The San Francisco call., 1909-03-21
STUDENTS PREPARE
FOR VERY BUSY
SEASON
Oakland High School Athletes
viii Defend LaureIS Won
i'm Many Contests

OAKLAND, March 20,-Oakiand high
school should have great season for
athletics. In swimming and basket ball
all contests are over. and if one but
glances at the standing of the boys In
these activities, he Will find OaklandS
teams at the top in basket ball. and
close second in swimming. The
showing of the swimming team was
made minus the services of Captain
Dick Dunn. the schools best man in
the short races and the fastest relay
Several believed Kitto had swim
ming reputation made by his friends,
but he proved a big eye opener in the
In basket ball Oakland high has
been on top to the end of the season,
which came last Wednesday when Oak
land was compelled to accept Will
merdingS cold footed surrender In
only one game were the boys in blue
hard pressed. This was the game with
Oakland Polytechnic, during which the
score was tied several times.
Captain Maclise and Dunham have
few equals in forward positions.
Toward the latter part of the season
Feiberling, Oakland highs big center,
began to use his head in his play. and
then it was the opposing center was
completely bewildered When the sea
son opened it was discovered that
Peterson could not play on account OF
the injury he sustained in football, and
it was then that Captain Maclise be-
Peterson's place. That player was
found in Wharton, who was put in the
guard position, and played a great
game throughout the season.
Mike" Smith is without doubt the
best guard in the Academic league. His
able management has been the main
factor in the success of the team this
spring. Holden and Harris proved
themselves worthy substitutes.
The prospects on the track are
brighter than any of the other activi-
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of athletes under his wing and. in fact,
he has all of last years team except
two men, The two athletes missing
are Hooper and Bronson. On the team
Will be such point winners as Hart
well. Mike" Smith, Maclise, Mcdonald
Todd and Gray
In the field events Oakland will have
strong men in all places but the shot
put Here the team will be noticeably
weak, although Smith, big senior. and
Melvin, sophomore, may improve into
point winners.
In the hammer throw Captain Hart
we'll looks to be a first place man,
while in the. high jump. Maclise and
Stratton should be near the top all the
time. In the broad jump Smith. who
won 1t last year, should go further
ahead than ever. with Harris close
behind. In the pole vault 1t looks like
Mike" Smith all the way. Bangs
should also figure in this event. The
half mile, although Sargent is running
nice race at this distance, figures
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the mile Captain Hartwell should win
in all meets, with Bassett and Cole
close behind. In the quarter Todd and
Gray should figure prominently, as they
are both running the event around 81
seconds this early in the season.
The 220 yard dash will find Mcdonald.
Russell and possibly. Leber entered.
In the 100 yard dash HartwelI has
discovered Millett. a freshman, who
ran the hundred the other day, without
training for the event, in 10 As seconds.
In the hurdles the team will have an
extremely reliable man in Captain
Maclise.
The relay team composed of the fol-
lowing should win in any league: Nc
Donald. Todd, Gray. Maclise and Smith.
The baseball team that represented
Oakland high school last spring and
went through the entire season with
the loss of only one game will. with
resent the school again this term
Captain Irwin has a great bunch of
ball players and figures that IL the
pitching department can uphold its end
honors. Ernest Dill probably will do
most OF the catching. Defriez will
likely be substitute catcher. In the box
there will be E. Dill, La Coste and
Dingwell Stevens will play first. the
position he was moved to when Dunn
left school. On second the team has,
probably the best player for that posi-
tion in the league in the person of
Menges. Captain Irwin on short is
fast rounding into form. Joe Hunt
will play third. HeBshaw in left is the
best In the league. Two good players
Holden. In right it looks like Full
weller, although Hermle and Clark are
still trying for the position.
not decided are center and right field.
Games have been arranged with st.
Mary's second team, Berkeley high and
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