The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
ALL PLANS MADE
FOR CATHOLIC
MEET
Big Parade of Athletes VIII
Precede Contests on
March III
By WiH Scarlet

ditions under which the various events
are to be pulled off and with the quail
fications demanded of athletes who in
tend to compete. The Call has official
sanction for publishing today an ex-
planation of the principal rules of the
meet
No athlete will be allowed 10 take
part in the meet whose name is not
recorded on the Official entry blank of
the school or college he represents.
These blanks must be filed with
Brother ". Cyril. secretary of the
league. 72s EEL street. not later than
March i.
The contestant must have been a
pupil at the school he represents for a
term OF at least Il school weeks prior
to the date of the games. He must,
furthermore, furnish proof that ne has
during that time received mark OF at
least IS per cent or equivalent units
of credit for. proficiency in studies and
general Department.
Each school enrolled in the league is
entitled to three entries in each ind1-
viduaI event No student is permitted
TO enter for more than one event and
in indiviaual events no substitutes are
allow ed.
Each school is entitled TO enter one
team for each relay race. On relay
teams two substitutes are allowed. but
all members OF relay teams regulars
and substitutes. must come from the
same school In the so and 80 pound
| classes. each relay man shall run half
a lap; in the other classes an entire lap
must be covered by. each member OF a
team.
The $50 yard run is open only to ath-
letes registering in the unlimited class
The so yard dash is intended for so and
50 pound athletes only. None but stu
| dents in the 115 pound class will be
allowed to take part in the 40 yard
run.
Competitors will be weighed in -im-
mediately preceding the games. The
scales will be set at the weight speei-
! fled for each class. and any student
raising the beam so that it touches
above will be considered ineligible.
! Contestants found too heavy for the
/ class in which they enter will not be
/ allowed to compete in any other class.
/ In order to settle a much mooted
1
directors has ruled that the average
/ weight of teams will not be accepted as
the criterion of qualification for relay
! men. Each member of a team must
not exceed the weight limit of the class
1 in which the team is entered.
At the present time the following
Catholic institutions are enrolled in the
| league:
St. Mary's college. Oakland.
Sacred Heart college. Oakland.
+! Christian Brothers college. Sacramento.
I. st. Joseph's school, San Francisco.
/ st. Patrick's SCHOOL. San Francisco.
Sacred Heart school. North Oakland.
| ST James school, san Francisco.
! st. Peters school. San Francisco.
] st. Mary's school. Oakland
/ st. Joseph's academy, Berkeley.
/ st. Anthonys school. San Francisco.
st. Anthonys school. East Oakland.
/ st. Joseph's institute, West Oakland.
/ st. yincents orphan asylum. San Rafael.
! st. Brigids school, San Francisco.
! ST. Francis real school. San Francisco.
/ st. Francis de Sales school. Oakland.
/ Holy Cross school. Santa Cruz
/ st. Charles school. San Francisco.
st. Bonifaees school, San Francisco.
!. The Catholic schools athletic league
has received donations of the following
/ trophies. most of which will be COM
peted for on the night of March II:
/ The arehbishep's cup. for the school
/ scoring the greatest number Of points
+ at the indoor games.
The Roos cup. for the winner of
events in the unlimited class.
The Kelleher & Browne cup. FOR the
! winner of events in the 115 pound
class.
The shreve cup. for the winner Of
events in the % pound class.
+ The Wolff cup. for the winner of
/ events in the so pound class
The Spalding trophy for the baseball
! team winning the championship of the
1 league.
The Hearst cup.
The McMahon & Keyer cup.
In order to obviate confusion on the
occasion of the first Official meet OF the
league. each school will be assigned
separate roofing sections at the Audite-
rum. These sections wilf be selected by
lots at the next meeting of the board
| of directors, at which delegates from
all the schools will be present.
A unique feature of the meet is the
proposed parade of athletes which will
begin the evenings program. Some so
students from each school. attired in
! gymnasium suits and wearing the
school coIors. VIII take part in this big
demonstration. Brother xenophon, rec
| tor of ST. yfneent's orphan asylum. San
Rafael has consented to allow the IA
nous band of that institution to sup
ply music for the occasion.
The Sacramento institute team is not
in the least daunted by the result of
last Tuesday evenings relay race The
capital city lads are optimists and
claim that now that the winter rains
are about over. they will be able to get
into splendid shape for the big meet of
/ March II. During the last week or
two they have been practicing under
/ ANTIQUITIES, owing to the thoughtTess-
ness of the Sacramento climate.
Not even old Pluvius at his worst.
however. can daunt the enthusiasm of
| the Sacramentans. They have a score
or so of miniature Dorandos in the so
pound class. all of whom are anxious
ITO try issues with the crack league