The San Francisco call., 1908-10-11
Amateur Sports in East
and at Home
Football Season in Colleges Un-
certain and Local Events
Eagerly Awaited
BY Herbert HauSer

The eastern football situation has
not changed materially during the last
week, although several games have
been played, the scores of which were
smaller than the same games of last
year.
Yale seems TO be very weak on Of
fensive play, and several times during
the last week. when the team had
lined up for practice, Tad Jones had
to go In as quarter and help the play
ers outs This seems to be the trouble
with most of the eastern teams-they
lack good quarter backs Harvard is
another college that is lacking a good
quarter, and Coach Haughton is puz-
zled as to whom TO put in. The line is
good and strong and the back field is
also showing well at the early stage,
but a. good heady quarter is needed to
run the team
Princeton has not done much. as her
practice is about two weeks behind
the other colleges In another week
one will be able TO get a fairly good
line on all the teams.
The members of the Century athletic
club are gratified over the interest that
is being taken in the coming Marathon
race. From all sections come inquiries
of all kinds. and many athletes send
for the event A G. Spalding has
offered handsome trophy as one Of
the prizes.
The course is an ideal one for such
a race, as spectators can follow II with
little trouble There is no fear Of IL
being too muddy. as the road is in
fine shape. Most OF the runners Will
no doubt take the soft sides of the
roads as being the better part to run
on The boys from Fremont high
school are very much interested in the
race and will have five entries. led
by Herbert Magee..
The public schools athletic lea que
has accomplished much during the last
week. The organization is being rap
idly perfected and with the holding of
its first meet November it will un-
doubtedly be launched to stay All
over the city the schoolboys are eager
the first meet. 1t will be a packed
house on that night. and the walls of
the Auditorium will reS0und with yellS.
1t is TO be hoped that the Oakland
league will get started soon. so as TO
bring the two cities together in COM
petition.
It would be a good idea If the Pa
cihc athletic associatio would take
up the matter OF having all the large
high schools secure physical instruc-
teach gymnasium classes but look
after the track teams OF the school as
we'll / think a teacher of physical
culture should be in every preparatory
school as much as a teacher in draw
ing, writing or any of the other minor
studies, or in fact some Of the higher
ones, for health comes first and when
a student is cooped up the larger part
OF the day studying, exercise Is an abb
solute Necessity.
Take Oakland high school; look at
the gym classes and track teams it has
turned out through Physical Director
Frank Boek- The schools can afford
1T, and 1 think we should take the mat
ter up and put 1t through
Entries are piling in at a great rate
for the Pacific athletic association
field day October 81 The very best
athletes on the coast are going to com
their best men. while the Academic
league will have a team that will make
them hustle. The Olympic club will
have its usual coterie of stars. so it
is possible that several records may
go. The Catholic schools viii also
have strong teams
President Peixotto has announced
the appointment Of the following COM
mittees of the Pacific athletic associa-
tion: Records. Joseph r. Hickey. James
F. Lana gan and Ralph Merritt: mem
bership Lionel A. Wolf, Brother Jo-
seph and A A. Maccurda:.
The Siaplamat Indians were so elat-
ed with the success of their tramp to
Bolinas last Sunday that they have de-
cided TO go to the Big lagoon today.
The social committee has decided to
hold a Halloween masquerade dance
in the gymnasium October 81. This
event will be a forerunner of the big
entertainment and dance which will be
given December 10.