The San Francisco call., 1909-05-09

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10 he the class. though each mo- Nloua- .!..
entered has an enthusiastic ioiioM VIZ
of club mates who are WllllhS 40 De-
heir man TO the limit burns iHn I"
great race last week from san JoH
10 Los Gatos. and those who saw tliV
contest tell me that he Shouio ho.
no trouble III breastinS the tape lh tHe
lead. though the Siapiamals are Plu
Ming great faith 70 their little chaat
pion. William Joyner The 5otuth
t-itv wheeImen claim that IN H. pamoa
they have a winner Damon Iaii
excellent race in the olympic ctuo
marathon on Washingtons birLhna4
and should improve on that perform
ancc Every bicycle rider lb low
rromises 10 he on hand 10 root Tor
Damon Another runner Who mace an
excellent record in the olympic clG3
race is p. J. Scanlon of The lrlsh-
American athletic club. Scanlon mas a
large following in "Wednesday niGhl
race. and should he wei up with lne
leaders.
stanford university viii meet the
Olympic clubs track team IN QUA
meet on NaN - on the University OF
California cinder track. The meet is
not alone for the annual competition
between the two 0Tga niZatlOns. but
toward defraying the expenses OF the
eastern trip Of the college boys II
viii bring together our three greatest
middle distance runners-Mlller, wy
races can be looked forward 10. A
quarter and half mile race with these
three men alone Is worth going miles
TO see, and ii IS these two events that
are going TO draw the crowd. for every
one wants To see Glaruer meet the two
college men. II the track Is in a.
good shape as il WAS for the intercol-
legiste meet-and there Is no reason
WHY ID should not be-the coast rec
ords for both the half and mile should
go As Stanford is not very stronE
in the hurdles. Captain koy COWles
OF the University OF California has con
scented 10 run against Herbert Cheek
over the sticks. These two men are
among the fastest hurdlers ever turned
out on the coast. and viii put up
crsckerjack race Tommy Smith VIII
he seen in the mile. wearing the winged
@. ollie Snedigsr, Pete Gerhardt and
Walter Knox viii have 10 be At their
ln the sprlnts. The cardinal runner
is conner. and an even time race
would not be surprising
Yesterdays meet Of the Academic
athletic league closed the track sea
son for the high schools of the state.
Tie season has not turned out a we'll
as II looked at the beginning. The
anti-fraternity law has raised havoc
II many Of The schools. especially those
of Alameda county. where for mum
beT or years the fraternity man has
held The upper hand in ali school mat
fers. Just what the outcome will be
neXi year is hard 10 say. but ii is go
ing TO prove quite q problem TO the
various school leagues.
The baseball championship Of The
league VIII be decided in the next two
weeks. but II is difficult to cali The
Einner. II Cogswen plays steady and
Hoiis has good day there is no rea-
son why the local nine should not
wa k on with first honors.
The Public Schools athletic league is
running a baseball tournament mat is
deserving OF much commentator, For
the manner in which The ear,ee sJa
handled and the officials Of the league
arc 10 be congratulated. While some
OF me games have been somewhat one
sided. others have been hotlv foueri,,k I
Spring Valley grammar and Cs-orxer
Hotl nave excellent teams. and should
max good showing and be well IN
with me leaders when IL comes down
70 me nnals- 1t is remarkable the
showing that the Crocker e,ra nr,ar
school has always made in athlefics
OF ali kinds in which the school has
petn representeo- Some ten years ago
Vas at the head OF what was known
as the Grammar School athletic club.
consisting Of about a dozen ers ANNA ;.
scnoots, and IN the various contests
OF all kinds. track. baseball and foot
bail, the Croker lads always won Al
that time Joe Nealon was the star ~
the school, and could win nearly anz,
event ne cared TO enter. From thai
time 10 this Crocker has ALWAYS heen
leaoer IN grammar school athletics
IN this city
The. Protestant Sunday School atb-
le1c league viii hold its first indoor
meet al the Auditorium rink on T,,ne =
An excellent program is being ar
ranged under the direction of the field
aay committee, headed by H NJ Strick-
.sT- livery Protestant Sunday school /,
me city promises to have represen enta-
tion in the meet