New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-08
Mount Vernon SChooIboy Does
Close to Record Time at
Travers Island Races.
ROBINSON'S FAST FURL0NG
Mercersburg Flyer Gets OF to
Poor Start, but Runs Hunt
Within Half a Second
of Weferss Mark.

one-mile run in the national scholastic
track and field championships held at
Travers Island yesterday afternoon Peese
defeated Joseph Meyer. Of the Central
, High School, of Newark who was con-
sidered practically unbeatable in his class.
BY about three yards after a struggle that
had the crowds standing on the chairs
cheering Peese broke the tape in min
utes SO as seconds, which is only 4-5th Of
a second behind the record for the meet.
held by l.. Van Tuyl
The last lap of the race will linger long
in the minds OF those who saw II. Coming
down the line on even terms, both went
out In a mad sprint at the bell. Meyer
held the pole. and il was the belief OF
practically every one that this gave him
too great an advantage to be overcome.
They reckoned without Peese.
Shoulder to shoulder with Meyer he ran.
never yielding an inch. For the way the
boys battled al Olympic championship
might have hung IN the balance. on the
backstretch Meyer went out about two
feet in the lead. and his friends in the
stands cheered him TO the echo. Their
cheer however. was drowned i'm the roar
challenge with a burst of speed that car
ried him half a stride in the lead Meyer
drew even again. and as the boys swung
into the last straightaway they were run
ming on absolutely even terms.
Here however. Peese let out the last
ounce OF reserve and went away. First
a foot. then two, until he had about five
feet the best Of II. There he stayed, until
Meyer finally weakened and dropped back
about ten feet to the rear the victor. all
in but game to the core. broke the worst
ed Nat Veg OF DE Witt Clinton High
School. finished a bad third. half a lap
back. but since only three men started.
he won his place and medal The entire
race was a ding-dong battle all the way
The refusal OF the Public Schools Attn
letc League 10 grant its Official sane
ton TO the national championships was
responsible for a number Of the best OF
the local runners not competing The
word was passed in the high schools that
any boy who competed In defiance Of or
GERS would be suspended.
James +. Sullivan was highly incensed
over the action OF the committee which
refused its sanction. This is one Of the
, most lamentable happenings in the his
tory OF scholastic sport. IL IS direct
affront to the New York Athletic club.
and TO Colonel Robert VI. Thompson, who
has done so much TO promote scholastic
athletics in this city.
Il cannot yet believe that the Public
Schools Athletic League is responsible for
it. l am inclined rather 10 the opinion
that some OF the members OF the high
schools games COMMITTEES refused 10
grant a sanction because application was
not made in time But even suppose
that. as they say. no application was
received until d few days ago. Why
should they refuse 10 allow their boys
10 compete az Travers Island?
Albert 5. Robinson, the flyer OF Mer-
cersburg Academy, gave wonderful ex-
hibition OF running in the 220-yard dash.
tie won his heat in y Us seconds. run
ming around the turn. defeating a fast
field by some fifteen yards. His time
is only two-ffths o. second behind the
American record, held by Bernie"
Wefers. IL was the consensus OF opinion.
that had Robinson got away 10 a good
start he would have established new
record. He was the last of the mark,
and he labored in rounding the turn.
, but once In his stride on the straight
away. he fairly flew. Robinson also won
the lOo-yard dash in easy fashion. going
the distance In 10 10 seconds.
The games were suspended for an hour
because of the electric storm which brooks
over the island. The rain perhaps robbed
Louis Ezra Wenz, OF Roselle High School,
I ! ffa
record. one week ago Wenz ran two
miles in 1854. which Is only one second
behind the interschoastic record for the
distance He was groomed especially for
his effort yesterday afternoon. The track.
however. when the race was called. was
sea OF mud. and Wenz was forced
TO rest content with victory IN 10 minutes
20 As seconds. He won by almost full
lap from Mike Tompson. and Tapped
; Bob Marschat. Of Mercersburs. just be-
fore finishing
: lOO-yard dash Cfnal heau-won by Albert
g Robenson. Mercersburg Academy; A. 9.
Koenig Holbrook school second; f. q.
WEIGH. Mercersburx Academy, third; J. Gard
ner. Central High School, fourth. Time
, O:lO 10
Vernon High school: ]. Meyer. Central High
Clinton High School, third. Time. 4:33 -.
12O-yard high hurdles-Won by F. J.
Fields, Mercersburs Academy; c. r. Lee
. East orange High School: second; p. coch.
. High School fourth. Time. OIL is.
44O-yard run-won by F. Logay. Central
High School; H. F Thorpe, Maekenzis
Schuol. second: A. J. Bragg Mount Vernon
. High school. third; r.. sherman, Great Neck
High school. fourth. Time. o:5l.
ySS d1 %eadtMg y & w. ESo'S Ss1
cersburg Academy. second; W. Mesoa.
stevens School third: r. c. koenig, Hol-
. brook School. fourth Time. o:24
Ss0-yard run-won by r. NJ Thompson.
Poly Prep; J. 4. Humphrles. Mereersours
: Hall High school. third Time. 2o4.
Running high Jump-won by l. Bourss,
= Henley school with a leap Of feet
inches g c. Many. Mount Vernon Hisn
4 school. second with leap OF feet
inches. I. Wadron. Highwood school. and
II schultz Barrinser High School, tied
for third place. with a leap OF tee'
Two-mile run-won by l. z. wenz. Ro-
selle High school. Mike Thompson. Poy
; Prep. secons:, r.. MaTshst Mercersours
. Academy third. Time 90 20.
Mount Vernon High school. with leap u
20 feet iIia inches: j. Gardner Central
High School second with a leap OF 20 feet
= inches: r r. WEIGH. Merccrsburg Acsd.
; envy. third with leap OF 30 feet "A inche,i
l. p Conlor Erasmus Hall High school,
fourth with a leap OF 10 feet !. inches
, TACK HARRINGTON TO C0ACB
F; Hero of Last Pei. Cornell Game viii