The San Francisco call., 1909-04-18
By VIII Scarlet

letic league is over and the success OF
the season is assured The quality of
ball put up by the Oakland and city
teams is far better than the officials of
the league had looked for and, the at
tendance at the games on both sides of
the bay is larger at every succeeding
game. The board of directors can now
breathe easily and the friends and ad
herents of the league may sit back
and pick the winners.
All the league teams have not yet
been heard from and several Of the
mines that were short enders last week
are likely to show speedy reversal of
form. 1t would be a distinct surprise,
for instance, il st. Peters players
should fail TO make good in their next
diamond battle. Similarly, the team
from st. Patrick's school ought to make
a better showing hereafter than it did
last Thursday. The Patricians have
some splendid infeld material. which
will certainly develop in the course or
the next few weeks.
The teams across the bay have been
playing excellent ball. Some OF the.
players are shy in the matter of inches!
baseball size is not the only thing
that counts. Thus far it looks as
though the Oakland pennant will go
either to St. Joseph's institute or ST.
Anthony's, but two more Alameda
county teams-St. Joseph's, Berkeley.
and St. Mary's school-are yet TO line
possibly play rings around East and
West Oakland. Then, too, there is the
possibility of St. Francis de Sales and
Sacred Heart school getting up more
steam and nosing out their conquerors
of last week.
Following Is the schedule of games
for the coming week in the San Fran
cisco branch of the league:
Tuesday. April 20-St. AnthOnV'S and
Sacred Heart.
Thursday April 22-st. Charles and
st. Peters.
The Oakland branch will play as fol-
lows:
Monday, April 1s-St. Josephs (Ber-
keley) and st. Mary's.
Wednesday. April 21-St. Anthony's
and st. Francis de Sales.
/ Thursday. April 22-St. Mary's and
Sacred Heart.
The Oakland branch of the league
will hold a reunion in ST. Mary's college
gymnasium on the evening of Thurs
day. April %. a program of unusual
excellence is now in course of prepara-
ton in which many of the prominent
league members will take part.
The boys of ST. Joseph's institute.
West Oakland, will present a domestic
drama in one act called The Harvest
Storm. This number is under the per-
sonal direction of Brother LuciuS, whose
work as a stage director is we'll known
both in San Francisco and Oakland.
The following youngsters will appear
in the cast: Walter Flanagan, Thomas
OBrien. James McNally. Blufe Martin
Bert Mccarthy. Clarence Soanes, Rich
ard Fenelon, Walwin Martin and Frank
The proceeds of next Thursdays re-
union and entertainment will go to the
athletic associations of the Oakland
and Berkeley schools enrolled in the
league. The people of the various Oak
land parishes are manifesting much in
terest in the affair, and il IS likely that
the boys clubs will realize a tidy sum-
Each school gets pro rata share of
the net receipts.
An event Of more than usual i'm
Nacinimod athletic league. If that word
Naclnimod proves unintelligible read
II Il backward and you will begin to see
aayhght. The league was recently
brought. into being at the ImmacuIate
Conception academy this city. As the
academy is in charge of the Dominican
sisters, sisters, the title of the league is sug-
seStive and appropriate.
The Nacinimod is composed ex-
clusively OF girls and bids fair to rank
among the best equipped athletic as
ssoclations OF the city. Its purpose is
San Francisco what the Catholic
Schools athletic league has succeeded
in doing for Catholic boys.
Following are the officers of the
Nacinimod. President Miss Rose M
Wagner; vice president, Miss Anita Nc
Phee; secretary. Miss Ellie McPhee. A
position Of moderator.
At present the girls of the Nacini-
mod are specializing In basket ball
This sport has taken a strong hold at
the Guerrero street academy and tha
girls are rapidly becoming experts az
the game They hold two regular games
each week and spend considerable of
their free time in informal practice.
The Nacinimod has already a well
equipped athletic field on the academy
grounds. Plans are now afoot to erect
modern gymnasium in the course of
There is every reason to believe thar
the Nacinimod movement will spread
throughout the local schools Conducted
by the members of the various sister
hoods, with the result that the Catbolic
schoolgirls of San Francisco and Oak
lanq VIII nave an organization affiliated
with the Catholic Schools athletic
league.
The date of the next outdoor meet of
the Catholic Schools athletic league has
been set for Saturday. May %. in the
stadium of ST. Mary's college in Oak
land. and special arran gements win be
hosts of competitors and their friends
from this side of the bay.
Already several city schools are pre-
school. in Hayes Street. has has s refrained hSri
from entering the present baseball
tournament In order that its pupils
may concentrate on field events In
view. of annexing number of cups
on the. 22d. st. Charles school is an
other institution that intends to light
out after. the trophies, and the bows
certainly look like prospective winners.
st. Brigid's school. which won the
cup for the best appearance at the last
meet, will not relinquish the McBrearty
and Mccormick trophy without a
struggle. The boys OF st. Rrfgid's
have been somewhat handicapped OF
lato owirg to the Illness of their coach,
Neil Kelly. But they have the stick
toitiveness that spells success and are
likely to set fast pace at the next
meet.
The election OF officers for the pres
ent year, postponed on account OF the
framing of the baseball schedule at the
last meeting of the board OF directors
will take place in the course of a few
days. The officers now at the head OF
the organization were elected with the
understanding that their tenure OF
office would be provisional