The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
FATHER McQUAlDE
PUTS. SCHOOL
IN LEAGUE
Sacred Heart Parish Boys 10
90 After Laurefs i'm
Future Meets
By win Scarlet

Several local Catholic schools were
not represented in the first indoor meet
OF the Catholic schools athletic league.
which was pulled of at the Auditorium
on the evening OF March IL. Among
them was Sacred Heart school. on
Hayes street near Fillmore. This in
stitution. by the way. is quite distinct
from Sacred Heart college Oh Fell
street. The latter is independent OF
parochial control. while the former -
the parish school OF Sacred Heart
church.
Any number of reasons might be
given why Sacred Heart school did not
take part in the rseet. but the all sufi-
client explanation is that the pastor OF
Sacred Heart church, the Rev. Joseph
P. McQuaide. was awaiting further de-
velopments He wanted to see how that
meet squared with his idea OF what a
school athletic meet ought TO be. He
preferred to look over the ground care
fully before letting the young boys OF
his parish don their running suits and
make stab at glory.
The showing made by the league on
the night or March IL was a revelation
to everybody. In particular. 10 was a
revelation to Father McQuaide. When
the big procession OF athletes formed
and school after school passed the re-
viewing stand. Father MeQuaide deter
mined that next time his boys would be
represented. And he determined some
thing more. He made up his mind that
the cup for the team presenting the
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would go to Sacred Heart school.
Despite the fact that the boys OF
Sacred Heart school did not participate
in the last meet, Father McQuaide has
been reliable and consistent friend OF
the league since its inception. Himself
an enthusiast in affairs athletic. he has
aided the officials OF the league in
numberless ways. His latest move has
been to enroll his parish school IN the
organization. He secured his own ath-
letic training at Sacred Heart college
and Santa Clara, and his interest in
sports has never waned.
The boys OF the school share their
pastors enthusiasm. They have taken
70 the project in a way that looks
promising. and. in anticipation of the
outdoor meet to be held early IN June
have already begun their preliminary
practice. Father McQuaide has secured
the Auditorium for the use OF the
school track team and the opportunities
thus offered were eagerly grasped by
the young enthusiasts during the rainy
days OF March With the advent OF
April. minus its traditional showers
the boys have taken to the park. where
they engage in practice with a zeal
and zest that is reminiscent OF the
way the st. James school boys went
after the cup and won it,
The league already boasts OF some
two score OF neat designs or running
suits. but the boys oe Sacred Heart
school claim that they have scored even
over the unique outfit in which the
boys from St. Bonfface's school ap-
peared at the last meet The Sacred
Heart school suit has the MONOGRAM OF
the school initials. s. H p H. on the
right breast and on the left a heart in
red. The design is happy blending OF
symbolism and good taste.
Father McQuaide was present At the
last meet and saw the excellent show
ing which the boys from St Brigid's
school made in the parade. He knows.
thereTore, that the McBrearty & Nc
Cormick cup is not to be secured next
time without struggle. He has pre-
sented his boys with a beautiful silk
banner bearing the school initials In
red letters and richly ornamented in
red and gold. As one OF the young
sters remarked, That banner is going
TO cut shine in the next parade II
certainly will.