The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-09
POLY PREP ATHLETES
SQUEEZE IN AHEAD
Flushing and Stuyvcsant Fin
ish Only One Point Be-
hind Winners.
ST. JOHNS HOLDS MEET

ny Inc smallest possible mafSil--pn"
poiut-the Poly Prep track team won
the Eastern indoor track and field cham
pionships. which were held last night
under the auspices of the -. Johns
college Athletic Association at the Thir-
teenth Regiment Armo"y The Brooklyn
representatives totali,d II points. lead
ing Flushing and Stuyvesant. which tied
for second place with 10 points each
-. johns Prep. with IL points, was
fourth.
Eddie Bales,,er of Morris and George
Hughes OF Flushing each scored a double
victory. Balesti-r scored In the half
mile and 40 yard runs. winning each
time In easy fashion. In the $50 he took
the lead on the second lap and thereafter
was never In danger. He led the field
by forty yards in the quarter mile.
Hughes, the l.. :. \. l.. hurdiing cham
pion. Won both of his firsts IN the hurdle
events-the 100 and go. In each he
defeated Jim Ryan of 81. Johns Prep.
the junior metropolitan title holder.
Walter Leslie Of the Long Island A.
c. was a lucky winner of the 1000 yard
\. \. L. run. First place went to him
when Il. iels. unattached. and +. XIV
Iighn OF I.oughlin I.yceum, who were
racing Str.d" for stride down 'hs on,
stretch, fell = few inches before the tape
was reached. Leslie. who MAS iu third
POSITION. 'n'n went over me inc. NJ
po,der Of the Wet side Y. VI {. y
was second. and " Adams ~ the New
York H.. e. third. Homer Baker Of the
New York y. -, starting on scratch
with Willie Gordon. made h's first sp-
pearanre running unattached lie quit
after going TWO laps The summaries
HIGH AND PREP SCHOOLS
100 Yard Dash-Won by George Biunin,
Brook yn. Prep. F. Koch. Stayve.nHt SEC
ond; \. De witt. Poly Prep, third. Time
$50 Yard Run-won by I'd R,Ie,tur.
Merris f. Ge.Tt,h EP1 ren se''Ti IT, j.
Marten, Bayonne. fourth. Time, : minutes
Running High Jump-won by VI Banks.
1t. Peters prep, s feet ! inches, second
4 wiekMire' Poly Prep. . teet inehes'
Pound shot Put Won by J. .]sluc'a'r
fs, r"nt lei ''c' ~ nc inghe, ..cond h' 10
sehimpf, Poly lrcp. 80 feet, thirL - Nc
iin.y' Nn5;eS q teSi = iHyhe,f 'Tgr'H
A. Formoss. Hamilton Institute. third. Il
sslsmAeh :: Johns Prep. fourth. Time
2:o Yard Low Hurdle-wcr by George
Hughes, Flushing, Jim, Ryan. - John
lhird; 7. Evers, st. Johns Prep. fourth
40 Yard Run-Non ny Ed Bhlestur
Morris. u. G, Sharpenstein E~ng1ewo9d
witt. Poly Prep, fourth. Time SO IL
One Mile Run-won by T.. Todd. PIncrs
school; T., Gelwichs, Flushing, second; !
molllnshead, frIshas H,aIeH'E ,.'tn, -
RAYMOND ROY I,rP' 'o"r'h' iime' ' "'i"
utss % IL Sons wo, bv =, p,,.dic,.
M wt,h nsscb Ma'ena,6v MrCraE,l
ma Uoey :, John,s prem With S,Iamack
Dernoerg. Counors and kennedy, second
Dickinson, with Briggs, Anderson, BATE
and Buchanan. third; Poly Prep with ~
witt, Talbot. WickwIre and Mallory, fourth
Time, 3 minutes AZ 80 seconds.
40 Yard Low HurdleS-W Won by Ge"rg'
Hughes, Flushing; V Eliot bryant, sec
ond' j. Ryan, ST Jphh IreP' tnirn' y
Macdonald, Poly Prep, fourth. Time, J.
seconds no,>r s,o,v
foiH T'''"
Poly Prep. II; StuNNesint To- flushlne
10, st. Johns IL; Hamilton. 10; Motifs
Bcnedict's. 5; EnglcwOod ., Dickinson. 3
Friends Academy. :. Ndtey, J. Bayonne'
\. a. 1. EVENTS.
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- y,rds Harry I'm. central Con
.oa,iona l. ~ wards. second; II Hirshor
1rish meric,n A C.. Yards, third. Tim,
ra~onds
ana ward Run-Won by walter Lcsli,
~ q liz wards. Al Dolder. West sid
Y n q AZ wards. second: W Adam,
H.n,,ntesi Ia AZ seconds
three Mns h,ci ~ 7 Vb5clmen ,S9 yards
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