The New York herald., 1922-06-04
POINT TROPHY WON
BY STUYVESANT H. S.
Three Records Are Broken at
InterschOlastic Games of
Columbia University.

Track and field athletes of Stuyve-
SAINT High School captured the point
trophy in the second annual metropolitan
inte-scholastic games of Columbia Uni
versity at South Field yesterday, piling
up total of AZ points, leading Poly
Prep. last years winner. by five tallies.
Erasmus Hall High School made sur
prising showing, finishing in third place
with 21 points, with Manual Training
fourth, with 10.
Despite an intermittent downpour of
rain, which started as the meet was
about to begin, and soon formed puddles
of water on the track, three meet records
were broken, one equaled and one estab-
lished. In the other events the per-
formances were of high order. Stand
ing head and shoulders above the 450
| athletes who competed was Carl Figue-
roa. the versatile negro of Stuyvesant,
who broke one Of the records and ac-
counted fo-> three first places.
Figueroa was the winner of the 220
yard dash, the running broad jump
and high jump. In the broad jump his
| leap Of % feet 6 inches was / foot
! inches better than the mark set last
| year by Hussey. and bettered the =. S.
A. l.. record held since 1914 by Don
Brown of Jamaica by one foot, for
which he will not receive credit, as II
was not made in the p. S. A. J.. meet.
| Figue-oa scored a victory over Fred
Handy of Clinton in the furlong sprint
| by three yards in % 2-5 seconds, and
cleared feet 6 inches in the high
jump for his third triumph.
The half mile record of minutes 3-5
seconds was bettered by a fifth of a
second by Milton Barnett Of Com
mercial, who scored his first victory. A.
Somers of Poly Prep, the winner last
year, was a poor third. ten yards be-
hind A. Campbell of Erasmus. who took
second. In the other record breaking
event Forbes Ryder or Manual won the
100 yard dash for juniors in 10 4-5 sec
onds. two-fifths faster than the meet
mark and equaling the time made by
Frank Hussey or Stuyvesant, interscho-
lastic sprint champion. in winning the
100 yard dash for seniors by two yards
from Craig La Vim of Poly Prep.
George Gierschevski. Stuyvesant hur-
dler. was the first to make fast time.
when he topped the high timbers in IL
seconds, equaling the meet mark made
by Robert Beattie of Manual. Second
to Gierschevski was Harold Meyers OF
Erasmus p. s. a. L. champion. several
yards in the rear. James Shea of Ford
ham Prep set the mark in the low
hurdles, on the program for the first
time. at 2S 2-5 seconds in slow race.
The only upset recorded on account
of the heavy track came in the one mile
run for a special trophy. when F. Dun
ply of All Hallows turned the tables
on Harold Lange. winning by 10 yards
In the fast time of 4 minutes Al SECONDS.
The summaries:
TRACK EVENTS.
ONE MILE RUN-won by F.. Dunphy; AZ
Haliows: II. Lange. Manual Training High
School. second Albert e1, Roberts, naov.n hlgn ns
| La Sale Institute. fourth. Time. 4 :46 20.
100 YARD HIGH HURDLEs-won by George
Harold Meyers. Erasmus Hall High School.
| second: J. Cassidy. Stuyvesant High school.
+ third: Robert Nagourney. Stuyvesant High
44O YARD RUN--won By Edward Stephan.
Manual Training High School: Il. Rose
Poly Prep, second; 7: Fogarty. roy co,,oa1 srep'
third: N. Hyman. Stuyvesant High Schooi'
fourth. Time. 0:55.
100 YARD DASH Cunior)-Won by FORBES
Ryder. Manual Training High scnool; j.
Axelrod, Erasmus Hall High School. sec
ond: I. Cushnick. De Witt Clinton Hign
School. third A. Lpman, High school Oh
100 YARn1 DASH tsenior)-won by Frank
Hussey, Stuyvesant High School: Craig La
Win. Poly Prep. second; !. Golloebin; ,,i DE
ton High school. fourth. Time 0;1o 40.
600 YARD RUN tfor noyices)-Won py y.
scaa' stIs%5T. Gs0rss Evs.us wasnnspan aa Hsh ish
SSaSS Wilmington High school, third; =: NlchOl-
oo o1 P1y pTsP' oR FSSs' soycEWon Tns vs BY H.
Withey. stuyvesant High School: n. Keller.
Erasmus Hall High School. second; J.
Hatssn Morris n,sr SSnSo High rhra School
fourth. Time. 90 1-s~
$50 YARD RUN-won by Milton Barnett,
Commercial Hish i1r scnoSl sshoo, A. soconS campOej
Somers, Poly Prep. third; A. Bullo. Dc La
Sale Institute. fourth: Time. zoo 20
229 YARp Low HunDLE ,l pr.p nAJsmMo1 Jsss eoTs ny
way. Erasmus Hall High School. second;
Joseph oberwager, stuyvesant . High Senoo,' s'
900 YARD DASH FOR JUNIoRs-won by
u. Nova. Poly Prep; J. Denton. Com
Fordham % Prep, third: A. Abraskin. Com
merciai High School, fourth. Time. 02f 40.
220 YARD DASH FOR SENIoRS-won by
Pred Handy, De witt Clinton High School.
second; Frank McClain. De La Sale In-
stitute. third x. wibecan,- Boys High
ONE MILE RELAY FOR GRADUATING
CLASSEs-won by Poly Prep g. Geohegan.
r. Parker. r. Ha5elwood, r. % %Parssl
Wallace, Sullivan. Beer). second: dc witt
clinton High school, third; stuyvesant
aFh school; fourth; Tin Time ss s'sa sS2
UATINC cLAssEs--won by High School
~ Commerce (J. Lundy. G. Baskind. j.
panilek. T. Boiden): Poly Prep &C. Lock-
wood, j. Domschke. VI. Keenan,, r. VIII
iams). second; Manual Training High
school. third; stuyvesant Hish School
fourth. Time, minutes 4s 20 seconds.
FIELD EVENTS.
RUNNING BROAD JUMP-won by Carl FL
gueroa Stuyvesant High School. 20 feet 0
inches Craig La Vim. Poly Prep. q feet
SO inches. second; Victor LAMBERT. Evan
der .chIlds Hish school. 20 feet Q inches.
High school. 2ol feet . kches. fourth.
RUNNING HIGH JUMP--Won by Carl III
eueroa, Stuyvesant High School, 3 feet Q