New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-26
HARD TO BEAT NO. G..
Manhattan Elves Win Both Ele-
mentary Basketball Titles.
FIVE IN ROW FOR SENIORS
schoolboys Prove Adept at Ac-
curate Shooting and Do Some
Clever Work in Passing.

History repeated itself when the junior
and senior basketball teams Of Public
School 50. OF Manhattan, captured the
elementary school Championships OF the
Public Schools Athletic League, at tho
9Th Regiment Armory. Williamsburg.
Yesterday. The junior five opposed Public
School g. Brooklyn. and for a time the
latter proved troublesome. but was finally
conquered by score OF % To a. Public
School %, of Manhattan, which was elimi-
mated in the semi-ilnal round by No. s.,
held the title last season.
The senior game against Public School
s.. Of Queens. resulted in a one-sidcd vic
tory for the No. 81 students by decisive
score of Il Ia o The Long Island young
stcrs were outclassed, and the result was
never in doubt The victory II the East
side school gives IL the senior champion
ship trophy FOR the iifth consecutive year.
Both games were exceptionally fast and
cleanly played. Tho team work and shoot
ing Of Public School o. was "A revelation.
the small boys having bathing styl. OF
passing. and seemed able To drop tho ball
into the cage from all parts of the court.
The rival school teams found II difficult
10 work the ball near the Manhattan
teams cage. No 6? guarded its oppo-
ncnts closely. and repeatedly broke up
their team work
OF the two battles decided the game be-
tween the junior boys proved the more
interesting. I'm spite of the apparent one
sided score. For the first ten minutes OF
the opening period No. s. was compelled
TO play at its top speed 10 cope with the
aggressive and determined playing OF it's
opponents. Harry Brodsky. Of Public
school 60, momentarily put his team In
the lead when he shot free goal. which
was called against the Manhattan five.
Soon. however. Spinnel. OF No. 81. pushed
his team to the fore with beautiful field
goal, which he followed with goal he
successfully shot from the foul line. A
minute later the score was tied at 3 all,
when. by sensational attempt from the
centre of the court. Harry Brodsky neatly
dropped the ball into the cage for a field
goal.
Then No. So vent into the lead, Spinncl
and Pcltz Immediately cagins field goals.
The half ended with Public School 62
holding the advantage of a l9-to-S score.
The lead was gradually increased in the
second period. Spinnel and Peltz. who
covered the forward positions for the Man
haitian five, were speedy youngsters. Each
Gagged five field baskets while Spinnel &C
curately shot seven foul goals out Of ten
tries Harry Brodsly accounted for ten
Of No. i3's total. Cohen it's centre, shoot
ing the two other field shots
The senior team OF Public School 81
was much bigger than It's rivals from
Public School So. OF Queens. From the
opening whistle the Manhattan team put
It's puzzling passing into execution and
counted rapidly. thu end OF the period
giving II 3o-to-5 advantage over the
Long Island boys. No. 81 assumed the
aggressive Immediately at the beginning
Of the second half. and in less than hvc
minutes had added more than ten points
to its score.
The scores follow: