New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-25
Tribune Baseball Tourney
VIII Get Under Way
Next Tuesday.
BATTLE FOR MEDALS
SURE TO BE KEEN
Eighty.four Teams Entered, with
Washington Heights District
Carrying OFF Palm.

The Tribune baseball tournament I'M
der the direction of the Public Schools
Athletic League will get under way on
Tuesday.
On that date the So elementary
school teams. or most OF them at least
will take the field and begin the race
for the gold silver snd bronze medals
tho nrizes for the winners and runners
nm in the FIVE boroughs of Greater New
In arranging the schedules for the
cor,notitiou in the FIVE borouRhs, the
o+bletic directors IN the various dis
,ricts will have q free hand so Tar as
the earlier rounds Of games are con
cerred. Later there viii be another
irtcrsectioral competition, and 'hen
Rowland Patterson. the secretary OF
DR. G.. Ward Champion. VIII nave
busy time.
borouohs arc different. In Manhattan
for example. there are FIVE athletic as
+ricts. but there will be an elimination
series In only three Of them
In the fixture IN years past the boys
T., the downtown districts have been
beaten many times by the uptown
bovs. Not because they had less ell
Cible material TO draw from, but be-
cause the boys uptown had places 10
practise that were nearer their MONIES
So it happens that the district thaI
embraces the Washington Helghts sec
zion has the biggest entry, FIVE teams
hut there is an exception. Down IN
district number 2, In perhaps the most
corees+ed section in all New York,
here are three teams entered IN the
competjtion. One Of these is from Pub
ic School No 90. the first TO secure
the Tribune uniforms and equipment.
Interest IN the contest Is keen, take
Tstterson's word for that. And those
downtown teams that have no play
Ground or park near at hand make trlps
"a the diamonds in Van COrtlandt Park
for their practice games. And they are
all e. and ready 70 enter the tohrha-
ment.
far as their batting and fielding are
concerned. but they stand well in their
s+u6ies. TOO. For II is one OF the IRON
,'S LIS If tho Public Schools Ath-
Lotto League that no boy may compete
in athletics who is behind IN his
Nnd this makes for study, for there
arc many BOYS who will put IN more
.vort toward standing we'll IN thelr
,ia.scs If they know that by so doing
,rov may plav on q team, provided they
can make that team.
F,obtecn teams will compete Tor the
.borourh elementary Public Schools
t.bfotic League championship In The
IRONS. This field is so large that IL
Inns been divided into two sections inc
MINER and me lower. Thirty games
.rc ON the schedule Of the upper sec
t,or and the diamonds VIII be WORKED
overtime between the opening day ana
May 2s. when all sectional games must
Doe over. o.
o,r.. ON TUESDAYS and Thursdays. rain
and wet grounds arc sure TO bring com
rrca-ions that would tax even Ma
,ioral League schedule committee. In
-fe lower section the eleven teams Will
b.v. almost as busy time, although
,bcrc are nine byeS on the list.
Tho largest number OF teams TO take
tho field will be in Brooklyn, for there
fhcv will have the use Of the many
diamonds i'm Prospect Park and the
Public Schools Athletic League field at
Avenue K and East nth 81. Thirty
two teams are entered for the brook-
rvr honors and the races promise to
he the kecnest in the history OF me
fNiUrc. ..
Perhaps one Of the busiest districts
m the competition will be the No. 8,
Raown as the Washington League. IN
which 10 teams are entered. Next
comes No / with 3 entries.
The schoolboys of Queens have put
10 teams IN the field and, thanks TO the
greater space for early spring train
ing. they are ready TO begin the sea-
son right now.
In Richmond seven teams will fight
10 out for the borough laurels.
After the various districts have bat
tied on the diamonds for about month
and completed their schedules, the win
ucrs i'm each will meet IN series for
tho borough championship. The date
for this VIII be arranged later. Then
will come the real battle for the Trib-
me medals
Following the lead Of the downtown