsend Harris Hall. fourth. Time.
| Ons-mile run-Dead heat between l.. u. wenz.
Rosslls High School and and G, Ten gysh. Jamaica
fourth fa,pah Times s'i vi. AA'N'AA h'sn SCHOOL,
22o-yard dash Gunior)-:won by =. Ward.
ond W. Mesloh High School Of Commerce.
third: r Ralestier' Curtis High School, fourth.
w1Sis. s. Paafs: & K Bs2in, Folly Prep. second aG
ward a,a M.nh.t,a3 ,op1,S Prsp third SI Murray
44o-yard run-won by r. Waugh. stuyvesant
High school; T.. Jordan Dwight. second; e.
.y HsnfT Him fSS School rffS forth 4n. 65a
Ao-yard run Especial mate match ,, race,mWon by
Charles A. Boargman, Dehlgh university. Hor-
ace Hooking. 22d Regiment 4 A.. second. Time.
1 0:b1b.
| eOO-yard run tnovice)-won by s. Wander
Beck. Englewood High school, II. stackmau. De
ss' .'fSs ss''f mssa
Harris Hall, fourth. Time. 1:21.
| One-miie relay (senior)-Won by Erasmus Hall
High School {vomer. Matthews. Brush and
shaw; Townsend Harris Hall Turchin. l.
| Green, J. Lehman and Cohen). second; Yonkss
| High School (schlechter, Cheston, Lenox and
Walsh, third Time a:2s
Twoylap midget ralay race-Won by Public
schnoY RJ (Ffnklesteip Corschen Schreyer and