New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-05-04
Records Fall I'm Games
OF the Poly Prep School
By A. c. Cavagnaro

Poly Prep School played host to the
athletes OF the schools of Brooklyn
and Long Island in the annual track
and field championships for these dis
tricts on its field yesterday, but when
the final event was completed it proved
in reality, field day for the Poly
track team. Besides swapping its rivals
in the point competition with Aally
OF 6S points, the Dykcr Heights boys
accounted for seven of the nine new
meet records that were established.
All the old standards in the six field
events were broken
+. w. Francis, of Poly Prep, and
Albert Harms, from Flushing High
School, earned the highest honors in
the record breaking feats. After skim
ming over the 12O-yard high hurdles
IN II 4-5 seconds, lowering the old fig
ures of IS 3-5 seconds, Francis added
to his credit the winning of the run
ming high jump, with leap of 5 feet
8 inches. This added an inch to the
old mark
HARNESS effort in the pole vault, in
winch he scaled the cross piece at a
height of II feet ia inches, was COM
mendablc for a schoolboy. The old
=,
ing Jellitfe, Poly, who was second, also
beat these figures by six inches.
The summary follows:
TRACK EVENTS
12o-yard high hurdles-Won by p w
Francis, Poly; II. Appel, Flushing second ;
Coopersmith, Boys High. finished third,
but wa sdisquained. Time. OH 40.
10O-yard dash (senior)-Won by b. Wei
siger Manual Training; Ilutson Boys
High. second; F. Lovejoy, Port Washington
third' &. Broadus Jamaica. fourth Time.
OIL.
loo-yard dash Nunior)-won by NJ.
Zoo !, :, Manual; Edwards Erasmus. sec
Bryant, fourth Time. OIL 10.
one milo run-Won by NJ. Rick, Eras-
mgs: IL ;,, p. A. Kirby; Poly, second A.
f lnacy, frushlhg. third; Snow, Erasmus,
22o-yard low hurdie-'von by I.ceming
Jellne; Poly; II. Appel. Flushing, second
Bryant, fourth. Time. O:291-5
22O-yard Gash--Won by b. Weisiger.
manual f. Leahey. Flushing. second Con-
fourth Time. 0:25 As.
44o-yard run-Won by R. Turner, Poly;
q. Nerieman, Poly. second; Murphy, Eras-
mus, third; II. Poole. Manual, fourth.
Time, 0;56 So.
G. Sso-yerd run-Won by P. A. Kirby, Poly :
s h'n% Erasmus second; Rick Erasmus
2:12 ''' ''''e'
FIELD EVENTS
Pole vauit--Won by a. Harms Flushing
with il fee and "a inches. W. l.. Jel,
Ne, Poly, with 10 feet second: w Roach
bryant. with feet inches third: w
Jennings, Jamaica. with fet fourth
, futtinE l2-pound shot--Won by g. Wer
! oman. Poly, with IL feet. A. j. Dim PORT
W ashngtnn, vita 40 feet ~ inches. soc
ond; IL. Broadus. jamaica with 80 feet
"a Inches. third; r. Brender, Poly. with
80 feet inches. fourth. VIVA
Throwing the javelin-Non nv J., rro,-
V C. T,,o roiy' , with ~ feet inches; G.
f 1o12 ~. Larson. Manual, with l22 feet
~ lnches third, A. Doppel. Poly, with
- rect INCHES, fourth.
- Running high jump-Won by p. W
francis, Poly, with feet Inches: A
ooppei, Poly, with feet inches, second: .
bach, Boys High, with & feet inches
ahird: W.. sherman, Flushing, with feet
; II chcs, fourth. A'o'
Throwing the discus-won by A. Doppel
poiy, with l45 feet inchcs; w. Dodd
Ioly, with ia feet ~ inches. second q
~ erleman. Poly. with 1926 feet sls lnchNs
thira IT, brenier, with 1l6 feet inches
Running broad ju,np-Won by r. Broa.
icy fort Washington. with 10 feet 10
inches, j. H. Carpenter. Poly. with 10 feet
b = lnch.s second. T. 3rondus jamaica.
WIN ~ feet, third. b. Wcislrcr Manual
with ! feet 10 inches, fourth
- POM score-Po!y Prep. Us; Manu,l
Training. q Erasmus Hall. 10; rlushina
~ =, Port Wanlnston, 10; Boys High. !;
j jamaica 6, Bryant A. -