New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-07
JENKINS WINS THE
SCHO0LB0Y TITLE
Far Rockaway Runner an
Easy First in Gross
Country Run.
JAMAICA CAPTURES
TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Morris High Nosed Out for Hon.
ors, While Erasmus Hall Fin.
isheS Bad Third.

Frank Jenkins. the negro runner OF Far
Rockaway High School, led the field home
in the annual 'cross-country champion
ship run of the Public Schools Athletic
League. held over a three and a quarter
mile course i'm Jamaica, Long Island, yes
terday. The victor was never hard
pressed and with victory well in his
grasp in the fnal half mile slackened his
pace. He won by fifty yards. Consider
ing the course, the time Of Il minutes
% 2-j seconds was creditable.
Alvin Robertson, of Evander Childs
School. possessed more energy than j.
Moriarty, of Richmond Hill High School,
and after pretty battle in the final mile
the former defeated Moriarty for second
place by a margin Of seventy-ive yards.
The Richmond Hill boy failed to show
his usual good speed. the strain OF sew
eral recent hard races showing its effect
on him.
The trail selected by the high schools
games committee was a severe test for
the schoolboys. Starting from the ia
maica High School, the boys were forced
to mount a steep hill. There was much
rough ground too. The elghty-four COM
petitors, who represented twelve schools,
were kept shiverng on the starting mark
some fifteen minutes before they were re-
leased. Nine faltered on the way.
The team banner went to the Jamaica
High School, which had a winning total
of Sc points. The school had seven repre-
sentatives. and all finished we'll In front.
The winning boys were Streugatz, in fifth
place; Haynes, in fifteenth Doll, in
eighteenth; Dosher, in twenty-second. and
Windmuller. in twenty-third. Morris High
School, of The Bronx, winner Of the title
last year. finished second, with score
Of o. points. Erasmus Hall High School
followed in third position and headed the
. remaining schools, with the count OF 1873
points or the twelve contesting schools,
Bushwick High School OF Brooklyn, and
Evander Childs. of Manhattan. were un-
able to finish full teams OF five runners.
Jenkins was poorly supported by his team
mates as Far Rockaway was deep in the
ruck in eleventh place, with the total OF
233 points.
II was 2 smart fight up the Park avenue
hill as the field was released. with the
pack well punched. Turning into Hill
crest avenue, Moriarty. Jenkins, Koeppel
and Robertson and Glenn, Of Erasmus
Hall, were sprintng out in front leading
the pack at merry pace. Jenkins soon
Jumped away from the field, and at the
one-mile post held a margin of twenty
Yards over Warncke Of Richmond Hill,
who was closely followed by DAILY. Of
Morris. and Baumeister and Segretto. OF
De Witt Clinton. Jenkins, however,
proved too strong. and Immediately in
creased his speed to lengthen the margin
to seventy-fve yards. Warncke held his
position, but Streugatz, OF Jamaica, and
Moriarty had jumped into the forward
positions At the two-mle point Jenkins
was moving along leisurely, ha"ing a lead
of $50 yards. with Warncke but few
yards in front OF Streugatz Moriarty ard
Robertson.
As Jenkins turned into Flushing Road.
which was a half mile from home, he
had opened up a gap Of 20o yards over
Robertson and Moriarty who were run
ming shoulder TO shoulder for second po-
siton. Robertson was setting the pace,
and M0rierty was unable 20 hold IL for
more than several hundred yards further.
The Evander Childs runner succeeded in
lessening the distance between him and
Jenkins but the latter turned into the
final furlong with a lco-yard lead, which
Robertson cut down IN great gaps, while
jenkins was running well within himself.
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