New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-27
Jamaica High
Wins Title in
Track Games
Furnishes Surprise by Beat
ing Sixteen Rivals for
Championship

The track team Of Jamaica High
School furnished the unexpected when
u defeated sixteen rivals for the point
honors in the annual high school track
and field championships. held IN the
Lcwisohn stadium yesterday. Although
they captured few first places. the
Long Island boys won many second and
third places IN recording the winning
total Of q points.
Siuyvcsant High School was second,
with % points, while De Witt Clinton
followed with 10 points. The High
School Of Commerce and Flushing tied
with Is points for fourth position. A
sorry showing was made by Morris.
The Maroon team failed to get more
than three points.
The failure of the officials TO fur
nish a steel tape prevented Donald
Brown. Of Jamaica, from being credited
with a new record IN the running broad
jump. Brown leaped p feet Ga inches,
lettering the record held by himself
by one-quarter OF an inch. Brown was
a busy performer for his school, as he
also succeeded in pulling down second
places in both the shot put and running
high jump His efforts contributed IL
points 10 the Jamaica victory.
a hair-raising finish was witnessed
IN the 120-yard high hurdle race when
Prank Reinert. of Erasmus Hall, won
by a whisker from James Silverstone,
of Morris. The latter led from the
start, but in going over the next TO the
last obstacle kicked IT, This slip gave
Reinert a chance TO pick up valuable
ground. Silverstone was still in the
H.. oil h. 10 CT htfr
die, but Rcinert. who was coming along
fast. caught him on the tape.
Double victories were scored by both
Robert L. Crawford, Of Flushing, and
Robert Clark. Of De Witt Clinton. The
latter was easily best in the 100 and
22O yard junior sprint race, while
Crawford had little competition in the
SS0-yard and one-mile races. lie led IN
both from the starting gun.
The field events were stubbornly con-
tested In the running broad jump all
four place winners cleared over twenty
feet. while Agnoli, of Bryant, cap
tured the discus throw from Weather
don, of Curtis, by one inch when he
hurled the saucer 115 feet TO- inches.
William Boston, the Commerce stu
dent, cleared the bar in the running
nigh jump at a height Of > feet SIS
inches.
The summaries follow;
100 yari dash Cuniorl Won by n. Clark. De
Witt clinton; l. s.laener Ea,tuu District sec
o1d. b. Wcstscr. Manual Training third. Rob
iason. BRYANT fourth Time. oIO -.
lo0-yard dash fseliorl- Won g L. Austin ia
maica. - Tesla. IcAlscnd Harris. second. 4.
Cgddeback. stuyyesant. third. fuIsatch. Com
mefce. fourth. Imc. TO 20.
tio-ymd relay race Zoo pound class Won 10y
stu3 fcsalf. Win ba.lck. hao. krcmeisiy ana
Bliss. Morris with Wnhoqp koscnhum. Goiuieb
anu ferelsie.n second. Ea.,eH Di.,IlcL WIN
'apo"iiz Ma n9'n.e o. smith ana zimmerman
mile rscT i.ss b .. Robert / cFaE ssgs
chek. styve,ani. ihird. j.. WOman. Siuy'esant
fourth Tine. lao 4-l.
l2ogard, hsh aurdie,-Woa BY D. Rene II
Murray. Jamaica. Third. Time. o.iS
t.sn.ies ,,,tt Hngne. Hosnbie1 Hlnderer and
kuohcuburg. Manual Training. with Hodes. Car
Ioil. Russell and CAMEO. second; Eastern Dis,
Siesel Third Time 1876 l-5
ssO.yaTd ran--Won by Robert L. Crawford.
Commerce. third }. welsh. Curtis. fourth Time.
Tolo yssH--won by y Atkinson. Flushing, with
DO inche. second. ". Jennings. jamaica. with
5 feet i.eAes Third. ". Roach Bryant with
Hunn.ns lish iunp-won by " Boston Com
nere with q. 50. h.: ID Brown, 1.ln~es'
with B o. in.. third r. Clark Dc Witt Gin
ton with f,. "a in.. fourth.
Putting D. pound shof-Nou hy GoudOWsiy. De
Wit Clinton. with A. a. il m.. d. Brown. ia
maica with A a.. second. n Wissman Curtis.
with 80 r. ca in.. uiri l. lu1man, EVander
thi.ds with 80 H. p in.. fourth
Running broad jump-Non hy D. Brown, ia
maioa With IL q 81. in. C0urtois. Stuyvesant.
with % N I0ts in. second. Nhiteheuse. Com
mefcs. With 90 90 p iu third ". Boston. Com
Iaefce. With DO I'd. 1873 iu. fourth.
ylrowug Tie Discus lGrcos siyle--Mon by AZ
no'i. Bryant. with Do a. 1913 &c.,. =. Wcatncrdon
Curtis. with il5 a. 90 in.. second. Callahan,
commerce with 100 r. n Soc. third. d. Gleason
Ncst0au. with lea 20. "a b.. fourth
4sn-yard wn-Nou Dos Icrm1lIcn Stuyvcsaft =.
Brcnan. Commerce. second' 'ummnn. bganL
third Bonyay. Bows Club fourth Time. o5i l-5.
-2O-ysrd low hurlle- Won rs W. Murray ia
malca. n. Richardson. DE Wit Clinton. second
n simons. Curtis. Third. A. hoFnemai Bryant
fourth Time 0.2a
s2O-yard nun tseniorl-Won by C. Cuddcback
siuyvessnt. = To,ia Townsend Harris. Second :.
II Austin. Jamaica. third. Furgatch. Commerce
fourth Time o.2f IS.
e.0-yarl nun ljuuiori-won by X CLARK. DE
Wit Clinton. y Wcfsgcr Manual Training sec
oud. ] Sehae1er. Eastern District. uifd. J. Cold
stcn. Siuyvfsaut. fourth Tune. rs 2-J.
one. nile relay racc-NOn by Manual Training.
with Igesanc. Gaeb. Wright and Schafer Com
mcrcc With Durand. MAYER. Grcnbai and Ben
gsmin second: Evandrr Chdt with Reak. Strun-
sty. Brennan and Dorman. third Time. 5.J4 5-5.
Point scorc-Jdmsica y. Stuyvesaut. "a: DE
witt Clinton. ~. Commerce and Flushing. u.
Townsend HAMS Han q. Eastern District 2:
Erasmus Hall. . Manual Training. Morris. 3.
BOYS Igh, NeWtGygn and Iyander Chllds, i each.