The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-18
MERCERSBURG WINS
NY. U. SCHOOL MEET
Track and Field Boys Capture
Trophy in Annual Affair
at Ohio Field.
FOUR RECORDS SMASHED

Mercersburg won the annual inter-
scholastic athletic meet given by New
York University on Ohio Field yeste~-
day with 22,a points. In spite OF the
fact that three of their best athletes
were unable to be present the visitors
carried away first honors with little
trouble
Thirty prepa ratory schools we're rep-
resented, including some OF the largest
in this section of the country. Over $50
we're entered making the meet one or
the largest and most important secon-
dairy .choo, meets OF the year.
After the winner the teams were
closely Matched. Stuyvesant came sec
ond with II points and Bloomfield third
with 10. Close behind these came Poly
Prep t.awrenccvllle and Paving, with
but one point sepa rating them.
Four former preparatory school day
rerords we're smashed. NJ White OF
Stuvyesant ran the senior hundred yard
dash In 10 seconds cutting one-fifth of a
second away from the old mark h.
.iarlock of Bloomfield lowered the old
half mile standard to minutes i-S
seconds, two-ifths OF a second lower
than the old mark. G.. Marsh surpassed
all previous broad jumps by two inches
and Morris High School relay team ran
he mile In three seconds less than the
best previous time.
= II was largely due TO the work or
shark and Smith that Mercersburg was
= successful. shark took hrst place In the
pole vault and gained some points In the
Jumps. while Smith captured the quarter
mile
The big silver cup. which has been In
the possession OF Central High School
of Philadelphia for the past two years,
was presented TO the winners at the
close OF the meet. The summary:
100 Yard Dash Junior-won by l..
,.ooper StuyNesant: " Goldman, Erasmus.
second !. Lembeck. Morris High. third /;
y. Buchanan. Dickinson High school,
fourth. Time. 10 3-5 seconds.
100 Yard Dash senior--won by NJ.
. white. Stuvvesan;. l.. Hornsbv. Tome
school second; r Mueus'sr, Central Hish
. school fourth. Time. 10 seconds.
rawiinr: L. siesel Mereersburs,, second
$40 Yard Run,-won by i: smith. M.;.
FssenHS clinton sh
third; g. Meredith. Mcrccrsburs. fourth
rune. 10 seconds.
$50 Yard Run-Mcn nv L. Garlock.
Bloomfield u. Meredith. Tome School, Sec
ond. ". Banks. Merccrsburv. third =.
Alien. Central High school. fourth Time.
One Mile Run---W"n nv y. Gsrlock
Bloomfield; g. Allen. Cen,rel nigh school.
: Peck. Hloonneid. fourth. Time. ! min.
utes 40 seconds.
100 Yard High Hurdcs--won by c Erd.
man. Lswrcnc.vill"; g Sweet Lawrence
vile. second. Mcdonald. Poly Prep, third
Time. 10 a-5 seconds.
2:o Yard Hurdls.-won ny q. Hushe.
. H. Katz. clinton Hisb school, third: j.
brown. Erasmus High School. fourth
Time. 81 30 seconds.
High Jmmp-won by r Egan,. Manua
Prep, second. q. Elliott, Pawling. and W
stark. Merccrsburg. tied for third. Win
Broad %" jnm n 'I by {. Marsh. P.dai.
institute. d. Brown. Merccrsburs. sec nd
G. Icman, Curtis High scheol. third; g.
"i y rsuS S1" ghGi i:st in's ss
frcp ccoS% % S Sinclair s"as h fSN
IA. Shugg, Merccrsburg, fourth. Winner
put. 80 feet :, inch.
high school; q. Funk. Law rtnceville. sec
md; sronieT L,oiy i,,Tsp bird; W Tre,-
winnSrs throw, Is, 'eet S ga inches Shh 'V'' Il"
Pole vau,t-.W on by " SHARK Mercer.
hurg; r Runvan. riainncld High school
: NJ Donald. Poly Prop. fourth. Winner,
One Nil Rcay---Wo on by Morris HlEh
Tauh and II. Schnlman; Manual Training
Hish school. with Leahrook, Reillel. Pari
school. with Stauh. Hsnstn, Cook snd
Rosenberg third. Time. minutes So 81
Point score Mercersburg. s2is; stuy.
,rssnt. II; Rioondcld, il Poly Prep. il
i'swrenc"villc, II; PuW'ng ~ Msnua !
school. :: Morris :. fasssic, g. Flushing
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