New-York tribune., 1912-02-11
SCHOOL ATHLETIC NEWS
Townsend Harris Strong In
Swimming Championships.
BASKETBALL AT COMMERCE
Rebellion Against Captain Dis.
rupts Five-Manual Training
Track Team Shows Form.

There is little doubt that Townsend Hsr-
ris will he right up among the leaders when
the finish Of the Public Schools Athletic
League swimming championships is judged
in the City College natatorium on March o.
There are more than two dozen lads trying
for the team, and of these a dozen are
showing ability far above the ordinary. In
kempner. the crack all around performer.
Townsend Harris has one of the prettisst
swimmers in high school to-day. His form
is almost perfect, and he is showing great
speed In the fifty and hundred yard
stretches, while he is going the turong IN
better than three minutes. Hopkins and
Smith are Iashins the way over the fur
long in approved style. and the trio make up
formidable combination
While look forward TO a bitter hEht.
the team which beats out Townsend Harris
Hall will win the swimming championships
without doubt" said Mr.. Mccormick. who
coaches the swimmers Of the ST. Nicholas
Heights school, yesterday afternoon. Our
boys have worked hard and we'll. and while
some of the team have left school. we have
a competent squad out and will make q
great fight for the horors. We suffered
heavily when Rogow quit. for he was sure
" VIZ pOl1tc III tHt IOIIn ulNes nOBOW, L
think, was one OF the best divers ever De.
veloped in New York school but. whils
he will be missed. we have been develops
ing new blood TO All UP the vacancies"
Robinson and Duncan will take lot o6
beating In the S0-yard swim. Both are
capable Of % seconds for the distance. and.
while Duncan is not at his best at press
ent. the coaches hope 10 whip hirn into ccns
Al,Ia
ing in creditshie style over the hundred.
and in recent time trial made the distances.
in Los over the 1o0-foot tank. The relay
team is not chosen yet. but Robinson. Dune
can. Crossmsn. Tucker, Hopkins and Smith
srs waging pretty battle for place. Klins'
| is working hard in the plunge. bat up to
date has been unable 10 do better than s.
feet Frank and Meyers are doing very
good work in the fancy diving. and hops To-
win places in the coming championships.
Affairs have como TO pretty pass wtta,
the High School Of Commercs baskstbaI
team. Internal dissension which amounts
| 10 little less than a rebellion against CapA
tain Chalsire has entirely disrupted the
team. Blake and Keyes. the two bsst men
on the squad. have declared that As long
I dS t0S pTehSnL TtBlint IL IN pONeF tHcy
will not play another game. The root ot
the trouble lies in the fact that Commerce
has had no coach on the court this win.
ter. and the entire direction OF the tssnr
was left to the captain. Trouble soon be-
came evident but the little dinhcuities
were smoothed ovar until the other DAY,
when Keyes and Blake handed In their
| equipment and quit for good. n is hoped
! that either Mr.. Aldingsr or Mr.. Rothsr-
| ham. both experts at basketball. will taks
| control OF the squad.
FoIr sets OF intsrscholastic track snd
field games will bs contested this month.
as follows: February Is. Morris High
! School games at the list Regiment ar
mory: February II, Columbia University
scholastic meet ar the I'd Regiment ar
mory; Fsbruary o, High School Of Com
merce at the list Regiment armory. and
February 20. Fordha-r University az tbs
| ed Regiment armory The eyes OF the
| scholastic athletic world ara turned 10
the coming meet Of Princeton University.
which will be held in the srmory OF the
eth Regiment on March .. .s-t-s
II is refreshing 10 those who are inter
ested in scholastic sport to learn that az
| fairs at Manual Training High School srs
| once more running smoothly and that the
| gold and blue clad sthlstss may be OK
pected 10 gather in their full quota OF
| points and prizes In the future At the
Erasmus Hall Olympic carnival the Man
usl boys marched Off with the point
| trophy. Both Frank Wheeler ana Arthur
| Goldstein. conspicuous by their absence In
| the Public Schools Athletic League indoor
championships. ran in their oldtirne styIs
and won places. Wheeler winning fourth
honors in the Pennthlon in a field Of nins
competitors
McCusker, who with Fettsr left COM
uerce last year 10 enter Cushing Acad-
| envy, is back at Commerce again. Me-
Cusker is a welcome addition - COM
neree for in addition TO his we'll known
| ability as a football player ne is . swinn-
mer, runner and baseball player ot 10
mean ability.
Curtis High School is planning 70 play q
prominent part in high school football nszs
fall George Kirby, manager. Is 70 organ.
ize two teams. The first team will be sent
against the first teams OF the other high
schools, while the cubs" will meet any
second teams which may be pleased m ar
range games Curtis had a good team on
the field last year. and since nine Of the
eleven will be- available. Kirby decided to
meet the big teams for the first time In tho
history OF the schools athletics.