Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-03
Recent Meets Furnish Excellent
Mediums from Which to
Draw Comparisons.
BOUGHTON Is THE STAR

A line on the relative merits Of
New Jersey and New York schoolboy
athletes has been afforded by the
scholastic championships held here
and in New York last Saturday. Local
short distance runners are apparently
superior to those of Manhattan. John
Brooks Gardner, the Central High
School flyer. negotiated seventy yards
In Z AS seconds, which compares
favorably with the time, IL seconds,
in which M. P. White, of Stuyvesant,
negotiated 100 yards.
Esposito's time of seconds for the
junior "7O' is about in the same pro-
portion to Ginsberg, of Dewitt Clin-
toms time for the century. No 22o--
yard event was carded on the Central
program, but Tommy Lennon, who is
the junior national champion for the
distance, is better than any Of the
schoolboys on this side of the river
at the distance.
Jake Schaeffer, of Barringer, nego-
tiated the quarter-mile in IS 1-5 Sec
onds, 1-5 of a second better than the
time of H. Finley, of Morris.
Charles Boughton, of Central, fig
ures considerably better than the
Manhattan distancers. Not only did
Boughton run the half-mile in EOS 20,
which is 2-5s of a second better than
Hulsenback, of Manual Training. but
he tore off mile In 4.37 lib, Just 1-5
second shy of Joe Myers scholastic
Far Rockaway High School, ran the
New York mile In 4.47 AS without
being pushed. Even had he had
competition 1t is doubtful whether or
not he could have touched the per-
Torrance of Boughton. Great
things are predicted for Boughton as
soon as he learns to judge his pace.
In the field events, the Gotham
schoolboys eclipsed the Jerseyites.
The New York shotput was won by
Howard Cam, of High School Of
Commerce, who pushed the lead out
for a distance of 43 feet 81 inches,
which Is 8 feet 51a inches superior to
the heave of r. 7. Collins, of Attain
tic City High School, who won last
Saturday In this city. F. Egan, of
Manual Training High Schools, win
ming leap Of feet inches was Az
inches higher than the jump of B.
Brock. of Newark Academy. the win
ner at the Central games.
Military Academies Tied.
Bordentown Military Academy and
New Mexico Military Academy are
tied for first place in the class A
shooting Of the Military School Rifle
Shooting, League for the champion
ship of the United State and the war
department trophy.
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Suburban Gamt Postponed.
The basketball game between East
Orange and Orange High Schools,
scheduled for yesterday afternoon.
was postponed until next Monday.
The delay may prove beneficial to the
East orangeites. as II is believed that
by that time Captain Swift Barnes
and Art Brentano, the star forward.
will be reinstated. Both were sus-
pended after the recent game with
Central High School It Is planned to
give the players another trial under
friendly auspices on Friday against
Stevens School, in a New Jersey In
terscholastic League game at East
Orange.
Central in Brooklyn Game.
Central High Schools New Jersey
championship team will
continue its crusade after track hon.
ors next Saturday night, when six Of
the High Street Athletes will be COM
petitors in the Erasmus Hall games at
Brooklyn. John Brooks Gardner, the
star sprinter of Central, will face the
barrier in the senior sprint, as will
Charles opposite In the Junior dash. J
Abe Rubin will start In the 22o-yard