New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-16
ACTIVITY IN ATHLETICS
Sets of Indoor Games Lead Up
to Baseball Season.
COMMERCE SETS THE PACE
It's Programme of February ~
Brings Hannes Kolehmainen
Out for Record Run.

Busy times are in store for the athletes
of the local high schools III the next Few
weeks. Several sets OF indoor games
will hold the interest of the track ana
field athletes. the rifle shooting at Madi-
.on SQUARE Garden will occupy the time
u the embryo sharpshooters and the
rapidly approaching baseball season has
called the enthusiasts into action in the
gymnasium Comparatively few of the
coaches, however. nave issued the call
for baseball candidates and track ath-
letics. swimming and shooting mold the
centre of the stage. Indoor baseball Tor
the elementary schools and round rob-
in basketball tournament for evening
high schools are also scheduled for de-
cision.
The High School of Commerce will hold
its eighth annual indoor track and held
games in the armory Of the ed Regiment
on February %. In addition to the events
closed to the students of the school, there
Will be a special seven-mile run in which
Hannes Kolehmainen, the worlds cham
pion distance runner: Mike Ryan, Castor
Strobino, Louis Scott. j. j. Gallagher,
Tom Collins and several other prominent
runners will start. Two other open con-
tests will be decided during the coming
week Kolehmainen VIII try to establish
4 new worlds record for the seven miles.
and judging from the way the little Finn
is running he Is more than likely TO hang
I'D new records between four to seven
miles.
De Witt Clinton and Hamilton lnsti-
tute will hold their track meets on March
:. The games of De Witt Clinton VIII be
held in the armory of the 18th Regiment
at night. while Hamilton Institute VIII
hold forth in the armory OF the list Regi-
ment In the afternoon. OF the two, the
Hamilton games are attracting more at
tention. as they will be open TO all the
high and preparatory schools While
Clinton's meet will be closed to the MEM
bers of the school with the exception OF
one or two open races
Among the most prominent schools that
have entered men in one or more contests
are Pingry. Pawling, Tome, HILL Muhieh-
burgh Academy, Blair, Mercerspurs
Academy, Lawrenceville, Brown Prep.
Barnard. Pennington and host OF others.
With few exceptions each of these schools
has entered a relay team in the ha1-
mile race that gives every promise Oh
being a siZzler from start to finish
Charles Matthews, one of the best all
around athletes of Erasmus Hall High
School, Of Brooklyn. and captain OF the
track team. is running for president OF
the general organization of the school.
Matthews IS a candidate Oh the Red.
White and Blue Independent party. the
election will be held on Tuesday alter
noon, and Matthews is confident that MS
party will make a sweep. Matthew's IL
one of the representative boys of the
\ school and one of the most popular. AS
W. football player he had few equals
Vsnd last season was chosen as All
scholastic end on the football teams
chosen by the critics after the season. lie
ran on the relay teams of the school Tor
three years. and during the fall of 1910
won his place on the 'cross-country team.
Matthews does not coniine his EFFORTS
10 athletics alone. lie is a member OF the
dramatic club and has played parts In the
various plays given by the society. ON
February IL he won the gold medal in the
annual elocution contest. he was chalr-
man of the committee Of one hundred for
the l25th anniversary of Erasmus and por-
.rayed the part OF Erasmus in the pageant
attending the ceremonies
Alex s. Thweatt. jr.. manager OF 'he
baseball team Of Barnard schools, mas
announced the baseball schedule OF the
school as follows:
,nril 2--Columba Freshmen at Barnard.
ApIil 5--St. Paul, at 81. Paul lGarden CltY'
April 1l-Horace Mann. at Horace Mann.
Anru l6-Columbia Grammar, at barnard. .,
Ai,ril 1s-Hackley Hall, at Hsekiey H'"
Anrii l9-Englewood~ High school, at Bar
nard. - r,.A..., ,-,,,re
,nril ;a-Hamilton Institute. at Barnard
May columbia Grammar at Columbia
Nav s-Heathcote Hall. at Heathcote Hall
Ma mount Pleasant Academy at Bar
Ma eACollegiate School. at Barnard.
Nav l4-Berkeley at Barnard.
May l6-Hsmlton Institute. at Hamilton.
MAY I1-New York Military Academy. al
New York Military Academy CORNWALL
May 23--Horace Mann. at barnard -
Nav a-Ethical Culture. at Ethical Culture
May 2s-Enslewood High school, at barnard
RUTGERS will hold its eighth annual
scholastic track and field meet at New
Brunswick on May 81. X. .. Howell,
manager OF the Rutgers track team, ex-
poets a record entry for the games
Billy Mesloh. the former High School
of Commerce sprinter, las entered Stew
ems Preparatory School, and will take up
mechanical engineering. He expects 10
enter Stevens Institute in the fall.
Calcomb .Dougiiss, OF De Witt Clinton,
tho cross country runner. has devoted his
time to sprinting for the last few months,
and Is doing as well over the short dashes
as he did over the hills and through the
dales.
Dayv Crockett, the Clinton hurdler, has
been competing in the various indoor
meets this winter in the hurdle races,
and while he has won few races, he is
showing great burst Of speed over the
s,icks/ Wish Trenholm out of the school,
Crockett Is looked upon as the almost GER
tain winner Of the outdoor championships
this spring.
DR.. Pratt and Your Face