New-York tribune., 1920-01-18
Marvin Rick
Tastes Defeat
In Title Race
Despite Illness, Finishes Sec.f
ond to Tracey; Weisiger
Double Winner in Sprints
By A. C. Cavasnaro

Oy ~. -. OdVa2narO
Marvin Rick, the Eastern interscho-
lastic 'cross-country champion. went
down to defeat in the one-mile run at
the annual championship games held in /
the 2Sd Regiment Armory, Brooklyn
last night. Rick followed home Albert
Tracey, Flushing High School, in the
Paul Jerman, the fast Stuyvesant
youth. was nosed out by inches for Sec
ond place.
The Erasmus students declared that
| Rick should never have competed. for =
he has been home i'll for the last week.
| However, he realized that his school +
had splendid chance to win the point
| trophy, and. in spite of his tempera-,
ture Of 1O2, decided to compete. Rick.
! managed to get up in the nick Of time
to win the SS0-yard run from William,
Peak, Commercial, by inches. Jerman
was third
After this contest Rick was sick
athlete, but against the advice of the -
Erasmus coach decided to enter the
mile In neither contest did Rick do
his best, for the half contest was,
run in 2 minutes 10 35 seconds, a slow
performance. In the mile race Tracey
managed to gain the jump at the start,
and won easily by five yards. while
NICk Won u Ouei from JeTmdu.
Buster Weisiger, the Manual Train
ing negro sprinter, captured both the,
100 and 220 yard senior runs, the first
dash by inches only, however. Weisi~ :
Sidney Atlas, Clinton, second, in the
good time of rs 2~5 seconds.
After leading until within fifteen
yards of the tape, Sam Ware. Stuyve-
SAINT, weakened and was passed by
| Nf o,.A T,,At <,fi
Manual Training, who flashed into the
lead. Ware managed to run few
yards further. when nc collapsed over
the finished lire but succeeded in get
ting third place.
Dewitt Clinton retained its prestige +
in the relay contests when il captured
three of them and was unplaced in
the other. Manual won one race aAdc
pulled down second honors in the three
other events. ;
Manual Training won its first cham
pionship point trophy when it scored :
the total of 46 points. Stuyvcsant. of
Manhattan. was second with "a. which
was two more than credited to Dewitt,
Clinton. Contrary to expectations,
there were no records smashed
The summaries:
440-yard relay race (l0D- pound class)--,
Won by Manual Training. with Adachi,
Rubin Compton and Jlppi; stuyyesant.
second motifs third; Commerce. fourth
44o-yard Gina, heat)-won by Veg.
saaons sa'Sr uTs Tuhsns~ MsnusI r.n,ns
son. Clinton. fourth Time. 0;57 45
one mic run--Won by A Tracey, Flush
ing; NJ. Rick. Erasmus Hall. second: E.
foar,h. aSf i'"c' RIM. 4:ss ''.''' laF' clinton"
1zo-yard high hurdles thnal hesD-won
"rt. Erasmus Hall second; Jernlan. stuy-
vcsant. third; r. Lehman. Newtown.
fourth, Time o.la A.
22n-yard fsenior)- Won by t.
Weisigcr. Manual Training. :. Atlas Gin
ton, second j. Conway. Erasmus Hall
I thiid +. Davis. Flushing. fourth. Time.
SSo-yard roiav race N2o- pound ciass,-.
second; Morris. third; Stuyvesant. fourth.
Time. :45 4-5.
22o-yard run 1unor, final hesO-won
by Y. Saulino, Manual Training. Mackover
! Boys High, second: Oberweger. S,uyvn-.|
SAINT. third: P. White. stuyvesant. fourth. :
ssoyard freshmen relay race-won BY :
De witt Clinton; Manual TRAINING sc,'- =
.r1 9nd s,uyvssant' third, Flushing. fourth
one-l9,ls relay race tunlimied ,weirh,
I rrafnlns second: stuyvesant. third ErAs- =
'nSs ssolx.ra nall; fourth. VIII Time sSs s.s ~
second p. Tcrman. stuyvcsnn. third IL
r'oote Manual Training. fourth. Time. /,
1oo-yard dash 'junior. hnai hes.)-wonn
by MoStow, Clinton; ". Marks Commerce.
Second, Y. Sauiino, Manual Training.
third, j. Rosenb.att, Erasmus 1isA,
loo-yard dash (senior. final heat)--Won
by Is Weisiger. Manual Training II. Win
ter, Stuyvssant second. 4. Horu. Stuy-
vesant. third J.. Hoffman. Stuyvesant.
fourth. Time. 0.l0 50
Putting l.pound shot-Won by r.
Beatty, Manual Trimming ti2 feet =.
inches: Cornatas Commerce az feet So
inches), secondi g. Nuremberg. 1pirls
/ t97 feet rs. inches). tbird II. Tooic
I Manual Training ts7 feet 81 inohes).
/ fourth.
Running heh jmnp-Won by r. cullen.
! Stuyvesan'. with feet inches; H. VIE
/ ter. Siuyvesant. with 5 feet 90 .nch'-.
second: Thompson. I'e Witt Clinton wt'is
feet 5's inches. third, II MoliOy. stuyNe
SAINT. with feet "a inches. fourth Win
ter ana Thompson tied Tor second piar"
regular competition ana III tn, JDulp-oi!
for second place succeeded in Jumping
! higher tian the actual winner.
! Point score-Aianual Training. i6; Sfuyvc
SAINT. 81. DE witt Clinton. 32 Erasmus
Hall. is, Commerce, :. Flushing. 7 Nor
rls. 6, Commercial, >, Boys High. 8.
Newtown, /.