The San Francisco call., 1907-06-16
COLLEGE TEAMS SEEKING
PREP SCHOOL ATHLETES
Crop Of Muscular Young
sters Ready to Enter
University Life
BY Ron1er Shawhan


The yearly crop of prep school ath-
letes is about due to mature, and az
the time arrives for the young perform
ers to bid farewell to the secondary
schools the collegian harvesters of the
of California and Stanford
are on hand to see if moral ''suasion"
can .besused to advantage their respec-
tive. teams. The college teams expect
to receive a goodly amount of REIN
forcement in the way of new material.
These new athletes, who will soon be
designated as freshmen of California
or first year men of Stanford. will be
on different standings at the rival insti-
tutions. however, if the present regula-
tions enforced by the faculties are OBJ
served. At California the new students
are forbidden to take part in intercol-
legiate contests, while at Stanford they
are free to strive for varsity honors.
From the bay counties schools the
greater part Of the high school ma
terial Is pledged to attend the state
institution and aid in winning laurels
for the blue and gold cause To Wal
ter Christie, trainer of the Berkeley
men, much is due, and then. again, the
close proximity of the institution
makes it more convenient and possible
for the high school boys to attend the
University of California. In recent
years. with the introduction of the
interscholasti meets, the home
life of the college men at Stanford has
attracted many athletes and students.
On this side of the bay the Lick and
Lowell schools are the principal prep
Institutions, and, to the credit OF the
first named school, from it the greater
numbe0k of athletes will graduate to
become collegians. The track men Of
the high schools are the ones that are
more often heard of In college than
the star of other sports, who very often
failed to shine when grouped with col
lege performers. AS track men who
have shown. marked ability, Charles
Golcher of Lick stands to the fore as
a clever young sprinter. Golcher will
follow In the footsteps of his brother
Bert, who sprinted for California, and
will endeavor to uphold the blue and
gold in the short distances. He has
been the pupil of Christie for some
months. He will go to Berkeley and
with him will go Lester Thompson. one
time Lick captain and middle distance
HAL. HS SISdtti part VI thC oShioi
class will also make tracks to the in
stitution across the bay. Among them
are a number OF redoubtable huskies.
The minority will join the cardinal
throng. Ernest Thompson, crack hurr
dler and consistent half miller. will be
among them. Gregory Padilla, another
one of the cleverests of the Lickites.
has signified his intention of register
ing at Stanford, but will not graduate
this June. Padilla is an all around.
man Of excellent record.
From acress the bay 1t is the same
story-the majority to the state uni
versity and a small coterie to Stanford.
AL Mum, the stalwart huskie of the
Oakland high school. Is an uncertain
quantity. Much speculation has been
rife as to where Mum would register.
but recently it was announced that he
would go north to the University of
Oregon. Stanley Vail of the same
school and Munn's only close competi-
tor in the pole vault, besides a record
holder who can clear the bar at con-
siderably more than IL feet. WILL enter
Stanford and give added strength to
the cardinal. Another prize. and next
to Mum the biggest plum, Is the
speedy Macaulay of Alameda, who
holds sway in the quarter and 22o yard
dashes. In this lad the cardinal will
secure tower of strength.
From Los Angeles and the south the
contingent is evenly split between the
two universities. Los Angeles high