The San Francisco call., 1908-12-27

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cross country championships. the third
indoor meet Of the Public Schools ath-
lelic league, followed by the final meet
1oc the championship, the grammar
school championship in basket ball for
the handsome Call trophy, the proposed
indoor and outdoor athletic meets TO
be given by the Olympic club and, be-
sides all these events, the various try
outs for teams that viii represent the
different organizations at the national
championships Of the Amateur Athletic
union. which viii be held in Seattle
during the Alaska Yukon exposition.
teur baseball tournaments From this
list it can readily be seen that our anna
teur athletes viii have plenty of op-
portunities In every branch of sport
10 show what they are good for.
President A J. Cloud of the Academic
Athletic league and a well known in
structor at Lowell high school. will at
tend the. annual meeting of the. State
Teachers association. which viii open
at San Jose tomorrow. Cloud goes
mainly in the interests Of the league
and will endeavor to bring that or
teachers association. Last year eN-
President Skaife attended the meeting
and did much toward clearing the minds
Of the attending pedagogues on anna
teur athletics and their mission in
school life. Cloud will follow UP this
good work. and il is to be hoped he
VIII meet with much success as these
instructors can do much for amateur
athletics with but little trouble.
Furthermore Cloud will represent the
Pacific Athletic association in its work
of having physical directors installed in
sll high schools that have any sort of
sized attendance.
But few people know that at Stanford
university there is a complete course in
physical culture work and that credits
are given for the work Assistant
Do I l. or
lege informs me that the demand for
graduate students with athletic expert
ence exceeds the supply. Schools from
all sections are looking for college
graduates as instructors, but in most
instances ask for men OF some athletic
experience. so that they can assist in
coaching the various athletic teams.
With the completion of the various
public Fairgrounds in different cities
this demand for good physical directors
VIII increase even more, and it is
wonder TO me that many promising
young men neglect such excellent op--
portunities.
The officials of the Amateur Athletic
union We're agreesbly surprised at
President PeiXOttOs work ia the terri
tory which is under the Jurisdiction Of
The Pacific association. The IDEAL as
sOciation is the first branch of the union
10 be credited with four delegates on
the national board OF governors which
"a m. present
indications ii looks as IL next year viii
see still another delegate on the board.
which Is allowed when the local MEM
bersbip reaches 40 clubs.
Another point on which we were con-
gratulated was the fact that we were
the only association that numbered on
its list Of members universities We
ai'e by Tar the best association in the
nlted states today. Our control of
amateur athletics is absolute and can
not be disputed Our missionary work
Is bearing fruit, and with the organiza-
L0n OF public school athletic leagues.
which we are now getting in working
order. also the organization of Catho-
lic schools league. which is now well
under way under the able leadership
81 Brotber Joseph Of st. MafW' s college
and Brother Gregory of Sacred Heart.
the SCOPE OF the Pacific Athletic asso-
citation is So brOaGened and strength
eneG that al other branches of the
Amateur Athletic union are left in the
background.
The only thing we lack at present is
good treasury People seem to think
that our income is large. but this is a
mistaken idea. as printing postage and
the expense Of a delegate attending the
annual meeting Of the union soon eat
Up the little income from dues and
egistrations, and we have been unable
10 overcome the deficit Of two wears
ago. when the association was at its
worst; but II the registrations of this
year increase at the same ratio they
cld during the past sone, we will once
again be on our feet. According to-
James =. Sullivan. president Of the ma
tionai organization. the various other
branches suffer from the same COM
plant so that we are not alone in our
troubles.
The Alameda county public schools
league viii be organized Immediately
after the first of the month by the ofii-
cials Of the Pacific Athletic associa-
lion. who VIII appear before the Oak
land board Of education at its meeting
on the first Tuesday in January. There
Is no doubt as 10 its success. for the
schools across the bay are in a much
better position TO carry on athletics
than we are over here. Every school
has a good sized yard. many of which
are equipped for basket bail and other
sports. There are also many promi-
nent men there who take much inter-
est in that work. who will willingly
serve on the board of governors. TAX
ing, for instance Judge Everett C.
Brown. Ezra Decoto. former graduate
OF the University OF California:
Walter Fawcett. president of the Re-
lance club: Robert Ifowden Sr.. we'll
known business man and athletic en-
thusiast; Frank Book, physical director
OF the Oakland high school, and nu-
merous others. which will give the
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