The San Francisco call., 1909-10-12
Girls to Root
For Athletes in
Catholic Meet
Feminine Voices VIII Urge Fa,
VOrifes to Victory Next
Friday Night
By WILL SCARLET

While the Catholic Schools athletic
meet at the Auditorium Friday night
is to be participated in only by school
boys, it by no means follows that the
girls hailing from the various paro-
chial schools are not deeply interested
in the event. The fact is the girls
on both sides of the bay are working
just as sedulously as the boys, though
in a somewhat different way to make
of the affair an unqualified success.
The girls of St Brigids school, for
instance. are past mistresses in the
gentle art of boosting. Thanks largely
to their aid, the track team from ST.
Brigid's school won the handsome tro-
ply awarded at the last indoor meet
to the school team making the most
presentable showing in the parade.
over in West Oakland the girls of
St Joseph's institute are planning a
systematic roofing campaign which is
designed to strike terror into the
hearts of all competitors not hailing
from the schools of the faith" The
roofing squad will be headed by Miss
Eileen Montgomery.
True TO their traditions. the girls
from Lourdes academy, East Oakland,
are going to do all in their power to
aid the boys from ST Anthony's school
TO win the grand prize of the meet,
the Archbishop's cup. They are all
experienced rooters. too, for under the
leadership of Miss Donovan they gave
invaluable assistance to the East Oak
land ball tossers in the league tourna-
ment last spring.
All of St James parish is going TO be
out for the school team Friday night.
Needless to say, the Jacobian rooters
VIII receive their inspiration from the
popular pastor of st. James church,
Rev. P. r. sLynch. Father Lynch is
convinced that the meet is good
thing.
The pupils of st. Boniface's school
IN Golden Gate avenue will combine
thongs school. Army street. to aid the
track team hailing from the latter in
stitutlon to win all available cups Fri
day night. By the looks of things.
the Antonines have an. excellent chance
rooters or no rooters
The sturdy little team hailing from
holding regular practice for several
weeks with excellent results. This
team is one of the dark horses of the
meet, and considerable anxiety about
of ST. Peters, ST. Joseph's and other
league schools.
r. another dark horse comes from
EIiadR EETIinltRxate; The youngsters IRON st.
EilzaDeths parish are very reticent
about their sprinters, but by the way
they do things in their daily practice
something extraordinary can alone pre-
vent their giving the winner of the
meet close run, If not winning out on
their own account.
Sacred Heart school in Hayes street
and Sacred Heart school North Oak
land, has more than a nominal resem-
blame From both schools come little
athletes determined and experienced.
Neither school has thus far succeeded
in securing a trophy. but both intend
to alter that state of affairs four nights
hence.
Encouraged by the excellent showing
they made at the outdoor meet held in
st. Mary's college stadium in May the
boys from st Francis de Sales school
are confident that they can achieve
more than a nominal success Friday
night. Their preliminary practice has
been regular and systematic.