The San Francisco call., 1906-11-05
LEAGUE
FOR THE BOYS
ORGANIZED.

The san Francisco BOYS Athletic
League was successfully launched yes
terday al the Crocker School on Page
street near Baker. Fully three hun
dred boys ranging from ten 20 nineteen
were present. Long before the time
FOR the meeting the boys began TO
gather in the school yard and it was
evident that they were interested in
athletics. for they had many impromptu
footraces. handball games and all sorts
Of athletic stunts Promptly al > 2. IN.
the older athletes. who came 10 the
place Of meeting TO help the boys or
ganize their league, took seats on the
platform
Al Coney. the organizer of the
league. called the meeting TO order and
in brief speech introduced William
Greer Harrison, the president Of the
league. President Harrison was at
his best He talked to the boys as if
he was one Of them. He told them
of the advantages of sound bodies
sound minds are the result OF sound
bodies" he said. and sound minds
mean success in this world" Continu-
ing he said.
Don't think that I don't admire the
boy or man that can use his fists 1
believe in boxing: I believe in il as
& means for protecting our honor and
the honor of our mother and sister,
but when we have demonstrated that
we have protected that honor We
should still have a love for the person
we have whipped. for he is our fellow
man. Don't fight just because you
think that you are stronger than the
other fellow Fight when you think
your honor is at stake. When you DO
fight fight to win. and when YOU have
won have charity in your heart for the
other fellow and love that is manly.
You have one Of the greateEt ins:i-
aigre.r RI
in the city Of San Francisco. You who
are going TO be members Of this league
are building up an institution that is
going to last for 1t is built on the
right principles. 1t is built on the prin-
ciple OF amateur sports, which means
that you are going to do things foT
the pure love OF doing and winning
] admire the professional when he
comes out in the open and makes his
living as a professional athlete. but /
despise the amateur who runs races
and competes in games for the value
OF q gold or silver medal II you are
true and honest in your games, so will
be your actions later in life when you
have TO battle with the world.
HEBBARD TALKS TO BOYS.
Harrison was followed by Judge J.
c 3 Hebbard, who told the boys OF
the days when he was a youngster
After the Judge had finished there were
cheers for Harrison, Hebbard and the
league.
Rev. Father Hayden, who represent
ed Rev. Father Crowley of the Youths
Directory, spoke Of the good work that
the league could do, and said that
Father Crowley was heartily in favor
OF the movement. With these few
words and some splendid advice to the
youngsters the priest concluded by
wishing all kinds Of success for the
new venture.
l..
tie, the trainer of the athletes at the
University Of California He told OF
the bad effects Of smoking and drink
ing and over-eating. It was a good
clean speech. right from the shoulder
and II interested the boys, for when
he finished there was a great cheer for
the trainer.
After Christie came P. c. Gerhardt
the athlete. who told OF what athletics
had done for him. going over the
ground from the first time he stepped
on a track.
The meeting ended up with rousine
cheers for the league and the officers
The next meeting will take place
next Sunday at the Lick School, where
there will be a series OF informal ath-
letic events for the boys. There will
be prizes for the wingers. The meet
ing will take place at 2 p. m.
LIST OF THE MEMBERS.
The following are the boys who have
sent in their applications for member
ship in the league:
George Dussau, Edwin Mcmahon.
Aaron Taussig, Barkley Convery,
Thomas Convery. L. Blnns, Carl Mantz
Eugene -Hatschek. Carl II. Bogel, Nor
ton Schultz, Albert Johnson, G. F. I'm
ruhe. Leo Carey, Vernon Hodgkins
Floyd Litchfield. Edgar Meyerink
Charles i. Geggus, James G.. Lough
George Fairchild. Russell Adcock
Lloyd Pryor, George McMurdo, Ray
mond Largan. Joseph II. Kirk, Allan
Darbee. Walter Leeman Arthur Cum
mings, VIII Haslehurst, John kerwin,
John McCabe. Philip J. Mas, Albert
Garbarnio. Douglass Carroll, De witte
NJ. Pfaeffle. William Cassidy, Arthur
Il Smith, Francis BroWneil, George Q.
Lloyd, George Sandow Miehling Harold
Waters, Albert Bunesnau, Frank Koe-
Mig, Clyde Curley. Whitney Merrill
Robert Van Aker. Carlisle Nunan, WAL
ter l. Stoil, Milton Beck. William Voh-
ner, Forest Campbell. Gerald Howe,
James Harrington, Charles Trowbridge
Fred Ferguson. Thomas Shannon. II ed
9. Falk, Ernest Wright, Charles Nor
ris Pincus. John d. Burke. Joseph
O'Connor, Percy Stedman, Frank Han
Charles Dieling, James Latham Paul
Dussau. Albert Engel. Winston Whans-
lev Samuel Lewis Jack Holland, John
RoEerSOn, Teddy Niemeier. Albert Lew