The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-18
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
ATHLETES TRAIN
FOR MEET
Keen Rivalry Is Promised in
LEAGUES Outdoor Events at
ST. Mary'S Saturday
By WILL SCARLET

Next Saturday. May - Is the oaS
fNed for the first outdoor games OF IN e
Catholic Schools athletic league ANA
500 youngsters Of school age on Dotn
sides Of the bay are looking forward
with mingled anxiety and anticipation
10 the big series Of events. The wiser
among the youths are making secret
pilgrimages 10 st. MaryFs college sta
dunn and looking over the field OF
battle. In every league center the
hustle Of preparation is in evidence
During the school hours, ii is true,
the bows are Intent more than ever on
their books. but once the dismissal
signal is given and the lines file down
The stairs there is d burst of speed
TO the nearest field of PRACTICE, where
the runners go through their PAGES and
the rooters drill themselves on their
school cries. The boys realize that
there is no time 10 lose. Saturday is
rapidly approaching. and with II comes
triumph or defeat
The little runners from st. Peter
school started in last week TO improve
each shining hour They succeeqed IN
arranging an interscholastlc meet Win
the boys from the Hearst grammar
and last Saturday afternoon succeeded
in hesting them by the close score
of IS 10 A.. II was by no means a
Strikingiy brilliant victory, but II mas
given the Naticaneros a lot OF conn
oence The meet served $50 to show
40 some of the boys in the unlimited
class who have not been over Jealous
i'm the matter of training St Peters
say the wise ones. stands sood
chance of winning next saturday
meet but the Mission athletes viii
nave to hustle considerably IN the IN
term.
Then there is ST. James school The
boys who attend this institution are
likewise Missionites. and the folk from
the Mission are like the folk from
MissOuri-you have 10 show them The
JacObians are perfectly willing 10 DE
shown. and they extend cordial lnNl-
tatiOn to all the league athletes TO beat
II. James next Saturday, II they can
we won tie last meet" they say. and
why shouldn't we win this?" True
enough, they won first honors at the
indoor games last March, and they
stand an excellent chance OF showing
up well Saturday. But for all that,
they have no reason TO be over conf
dent. Those other schools have been
very busy ever since. and there are
ever SO many dark horses in line Some
Of those dark horses may be left at
the post but-there are others.
The boys from st. Joseph's school
have lost neither their aspirations nor
Jheir mascot AlonzO, The Jnior Call
dog. is still with them. and so is the
stay-with-it spirit that made them
sucn formidable competitors in the
March meet. They may not bring
Alonzo across the bay Saturday. but
they certainly viii bring their deter
minati TO capture every available
trophy The Josepnites have shown
themselves game losers. and now they
are striving 10 show the league that
they can be graceful Nictors.
And there is ST. Charles school. Pros
pectiNe winners Of Saturdays meet,
look out FOR these determined little
sprinters who are going to make their
debut in ST. Marys stadium. The St
Charles lads are out TO win They
are not 50 very much, so far as size
Is concerned. but in the so and 50
pound classes they are decidedly there.
Though 81. Brigid's school won the
trophy Tor making the best showing in
the parade aJ the indoor games the
bows from Van Ness avenue and Broad
way resent the imputatiOn that they
can do nothing but march nicely. Sat
urdaT they are going TO put up fine
showing n the parade, but they are
also gong 10 be heard from in the ath-
ietic events. They believe that they
have more than a fighting chance to
annex the relay cup in the 115 pound
class to say nothing of other honors
The boys from St Patrick's school
viii lead in the parade and they have
resolved. for consistency's sake, to lead
IN several Of the events. The Patri-
clans do not make much noise about
their training but they certainly have
been saving wood for the last three
weeks and are likely TO spring a few
surprises on their city friends, to say
In Mission Dolores parish is the st.
Francis Real school. Real means
royal" and when ii comes TO athletic
affairs the boys from this school mea n
70 show that they are of a kingly line
They are strong in the so and IS pound
classes and have an eye en- the Kelleher
& Browne trophy offered for the 1I5
pound relay. Look out for the Real
boys.
The grammar department Of Sacred
Heart college took second place in the
March games The Fell street sprint
eTs now see no reason why they should
not 80 notch higher this time and
have fully made Up their minds to do
it. Interest IN basket ball and base ball
has not destroyed their zest for track
events and they are prospective cup
snatchers for Saturday.
Their friends and neighbors Of Sa-
cred Heart school in Hayes street have
mighty aspirations, too. These little
chaps will not make much of a show
ing in the unlimited class, but their
hopes are centered in the lightweight
entries, and unless rumor has things
badly mixed their hopes are not in
vain They will have the support of a
big and enthusiastic coterie of rooters,
and that counts for something.
The San Francisco schools entered
for saturdays meet undoubtedly mean
business. They have been practicinR
faithfully under the direction of eff
cient coaches and they are brimful of
enthusiasm and determination. Is it
possible for any Alameda county school
We had better suspend judgment until
we sec the standing Of the Oakland and
Berkeley schools. which viii appear in
fOmOrrOw's Call.