The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-28
YOUNGER WEFERS
SETS A NEW MARK
Finishes Scholastic Career by
Lowering Record in 100
Yard Dash.
FLUSHING TEAM LEADS

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Bernie wefers, Jr., Of De Witt Gin
ton ended his short scholastic athletic
career In brilliant fashion yesterday Al
the ~thIrtesnth annual high schools cham
p%ionships held at the Brooklyn Athletic
Field. He won the 100 and 220 yard
dashes. In the century he bettered q
record Of 10 as seconds. which was hrst
made BY A. Cossens Of Manual Train
ing. later Of Cornell. In 1907. but which
has since been equalied several times
Weferss time wal 10 Is seconds.
The conditions for h race were any
thing but favorable. Tho track was a
little heavy and a strong wind blew
No one In winning the heat did bettei
than II seconds with the exception o.
Wefers. who won both his trial and
semi-hnal heats In 10 As seconds. Il. A
Austin. a colored youth OF Jamaica, who
last year won the 100 yard Junior cham
pionship. was second with r. Friedlandel
OF New Utrecht third. In the 22O yarc
dash Wefers won by eight yards In 2:
seconds. which is four -ffths Of q sec
and slower h the record made b,
j. B~onaparte. Sydney Furgatoh of Com
merce. who only recently broke hi
novice. winning tho 100 and 220 yart
dashes, WAS second.
The games marked the last appearance,
In high school competition OF many sta
athletes who have been before the pub
lio for tho last two years The NOR
prominent besides Wefers we're Jane
Sinclair, Stuyvesant: Elliot Balestier
Morris Jesse Flack, Morris: Georg
Hughes. Flushing Frank l.. Jenkins an'
T.. Perelman. Morris. All. with tn
possible exception of Rslestier, FINISHED
in r. blaze Of glory. The latter. afte
winning his heat easily. VA defeate.
by 1--WE yards In the quarter mile b,
Kenneth Mayo Of Boys High. who wa
practically unheard OF. That the latte
will be much in evidence shortly wa
proved by his time. He was clicked i
81 3-5 seconds. which Is but two-hfth
of the RECORD
Flushing Hish School for the first tim
won the point honors. II scored =
points. Morris was second with "a an
Stuyvesant third with 20. Flushing
victory WAS largely attributed to tn
running OF George Hughes. who wo
both the 100 and go yard hurdle races
In the novice relays Commercial ha
two winners and finished second In tn
third. The summaries:
championship Events.
100 Yard Dash Junior Won ~
perelman, Morris Marks, Townsend Harri
second; brinkerhon, Newtown, third !
=. shenitssky. stuyvesant. fourth. Tim.
10 > seconds.
one Mile Run-won ~ Frank Jsnktn
Ear n "'SswsSF uGseI Mo urh" , G'a '' u H..
rison, BRYANT, fourth. Time. \ minute
~ is seconds.
wefsrs Jr. u witt clinton; ". 4. Austil
Jamaica, secoud; 4. triedlander. Ne
Ttrscht, third; 6 GROSS. commercis
fourth, Time. 10 i-S seconds Ne
pole Nault-won by v McRirkar
Flushing y feet. td Townsend. fInshin
Btysnt. third. with ; feet . inches.
$50 Yard Run Won 10y Jesse Flecki.
Tow nsend Harris, third II. caliahan, con
merre, fourth. Tine : mlnutes 90
seconds. =,
Runnins High Jump Won bY n Bank
stuyvesani. with 4 feet . inches v. Brow
jamaica. second with fee ! in,Ie'
CLARK clinton. third. with o feet, 3 incnc
G. Kane. Far Ro"ks"ay, feet in'ht
Throwiug discus. Greek s;'le Won I
J sinclair, s,uytesah'. Nith ~ ttri ~ ,
inches. =. IIel''. Flushtns sr,9nl W
lis feet ! iuch,-. j. A%rnsth, Far Roc
.wsy lo1 f-et. th,rd, II, Eisenteidt
CLINTON. 80 feet. fourth
10 ] lal illEH b'"ff 49,
s,c1nd, : Smith, Flushing, thlrd; u ~
bnrdi clinton, t"nrth., Tiine' ! a sI'""'
80 Ward Inv Hurdles Won hS
Hughes, Flushing T. Kennedy, tiusiIil
seruud: r. Tesnry, Commerce. ihird. =.
BraNermau, clinton. fourth Tli"'' - "
q Ward Dash, senior Bernie weterN J
clinton, Won :, turs 'i'h 'onmm'9t'e s.
and T.. Nurk. stay ",aut. th'l' IL
= Austin. Jamaica fourth Tine" ~ sr,"n'
!, 2.a YARD pasi. Junior, Won 10y + ter'
n t;ross. clinton, ihiru, keihh"H 80
n'sn' tcnTih shot riI ii Won by j >,urls
s,uyvt-ant WIN Zee, a.. .ncIs' Fl
, ! AA l1pSsS-s '' Mo HSsS AZ as i%;rt a.. m,S,
IW.nMntne rroad Jump Won b.
krNun. Jamaica, 20 feet ~ iu'he.
Whitehou,, rommerr", 90 feet -. in,h'
,sG"nd: T. fr'cdituder, Nv llr'rhl
,s., ,nch.s, ,hird II BraNerinan 'Ii
ION. IS feet, II inches I"Hf'N u,
u,tp az "Balsstt.r. Mnrrt,, srron
,ruun. Stuyv,.aut, jhirA, X N"orh'
Erasmus IA, fourth Tin", .? B. sc
r"," a..S sf' r.. 'Hii H'"'"F Is r,.- W"StsN;
send. :, aioys Oh .; S'w ,'Tn,F''
bryant. 3, N-wt""n, - Erhsinhh h'
>o,ir- Relays.
tio Nard E,'aN, 100 Pound 't's- W
nv ,nmuer,lal VIII Torres, 'up,lin
rt,tr R.hon. u" Wit clinton with i
buskkim bingham, ScheInsl, I"i,nhl
sc"nuI Eastern District, with 4 brau
.t.tn, pearlman, McCabe, ~. smith .Ihii
Stuyvcsant. with TUNA. M"ionald kl'
kvo, RdiiCk, fourth TIM, - 80 -
oud-. q,
sSa YARD Relay i?o Pound Class W
hv Morris, with kamiusky, >urdin, Hca"'
E,ly and Lewis, 'onu"rriaI, Nlth +
,,nd. HoroUIty. Noycs. he sofa. s'cpi
Jamaica. with Hughes, carpenter. Thor
Huli. third. S;uSN"sdul with ka'unI
ZINC, NrIitskv, told-teln, fourth, tn
minute ~ Ia serunds .
one Mile Relay, Unlimited Weight w
hy Commercial, With kursmau, baldu
Sc'ig shepard: Clinton, with llsissl. ~
Ter. Guerricro. Austin. second; Morris, "
narkrrIlL Fri.dr,au, SilNerstrin, lIo''
thIrI Tima. . minutes a. 8j seconds,
puinr score -~tonIuercial, 10 Norris,
al " lsA,ntn IltztriEt D. fxn1ti