New-York tribune., 1914-11-29
ONE-MILE RELAY
0NP.S. A. |. LIST
Twelve Out of Town
Cities Have Been Invit-
ed TO Send Teams.

In order 70 stimulate interest in this
years nigh schools indoor track and
field championships Of he ublic Schools
Athletic League, the high school games
committee at a recent meeting Ce-
c.ded 20 add a One-mile relay cham
pionship Of the United States TO the
programme scheduled for January 70
at the 18th Regime q Armory Brooklyn.
DR.. c. Ward Champion, physical di-
rector OF the local league, a.s sent
letter to the physical training directors
of sehoolboy organizations OF twelve
out-of-town cities asking that they send
representative team TO the games.
The team OF four boys need not neces-
sarily be exclusively from one school,
but pick from all the schools Of a city
can be made IN order that the strongest
quartet possible can be gathered to-
gether.
The cities that have been requested 20
have a team on hand are Jersey City,
Newark, Philadelphia, New Haven, BOs-
ton, Worcester, Rochester, Buffalo,
Trenton, Providence, Elizabeth and
Springfield AS the local organization,
in large measure, supplies the out-of-
town associations with material for
conducting It's league, the local author
tiles anticipate that the reply will be a
favorable one and that at least eight
or more teams will be on the starting
line.
In past years the high school cham
pionships have been taken lightly By
the local students, with the result that
the games have proved burden on the
resources OF the leagues financial fund.
The high school games committee be-
lieves that the principals of the local
schools, in a measure, are responsible
for the lack of interest in the con-
tests and the consequent meagre at
tendance.
meeting Of tie principals has been
called 70 take place IN the nesr future,
when The games committee members
will endeavOr 20 impress upon the prin-
cipals that their personal efforts are
necessary in making the games sue
cess.
Judging by the entries already re-
ceived for the elementary schools track
and field championships, more than
1900 young athletes vail probably De
seen in he contests which will be held
in Madison Square Garden on the al
ternoon OF Saturday, December 10. In
thi. years games several hundred mem
bers of the aiter-school recreation CEN
tres will be seen in competition.
Invitations have been sent TO many
city and government officials of this
and other cities to be on hand. Admis-
sion tickets will be distributed liber-
ally 70 all the schools of the boroughs,
and it is expected that more than
10000 children will pack the large
amphitheatre.
Wit the increase in the number Of
the evening high schools it is expected
that large number OF runners will be
seen in the 'cross-country champion
chip which will be held over a part OF
the Prospect Park course on Saturday
afternoon, December 5. The distance
will be two and a half miles, and al
though the water jumps will be ellmi-
mated the starters will ind their
stamina fully tested in the many hills,
hurdles and rough ground that will be
encountered. Entries are expected
from Harlem, New York, Brooklyn, East
Side. Stuyyesant Commercial Bush
wick, New Lots, South Brooklyn, Wash
ington Heights and Bryant.
The dates named by local schools for
their annual games are: December 26.
Manual Training. at l4th Regiment;
Stuyyesant, at list Regiment; January
Is, Poly Prep, at l4th Regiment; East
ern District. at 47th Reg ment after
noon); February 6, Erasmus Hall, at
18th Regiment.