The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-12-19

Twelve hundred young athletes, repre-
senting one hundred schools, competed
IN the eighteenth annual indoor track
and field championship of elementary
schools in the Twenty-seoond Regiment
Armory yesterday. The carnival was
conducted III der the auspices or the
Public Schools Athletic League, and IL
showed some OF the setting of an Olym-
pic fixture There was the grand parade
around the track. headed by the keith's
Boys Band then the review by Gen.
George W. Wingate and finally the sing
ing OF THE Star Spangled Banner by
the massed youngsters, who numbered
about 10000
Although the youth to a soul was am
bilious TO win a medal, this eagerness
was forgotten in the mad scramble TO
roll UP a unit that would help capture
the big silver trophy emblematic of the
point championship. Public School No.
So of Manhattan, the winners of last
year, We're on hand again with a strong
team and extremely confident of retain
ing the trophy AS the contests We're
reeled of they were disappointed, for
Public School No. 81 of The Bronx
forged ahead. scoring almost in every
event Before the relays came along
School 81 had clinchcd the meet and
finally won by the score of II points to
80 for School SO. 1t was the first VIC
tory for the Bronx institution.
The scores of the other schools were ::
TO- Manhattan, %; 40. Manhattan, % {;
ST. Manhattan. 8 1874, Manhattan. , !;
10 Bronx, I: AZ. Manhattan. Z 81,
Bronx. s. IA, Manhattan, 8 ~; 81, Man
rattan. 5. Those to score 3 points
We're: 40, Bronx; 109, Brooklyn; -,
Bronx ., Brooklyn 81. Manhattan; SO,
schools with points were: %, Bronx :;
80 Brooklyn 50. Bronx, and a., Bronx.
and those with ! point were 16, Brook
Ign, and %. Manhattan.
Mcdonald Makes Record.
A proof of the high quality Of the
performers may be gathered from the
fact that three new elementary school
records were broken. In the 8-pound
shot for the unlimited weight snappy
youngster named Richard Mcdonald of
School 81 of the Bronx succeeded in
propelling the leather covered sphere
distance of Al feet 3 inches II was
an Improvement of fifteen inches over
the mark made by A. Berken of =. 5.
1914 three years ago. The young record
smasher denied that he was a relative
Of big Pat Mcdonald, the Olympic cham
pion. but he hoped some day to emulate
the deeds of his namesake.
In the 44O yard relay, 100 pound
class. School 40 of Manhattan won IN
"a % seconds beating the former fig
ures Of 80 seconds, which have stood
since 1914 Those who shattered the
mark were r. Riccabono. +. Perillo. c.
Smith and j. Stephenson. The third
record occurred in the 40 yard dash
for boys of the 70 pound class and here
a fleet footed lad named II. Lang won
the Anal In As seconds. beating the
former record of 6 seconds. made two
years ago.
Quite lot of curiosity was caused by
a member of the winning team In the
$50 yard relay. The name of the boy
is Max Dubner, and he ran the last
relay for School 40 Of Manhattan. with
his dark curly locks worn long Ike 2
doll he was n dead ringer for girl
and for while every one. including the
officials. thought it was case of a
young female camoufiaging with th'
BOYS. The school coach set matters
right and, anyway, Dubner ran Ike q
real boy with nothing in the least et-
Terminate about his sprinting or pluck
at the finish.
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