Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-02
ARRANGING FOR
GRIDIRON DAYS
SEASON OPENS IN LESS THAN
FOUR WEEKS
Opening of Schools and Colleges Next
Month Means Beginning of Actlv-
tiles Among Students in All
Branches of Athletics
BY RED PERKINS

In three weeks, football again Will
be in the glare of the sporting spot
light. For a time it will be subsidiary
to all important baseball and the SOUTH
ern championship struggle ana VIII
gradually take it's place as the pre-
lnier sport of the day ana denalo tliS
attention of thousands, of young anu anu
old American athletic lovers. Ihe
schools that will stay with the Amerl-
can game this year are the Los An
geles high, u. 8. c., Harvard military
academy, ST. Vincent, Yale, Whlttler
college, Occidental college, Pomona
high school, Santa Ana high, Glen
dale high, Sherman institute, santa
Monica high, Compton and Hollywood;
The Rugby teams will be composed
of Los Angeles Polytechnic, San Ber-
nardino, Long Beach, the Redlands
high schools and the CastaWays. AS
a side issue, in all probability, U. >. =;
and the Los Angeles high school Will
enter a league to play the soccer game,
but nothing definite is assured OF t.lS thls
movement as most of the eleVens Will
devote their spare energy to the Amer
lean game as under the new rules 1t
viii be less dangerous than in former
years.
The grammar school athletic COM
mittee will meet shortly, when the
school term opens, and the members
will suggest that the Rugby. game be
adopted, as in former seasons. Cha1r-
man w. w. Tritt and DR.. e. Z. Moore
of the board of education met Satur-
day and talked over plans pertaining
to grammar school athletics, and 1t was
decided at this meeting to enforce the
rules of both the high school and gram
mar school athletics in every respect.
Adopting the Rugby game was assured
among the city and county grammar
institutions and plans will be formu-
lated to organize the suburban schools
| in a football league, as well as basket
ball, and women's baseball and Das-
ketball teams.
! Rugby, last year. practically was
played among the city schools. and from
| the showing made by the different attn
letes, DIR. Moore was we'll pleased with
| the game. Another matter that was
thrashed out was the conduct of the
students on the athletic fields. No loud
cheering or offensive remarks will be
permitted, and the first student dis
obeying this rule will be suspended
Track events we're talked over ND II
was decided to abolish the pole vault
$50, 440 and 220-yard dashes. These
events were ruled out on account OF
the ages of the students that will try
lOF bIdCh
Girls basketball will be a feature
of the women's sports next season
and the regular league series will be
lplayed on the respective courts. Las
season the Washington street women''
basketball team won the Los Angeles
county grammar school championship
from the Twentieth street team, while
the baseball championship went to the
Thirteenth street school, Baseball will
be played chiefly by the high school
teams of the women students, and at
least six clubs will enter the league.
| Another athletic matter that was dis
cussed at this meeting was the propo-
sition of promoting volley ball, base
ball, chinning and other acrobatic
ground exercises In the grammar school
ranks.
At last steps are being taken toward
settlement of the Southern California
intercollegiate squabble. Football fans
will welcome this news and will be
greatly disappointed if nothing good
results from the conference to be
held the early part of next month.