New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
OFFICIALS ERR
IN SCHOOL MEET
Check Only Three Runners
in Several Races OF
StuyVeSant Games.

The failure Of the officials to check
the fourth runner over the finish line
caused mixup and prevented the
awarding Of the point trophy in the
annual games OF the Stuyvesant High
School Athletic Association IN the list
Regiment Armory last night.
According 20 the rules o. the Public
Schools Athletic League four places
count In the scoring OF points. Appar-
emily the officials forgot this rule. un-
iii ihe seventh event, that composed
the open competition, had been com
pleted II then was impossible to place
Inc fourth man home in q number Of
the races The matter will be referred
for settlement 10 the high schools
games committee, which meets on
tuesday afternoon.
With only three runners In each race
checked. the honors were captured Dy
Morris High School, with Is points
and POLY Prep, of Brooklyn, second,
,,i+n II FONTS. St. Peters Prep, OF
Jersey City. Manual Training and New
Utrecht made a triple tie Tor tnlru
nlace with points apiece. 1t Is the
rrortortion of the Poly Prep coach tnat
18th fourth places credited his team
would sureiy be in the lead .,
Eddie Baiestier. the qunrter-nile
,,onpion. O. Morris, won hard agh,
- tbr half-mile run. Opposed 70 him
,yas Frank Jenkins, Of Far Rochawsy'
and = dozen other fast runners. Inc
Iast named pair finished nrst ana sec
ono. 1--WE yards apart.
Ralestier set the pace from the gun
with jenkins close behind anG me
othor runners on their heels. nan
ian from home the leader slackened MS
mace and Jenkins closed the gap 20 a
ward Then Balestier sprinted aho hau
no further trouble, -.
Another hard fight was seen N tne
mile run. when Johnny Fleek' also 81
Morris. broke the tape after a spiriIeu
duel with Z. Murray Todd, o. F'ngry
school The latter moved along II lhg
Iead. with Fleck the runner-up, UNIV!
two laps from home, wnen 'e se.
enr,ntcd. For half a lap the pair ran
@orJ and neck. bu, Fleck was the
stronger, and moved away TO WIN ny
ten yards. l..t,.,.
Two schoolbov marks were broken
mn tho schoolboy league does not take
any recognition OF these performance
u,iess made in championship meetings.
lanes Sinclair. the all-around Stuy-
vo.an. star. made an exceptionally hne
Leave OF AZ feet 2ia inches in the Il
nouDd shot uut. while A. De Witt, OF
poIy Prep, srr.nted 70 yards in 7 40
seconds. l.,
Races between the students Of the
-cbooI and irterclars competition de-
veioped some close racing.
-t-v,-1 s.sh-wo- ~ ps WIZ. POI, Pree
r Austin JamGca second = p0eh. s.. hi-s
ray T6 '1,' riarry sc6oo., second: Mccuiio1h
RantinE hiEh hmp-lWor ~ ~ v, p,ioi, No,ilt
y.-os. Nh -, irchs, second Talbot
rsy r-rp. gith :ost !y,ch-' 'i'i s.-.,.,, s,,,-.
g17 t 2 1 70, ' 3. .ass e. ss. Morris
-. 3 'rs; ~. ; i,.. ,s.ss. ia.1 '' Wy
s,l.}a.l ra Wor ~ Ba'ss.,, Nor, tfa ~.
Jsrf.Is' lar Roakeusy. secott hr'flih. -.
BanS4ts , ..,1 rs-1 p5.as ellss-wor By
Manual r, Tlaiain!!, by Hi'A second ''''"''
'' 100 ,i a1Ii igg in;,ie,wqs y Lsr'92 ~ ~
Utrecht. Ma'ory, Po.y Prep s'co3aaj DC
Cra,Scn. Evandei chi!a. 'hirt Tine 9''' 80
.o,,,. r,r ,s5 $50 20 - s'lrs1,,i Won By ".
WINS Davidson. second rl.eii1so- uA'9- ''Ae'
y 81 ya-a -ia thardlcso' -wor e- A ssr,che,ees
HanaaH igs ytffil. second " Alien .l'' Jaru'. .
'i 5-..i il'' IN. 10 pound lmi,i-w Won ,, :.
Fpsi.ir s--s'chj Gro.smar IS yasisi. second
\ cohen Do 5sf's' 'h.ra diias - '7o-rb.r.
,.-f,tefI Il r.ria6he1 = ysrt,. second Poo
In 40 y,rt'i. 'hird TINS - 20, She.
Ter Z; ~ wcrlsnschas scratch. second
T No,sr lseptchi. .hird. Ilme. o, -. ,-.,.
ID f!s yaYdsI. Nth D'And7ea casuer. sinclair
ana schuldns. ClAss u. yArdl. "rA , l@p