New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-25
Crawford Big Hit of
Princeton Club Games
Flushing Champion Win,
Both Distance Races; Poin,
Trophy to Clinton
BY FRANK O'NEILL

Robert Crawford. Of Flushing H.,
School, national scholastic 'cros,.cor.
try champion, champion miller o, 81.
Public Schools Athletic League az
winner Of almost every impor,,..
'cross-country event for schoolbOv, !.
the local district, added two NOR. =.
tories 10 his list yesterday after,n..
The trim little racer from Long I,l,,.
won the one-mile and the half.n,.
events at the annual games o, q.
Princeton Club, held in the srmOrv !,
the 22d Regiment. in most impre,.iv.
style.
Crawford was only one Of the donh,.
winners of the afternoon. L. Dorn.
berger, of st. Johns Prep, was b,,,
among the junior sprinters, and So,.
off the gold medal in the 100 and in -.
220 yard dashes. Z. Periman =,
Morris High School. of The Bronx "a.
/ formed a similar feat in the SEMI.
dashes. The performances OF these /,
dividuals featured an afternoon ,h,,
bristled with action. No records w,r.
established. but furiously conte,srS
races and keen competition in the s,lS
events kept a number Of lesther.lppgsS
/ schoolboys yelling themselves hosrse
Dc Witt Clinton Wins Trophy
/ The athletes Of De Witt Clinton B,s
School won the point trophy. piling =.
a total of 29 points. Poly Prep Va,
second, with % points, and then can,
| Morris with is. 81. Johns Prem viii
/ IL, Stuyyesant with u. Flushing wit
/ II, Erasmus Hall and Commerce viii
10 points each, and the others s,rupr
/ along in order.
Crawford ike wine and friends and
1 good books improves with age. His
running yesterday was most impre,.
sive. He had the half mile in his Ian.
so to speak, and romped along over n,
! finish line in , minutes and 10 seconds
Had Bob been pressed TO any extent B,
might have clipped several seconds on
| his time. Taking command Of the s,.
uation early in the race, Crawford
( worked alone. and at the end was look.
| iEg back over his shoulders at the field,
| struggling safe distance in the rear
! The Flushing lad had TO step along
at lively pace in the mile run, bu.
| he broke the worsted in Asa 3-5, win.
ming again by comfortable margin.
/ The field stayed with Crawford Until
/ the third quarter and Sarachek, Of
! Stuyvesant. was prominent in the run.
ming throughout. At the start OF ths
final lap. however, Crawford set sail
| for the front, and racing along famous
| ", with a stride that never los. u,
rhythm for a second, outpsced hi,
rivals.
Senior Relay a Corker
The senior one mile relay Rad he
boys throwing their hats in the air
| from start TO finish. The quartet Of
Hamilton Institute won by about fYs
yards from the gray clad team Of Poly.
technic Preparatory School. CLARK
archor man for Poly, ran g-sst race
and cut down about ten yards on The
| Hamilton runners. De Witt Clintoni
first team was third. and her seeons
string team finished fourth.
I Brennan. a stOckily built youngster,
| who wore the Orange and Blue Of n,
/ High School of Commerce, graduate
from the novice class in the 5oo-ysrd
run. He wore down, outgamed and
outran a flying field and crossed the
line we'll within himself by fair mar
! gin. His time was l:25l5, which sup
TO novice standard, at least
A. Carter. of De Witt Clinton Hlgs
School. captured the quarter mile run
! The representative Of the Red and
Black ran his race from the front an
was seldom threatened. He answered
the several spurts of his rivals win
! still faster bursts of speed and KEEP
his lead without trouble. His time vas
/ 81 seconds.
Brass Band on Hand
No story Of the games would be CON
plcte without some mention Of ne
brass band Of Public School q. Ias
organization IL rapidly beeomlls
famous i'm scholastic circles. II as
pensed popular and patriotic muse
which called forth the applause Of '''
/ spectators.
. Inc summaries IoIlOH'
Ieo-yard dash Guniorl-won cy |. Don'sg
/ s.. Johns Prep. G Bnniefho1. N .s'.s ~,
ioo.yard dash Csenior,-woa b = PT..os
Morris. : Tesla. Townsend Harris hsl 80 -.
( 9. Culdeosck. siuyvesaHt H. - uIN
$50 gard ria-won ;, R c;aa.o'd ~. E1''5 z
! r. s. p Cummings. Bysni II -
ilO.ysrd ro's5 rae u06.pound aas'l--wr
. BOYS HIGH Sch10. lfreicn5erg Rsi~en' ,ss,a
/ LANCER pc Wiit Clinton iBinsi an NET -
i lPsarman. Suoneca. Hendon' beeh'nh
SGo.yar ard dash moriosl-wOn BY J. s,.ss, ~
[ Prep r. OBccn. Regis school,, ~
/ his ,uc-. Stuyyesaut thiri TIM, y - - RS
( six LAP relay race Eaduil1s VIC Il
/ Brooklyn Prep (MafumOfe. heatha - ~
Kelly Hamilton Institute tIAoc,. bs.,ss.s DE-.
| icy and DIVER; second Aorrs y"0i I'm, ISIS
, 22o-yari dash guniofl-'Mon. q Dssssss.c
81 Johns Prep Douc. BOYS h,sa; NV
BunkerhoT. Newton. unrd. ilne' pr,ar
Morris: 5. Tesla. ToeTse1d 1 nain, % ~
Cuddebsch. Stuyvesant. third TIM. 49,. 30 Fr
6o0.yard run inouN ,-Nol ~ y DJosss Pus-
secoid. O'Bdea. Ercsnus uaL 'iN
7 l.25 Is c..r =
4io-ysrI nun ts,aiorl--won BY az -
Witi Clinton. u. Weldon Bfoonyn ~
>so.ysrd rcay rae 'ilo-po1nd etss,L -, q.
De Wit Clinton Dublin. ~oioma hs,' ~
Rrsyermannl Morris (Go'de oers 49, 49,, 80
lander and Lenisl second. Commens Icy
Fricdmanu and krassuerl. third. lins ri,Srs
One-mile um-Won ~ X Craffgu "a
4 Ssrschek Stuyrcsanf His1 sclP.
Whearty Regis schoci. third. Tine ys.s.'r,os IL.
One-nlle relay lseri0rl-Non ~ nnn..1-s,l. lsf
iute Talbot BullncA. HAsey Aal c.,s,, q.
Prep (MacDonaid hcC1ndi@s c,sx
Z Clark second. De wiz Clinton "a
Davidson and semendlngerl. third lI'' ca
Running high jump lsenicr W. " B-ys
De Witf Clinton. with feei n,nss ga
High School q Commerce. WIN - rcs
so,,ond T. Neaihedor. curtis. WIN - ( 20
Third clark and B0rson lied A. J."
and CLARK won the Jump %. wu We
Putting eight pound sh0 in@irp D., Pa =
weselmsnn. Poly Prep. y Srsnce. y,si1 "
ond: j Armstrong De VIII Cin'en'
ming put q ie,.i inches. a.. a, W.
Putting T. pound shot senior - ~, poy ~
man. Curtis High School W s,N ,..t,,t psgs
seroad: n kearns Fofdham Prep' 'nN'
Running high jump 0unlorl-,wg',a ~ .,ss1d
Ultt Clinton: seiberi. Eastern Dis',u,.,iss ~
McCabe Eastern District. tiifd.
feet inches.