New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-08
DeadlOcked at Ten Points
Apiece in Erasmus
School Games.
EACH WILL RECEIVE
A WINNERS MEDAL
Huge Crowd Sees Great Proc
gramme in The 18th Regiment
Armory in Brooklyn.

Hcrnio sponce. captain OF the track
tcam OF FOL, Prep. Of Brooklyn. and Ha'
riolc, or Morris Hish School, of the
Rro,N tied Tor the al-around scholastic
cbsnpiopShio OF America. at the annual
indoor eamcs of Erasmus Han hlsn
School last night The games were neio
i'm tine armory Of tho 18th Regiment,
Rrooll,n. ina the presence OF some ON"
enthusiastic spectators
snence and Finley dcadlocked for first
hono~s with 10 points each 10 their creot.
IlammcrSchlac. OF StuNNcsant' was thio
with Il noints: LASER of Central Hisn'
was fourth with 20 points. while HUDSON
az Yonkcrs. and H. l.. Bowman, Of Mount
Vernon were next with % and % points
respectively
When the points were counted ana 'hs
mon sourd 60 DE tied, tho managers OF
the meet decided To- give both men eoid'
diamord-stJdded medal and to dispense
with Che silver medal usually awarded TO
the second place mau. Spence and Finley
tossed for the original medal which was
won by spence.
The ads came DOWN To the half-mile
run with Spence leading. lie had TO win
third place 20 at least tie. while II was
up to Finley to win in order 70 tie. both
lads ran at the I.m,t Of their speed and
stamina. I'm the carly stages OF the race
Spence took IN" lead and held on wei.
hut dropped back. and Finley went out
ard blazeG the traii.
After Two and one-haif laps the red and
blue banded Jersey of Hammerschlag
flashed 10 the fore. but nc soon dropped
lack and was lost IN the shuttle. At the
start Of the final lap the Morris lad
rushed out into the lead. and from then
ON until the end held command of the
situation.
Not only. did Boughton win the mile run.
but Nc also ran circles around his heid
and captured the gold medal in the halt-
mile event. lie tangoed across the line
we'll in advance Of his teammate. Bill
Angus. VINO showed the way TO Joe VOL
colt. Of Dc Witt Clinton High School, the
third man. The time was 200. but. forced
20 his limit. there is little doubt that ne
could have clipped his time 10y two sec
onds. Wolcott made n gritty finish. hui
ne was net cutie up TO getting into the
honor places.
C. Miller of Tome School. showed ms
heels to a fleet field OF novices in the
ouartre- mile run. and. leading all the way
won bv wards in sc 20 seconds. hatz'
of he Witt Clinton. found that stern
cnasc is long chase, and he kept IN
until the last inch, just about leapins
home in advance OF c. Nyss. of StuNves-
ant Billy Mesloh. Of Stevens Prep. won
the 220-yard dash in most Impressive
style after a clever race.
la, Finley. Of Morris. scored first blood
ma the Pentathlon. winning the lW-yard
dash bv about half a yard. A. Hammer
scbIaa. Of Stuyvesant. was second. with
Bc,nic Spence captain of the Poly Prep
team. fayorte with the crowd, IN third
pcsition and coming strong at the end.
LASER Of Central High School. OF New
ark. won the point for fourth place.
There was much dissatisfaction because
Hudson. Of Yopkers High School, and n.
/. Bowman. of Mount Vernon, did not
Start in the lO0-y ward dash, but competed
in the 22O-yard hurdle race Neither won
a place over the timbcrs. The other ath-
letes protested against them, claiming
that BY not starting in the first race they
other events. After q lengthy discus
sion tho officials decided 20 have the boys
ron a special race OF 10 yards to decide
Gfth and sixth places
The one-mile run was one Of the pref
test races seen on a scholastic track in
many a meeting. Charley Boughton, the
hyer from Central High School, OF New
ark. broke the tape about fve yards IN
front Of Frank jenkins, OF Far Rocka-
wav High School. the champion of the
Public Schools Athletic League L. Le-
vine. Of Bayonne High School, was in
third position. while Jean Moriarty. OF
Richmond Hill High School. trailed home
in fourth place Boughtons time was 4
minutes aud 81 % seconds, only Goth OF
a second behind the record established by
himself last week.
The l6- pound shot-put in the Pentathon
saw Spence win first place, with 80 feet
9i5 inches. The clever Finley came next
in order, with "a feet Pa inches 10 his
credit. while Bowman. OF Mount Vernon.
annexed third honors with 30 feet II
inches Hammerschsg was fourth. with
% feet 3is inches
Spence insured himself against defeat
in the all around championship by win
ming the running high jump. In this
event he cleared feet ! inch, one inch
above Finley. LASER, OF Central High
school. was third. with 4 feet II inches.
Fifty.ysrd dash (closed)-Won by W.
Wicks. J. Browne. second, X. Charlock'
third Time 0.06 -.
Fifty-ysrd dash COS pound class. Eagle)--
Won by j. Sorotkn; Henry Greenberg sec
ond Harry Blum. third. Time. OO6 30.
1OO-yard dash Ounior closedD-Won by
4 Goldman. =. Dougherty. second: W.
Hccht. third. Time. oil 10.
1OO-,ard dash (closed Won by r. MULTI
ken. NJ Fishmsn. second: l.. souviiie. third.
Time. oil 10
ioo-yard dash no pound class. Essle)-
Won hy Thomas Saunders. T.. \. Msccannon,
second Frederick reschner. third h. Violin
sky fourth. Time. OIL 20.
iOO-Nsrd dash championship -Won by II.
Finley Morris High school. \. Hammer
schiag Stuyvesaut High school second; "
Spcrse Poly prep. third. 4. LASER. Central
High school. fourth. Time. OIL.
one mile run-Non by G. Boughton. Cen
trail High school. Newark !. Jenkins. Far
Rockaway High School. second: l. Lavine.
Bayonne High School third. ". Morlsriy.
Richmond Hhl High School fourth. Time
4.35 2-5.
a.O.yard dNsh dIo pound class Fsglcl- Won
-, Waite Nichols. second. Archie Whic
third BENJAMIN Lirncf fourth Fred Foster
Zine - seconds
Hsmnerschlsc Stuyvesant High Scnool. sec
ona y Snensc. Poly PREP. third. \. LASER.
central Hfe1 :, hooi: fourth. ". Finley. Morris
iFt.h school Time. 20 - seconds.