The New York herald., 1922-05-21
Schoolboy Throws Discus
to New National Record
Newcombe of Poly Prep Gre
ates Interscholastic Standard.

Arthur r. Newcombe, Jr., a youthful
Hercules of Poly Prep. is the new ma
tional interscholastic record holder for
throwing the discus. He earned this
distinction by heaving the fan shaped
oval 162 feet 8 inches, or four feet
seven and one-quarter inches better
than the old mark, at the fifth annual
championship games for athletic stu
dents OF private and public schools, at
Poly Prep's Field in Dyker Heights yes
terday. The old mark was created by
A. Walker of Passaic High School, at
Stevens Field, in Hoboken. in 1915.
The new record holder Is a fine speci-
men of perfect physical development In
schoolboy. He is six feet two and one
half inches tall and weighs $50 pounds.
He stands as straight as an Indian, has
broad shoulders, powerful arms and
large hands. Unlike the average discus
thrower, he does not hold the discus
with his thumb, but hurls It from the
palm of his hand. His delivery is grace
ful and certain. He Is 16 years of age
and has been a discus thrower only
two months. His f1rst throw measured
152 feet inches. His record honors
came with his second heave.
Two meets were broken and a like
number equalled were equalled. The
events in which new figures were Gre
ated we're the running broad jump and
the 220 yard dash The competitions
in which the standards were tied were
the 100 yard dash for juniors and the
220 yard low hurdle race.
The summaries:
FIELD EVENTS.
POLE vAULT--Won by Thomas Fogarty.
Poly Prep, with a vault OF feet Inches:
Arnold vorster, Poly Prep. with a vault
OF feet. second; W. 10th. Bryant High
School. with a vault of s feet 0 inches,
third; Robert Haight. Poly Prep. with
THROWING THE JAVELIN-won by Victor
LAMBERT. Evander Childs High School.
with throw OF i33 feet inches; Julius
limestone, stuyvesant High School. with q
throw OF 1872 feet 10 inches. second; Paul
White. Stuyvesant High School, with a
throw of 12s feet l inch. third; Arthur
Newcombe. Poly Prep. withfa throw or liz
feet Q inches fourth.
PUTTING THE ~ POUND sHoT--won by
Victor LAMBERT, Evander Childs High
Jacob JACOB Kiaskin. commercial Cor M High school.
with put OF II feet Inch, second; Joseph
Boyle, All Hallows School, with put OF
Erasmus Hall High School with put OF
40 feet ! inch, fourth; -.
wright. right Flushing High School. with :
Lamp annoSsS ot fSs s nfns s sesSo With
Nasourney NaGp p stuyvesant us esq Thigh High school, with
RSsS n%s e nRoa fsst SfRe: sy cras La
Win. Poly Prep. with a jump OF 2i feet
inches; J. McCabe. Brooklyn Preparatory
se"1D second; "p Abraham 1 Sims. Erasmus High
School. with jump Of 20 feet 2 inches,
third: r. Binning. Jamaica High School
THROWING THE DIsCus-won by Arthur
r. Newcombe. Jr., Poly Prep, with throw
OF 1862 feet inches; Craig La YIN. Poly
second A. Guardino. jamaica High School,
with throw Of 1875 feet 2A inches. third;
J. Coe. Erasmus Hall High School, with
throw OF 1875 sfeet ~ inches, fourth.
TRACK EVENTS.
100 YARD DASH FOR JUNIoRs-Finai heat
won by Forbes Ryder. Manual Training
High School; Carl Axelrod Erasmus aigh
school second; Bernard Abraskin. Com
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ssSweG Sy cras 4. t WI, YIN cpson P9y fTsI ais
school, third; Robert Bergen. Poly Prep,
fourth Time. 10 as seconds.
100 YARD HIGH HURDLE RACE-Finsl
Hall High School: Frederick Cassidy,
stuyvesant High School, second; Robert
Nssourney stuyyesant igh ssh0S siioS scbno thirS
fourth. Time, II 10 seconds.
$50 YARD RuN-won BY Kenneth; Manuni
Training High School; isopert rarNsr' noIy
Prep, second. Thomas Dennis Curtis Hieii
school. third: Robert Muaney. Brooklyn
Prep. School. fourth. Time. 2;os ~.
44O YARD RUN-Won by Cecil q. Cooke,
ne witt Clinton High Schools; Theodore
Rose, Poly Prev second: Roy Ansbro. ~.
Augustine's Academy. third Anthony Clos
cia Commercial High School, fourth. Time,
~ f-5 seconds
900 YARD DASH-Tinal heat won by Fred
criclx Handy ne witt Clinton High SCHOOL,
Robert Van Allen. Curtis High School. sec.
ond; Kenneth wibecHn. Boys High School
OF Brooklyn third: Edward Schmidt, Flush
Ing High School. fourth. Time. % 10 Sec
onds.
900 YARD LOW HURDLE RACE-Final
heat won by Joseph Oberweger. Stuyvesant
High school: Robert PARKS. Poly Pr'n.
second; Israel Polatzsky, Stuyvesant High
school, third. p. Hardwood. Poly Prep.
fourth Time. 2s seconds.
ONE MILE RUN-won by Harold Lange,
Manual Training High School: Frank
Dunphy. All Haiows School. second; John
u. OReiiy. Brooklyn Prep School. third;
zRobcrt Barnett, Commerciai High School,
fourth. Pine. 80 1-5.