Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-06-09
TEN EYCK VICTOR
IN PENTATHLON
Barringer Boy Leads Field in
Every Event of Com.
petition.
MILE RACE CLOSE AFFAIR

Leading his fellow teammates in
every one of the nve events of the
pentathlon competition, Lansing Ten
Eyck for the second time In as many
years, captured the all-around cham
pionship at the Barringer High School
track and field games held yesterday
afternoon at the City Athletic Field
in Bloomfield avenue. Ten EyclS
scored 4,350 points, almost $50 more
than his nearest competitor, Charles
Halstead. In third place was Ray
mond Terhune, one of the family of
stars who have made names for
themselves at the building where
Principal Wayland e. Stearns holds
sway.
In the pentathlon there were five
events, running broad jump, 100-yard
dash, 120-yard low hurdles, IL pound
shot put and half-mile run. Ten
Eyck scored the most points in each.
lie turned in a perfect score Of 1000
in the 120-yard low hurdles, his fav-
orite event, which he did in 16 Sec
onds. II was fast time for a school
boy, especially on the poor track at
the City Athletic Field. A standard
was set for each event in the penta-
thlon, the officials working on a 1000
point basis for each event. Out Of
a possible 5000 points, Ten Eyck
scored 1850. Halstead was second,
Terhune third, Wadsworth fourth,
Sliker fifth and sippach sixth.
Twenty-one Events on Card.
There were twenty-one events yes
terday and with few exceptions they
proved exciting affairs. The mile run
was especially close and brought to
light Hugh Burke, O. brother of Jay
Burke, at Princeton University, and
Frank Burke, a star miller at Cornell
Both the Burke boys, who are now at
college, did we'll in athletics at Bar
ringer In former years. The mile was
won by Warren Ellis, who came
around the last turn of the last lap
and nipped Thomas Schneider at the
tape. In the last part of the race,
Hugh Burke let loose a sprint and
was right close to both Ellis and
Schneider when the tape was reached.
1t was O most exciting finish, a scant
yard separating the first two men
and inches showing between Schnei-
der and Burke.
John Foster was looked upon as
n possible contender in the two
hurdle races, but he had the mis-
fortune to trip in both numbers.
Fosters brother Perry won the 800
yard high hurdles for seniors, a. d
William Erb easily captured the 200
Eard low hurdles in the intermediate
division. Erb also won the 100-yard
dash In his respective class.
A surprise was occasioned when
Leavitt J. Bugie failed to come
through a winner in the 100-yard and
Ax.1 n e.laa ~
place in both, being nosed out in the
FORMER race by Anthony Juliano, and
In the "220' he followed in the foot
steps of Thomas Illario.
Senior Competition Interesting.
The field events in the senior COM
petition were interesting affairs.
Ralston Lippincott and Arthur Smet-
hurst were the leading lights in the
field numbers. Smethurst won both
the hammer throw and discus events.
Lippincott came trough a winner of
The shot put and javelin throw. Rob-
ert Dempsey was the winner of the
running broad jump, the sorrel top
ted youth leaping 10 feet inches.
Gilbert Gregory was first in the run
ming high jump and Fred Witsell
came through with victory in the
pole vault.
Lloyd Granger a brother of Will
bam Randolph Granger and Leo
Granger, now at Dartmouth, had a
rather easy time of it breezing home
first in the quarter mile. There was
O. tough battle for second place be-
tween Traub and Duncan with the
former winning out after we'll
timed squirt down the homestretch.
Erb Dual Winner.
There were five events in the in
termediate class. Edward Kenny won
first place in the 12-pound shot, Will
lam Erb was the winner of the 220-
yard low hurdles and also the 100
yard dash, and Arthur Sommer cap
tured the 220-yard dash. The run
ming high jump was won by Gilbert
Gregory.
Two numbers comprised the junior
card Kenneth Darlington beat Fran
els Walton and Joseph MentZ In the
running broad jump. Walton came
back in the 50-yard dash and de-
feated Darlington. Parker Herbel
was third.
The Sussex Avenue Public School
team carried off the honors In the
one mile public school relay race
p'he team was composed Of Gould
Matoon, Norman and Wilson.
The Barringer officials early yester-
nay morning called off the field day
But later decided to hold the affair.