New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
MORE LAURELS FOR OLER
Wins Scholastic Championship
at Erasmus Games.
MANUAL LEADS IN POINTS
Thrilling Races Stir Big Crowd
of Schoolboys at 14th Regi-
ment Armory.

hhNhV Sst hiOAJ'
Wesley Olcr, Of Paving School and the
New York Athletic Club. the junior run
ming high jump champion, won the schol
astic all-aro,nd championship Of the East
in the Pentathian. which was a feature Of
the first annual meet OF Erasmus Hall
High School. in the armory of the 18th
Regiment. Brooklyn. last night The big
schoolbov wor four Of the Ave events con-
tested IN commanding style. and captured
first honors. with a total Of II points Th.
only event which Olsr failed to win was
the SS0-vard run lie quit running after
going half lap
Van lager, or Pngry School. was Sec
oud. rith Is points to his credit Tom Nc
Laughin was third. with TO- while Frank
Wheeler was in fourth place. with 90 points
10 his credit Mclaughlin was allowed 20
run under protest. as 1t was said he was
above the age limit for sChoolboys.
In the open competition for the point
trophy Manual Training High School won
first place, with II points; Eramus Hall
was tied with st Paul's for second, with
points and New York Prep. School was
fourth. with points
Tho games were easily the most prctcn-
tious ever attempted by any high school IN
tho East. Twonty-nine events were on
the programme cf which ~ we're open.
Entries were received from fifteen schools.
and crowd or some FIVE thousand or six
thousand school bows and girls was on hand
In addition TO the regular running and
jumping competitions basketball game
was played between The teams Of Erasmus
Hall and Manual Training High School
Olor was forced to the limit Of his ability
In the 22C-yard hurdle race By p. H. Nc
Nulty Of Brooklyn Prep" Oler lad the
POLE, With McNuty in second position and
the fest Of the field stretched out across
the track. At the fash OF tho gun Oler
leared out I'm the van, with the pack close
on his heels. on the first hurdle the field
got into trouble and the dying Paving
School lad and the sturdy McNulty swung
along on the wings OF the wind At the
turn McNulty made a bold bid for first
place. but he was on the outside and could
not pass Oler, who swung wide. Flashing
along the straishtaway the pair battled
stride for stride. while the crowd stood up
and cheered. Again on the last turn Nc
Nulty tried for the lead, but Oler would rot
rclinquish It and crossed the line a winner
by less than a foot.
Frank Wheeler. OF Manual raining. was
the boy to press Oler in the 7O-yard dash.
but the big fellow led the Manual track
captain over the line by half a yard. DER
showed that he has more than the average
Drawn, in addition to his speed and agility,
by hurting the l2-pound shot almost q feet.
lie quit in the sSO-yard run. but won the
running high jump easily
The open S01-metre relay race was a
whirlwind affair At the crack Of tho gun
Willis. OF Stuyvesant, set out at burning
pace and on the first turn was three yards
in the van. with Erasmus, Manual and
Townsend Harris Hall we'll punched and
running hard. The fight for second honors
was keen. Heyman, of Stuyvesant bound
ed away on the second lap three yards
ahead, with Townsend Harris Hall second,
only q yard in front OF Erasmus, and Man.
ual, who battled on even terms
Alvin Lent. the champion half-miler of
the Public schools Athletic League, took n
lead for three yards on the third relay.
ten yards, with Manual second. Erasmus
third and Townsend Harris in the ruck.
Arthur Goldstein, OF Manual Training
ran on the last relay for mis- school and led
the pursuit OF the flying Dutchman. Then
began battle that stirred the Ave thou
sand schoolboys Running as he never ran
before In his life, Goldstein tore alonS.
Waugh heard the footballs of his opponent
and made desperate squirt. For mo-
ment he held his own, but little by little
he fell back.
on the last turn Goldstein caught him,
and attempted 10 come out I'm the lead, but
the Stuyvesant runner answered with one
more Jump that carried him foot into
the lead Rounding the last turn the boys
raced shoulder 10 shoulder but on the very
tape Waugh managed to poke his chest out
over the line first by less than six inches.
Erasmus Hall finished in third place, sew
eraI Yards ahead Of the falterng Townsend
Hall team.
De Grouchy. who represents the New
York Athletic Club in open competition,
found the handcaps little too liberal for
him in tho SOO-metre alumni race. and fn-
shed in third place. Balcomb, Of the 10
football team, won from the 1S-metre mark
md c. Gorham, OF the track team OF 10.
was second. with the aid of 10 metres.
The summaries fellow:
seventy-yard dash CPentathon)-Won by W:
ller. Pawling school; r. Wheeler, Manual
Prep. third Time O:OSt5.
Seventy-metre three-legged race CLOSED TO |
18th Regimenp-won by company "a oNeiii
md ". Lendalp; Company d Il. Lowell and w
Raleigh. second company 6 IT. TongTall and |
D. Fay) third. Time. 0,92s.
~ 0lsr Paving school: p. McNulty. brooklyn
rep. second; V. Lsgsern. Pngry school third.
zoo metre run uath Regiment: handicap)-
Won by T. Griffin t0j YARDS; G. Lovegren 10
ards), second; J. Gaifeney scratch third
I 50O-mctre run-Won by ". Weber Pngry
chool Il. Wing. Roselle H. s. second ~
thompson. Jamaica II. s. third. Time: i:24%
3OO-metre run alumni; handicap Won by
I. Ralcomb rs metrcs); G. Gorham 40 metresl.
ccond; o, W. De Grouchy (scratch third
'ime. O:37%.
olumbia Grammar with put OF ~ feet e'a
,ches; T.. r. Westbrook. Mackenzie school, sec
nd with put Of ~ feet So inches: J. Arm
trong Flushing High School. third. with put
II feet ois inches
Standing broad jump-Won by J. Wolfe with
.et inches: 4. Chess, third, with feet lofH
Seventy metre dash dunior)-won by ].
Ialsh; II. Becker second; y. Minton' third'
ime, 00s%.
Seventy-netre dash Copen)-Won by r. Clarke.
rasmus Hall High School; ~ Fishman, Eras-
ms Hall High school, second: ]. Nugent. Man
Al Training High school. third. Time o:OsS. !
Seventy-netrs dash Senior open)-Won by a. |
an Wrinkle. 80 Paurs School: A. Beyin; Poly
rep. second: W Strachan, Morris High School
lird Time. 0:0s2s.
Putting l2-pound shot Tentathon)-Wop by
? Oler Paving School. with put OF III feet
inches: A. Faggins Bryant High School sec
nd. with a put Of 30 feet ~ inches; T. Nc.
oughlin ST. Johns Prep third, with~a put Of
feet ~ inches. - | ,
500 metre run (novice)-Wou by j. North
annual training High school; ~ Reltman.
ryant High School third. Time. 2:l4r.
sso-ysrd run (Pen,athlonD-Won by T. Nc
suohlin St Johns Prep; i. III. McNulty. ]
II Wheeler Manual