The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-05-22
S TANFORy IS NEW CAPTAIN
Charles Dole Selected to Lead
the Athletes of the
University.
A Brawny Youth Who Holds Several
Records - Tribute to the
Retiring Captain.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, MAY
21.-This afternoon Stanford elected her
new track captain, who is to serve during
next season. Charles Sumner Dole is the
lucky man who will strive next year to
make the team do better work than it did
this season. George Toombs is the retir-
ing captain, and few men here have done
so much to keep track athletics booming
as has Toombs. He made an excellent
captain, was a hard worker himself and
encouraged Others TO work also. During
his capta1ncy many new men were brought
out and developed, showing their ability
even this year, while large number of
others will be ready for Varsity track work
next year as result of their few weeks
under Toombs this season.
Charles Dole is well fitted 10 advance
Stantord's reputation on the track. He
has long been an athlete, having made
several records under Y. NJ. c. A. auspices
before he attended Stanford in 1894 Each
year he mas shown greater improvement
In MS track work. and he now ranks as
champion all-round athlete of the Y. NJ.
Z. A. on this coast. He is also champion
all-round athlete of Stanford University
and stands at the top of the list among
coast athletes. He holds several fine
records, among them being 10 feet 1011
lncnes for the pole vault, the coast record !;
ieet 912 inches for the high jump; 20 feet
~ inches Tor the running broad lump; 81
seconds Tor the DO yard hurdles, and 16 As
seconds for the 120-yard hurdles. Besides
THIS Dole has shown speed in the short
dashes, 10 4-5 being his 100-yard record.
Ihls brawny young fellow is but %
years Old and weighs ITO pounds in his
running clothes. He has shown consid-
cradle ability as football player and was
substitute on the team last Thanksgiv-
ing. During the last five minutes of the
game he took Frankenheimer's place at
lett haiiback. Unfortunately Dole has
met with accidents both years in the early
practice, games, which laid him out for the
season, but while playing and in good con-
ultlon there are few men like him as a
llne-Smasher and runner with the ball.
Dole was born in Honolulu and is a
nephew OF President Dole of the Sand witch
Islands. He comes from family of
athletes, his brothers all being athletically
inclined and one of them having been on
Corneli's crack racing crew. His major
SUBJECT here is economics.
Dole was also elected president of the
STUDENT Gulid to-day-an organization for
tne assistance OF needy students, especially
those who are taken sick while at college
ana are without means.
Within week Stamford University is
going to send out a unique collecting ex-
wagon with complete camping and col
iectlng outfit, under charge OF two stu
dents-Messrs. j. o. Snyder and G. b.
culver. The plans are to drive along the
coast line to the northern boundary of the
State and return through the interior val
Ieys and foothills. All the streams will
De examined for the fishes they contain,
and an attempt will be made to trace the
geographical distribution of fresh-water
hshes on the coast. Three months will be
consumed in the trip.
Entrance examinations for Stanford are
70 be held next Saturday, Monday and
tuesday. They will be given simultaneously
on those days in the following places, be-
sioes here on the campus: Los Angeles,
Colo.
Eastern students who desire to enter
stanford examinations are admitted on
passing the examination given by Harvard.