New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-07
Captures Feature Contest
of Erasmus Games by
Half a Point.
FAILS TO WIN IN
A SINGLE EVENT
Mercersburg Academy Carries
Off Point Trophy at High
School Indoor Meet.

Herbert Taylor, Of Hamilton lnstI-
,ute, won the pcntathlon At me fourth
annual games Of Erasmus Hall High
School in the armory OF the 18th RcgI-
men', Brooklyn, last night. Taylor
scored IL points, just beating \. Rosen-
berg, Of Dickinson. who scored If -
points. Jack Sinclair, Of Stuyvesanl
High, uaS next in line, with Is points,
and then came Jack NcCulloch, Of
Brooklyn Prep, with % u points;
Egan, Of Manua Training. with y u
points; Y. e. Elliot. Of Bryant. with y
points; Paul Do,erauE, of Tome school,
with 81 10: George Brorder. OF Poly,
with g. ID; Ritz. Of West HoboE"n,
with b. ard Bowman, of Noun, Yer
non, with 81 - points.
II was not because OF any special
skill in any individual line Of endeavor
that carried Taylor through. In fact
he did MOI win q single event. while
Rosenberg. the second man was first
10 cross the line in the l00-yard dash,
the 220-yard hurdles and the half-mlle
run. Sinclair. the third man. surprised
himself and all his friends by beating
George Bronder in the shot put. Tay-
lor was second in the lO0-yard dash.
third in the hurdles. third in the half
mile, tied for second in the running
high lump and second in the shot put.
Il would be a task OF more than pass
ing difficulty TO pick out any particular
event as the most spectacular In the
penthathlon. The boys fought hard
for their places and the finishes were
close and exciting. Especially in the
half-mile in which McCulloch snatched
second place from Taylor after a driv-
ing sprint that lasted from the head Of
the backstretch 20 the finish.
". Banks. Of Mercersburg Academy,
won a great race in the half-mie open.
beating VI. Charles, OF Poly Prep. in
the last few strides. Making the las,
turn for home il looked like certain
victory for the Poly lad, but Banks
made his drive on the straightaway and
won hsndily. George Meredith. broth
err of Ted. the Olympic champion, ran
unplaced in this race.
5o.yard dash DmiIso' closed Won by " .que-
rsdo. & Seayer. second. VI ksiNou, third. Tine
% "a dash '%d; s.i n,,,, :'goo q. Won W,
az 4srd f u. Goldman scratch; ,.cond. u.
l66.yard dash grammar schools Won hy E
Closer. P s. 100 A Davis. =. :. l6i second. x.
ouc-nile r,ln-Won hy Hs Reed Msrcersburz
Academy: D Peck Bloomfield High school. second
" Smith. Erasmus Hall High school third Time
loo 100 yard dash CLOSED Won by l.. sonyrs ~
YARDS. ]. Brown a. Yards. second F Doughery
'SI Ino.T,;d '" d,ih ,uHior Won by W Goldman
school second: ". Btorb Commercial Hisn school
III ~ ina i
ioO.yard da,h-Won by Elmer smith Mcrcer,
burg Academy. F. Meunst-r. central Hisl school
NAVAL third Tine. olO IS.
;5.ysrd sack race tclosed, Won by r Dough
cry: VI. Jackson. second. y. PERI. third. Time
5oG5.rd dash or I Ea,mg; Hn,I : aam9DCwIl
fOO-ysrd run closed 70 18th Regiment Won n
T. T. Buckey 9TH Company, J. ksplan. IN tom
pany. second A. McAndre5s. I'd COMPANY th"'
SSo.yard run closed Won nv Charley Tomkus
7 McQuinsn. second. T. McCrachen. third Time
% Ssa war run Won by W Banks Merc-rburst
Academy. NJ Charles. Poly Prep. Second. j. We
Sso-ysrd faculty relay rac.--Won by Erasmus
Hall fIigh School valentine, Kerr. Leman end j
n BselD Commercial Hisl nc Sch3 W, t n'eGc
High School young Carines. Klein and Luria'
MS" SSo.y.rd wslk-won by NJ fisherman scratch
y S,orer g seconds, second; II. Fina % sec
ondsi third Time, 81 -.
o2o.yard hurdle race-won BY Elmer smith
Msrcersburzh kcsdemy b. Terhun.. Barrnger Hig.
SCHOOL second =. Stevens De WIZ Clinton Hlsl
school third. Time; o. g., :, RI, ,,,...,.
hrusb Academy: Thomas. bloomfield llish school
second: j. Tsub. Morris High Schoo. third. Time
33o.y,rd run-won by V B-aiy, s. johu
Prep; B Leyeu,on. Poly Prep SeroHd; NA'e
stuyyessnt High school thlri. TIM .
Putting Il pound shot ,orenl Wa M !, - ~
George Rronder. Poly Prep second. with ~ zee
inches: j. Smciair s,uy'essnt. third, with u feet
a. s ~, and ore quarter medley Won boy Morris
giyh school lBsleStier Tauo. Finley and Schui
msnj: Fordham Prep ,Orr.y. White. Coakly ard
Heuneoe1serl .ee9 1d ,S S.ii''P third Time "a
RInnir. hiEh lump-Mon by ". Banks. S'uy'e-
.sn, Wisi school with leap n , feet inches
H.. Buchanan DfsinSGn h' H. SS9 Acsdsny
fbird' Nth feet ; inches. Buchanan won the
jump or PENTATHLoN.
loo-yud dash BY 4 Rossnb.rs pie ,s.1l'q
H s, T.sa H'% g. Rrd n' Tine 81?
9aO.vsrd hurdles Won by A I'osenoers DICK
ir.on n s; !. McCullsch. BROOKLYN 2"ese se.
stIy,essnt H S. tied for third place lime
Fuitns ,u.l-. pound 'ho,-Won BY IS, sne is,
sg.'Rt T y s. H ann RS Sd second ss
g. fest Is. inches. Paul De'ereauI' Tome Schoo''
thitd, WIN -, Won by Rosenberg. Dich.n,on
McCuloch Brooklyn CoIlege second H.
T.ylor. Hamilton Institute. thirI me.
Running htsh "SD- rIts Zee. ." 10 Nf Inches
e. ia, e. S,Sv,es.nt. V & Elliott. Bgsnt
Rosenberg Dickinson. and Iay,o1; ni innb..
Instute tdied for sec9na, "" ,h,rd Wr5 . feet
/. De'sreaur. Tome SCHOOL ''i'''
inches. -