New-York tribune., 1921-01-30
Clinton i'm Tie
For 0rTea1nPrize
In Title Meet
Fifteenth Street Lads Lower
Time Held 10 Years; p. S.
62 Wins Junior Honors

\ new record IN the 44o-yard relay
by Stuyvesant High School runners;
the double victory of two colored sprin-
,ers and the competition that resulted
n tie for first honors between De
Witt Clinton High School and Stuyves-
ant High School, were the outstanding
features of the high schools indoor
rack and field championships held yes
terday afternoon in the 22d Regiment
Armory.
But few events had been decided
when the record for the 440-yard relay
LOO pound class, which had been stand
ing for eleven years. was broken by
The speedy diminutive quartet from
Stuyvesant. J. Goldberg, J. White, J.
Ferony and c. Traub, running in the
order named for the big "S," travelled
over the slippery locr in so 1-5 sec
the old record. They finished about
one hundred yards in front of Com
mercial High School.
Eris Dawkins, of Stuyves esant, and Leo
Handy. of De Witt Clinton. both COL
ored lads, and the Individual star per-
formers of the meet, were the only two
athletes TO register g double victory
Dawkins captured both the 100 and
e20-yard dashes for juniors in master
iy style. Handy came through win
ner. in excellent time, in the same two
events in the senior sprint. Both broke
the tape with inches to spare over their
rivals.
L. Gentle, OF Stuyvesant High
School. VINO is called the "Joie Raw of
the schoolboys," liver up to his reputa-
ton by his performance in winning the
one-mile run. Gentle got off to a fine
start and held command throughout.
On the last two laps he slowed down.
With victory in sight, he made a re-
markable squirt on the final lap and
won handiy.
The fight for championship honors
was one CT the bitterest contested
among the high schools for some time.
De Witt and Stuyvesant were both tied
for first place with 29 points, while
Commercial and Curtis were tied with
i points each for second. Stuyvesant,
however, was the winner in the relay
ctampio ships with 10 points. They
gave their athletes a mighty send-o'Y
and were not to be denied that their
school was the victor.
The youngsters of P. S. 80. Manhat
tan. had field day in the junior high
schools events Nearly every junior
event was credited to these lads. The
tots rang up total of % points,
making runaway for junior honors
Especially in the 75-yard dash were
sentatives in all three places in the
event.
Close to coo athletes took part u the
games. which were enjoyed by about
1000 people.
The summaries:
100 yard dash junior-won BY Daw-
ms Stuyvcsant H. s: J. sacco. II: $; of
on II = fourth Tine. OIL
loa-yard dash. senior-Won by Houdy.
II S second: ]. Lewis. Townsend Harris
~ :. third Olenik. De Witt Clinton H s,
foC-(h. Time. 0:103-5.
Won BY j Katz, stuyvesant. Z. II. s: ].
hi.s. New York E. K s.; SECOND j. Hau-
is-peuaa shot put-won by. r: Bsattle.
HanuaIz -, Training ,,5 HI s sA-fset; ss * 4 a
.aches. second; V. LAMBERT. Evander
shfids II. $. ss feet llie inches. third; \.
Mclaughlin. H. $. Of Commerce, So feet
- Inches fourth
Runnins high jump, elementary schools
Won BY a. Hewitt. P. s. s2 feet NJ.
AoToven. P S. 81, second: p. Braunstein,
iS-yard dash. elementary schools-won
= So. second; $. Levine. P. S. SO, third.
s40yarG relay 1oo-pound class-won by
siuyyesant Il s &C Traub. J. White, j.
second. Manual Training H s. third. De-
VIZ Clint" H. s, fourth & Ttme' e:52
Clinton II. 5 j. Groscia. COMMERCIAL II. S.
,econd. Samp pson. De witt Clinton H. s.
bird Marc. stuyvesant H S. fourth
One mile run--Won by l.. Gentile Stuy-
sesant H s. 7. Mari. Erasmus Hall H. S..
.sccnd Dennis. Curtis II. s. third: II.
~
s:5e a.
Running nigh jurp-won by W. -Thonp-
Cullen. stugvesant r. S. #, in. second
4 =. Ross. Bushwlck RI. s. II. in. third
4 Wggins. Boys II. s, #. in, fourth
lfhompsoa beat Cullen In jump-off for first
4 place
ioa-yard high hurdles-yvon by !. Reinl.
strytesart II. $, II. Meyers. Erasmus Hall
bird. Time 0l5i5
ss9yard Teiay-Hon by Bushwiok II. S.
De Wiz Clinton II. s. second: Comnercia ial
= S. third. Manual Training H. s., fourth
regard dash. .tun!or-won by p Dam
xlns stuyyesaat II. ;: L. Cohen, CONNER
ttai II. s. second; snider. stuyvesant H. s.,
,hird: I Cohen. De witt Clinton Fl. s,
sosrth Time, o:24 As.
ese-yard run-Won by W. Peak. Com
nerclai h &. T. Dennis Curtis II. 8. sec
ond. X Weeks. Manual Training II. s..
,aird NeDo7ough. stuyyesant II. s., fourth
's9-yaTd run Evening H. s.l-won by
!. Bernstein. Brooklyn E. H. s.. r. Ep-
wein. East Side <. II. 8. sscond; r. HinkeL
aariem Harlem. Il Il s. third; 4: Eckenserg.
I brooklyn z II g.. fourth. Time. 2:ls As.
soe-yaTd relay 600 pound class)-Won
y Dc wiz Clinton High School. CONNER
ga High School second: Stuyyesant High
,cnooi. third Time 441-5
1ze-yard dash tsenor)-Won by l.
Handy. De Wiz Clinton High School; A.
an Allen. Curtis High School second
'hlfnor~. De Wit Clinton High School,
ard; Webster. Boys' High School, fourth.
4 .fisae. - IS
one-rniie re,ay-won by s,uyvesans
Aseh School Stuyvesant High School, sec
gnd: De Wit Clinton High School, third
~ "iit Clinton High School. fourth.
Point score--Ds wits Clinton and stuy-
4 Fssani. - each; Commercial and Curtis.
Zach; Erasmus. 3. Manual. 8; II. Of G.,
y Townsend Harris Boys' High Bush
4 "sK and EYa1der Childs, each.
Etlay sccre--stvyvcsar.. 10; De WITT
- ssn'ou, Il. Commercial, 3; Bushwick, 5:
4 Manual 3
4 Evenlng High school--Brooklyn. 9;
4 5t1yyesant and New York. &; East Side,
4 ;; Harlan g.
Il A NEW CHR.