The New York herald., 1922-03-05
SCHOOLBOY EQUALS
NATIONAL RECORD
Hussey Touches Woodring's
Old Mark for 20 Yards
in Newark.


| two other championship marks were
approached by fifth of a second in
the fifth annual national interscholas-
tic championships of the Central High
School of Newark. held on the nine lap
track in the First Regiment Armory
in Newark last night.
Stuyvesant High School, the present
indoor and outdoor p. S. A. L. cham
pion. carried its honors into the ma
tionai field compiling 10 points. ten
more than ats nearest rivals. st. Bene-
diets Prep and De La Sale Institute,
and scoring two individual Victories in
the eight scholastic events.
Sixteen of the twenty-three schools
broke into the scoring column, while
Hill School. 1921 national champion,
failed to place.
Francis Hussey of Stuyvesant High
School. New York p. S. A. l.. 100 yard
| champion, carried off the honors in the
national 70 yard dash in Z rs seconds,
equaling the mark made by Allan Wood
ring. then of Mercersburg Academy. in
1915 Hussey broke fast and ran on
even terms with Fred Donlon of Tren-
ton High School until the 40 yard mark
when he reached his best stride. He
flashed past the tape three yards in the
lead.
| George Gershevski OF Stuyvesant and
| Eddie Swineburne of De La Sale came
| within fifth Of a second OF existing
| marks. In the seventy-yard hlsa hur-
| dies Giershevski, all-scholas.ic half
| back. topped the bars in foe fashion
| without mishap and led home Jack
| Shea of Fordham Prep by two and one
| half yards in 9 As reconds.
Swineburne. an A. A. U. runner oil
\ IN, a
| and was the victor over w. Mulligan OF
| Central the early pacemaker, by five
yards in the fast time of minutes 10
seconds.
| Sid Leslie, the veteran champion mid
| die distance runner. won the $50 yard
| anniversary invitation special In
stirring duel with Stewart Beattie Of
| Rutgers. Mike Devaney Of the Melrose
| A. A. set the pace. followed by Jack
Sellers of the New York A. c. and Leslie.
Leslie passed his team mate on the third
lap and challenged Devaney on the next.
Two hundred yards from home Beattie
made a desperate sprint from fourth
place. but found Leslie prepared. De-
vaney finished third behind Beattie.
The time was minutes % OF a second.
| The summaries:
20 Yard Dash-Interschoastic Championship
/ Won by Francis ". Hussey, Stuyvesant
II. s.; Fred Donlon. Trenton. Fl. s., sec
! ond; MacMullin, Lawrenceville Academy,
| third: w. Fritts, Lincoln II. s.. fourth.
Time : 2-5 seconds. Equals championship
i record.
e Yard High Hurdles, Interscholastic Cham
ponship-Won by George Giershevski.
Stuyvesant II. s.; Jack Shea. Fordham
Prep, second; Robert ,N,l Nagonrney, y,I stnyye-
! Barrnger II. s.. fourth. Time, 40 Sec
onds.
chi tr-- hty Tor oil "a
| Prep; Robert Wolf. East Orange II. s..
eecond; Tom Darcy, De La Sale Institute.
third; Albert Van Allen, Curtis II. S.,
fourth. Time, % seconds.
$50 Yard Rum Interschoastic Champion
ship-won by Edward Swineburne. Dc La
Sale Institute; w. Mulligan, Central IL. 81,
second: II. Ansbro. st. Augustine's Acad-
emy. third: j. Baney, Barringer II. s.,
| fourth. Time, I'm. los.
/ One Mile Run. lnterschoastic Champion
/ ship-Won by Slgmund Dreenafege, Flush
ing il. s.; Jack Gallagher. ST. Benedict $
! Prep, second. Steve Baronavsky. De La
| Sale Institute, third; Ben farrow, Central
II. s., fourth. Time, am. 4Os
| Shot Put. Twelve Pounds. Interscholastic
Championship.won. by Victor LAMBERT.
Il. Foley, Lawrenceville Academy, with
40 IT. "a In, second; George Giershevski.
| ]. Black. South Side II. s., with 3s IT. 2la
in. fourth.
] $50 Yard Run. Anniversary Invitation Spe-
| cial-won by Sydney Leslie. New York
| A. c.: Stewart Beattis, Rutgers Univer-
sty. second: Mike Devaney. Miilrose A. A..
third; A. Speingstein, Lehigh University,
40 Yard Run taandicap. f)r COLLEGIATE ath-
letes)-Won by II. Ray. Rutgers Univrr-
sity tscratchl j.. Dallaaegra,. New York
| University 90 YARDS, second: y. Robinson.
Rutgers University IS YARDS, third; G..
Brane, Foriham University az yards.
40 Yard Run thandicap, Tor A. A. U. ath-
istes,WOn 9y Il Lsor. ps1tnsbes psgst a. s
Aaa AnAa fr.fA ia a.
IS yardsj. third; II. Boettlcher, unattached
! (scratch), fourth. Time. 0:54 1-5.
20 Low aras s rom esr4e ios New a. York
/ A. G. Is YARDS Herbert Meyer. Rutgers
University tscratch), second: II. Q. STAN
third: II. Harrison Thompson. Princeton
University tscratch). fourth. Time.
ceo Yard Dash, Interscholastic Champion
ship-won by Il. Edwards, Fordham Prep
/ Barney Kopiin. Central IL s.. second Nj.
Mullen, Lawrenceviile academy. third Tom
Kelly. st. Benedict's Prep, fourth. Time.
! O:2ii-5
Running High Jump, Interscholastic Cham
pionshp--Won by Robert Foley, Jamaica,
with n. 4l In; Robert Magourney. Stuy-
vesant II. s.. with II. AZ in. second; J.
limestone. stuyvesant H. s., with r.. :
/ In, third; l. Young. East Orange ", s.,
with y. In. fourth. F'inestone won
Jump off. - y,
Kolb. s. Beattie, r. Robinson. H. RAY
/ Iehigh III. Sigmund. r.. Leisler. Jr.. y.
MACPHERSON. L. Cook. second. Time.
| 3:37 1-5.
one Mile Run Chandicap. for A. a. u. ath-
/ letes)-won by Edward McLane. Penn
! t3J yards) Raw Whearty Fordham go
] yards), second: Walter Higgins. Columbia
! (scratch), third. Robert Crawford, La
! fayette (scratchl. fourth. Time .23.
1 Scholastic Point Score-Stuyvesant II. S.. 19;
st. Benedicts Prep, o; De la Sale Inst,
o; Fordham Prep, s; Central H. s., q:
| Lawrenccvllle Academy, Z: Evander Childs
| II. s., 81 Flushing II. s., $: Jamaica ~. s..
| r. East Orange r. s., 5. Trenton H. S. z.
Earrnger r. s., 2: 81. Augustine's Aead-
/ rrnv. d. Gnttih 2idn f,nrtls IL