The San Francisco call., 1909-05-08
CATHOLIC LEAGUE
PLANS SECOND
MEET
Nav p Fixed as Dare for Sun=
r1er Field Day of ParO-
chfaI Schools
By win Scarlet

By VIII Scarlet
saturday. May %, is the date that is
nxed indelibly in the minds Of the boys
OF the local parcchial schools 1t calls
ND memories OF certain March II
when an indoor meet was so success
fully held. and II is rich with promises
of distinction and achievement Satur-
day. May p, is the date set for the next
meet Of the Catholic schools athletic
league. and il is not SO far in the fu-
ture that prospective contestants can
arord 10 rest or their past glories.
Already the stir Of preparation has
begun Preliminary held meets have
been held by Sacred Heart school ana
by ST. Peters school. and this morning
the boys from St James viii invade
Oakland and put IN two OF three hours
on ST. Mary's college track. The Jaco-
bfsns are wise in thus looking over
the field Of battle and fasnlharlzlng
themselves with the ins and outs OF
the stadium.
What school viii capture first honors
iu The coming meet No one can an
SWer with anything like CERTAIN nty- 10
be- sure the boosters in each school
talk like pugilists' seconds just before
rhe battle bur there Is more enlnusl-
asm than cold facts In their talk- Like
as not the winner OF the outdoor meet
viii be dark horse. SeNeral o. the
local schools claim that they have
aiken the measure or the Jacoblans,
whom they regard as no longer dan
eerolis The s.. James youths, OF
course think far otherwise.
Bursting with enthusiasm are the pu-
pills OF ST Charles school. This lnsu-
tuition was not represented IN lne IN
door meet OF last March. bat the boys
are going in for the outdoor events Lof
ali they are worth. which is consider
able The little athletes at ST. Charles
have the hearty support OF the teacn-
ers of the school and expect 10 DO Dig
things in Oakland on that memorable
twenty-secOnd.
Among the boys FROM st. Charles
school who arc aiming al securing non
ors i'm the coming meet are the IolioW-
ms James NOOnan. GorQOn Mantf.
Leo Nullaney. Edward Lennon. Charles
Carlev. William Byrne. James herri-
gan. Charles Hurley. John % Neli1 ana
Carol Slater. James herrlsah VII pe
remembered as The clever little tWlrief
now doing yeoman service IN tfle
league baseball tournament
81. James and =. Charles are both
situated I'm the Mission. A third warm
belt school is -. Peters. where. under
the able direction OF Mike Earran, the
track men are getting lntO shape TOT
the big meet in St Mary's stadium
The vatican youths are doughty war
riors and feel that since 81 James
school captured the best of everything
at the last meet it is eminently proper
that the vatican should have consplc-
nous finger in the summer athletic PIE.
The vatican runners are certain.
worth looking after in the last meet
81. Peters secured no cups, out came
so near anneXing several that the vail
csn boys were by no means disneart-
ened at the result. Now they lnLend
TO make those results different here
are some of the youngsters VINO IN :
tend 10 set the pace IN The Oakland
j
Sheehan. John Barry. Gerhard r Mul-
Ter John J. Hartnett and John OCon-
Latest reports from St Josephis
school convey the cOnsoling infOrma .
sion that AloDzo. the school mascot Is
still very much alive and Is determined
10 corner victory for mis- little masters
when they cross the bay on the 22d
of this month. Field Captain john
Nc Ennerney IS still on the JOB ano
sees no reason why the Tenth street
school should not capture first honors
in the coming meet.
St Joseph's school is particularly
strong in the 80 pound and the II
pound classes and ought TO be able to
annex several firsts IN those events
The Alonzo boys also have some ex-
cellent chances for Distinguishing
themselves in the unlimited relay.
Among the ambitious track men Of
ST. Josephs school are the following
Leo Morton, Thomas Manning, John
McCoVern. William Cole. Francis cas-
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German. Francis kilmartin. Arthur
AfcSwegan, Charles Smith. Herman van
der Zee and Robert Dwyer.
The Oakland schools are also decidedly
in the race. ST. Mary's school, which
was not represented in the last meet,
will have a full quota Of athletes on
St Mary's oval on the 22d, and Sacred
Heart school in North Oakland Will
make a strong bid for at least two Of
the trophies. St Francis de Sales
school. encouraged by its recent fine
showing IN the baseball tournament.
has taken a fresh zest in track work.
and the East Oaklanders, who last
time succeeded in besting all the other
Alameda county schools with the eX-
ception of ST. Mary's academy, viii try
conclusions with the city institutions.
st. Joseph's institute Of West Oakland
viii be heard from, too.
Complete entry lists from all the
schools desiring TO compete must be in
the hands of the lea que secretary not
later than May 15. This rule is made
necessary by reason Of the large mum
Der Of contestants and the consequent
work OF preparing the official program
Tho lists are 10 be sent TO Brother V.
cyril. 723 Fell street, San Francisco.
The next meeting of the board Of
directors Of the league viii be held
sunday. Man 16 At St. Mary's college
Plans for the meet of MAY % viii be
perfected and the long postponed cleo
tion Of permanent league officials viii
be held.