The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

tornia has ever had the opportunity or
holding a track and field championship,
and the athletes of that section are
taking full advantage of it and leav-
ing no stone unturned to make the af-
fair a success. George w. Braden, a
member of the southern California
commission, has been appointed to
manage the meet, and there is no one
in that section of the state who is
better fitted for the position.
The track and field events will be-
gin at 2:30 on Tuesday afternoon. July
Is. and wrestling bouts and a Mara
thon race will be held on the following
day.
On account of the large entry list
expected, it has been deemed advisable
TO limit the entry to men that have
equaled or beaten the following rec
ords: 100 yard dash, 10 3-5; 220 yard
dash, "a; 440 yard dash, :54; $50 yards,
2:6; mile run, 456; mile run, 10.40;
12O yard hurdles, II; 220 yard hurdles,
.2T; 16 pound shot put, 81 feet inches;
16 pound hammer throw, 120 feet; high
jump, feet 6 inches; pole vault, 10
feet; broad jump. 20 feet 6 inches; dis
Gus throw, 100 feet Travelling ex-
penses will be allowed a limited num-
Der of the best men from Stanford, CAL
ifornia, Olympic club and the Academic
league. On Wednesday night, July IA.
winners at a banquet that will be
given the contestants. All the best
men In the southern part of the state
will continue in training and record
breaking meet is assured.
The Fiesta park stadium Will seat
$4,000, while Ascot is good for 10000,
so that spectators Will have a great
view of the meet
Alfred Treloar, of the Los Angeles
athletic club, will handle the wrestling
bouts.
Thursday nights meeting of the
Academic athletic league at Lowell
high school resulted in the passing
Of the amendments and approval of the
subleague constitutions Of the San
Francisco, Alameda and peninsular
vancement for the league to make.
These new subleagues will start in the
first of next semester on the new
basis and it ought to mean much for
the proper development of high school
athletics. 1t is certain that when the
various branches of the parent organ
ization manage their own meets the
individual schools will be much better
satisfied with the results and the f1nan-
cial arrangements will be a great deal
better One Of the great troubles of
the Academic league board of mana
gers in the past has been irresponsible
delegates, who have known little or
nothing about the management of ath-
letic events. The recent basket ball
tournament OF the league was a fizzIe
on account of poor management and
the financial loss was quite heavy TO
the league. Had better judgment been
shown it would have proven a big
source Of revenue.
The new baseball handbook of the
Pacific athletic association has lust
come from the printers hands and Is
ready for distribution. The baseball
committee has been laboring hard to
make amateur baseball feasible and
the new book of rules is bound to sim
plify matters to those who want to
do the right thing for amateur base
ball. The latter part of this week a
meeting will be held by the committee
and invitations will be sent to ALI
amateur teams TO send representatives
The rules will be discussed and ar
rangements made for a championship
tournament. Copies may be had by ap-
plying to George Fraser secretary of
the committee, at room 927, Phelan
building. or at spalding's.
The baseball team of Cogswen schoo,
is planning strenuous week Tomor-
row morning it meets Polytechnic high
at the Eleventh and Mission street
grounds; Tuesday it plays Seo,,oia
Union high Redwood City; Wednesday
st. Mathews military school at San
Mateo, and the Pensacola team at Coat
island on Friday