New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
Cohen's Fine Shot-Put
Helps No. 81 Team to
Annex Point Trophy
BY FRANK O'NEILL

The athletes OF Public school ~
Manhattan, won the point trophy IN
the fourteenth annual indoor track and
field championships for elementary
schools. held under the auspices Of
the Public Schools Athletic League, az
the 22d Regiment Armory, yesterday
afternoon. Two records fell before
the assaults OF the future Olympians,
and a crowd of boys that packed the
armory to the doors yelled themselves
hoerse.
NJ. Cohen. a husky youngster from
Public School 81, Manhattan. captured
the eight-pound shot-put in the 49,
pound class, sn6 established a rev
record He hr-'-i the ieather-covered
ball out 80 feet inches, which broke
the former record of 80 feet II inches,
established by Sam Schwartz in 1913.
The ll5-pound relay team Of Public
School 80, also of Manhattan, broke
the worsted in the 440-yard relay in
% As seconds, shsttering the old mark
OF 50 25 seconds, that mas stood since
1912, when it was established By the
quartet Of Public School s.
Brooklyn Boys Trail
II vas day Of triumph for the boys
of Manhattan and The Bronx. Public
School So, located far down on the
East Side, won the title for the second
consecutive year, with score of 26
points, while Public School 1874, of
Manhattan, and Public School 30, of
The Bronx. were tied for second
honors, with 90 points each. Public
School 10, of Manhattan, was third,
with 10 points. Public School p and
Public School 50, both Of Manhattan,
won the next two positions, with, / l
and 5 points, respectively. Public
School Q, of Brooklyn, won eighth posi-
ton, with points.
A typical crowd of New York school
boys packed the srmory. and any move
of a favored athlete was excuse suf-
| fcient TO turn the place into a bedlam.
, Every race was greeted with an erup-
ton Of disorganized and organized
I cheering, an orgy of expression that
gave one a headache, but which added
TO the afternoon Of sport. When the
last event had been run the boys of
Public School So trooped down on the
floor and set about following the ex-
ample of their elder brothers in high
school and college by holding a snake
dance. Tradition and sentiment have no
place with Mike Jones. inspector Of sth-
letics. Mike Jones raised himself TO his
topmost height. He raised his good
right arm. Halt" he thundersd. and
the msdding throng halted. Beat it,"
he ordered, and the boys fed in disor-
ganiZsd rout.
Meet Commands Attention
The games of the Public Schools Ath-
letic League have won recognition, not
only here, but throughout the country.
The staff of the military training COM
mission was on hand TO witness the
competition and took copious notes. The
information gathered will be used In
conducting scholastic meets throughout
this state. Among the other distin-
guishe ed guests were DR.. John II. Finley,
of the University of the State of New
York, and DR.. Byrne, of the Board of
Regents. Representatives of the New
York State branch of the Women's Ma
tionsl Civic Federation were the guests
OF Dr. c. Ward Champion.
Due pomp and ceremony attended
the start of the games. The athletes
marched into the building, swore al
legiance to the flag, and then marched
in orderly fashion to their places.
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was sung
while the band of Public School 81
played. That same band was kept
busy all afternoon. There were some
what more than 100 competitors, but
there was no confusion.
The benefits of athletics are many
and farreaching. Two years ago a
blind boy competed in one Of the
sprint races; yesterday q one-legged
lad bid for honors in the shot put.
He was c. Dayton, a youngster from
Public School 1853, Manhattan. He
hurled the missile twenty-throe feet
but failed TO place. II was In this
event that ". Cohen established his
record.
Relay Race Thriller
The race In which the team OF Pub
lie School 43, Manhattan, established