The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

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ing of the members HERBERT HAUSER
Of the siaplamats.
Nationals and Century club boys on
( "Wednesday night was one OF the fea-
tures- While the games have been
VERY much one sided. each night has
been an Improvement on the former
one and next week VIII surely see
some hot contests
II One OF the noticeable features In all
this last weeks playing was the clean.
I Igentlemanly game put up by each and
every team. There has not been a
single thing TO mar the success of the
4 tournament. / have seen many player
going up to his opponent and congratu-
iating him on his good game. The ofi-
Gals. Pat O'Dea. Frank BOek and
George Schlitter. have done wen ana
their decisions have been unQuestioned
X The games for tomorrow evening are
the classiest let that have been sched-
/ uled so far. for some OF the fastest
teams in the state viii participate It
will be the first chance that the public
viii have to see the Stockton All Stars
+ in action. This team has been playing
together for many years and its mem
z
are expected to carry off the donors
in the unlimited class. Pitted against
the Slough City boys Will be the fast
! five Of the Santa Cruz Y NJ c. A.. a
strong aggregation that has been win
ming many games in it's section OF the
state. The Spartans a fast local team.
makes its first appearance against the
speedy Century athletic club of Oak
| Law Hn nm
Wednesday night.
The 100 pound class viii bring to-
gether the Berkeley Y NJ. c. a. and
the Meteors of this city. while in the
! 110 pound class the little Columbia
Park boys will try their luck against
the fast FIVE from Stockton. known
as the Dwarfs.
The Academic athletic league is max
ing great strides in it's work OF reor-
ganization. Last Wednesday night the
San Francisco subleag que was rsorsan-
lied with much enthusiasm. every local
school being represented Yesterday
President A. j. Cloud and Prof y A.
Macurda. who has been appointed sub
league organizer. left for Sacramento.
where meeting was held last night.
at which delegates from the various
Sacramento valley schools organized a
new subleague In that section of the
state. Today these men will proceed
TO Fresno, where the San Joaquin VAL
ley subIeague viii be started.
This work of the league is going to
mean much for amateur athletics in
this state. 1t will mean the education
of every section of the state in clean
lathletfcs. and in the small country
towns is bound 70 bring the best re-
suits. sincerely believe that ath-
Ietics have done wonders toward
brin ging the country school boy TO
college. and the history OF amateur
athletics shows that when he proper
athletic spirit has been instilled into
the youngsters OF tender years il he's
always remained there. There is no
better example than is shown in the
work of the Columbia Park boys club.
Tomorrow viii witness the first out
door track meet of the season under
the auspices of the Olympic club AT
the stadium in Golden Gate park the
public will have an excellent Opp0r-
tulity Of seeing the best Of our local
athletes in competition Forrest smith
son who has been breaking indoor
records here for the last month or SO,
IS going TO see what he csn do toward
getting the worlds record Of a see
onds in the 22O yards low hurdles.
He wi+l have as opponents Herbert
Cheek and three or four other fast
stickers,
Among the high school teams in the
! Academic league. competition viii also
be keen this spring On paper Oak
land looks TO have the championship
of the league wei in, hand, but upsetS
are likely 10 occur and disappoint them.
All the local schools will have Inn
proved teams, and each ore intends TO
make hot fight for the honors- COgs-
we'll has a CLASSY lot OF ycungsters.
who should make a great showing.
Lick. under George NIiddleton's coach
ing. will endeavor TO retrieve herself
on the track. And il hard work counts
the Tiger team should be we'll up
among the point winners
Rainy weather has done much to de-
lay training. but this viii not affect
the athletes, as the Academic league
meet is fully month later than usual.
The Olympic club Marathon race.
which will be Nun or in the park to-
morrow morning. has brought out a
classy lot of entries. All those who
participated in the last Marathon from
Belmont 10 this city viii againt be seen
in action. with the exception OF William
Joyner But Geoffrey Hassard and
/ George Behrman. both Dipsea winners,
will make their first appearance in a
Maratho and as both are fast men.
hot race can be looked forward TO.
/ William Moir and Claude Fallehey Of
the Century athletic club viii also be
contenders. as we'll as the husky sth-
Ietes from the Swedish athletic cluo.
the Irish American. Sisplamat Indians
and Metropolitan clubs. Otto Boed-
dicker will probably be the sole con-
tender from the Olympic club