The San Francisco call., 1907-06-23
Athletics
PREP SCHOOL teams
NEED NEW MATERIAL
Must Replace Athletes They
Have Lost Through
Graduation
By Rorr1er Shawhan

1t is sincerely hoped by all follow
ers of high school athletics that the
track teams which represent the vari-
Gus institutions around the bay will be
able to maintain the high standard set
during the spring season OF 1907 BY
Mum of Oakland: HarlOwe. Eldridge
and Chapman Of Berkeley, and Charles
GoIcher. Rudolph BettolL Clinton All
sopp and Lester Thompson OF Lick.
The prep" school underclassmen have
good reason for mourning the gradua
tion Of these athletes.
Graduation seems to have been Lass
cruel to the Berkeley lads than il was
to either Oakland or Lick. This means
that the winning streak OF the col
lege town boys is not likely to bslI
stopped in the coming fall meetings
OF the three Berkeleyans who havs
graduated EIdridge was the star. He
ran both high and low hurdle races
but his speciality was the high sticks
and few runners have breasted the tapa
ahead OF him. HarIowe was captain OF
the team and one of the malnstays in
the relay races. Chapman was an ev.
cellent performer IN the broad jump
covering 21 feet Il inch in the acad-
emic field day and 90 feet inches In
the bay counties.
Among those who are expected 20 re-
turn to Berkeley are: Harold (captaiB
elect Munro. Hanford. Service. Moss
Campbell and Rathbone.
The election of Harold to eaptalpc,.
was wise one. He has worked hard
for several years ON the track team
and should be valuable leader. be-
sides being q point getter In the shot
put. hammer throw and relay race
TOO much cannot be said of Munro.
Berkeley's gritty little two miller
He made his first appearance on the
track a year and a half ago and since
then has gradually improved until he
can run two miles In 10 minutes and
4 seconds-Just seconds slower than
the intercollegiate record.
Hanford is the best miller. next to
Hartwell. of the Oakland high school.
Service will be valuable in the half
mile. broad jump and relay events.
Moss should prove even better in the
$50 yard dash next fall than he was
last spring and Rathbone. one of the
best of the relay racers, should again
keep the team in the running. besides
helping out in the quarter mile and
broad jump.
The Mum athletic team will no
longer be in existence. which makes
Oakland's chances for gathering in any
pennants look exceedingly small. In
the last academic field day Oakland
could not use Mum because he had
not Deen registered IN school long
enough and the team duly won third
place. In thesfbay counties it Jared
little better, and now, without Munn's
services at all, it seems that Oakland
will have to do some tall hustlfng for
a baby" class next August However.
Oakland has a few good men left.
Smith. pole vaulter and a relay run,
ner Of the first order. will return.
HartWell. who is only a freshman and
holds the academic championship in
the mfte. has a bright future in store.
He won this event i'm the Stanford in
terscholastic. academic bay counties
and southern California meets in the
times of 4:5S Is. 4:44. 4:44 So and
4:51 respectively. Mills. a distance
runner. and Poore and Grey. valuable
quarter milers and relay runners. are
the others who will form a foundation
for the team next season.
Lick was rather hard hit this year
by graduation. Thompson w. Sobey.
Rudolph Bettoli, Clinton Allsopp and
Charles GOlcher will no longer wear
the black and gold However. the newly
elected captain. Ralph Hupp. feels con
fident that with the help of Archie But
Ter, Gregory Padillo. Frank Lodge
Charles Bell. W. Dearborn. John Little
and Graf. besides having the usual
class of freshmen to pick from, his
team will not be defeated by one lone
tally as it was in the last bay coun-
ties athletic league field day.