The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-02
ST. James and Sacred Heart Run
Neck and Neck in Catholic
Ball League
By Win Scarlet
STANDING OF THE SCHOOLS

81 AnthonYs school Of this city has
Withdrawn from the baseball tourna-
ment The llttle fellows from that
school found themselves decidedly out
ciassed by the league teams they met
81 the nrst two games of the season
and resolved to give up baseball for
ANS year and concentrate on track
work Every game for which they
Were scheduled has accordingly been
forfeited. with the result that no team
IA the san Francisco branch IS without
some standing ia The percentage col
ANN. Though 81. Charles team. for
instance did not cross bats with St
Anthony the withdrawal OF the latter
Irom The league credits ST Charles
with one game wOn This ruling was
made at the last meeting of the board
of directors and is maniIestly the only
satisfactory way 10 insure absolute
fairness go ana the teams concerned.
81. Joseph'S team fell back 10 second
place last Tuesday. Wnen il met defeat
a TIE hands OF the Sacred Heart nine
1n enc Uf the freak games that the
local sEiphiteS spring now and then on
1llls side OF the bay The Fell street
gentry made all their runs In one in
nins. after having scared their sup
porlers almost 10 death. ~ WAS pretty
much the same kind ot a trick that the
-iosephites turned on the guileiess Nati-
can youths ln the first eague game.
Tire wise ones among the fans are
beginning 40 look their wisdom when
eNer Sacred Heart or 81. James is men
1ioned. Indeed. things look promising
Tor both these teams, neither OF which
has SO Tar Test game. and the blea CHI
ers are certain 10 be nicely filled on the
day THAT 81 James and Sacred Heart
battle for TIE supremacy on this side OF
the bat. Pick rae winner If you can.
The winner by the WAY. may he
dark horse. after All. ST. Patrick's
school has played only one game thus
o. u
biug Tuesday afternoon. The ST Jo-
seph's school. despite It's one defeat is
sun very much IN The game. The same
must be said of s.. Peters. where the
ban tossers have of late put on a burst
OF speed that augurs well for their
interests. Here's hoping.
Games fun OF ginger and cleVerness
have been holding sway in Oakland
during the week. The standing of the
schools has been juggling about with
ghe result that today ST. Anthony's
school OF East Oakland heads the list
with the two .jOSephite teams just near
enough TO be dangerous. The Oakland
peunant Is by no means won though
Tie East Oaklanders. now that they
have the institute scalp at their girilr,
have some reason 10 be jubilanr
81 Joseph's school Berkeley has
been making "a surprisingly good show
lnE. Though the players are rather be-
low the average size and age they are
clever little ball tOssers who know
enough about the fine points Of the
game 10 make every contest in which
they engage well worth the seeing.
Their diamond battle with Sacred
Heart school last Wednesday. in which
athe latter We're defeated by the big
league score Of TO was easily the
best played game thus far pulled of on
either side OF the bay.
Considerable interest attaches TO next
Mondays game at Freeman's park be-
tween 81 Mary's school and ST Fran
els de Sales school Both teams have
thus Tar been tailenders. bGt the unde-
Slrable distinction viii be shuffied of
by one OF the teams by the time the
standing IS again published. The
schools are very evenly matched ano
THE game gives promise Of being as
hotly contested as The Alameda county
games usually are.
The Sacred Heart school team viii
not appear at Freeman's park this
week, which VIII be spent I'm strenuous
practice preparatory for the game with
~. JOseph's institute scheduled for
Monday. May 0. Ii is the ambition of
Tie Iemescalians 10 take a fall out of
htUHe Martln s stars and thus creep
nearer the pennant. should the East
oakland players fan down in any of
1lc coming league games the Sacred
Heart boys VIII have an excellent
chance. OF securing the Oakland cham
pionship.
Following is the schedule of the
Oakland branch games which VIII be
played at Freeman.s park at $3.50:
MONDAY. May st Mary's school Us.
-. Francis de Sales school
N Wednesday Nav 5-St. Mary's school
~ 81. Anthony : school
Thursday. May 6-St Francis de
- les school IS 81 Joseph's school
Berkeley.
a meeting OF the board OF directors
~ TIE Catholic schools athletic league
VIII be held al Sacred Heart college
Ihis afternoon at o'clock Plans for
tae bag outdoor meet scheduled TO take
place Ia -. Marys college stadium VIII
he discussed and committees on games
programs and arrangements Will he
appointed The meet viii be held Sat
urday. NAY p. Delegates from ali the
schools are expected TO be in attend
ance AT tOdaNs meeting