New-York tribune., 1912-02-04
IE3sFOR FIRST HONORS'
garringer and Barnard Finish
Abreast in Indoor Games. =,
8tCEs KEENLY CONTESTED
purke Gives Impressive Exhibi-
ton in Winning the Mile
Run with Ease.

..hool NJ Newark, and Barnard School
s,,,Asd first honors at the twenty-second
sn,uaI track and field meet OF Barnard
s.hool held in the armory of the 22d Resi-
,,.rt Yesterday afternoon. Pressing the
,..ders closely came Mercersburg Academy.
:, p.nnsvIvania. with 10 points, while Man
haitian Preparatory School was fourth with
% nolnts. Stevens Prep, of Hoboken, was
r.T, IN lire with points, while Pawlins
.rd ToyoIa struggled along with points
each.
wesley Oler. of Pawling School, COM
re,ed IN the running high jump under pro-
,ss, and won the event in his only trial at
the bar. which was set at 5 feet inches.
oler vsp protested on the ground that he
,enresented the New York Athletic Club
IN omen competition within the school year.
and under the Mercury Foot won the
,,,nior- championships in the running high
nmp After a lengthy discussion, the Of
ecials telerhoned Bartow s. Weeks. who
dan,dA6 that Oler was eligible TO compete.
p,, the time Oler was allowed to take his
Mace the event was practically over and
the competitors were jumping OF triple
tie for first place. The officials told him he
would have 10 Jump at the height at which
the bar then rested. This he naturally did
in easy fashion. but the other boys falled
10 clear the bar in the jump of.
Frank Burke. of Barringer, literally ran
away from fast field in the mile run and
won BY almost a lap in 4;l. Burke put
aside all doubts right at the start. Run
ming with a long. free stride. he romped
away from Malone. of Poly: Campbell. or
Stevens Prep, and Cox. of Newtown. and at
the end of the first lap had ten yards lead.
From that point on he steadily increased
his advantage. Campbell gave Malone a
prettv battle all the way for second place.
but the latter had a powerful squirt left in
him and Il carried him over the line a
stride in front OF the Stevens lad. Malone
proved to be capable performer, for In
addition to winning second honors in the
mile. he captured. the 22O-yard dash for
novices.
The Barringer team won stirring VIC
tory in the senior relay race al one mile
from teams representing Mercersburg'
Yonkers High School and Xavier High
School. At the start OF the race Meyer
took the lead for a moment from the field.
but held 1t only few jumps. when Walsh,
or 1 iOnktTS, NtEIA Jul a. n iANo'
clip and gained a yard lead For the first
lap il was nip and tuck and Lennox. OF
Yonkers: Lagay. Of Barringer, and Robin
son. hit the second relay almost abreast
Bsrrfnger took the lead on the third relay.
when Granger went out and showed his
heels 10 the pack. Schlechter, Of Yonkers.
was second. with Mercersburg third. only
yard back On the final lap Glbertson con-
tinued the good work for Barringer. but
Hudson, OF Yonkers. was unable TO hold
Dale. and Mercersburg won second honors
by about two yards.
The seventy-yard dash for juniors was
one Of the best races at the distance ever
seen at scEoolboy meet. The boys got off
to perfect start. and for fifty yards ran
on absolutely even terms. In the last five
yards the strain told on King, OF Barringer.
and Hudson, OF Yonkers. They dropped
back into the ruck. but only by inches
while MenendeZ. OF Loyola School. and
Wescott, Of Englewood High, strode over
the line almost even. After a discussion.
Menendez received first place. but It looked
like a dead heat.
