The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-20
STAR OF THE SEA
PARISH GAMES
EXCITING
Picnic at Shell Mound Draws
Big Crowd and Best
of Athletes

and the best of picnic weather favored
the guests. From the time the gates
opened until the last special train left
for this side, merriment ruled and
bunch of happier faces could hardly be
found elsewhere.
There were athletic games of all
kinds, feature of them being those
under the auspices of the p A A. A.
and children's games, Irish dancing and
Just" dancing kept the crowd on the
move throughout the day
The athletic games, of course, were
the big feature of the day. the best
athletes in California being competi-
tors. Stars like Glarner, WaIlhsh,
Harry Elliot, Donovan and Gebhardt
met on the cinderpath and the field
and the various events brought to-
gether as classy a lot of amateur ath-
letes as has been seen at the Shell
Mound Enclosure this season. One
worlds record was broken. but on ac-
count of an oversight on the part OF
the games committee it will not take a
place in the official records It was
in the sc pound throwing event and
p. Donovan (unattached) tossed the
weight a distance of q feet 1O&
inches On account of the lump of
lead not being of the proper dimensions
the big toss will not be recognized BY
the officials of the amateur athletic
union.
A feature of the day was the work
of Harry Elliot. who made his first
captain of the Barbarian rugby club.
the Hornet soccer club, the Barbarian
cricket club and also a tennis and
handball player of some renown. Harry
met the best boys in the business yes
terday in the $50 yard handicap and.
with an allowance Of 10 yards. simply
breezed home. Elliot will have to be
reekoned with in future athletic meets
now that he has got busy with the boys.
One of the prettiest races of the day
was the 176 yard dash, which was won
by Knox of the Olympic club. in 20 is
seconds. Gerhardt and the winner
fought it out all the way around and
the winner came in first by less than
foot
The Olympic boys had things all their
own way in the relay race. three teams
from the local club being the only
competitors. At that it was one of the
greatest finishes ever Witnessed in a
relay and the judges rightly called It a
dead heat. Glarher. last man to run
for the No team, had to make up IS
yards on his lap, but running like a
cyclone ne breasted the tape with the
first man of No ? team.
st. Marys of Oakland won the relay
race for Catholic schools in the good
time of 1:49 S-5. and the team from the
Sacred Heart took the boys relay race
from the Hamilton school. which was
the only other entrant. Following is
summary of the results:
lie yards, scratch race-First. Knox
60. c.; second Gebhardt, 90. CT; third,
McDonough Unattached Time, 20 10
seconds.
S52 yards. handicap-First. H. r. Ell
liot (Barb.); second, Kramer est.
Mary'sl; third, Moss 20. c.. Time, AZ
minutes 3-o second.
Half mile, handicap-FirSt, Glarner
III, q, 4. -
third Benjamin est. Mary's). Time,
minutes 8 40 seconds.
One mile, handicap-First, Hoburg
(unattached); second, Parsons (S. of So;
third. Stewart (St Mary's). Time,
minutes Z 10 seconds
Two miles, handicap-First, W. Gar
vim 90. Co; second. Hoburg (unat-
tached) third. King est. Mary's). Time,
10 minutes 80 As seconds.
Throwing 56 pound weight-First,
Donovan (unattached); second, Wallfsh
90. CO third, Elliot (Barbs.). Distance.
81 feet ION inches.
Mary's); second, Knox 90. CT; third,
Wallfsh 90. c.. Distance, IL feet IL
inches.
Boys, relay. half mile-F'irst, Sacred
Heart; second. Hamilton. Time, 1 min
ute SO la seconds
Half mile relay. for Catholic schools
First. st. Mary's; second. Sacred Heart;
third, Star of the Sea. Time. 1 minute
40 3-5 seconds.
Throwing the discus-First. Knox 90.
CO.; second. Rev. Thomas Holohan Is.
OF 81; third. Donovan (unattached).
Distance, 10s feet 1 inch.
The following officials had charge of
the games:
Referee. F. J. o'Kane: starter. George
James; judges-N. j. Prendergast, An
gus ellis A. Lynch. ]. P. Leonard:
timers-William Christie. L. ]. Hills C.
A. Robert: field Judges. C. Nealon,
William Minehan, Otto Ritter, A. Nc,
Donald, j. mCCdTFOWs ClSIh OF tQe
course. A. T. Gillespie.
General committees:
Reception committee-Rev. Philip
organ. Rev. T. P. Moynihan. c. A.
Robert. Andrew Lynch. John Greedy.
Peter McHugh. Charles Warden. John
Dowd Edward Leonard, Alexander
Mcdonald. A. T. Gillespie, E. Kerrigan.
Walter Savage Mark Greedy, Martin
Glennon, William Hanley. Thomas
Proctor. James Walsh. Felix McHugh
John Moriarty John Mallory, John
Thurber p. J. McGaffgan. Charles H.
McCourtney. Thomas j. Glynn, John r.
Ellington, Peter keenan,. Hon. George
Connolly. Mesdames J. p. Leonard o.
F. Shaefer William Hanley. Ed Leon
ard A. Le0nard. A. Brignoli. Hunt.
Misses Rose Frey, May Thurber Nora
.ODonnell. Ethel Kerrigan, Margaret
Ryan. Margaret Tanning. Alice Thur
Der Annie Dillon, Pearl Robert. Loretta
riartys Margaret G.. and Catherine c.
Barrett Katherine Moriarty Winifred
McHugh. Josie Leonard, Evelyn Ros-
setti, Dora Savage. Virginia Cleary.
May Ward Elizabeth Herzog, Anna
Leonard and Il azel Maloney-
Committee on gameS-A. T. Gillespie
Charles Warden. Andrew Lynch, John
McCarron. Alexander Mcdonald, c.. A.
Robert. A. ellis William Garvin. Cap
tain John Dever. j. W. Mccarthy.
Music committee-Charles Warden.
p. F. Powers, John Dowd. William
Hanley, w. L. Robert.
Gate communications Greedy. Will
liam Hanley. p. j. McGaffigan. Martin
Glennan. Edward Leonard. Thomas
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