Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-11
COACHES FIND
GOOD MATERIAL
GRADUATI0NS HELP OUT AT
HIGH SCHOOLS
FOOTBALL AND TRACK OUTLOOK
is MOST PROMISING
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Approach Of Opening Of Fall Term at
All Institutions Causes Renewed
Activities In All Branches
of College Sports
BY RED PERKINS

There will be an abundance of ma
terial for the high school coaches TO
pick from for their athletic teams IN
the grammar school grades for the tan
season, as seventy-eight students grad
uated from the Thirtieth street scnool
this year, said to be the largest num-
Der that ever has advanced from that
school into higher company In one
year. Carl Haney, the crack little
sprinter, no doubt will enter Polytecn-
mic high school, where he will be OF as
sistance to the Washington street
school In the field events. Most or the
students of the grammar schoois VIII
90 to Los Angeles high school. how
ever. and from the applications already
received 1t is estimated that the Mill
top school will have as strong second
teams. both in football and in track,
as the first team last year. Tne pase-
ball team will hold its own with any
high school in the south, as most OF
the old material will be back in school
again this year.
The mems athletic association of
Azusa high school has made Carroll
Sharpe president and Arthur Smith
captain of-the ball team. The women's
athletic association also has been rec
ognized and a revival of basketball
may be looked for. All those interested
for the purpose Of electing officials.
Baseball Coach Ratcliffe of Whittier
college has returned to take up his
duties and Is on the outlook for ma
terial for the college team this season.
Ratcliffe has been hunting. and fish
ing for the past month in Yosemite
valley and also took a look at the big
trees.
Pat Blair. star track man, varsity
basketball guard, will be late in re-
porting to Whittier college this year,
but will enter in time to take up bas-
ketball practice.
Whittier will lose one of her best
football men in Holton. He played
halfback on last years team and also
was center on the basketball team.
Stan Mitchell, halfback and captain
of the Los Angeles high school foot
ball team last year, has recovered from
an attack of rheumatism ana mas re-
turned from Harbin Springs.
women's baseball will be taken up
at Occidental college next fall under
the direction of Miss Dickerson, the
physical instructor. Beginning next
spring there will be games scheduled
are in the conference.
Robert Patterson, the old timer of
Occidental college, has returned from
his vacation in the oil fields. While
looking after business and pleasure he
did not overlook getting ready for the
football season
Z Coach Walter Hempel of st. Vincent
Is one Of the busiest men In amateur
athletics at the present time. He has
arranged a schedule of games with
Sherman Indians, Pomona and the
University of Utah. Hempel expects
to develop one of the best football
teams in Southern California.
The Violet street Fairgrounds base
ball team is a credit to the institution
they represented the past season. The
team has won twenty-four games and
has a record of ten shutout games.
Bill Mcclellan, the junior coach of the
Violet street school, says that he VIII
be pleased to pit his first team against
any OF the high school or college teams
in the south, barring none. In either
practice or regular contests. Call
As0S5 for further information.
Coach Raitt of the city Fairgrounds
will start football practice on the diff
ferent fields In the course Of few
weeks. and from the promising ma
terjal that has shown up during the
mast week no doubt Raitt will have
one of the fastest junior elevens In
the southland.
Soccer football practice has started
In Southern California, and from the
material that has turned out on the
different fields 1t looks like the Feet
ball'' players will have a successfui
season. Last Sunday a picked team
from the Rangers and the Los Angeles
clubs had their regular practice on tne
Eleventh and Flower held ana IN al
forty members participated.
Prof. Harris of Whittier college has
returned to Southern California after a
years absence and will take up the
duties of assistant coach In basketDali.
Two years ago Harris was one OF the
most prominent basketball players IN
the south and acted as secretary 10
the southern California Mems Basket
ball league.
John F. TORY, captain of the z. M.
C. A. basketball five and former pres
ident of the Southern California Men
Basketball league, is pleased with the
outlook for a successful season. 1orsy
says that arrangements VIII De mace
to start basketball league shortly, to
be composed of at least six teams, in
cluding the Los Angeles Athletic CLUB
and the Armory Athletic association.
The Santa Monica Military school
will put strong football eleven In the
field this season. according to reports
from the seaside town. An eastern
coach will be secured to develop the
material that will be available.
Manager Bill Goodman of the Hoe
gees went to Pomona last Saturday
and secured a large order for football,
tennis and baseball wares from the
faculty Of the foothill college.
Athletics at Pomona high school the
coming year promise to be of more
than usual interest, and not the least
amonl> the events will be those IN
which the baseball and basketball
teams will participate, but particularly
the baseball team, which made phe-
nomenal records last year. Both sue
ceeded In winning for the first time
for Pomona the Southern California
championships and surprised all the
students OF Southern California by
their victories Pomona high school
not only has two teams Of which she
may be proud, but also has football,
track and women's athletic club which
has won more honors than any club of
it's kind in the citrus belt. A. y. Dem
mis- has been appointed coach IN foot