Jack Reidel. OF Poly Prep, raced to
well earned victory IN the 1,ooo-yard run for
2:32. Jack Gardner. of Barringer, showed
10 good advantage in the seventy-ysrd
dash for seniors winning his race In 0:07 As.
ssO-yard relay race Cbulk weight limit 525
pounds)--Won by Barringer High School Gard
ner. Wiss. Driver end LASER; Barnard School
MornInsstar. Mitchell, Walter and Banks), sec
ond Englewood High School CWestcott, Cooke,
Graham and NanderbeclO, third Time, 1:A&
One-lniie relay race-Won by Barringer High
school CMyer Lagay. Granger and Gilbertson);
MfrCershUr1 Acaderny (Hamnitt Dale Meredith
and Stager), second Yonkera High school (Ches
ton Walsh. Lennox-schlicter and Hudson)' third.
Putting i2-pound shot--Won by J. schadt,
Mercersburg Academy. with put OF ~ feet 21s
inches; " Kane, Fordhem Prep. second, with
put Of rs feet / inch: Z. Feeley. Columbia
Grammar. third. with put of 46 feet 2 inches:
". Wood, Mercersburg Academy. fourth, with n
5o4-yard relay race elementary school boys;
I25-pound class)--won by P. S. 5 CoNeill. Con-
Jakapsky. Eiserman and Halmon), second r. S.
- Drums. De Witt. Fleet and Elliott. third.
one-rniie run-won By F. Burke. Barringer
High School: J. Malone. Poly prep second: W
Campbell stevens Prep third: T; Cox. Newtown
Two-lap relay race elementary school boys: 90
Leund ciassl-won s,. by p g. 10 Msnhsttan q
BROOKLYN white, Loeber Smith and Niemeth).
SECOND; P. S. IA. Manhattan Smith, Amato.
Malthen ana FennellD, third; p :. 81 @ Manhat-
fourth. Time. I:24 3-5.
l000-ysrd run (novice)-Won by j. Reidcl'
Poly PREP; ". Mcintyre Barnard school sec. sec.
asa '1"'e' '
Stevens Prep: T GRAY. Manhattan Prep. second;
Prep, fourth. Time. 1:24 4-5.
Running high tump-Won by Wesley Oler,
Paving School. with jump Of feet inches;
D. Cauden, Perth Amboy High School. second,
with jump OF feet inches; L. Burke. Dwight
School. third, with Jump OF feet inches;
ID MAYNARD. Poly Prep. fourth, with jump OF
feet inches.
220-ysrd dash (novice)-won by ]. Malone.
Poly Prep: ]. Lshmsn, Townsend Harris Hall
High School, second: r. Stsger. MercersburS
Academy. third; r. stockman, De la Sale In
ritute. fourth. Time. OPS 3-5.
Fifty-yard dash (nidgeo-won by S. Lisser.
Baringer High school: H. Reilley. +. S.. 43,
Manhattan. seoond A. Paul. P. g H. Manhat-
Manhattan Prep: T. Gray. Manhattan Prep. sec
end; G. Bannn, Brooklyn Prep. third; c. Hudson,
Ycnkers High school. fourth. Time. 026.
22o-yard dash (senior)-Won by A. Robinson
Msrcersburg Academy: @. Muln. Poly Prep,
second =. o'Donnell, Manhattan Prep, third.
ssO-ysrd run-won by f. Iasay. BarrInger
High School; J. Mayer Barringer High School.
second; A. Howell, Horace Mann School, third;
j. flaherty. Dwight School. fourth. Time. 2:07.
Sevsnty-yard dash (novice)-Won By J. Beyin
aieehteneerg. Harlem Evening High School.
ahird; W. Gregory, Brooklyn Prep. fourth. Time,
Seventy-ya-d dash Ciunior)-won by r.
Menendez, Loyola School: NJ. Wescot Enge-
WOO WOO High School. second C. Hudson. Yonkers
hieh School. third: J. King. Barringer High
ncnool fourth. Time. 00S Is.
Seventy-yard dash (senior)-Won by J. Gard
her. BaTlnger High School: a. Robinson, Mer-
cersourg Academy second: y. Ward, Manhattan
prsp. thIrd; H. Cook Mercersburg Academy