New-York tribune., 1919-12-21
2 Records Set.
One Equaled,
Before 10000
LOO Youngsters Compete
in 22d Regt. Arnnory;
Bronx Boys in I'd Place
By A. G. Cavagnaro

The brilliant little athletes of Pub
lie School No 60, which is situated in
the crowded Ghetto, headed their Man
haitian rivals to sweep over their
opponents from sthc four other bor-
oughs in the annual indoor elementary
schools track and field championships
in the 22d Regiment Armory yester
day. The Manhattan entrants ac-
counted for the two records broken
and one equalled, carried on the ma
jority of the individual champion
ships and also trebled the score of
their borough rivals in the point com
petition.
In again annoxing the team honors
emblematic Of the Greater City cham
pionship, with total of 32 points.
the athletes from No. 62 chalked up
their fourth victory in five years. The
team were particularly we'll balanced in
the track and field events, while they
also were conspicuous contenders in
the strife for the relay titles.
Public School No. 80. Of The Bronx,
proved dark horse'' by pulling down
second honors with 26 points, one point
more than Public School No. 40, of
Manhattan, which was third Public
School No. $50. Manhattan, completed
quartet that fought out the team prize
throughout the meet
Public School No. 40 followed trad-
tion when 1t presented the strongest
relays among the siXty-four teams in
five of these competitions. They also
We're ponsiblc for the two new rec
ords in the 220- yard relay for 70-pound
youngsters and the 36O-yard relay race
for So pound boys. Jimmy Unger, Public
School No. 1874, Manhattan, eoualled
the record when he sprinted 40 yards,
for 75-pound youths, in six seconds.
Two of the five timers recorded
"Jimmy' in new record time.
Record List of Competitors
The athletic carnival could have no
better setting. for there were more
than 10000 persons. mostly students of
city on hand to cheer the embryo
champions to victory. No greater as
semb age ever gathered for the fixture.
Another record was smashed when
1,700 boys competed in the eighteen
contests comprising the list of cham
pionship events. An unusually large
number of trial heats were necessary
in every contest
Prior to the popping of the gun for
the first heat OF the 4O-yard dash the
1,700 competitors, augmented by the Of
ficlals, paraded around the mammoth
drllroom in Olympic formation. While
standing at attention the multitude
saluted the color guard, and after sing
ing "The Star-Spangled Banner"
marched off the floor to begin the ath-
letic activities. Prominent officials in
civic and public life were guests of the
Public Schools Athletic League.
The competition in every event was
so keen that i'll many instances records
missed being broken by narrow mar
gins. In four instances the present
standards only failed of being broken
by fifth of a second.
New Marks in Relays
In the 22O-yard relay the No 40
boys gained the victory and a new rec
ord inches from the wire. when Dubner,
their curly-haircd anchor, caught Mil
Ter. of Public School 1S4. The time Of
30 80 seconds made by the victors
ohlitcrated the former record of 81 2-5
seconds.
In The $50 yard relay Public School
40 members fought out dual with
No. 10. Of the Bronx, finally winning
by two yards. In covering the dis
tance in 46 seconds they wiped out the
old figures Of as 1-5 seconds.
A rccaptulation Of the fieht for the
individual titles shows that Public
School 10 took three first places of the
eighteen events; Public School 81. of
the BronX. and Public Schools 10 and 80
of Manhattan, gaired two each. Man
haitian woM twelve titles and the ErouX
and Brook lyn three each.