The San Francisco call., 1907-03-03
UKIAH TO MAKE STRONG
bid FOR FIRST HONORs
Athletes of High School
Getting in Form for
Athletic Meet


Not since the days when speedy
Hagans and big Sunny Jim Weller
sported the Purple and Gold of the
Ukiah High School and carried all
honors before them in the meets of
the Academic Athletic League field
days have the prospects of the lads
of the Mendocino County school ap-
peared brighter on the cinder path.
After the graduation OF her first stars
the Ukiah school dropped back in the
ranks of competitors at academic
meets. w. NJ. Rawles' performances In
the broad jump and quarter did con-
siderable TO keep in the minds of the
other athletes that there was such a
place as Ukiah and that as competi-
tors the Ukiah men were to be feared.
However. with the graduation of these
later-day athletes the northern school
has grown to be looked upon as a COM
petitor for second and third rate
honors.
This spring the local lads of Oak
land and Lick who have been contest
ing for the high laurels recently will
have to sit up and take notice. The
colors of the Ukiah High School will
be to the front. according to the re-
ports from the north When the last
man of the relay has pantingly crossed
the tape and the scores have been tall
lied Ukiah should make a strong bid
for first honors
HAS TEAM OF VETERANS
A new set OF veterans has been in
training at the up-country school for
the lase few years, and while the men
have not attracted much attention. they
will, with the new additions from the
northern end OF the State, present a
formidable array. Training has been
started with a vim, and, under the
1f 70
times and good performances have
thus early been recorded.
According to H. L. Perkins. who is
inancierlng. the team, the array of
sprinters is excellent. Stock and Wal
lack will probably take care of the
classic" hundred and should give all
comers a rub. Wallack is good for
10 2-5 seconds, which, in view of the
fact that so far none of the high
schools can boast a man who equals
the record, he should stand to win the
event Stock is a second Hagans."
the Ukiah manager says, "and is run
ming close TO his team mate. although
only a freshman and 16 years old. He
consistently makes 10 3-5 on the track
this early in the season.
Wallack, with the assistance OF Bab-
cock, viii be the custodian of the 220
yard dash for the purple and gold. Both
lads are fast Wallack came a close
third in the initial meet of the Stan
ford Interscholastic Association last
spring and has steadily improved
SPEEDY MEN IN QUARTER
Babcock will attempt to capture the
medal in the 440-yard dash. He has
covered the "man-killer'' in -5S 4-5 sec
onds, which looks like winning time
with the present field. He made his
record I'm the meet of the Solano-Men-
Afh1nffr 40 ortla
Gracy. a vet" will also appear in this
event.
Huff will be the lone representative
Of Ukiah in the <half-mile, but is ex-
pected to pick a point or two out of
the race He ran fourth in the last
A A. l.. meet after streak of bard
luck.
over the sticks" the chances of the
purple and gold runners look excep
tionally good. With Vet" Ruddick.
who bears the unimpeachable record of
taking a place I'm every race he ever
entered. the northern lads look TO have
a star. He will be reinforced by Stock,
the sprinter. Stock is best at the 220
mark, while his sidekicker looks well
over the high barriers"
Ruddick and Gracy viii be the COM
petitors in the broad jump. Both lads
clear the bar at five feet five inches,
which is good for the talent I'm attend
ance at present in the prep schools of
the league.
Henley and Ruddick are the two en-
tered by Ukiah in the broad jump.
Ruddick is old-time winner in this
event, having cleared twenty-one feet
GOOD MEN FOR FIELD EVENTS
Ukiah is well fixed in the other field
events. Henley goes as high as ten feet
two inches in the pole vault and Hill
dreth and Cleland are hurting the
weights for good distances. Hildreth
in the shot-put and hammer throw and
Cleland in the latter. This husky has
tossed the iron ball more than 160 feet
A squad is training for the relay race.
1t is comprised of such men as Gradey,
BabcOck, Stock, Wallack, Hunt, 6. Nc
Kay, c. Mckay, De Merritt and Johnson.
At present the efforts of the team are
largely devoted TO getting into 'whack"
for the Stanford Interscholastic Ath-
letic Association meet on the 2Sd of
this month.
TEnnnR RECnnn