The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-10-16
SACRED HEART BOYS
WIN INDOOR .LAURELS
Immense Crowd Attends Second Meet Of
Catholic Schools Athletic League
By WILL SCARLET


The grammar department OF Sacred
Heart college won the second indoor
meet OF the Catholic schools athletic
league last night in the Auditorium.
The Fell street lads were closely
pressed for first honors. by st. Peters
school, which succeeded in annexing
Is points to the winners. 81. Third
honors in the meet came 10 St. Brigids
school the athletes from that fnstitu-
ton capturing IS points.
The points made By the other schools
follow IN order.
~. james. 20.
St. ignasius aud 81. Joseph. sam Fran
cisco, ;.
II. Joseph's Institute. Oakland. :.
IT. Anthony'S. Oakland. q
II. Aurhony's. san Francisco. B.
Sacred Heart. Oakland, 3.
ST. Elfzabefh's. Fruityale. i.
The winning school Won fairly and
squarely, but the winning school had
no cinch Unlike the irnioor meet Of
the Catholic schools athletic league OF
last March last nights performance
in the race for some cup or another
right UP 10 the very end. and not
until the very last event was run did
any OF the rival delegations lose hope.
The heats proved in some respects
The most interesting phase of the
meet Several of the schools started
of so We'll that al first they looked
like undisputed winners. Among them
were St Anthony's. San Francisco; ST,
Anthonys, Oakland. st. Eiizabeth's.
Eruityale. and Sacred Heart school.
The heats were run off with COM
mendable prOmpfitude. the only delay
occurring according TO schedule after
rne 20 pound events when the parade
took place.
Spectacularly considered the biggest
hit OF the evening was that same pa
rade OF athletes. Five hundred boys
most faultless precision TO the in
spring strains of patriotic airs, is
something which. with Its accompan-
Inent OF shouting. waving spectators on
noor and in galleries. IS something not
10 be seen every day
Each league school had its delega-
ton. and every delegation was out TO
win the handsome Mccormick &
McBreaTtg trophy offered to the school
presenting the best appearance IN the
parade Unique devices were every
was carried in a wicker cage by the
little fellows of St EliZabethS school.
with the suggestive legend waving
above IL Just welt till / grow up"
The choice of the Judges for parade
fell on 81 Brigid's school but not
until the winning team and its closest
competitor, 81. AnthOny's of Oakland,
had held three trial drills. The 81.
Brigid's boys were attired in Roman
Grapes and helmets aud drew in their
wake eayly ornamented float bearing
the trophy won last year Their tTi-
umDh is due in large measure 10 the
Misses Agnes and Mabel Kelly, who
designed the attractive costumes and
float
The boys band from ST. Yincenrs
asylum. Marin county. led the big
parade and. under the direction of
Professor Joseph Raes, rendered a
concert during the evening.
From every viewpoint the meet was
a distinct success. 1t reflects much
credit on the officers of the Catholic
schools athletic league, and in par
dicular is tribute to the executive
ability Of John F. Doran, who had
direct control of the evenings events.
The meet was attended by the larg-
est crowd the Auditorium has ever
held. The adult spectators lined both
main floor and galleries, and each
school had its own roofing section
ablaze with pennants and school
The only occurrence to mar in any
degree the en- oyTnent of the evening
was an injury sustained on a street.
car by little Ray Nolan as he was on
his way TO the meet. The accident
prevented his taking part in the
events. The injured athlete is one of
the stars Of the 81. James school, and
lis absence was keenly felt by his
teammates.
Following were the officials;
HonoEarr president Of the evening-IIis grace
Most Rev. Patrick W Rierdan. ID. D., arch
bishop Of San Francisco.
Honorary vice presidents-Rt. Rev. Dennis