The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-13
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS,
Athletes of the Freshman Class
Who Hold Good Records
for Track Work.
A Remarkably Heavy Rainfall Regis
tered - Linemen Trim Trees
Without Being MoleSted.

BERKELEY, CAL, Sept. 12.-Though
much interest is at the present time CEN
tered about affairs pertaining to the coming
football season at the university, yet the
student enthusiasm has not thus far be-
come wholly absorbed in that line Of
sport. Track athletics have held their own
from the very beginning of the fall term.
which is doubtless due in great measure
to the successful work last summer of the
California team on Eastern tracks. More
new men are out daily on the track and
field than ever before in the history of the
university during this season of the year.
Only few of the older athletes have as
yet put on their spikes, but it is very fire.
quent that such men as Koch, North,
Chick Merwin, Bradley Torrey and
Magee are seen on the cinder path coach
ing the young sprinters and weight
throwerS.
class of so has brought with it are: Nc
Laren, bicycle-rider, from the San Fran
cisco Boys High School, who can make
the mile in 2:37; EIDE, from the same
school, who was the fastest bicyclist in
his school and who can make the quarter
in "a 2-5 and the mile in 2:31 Cheek, who
holds the coast record of 10 feet 81 inches
for the pole vault, running broad jump 81
feet 11M inches (Which is within quarter
of an inch of Woolsey's q. c. record), run
ming high jump 5 feet inches, 100-yard
dash II seconds, shotput 80 feet. Cheek is
recognized to be the best all-round athlete
of his class. He is at present studying in
the Hopkins Art Institute. Then there
are: Lloyd, from the Berkeley High
School, shotput 80 feet inches, pole
vault 10 feet, running broad jump 20 feet;
arlr Of ha 40, Gft1t, ybr,
can put the 16-pound shot 40 feet; Pache
of the Stockton High School, who can run
the 100 in 10 As seconds, high Jump feet
5 inches Morse, Splinter from the Berke-
ley Gymnasium, can run the 220 in "a is
seconds; Kemp, distance-runner, has made
the mile in $40 and half-mile in 2:15;
Norris, Splinter, can run the 100 in 10 3-5
seconds; Marmon, sprinter from Earl
house College, Indiana, has made the 100
yards dash in 10 rs seconds and the 440 in
So seconds; Herman, from Southern Cali
fornia, is throwing the hammer 80 feet
with but little training; Jackson, from the
Oakland High School, has made the mile
in 4:3s rs from the 50-yard mark.
About forty freshmen have the suitable
physical qualifications for football and
among those who have been recommended
to Captain Sherman by Mr.. Magee are
King, Price,. Ely. Hall, Hutchinson,
Thompson, Carver, Newman, Hess, Stone,
Casulebrdn, Hiseman, Olney, Ludlow, Carr,
Cheesebrough, Swan, Brand. Jordan,
Biebe, Hooper, Filcher, Stedman, Powers,
Morse, Griseberg, Helms and Downing.
Crescent Athletes Training.
The members of the Crescent Athletic
Club turned out in full force last night in
response to the call of Leandro, their new
physical director, for the formal organiza-
ton of squads for systematic training. A
number of assistants were present from the
Acme Club, and the Crescents were given
good opportunity to test their strength
and endurance in the different lines of
work.
A number of boxing bouts took place I'M
der the direction of j. G. Berry, the Cres-
cent lightweight.
Berkeley's Rainfall.
Up to 1 o'clock this afternoon the rain
fall for this season was 1.19 inches. Pre-
cautions are being taken by Superintendent
of Streets Chick against allowing different
streets of the town to become impossible
through the accumulation of water, as was
the case in number of instances last year.
Though an unusually great amount of
water has been running through some of