The San Francisco call., 1909-12-05
Olympics o
Wolff Challenged:
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
PLAN BASKET BALL
Postponed Tournament Under
Auspices of League viii
Begin Shortly
By WILL SCARLET

The basket bah tournament TO be
pulled of under the direction of The
Catholic Schools athletic league viii
become an sctuality in short time.
The first postponement. occasioned by
the wide interest taken by all the paro-
chial schools in the big Rugby contest
OF the Catholic colleges. put the basket
han series so near the Christmas holi-
DAYS that there is likelihood Of the
games being further postponed until
after tie reorganization Of classes at
the beginning of the year The def
mite decision Of the board of directors
of the lea league VIII be announced
early in the week.
" While several schools are anxious 10
have the tournament start Immediately
there is a preference in other quarters
for delay of two or three weeks. To
many Of the Catholic league boys bas-
ket ball is a relatively new thing and
more time for preliminary practice Will
be an advantage all around.
The fact that Santa Clara and St
Marys are TO play an intercollegiate
basket bali game early in the year has
invested the sport with an additional
charm ia the eyes of the little ath-
letes of the lea que More so than any
other branch OF athletics, basket ball
had difficulty in being adopted by the
league schools for the reason that the
game. as il IS now played, is relatively
new on the coast A further prejudice.
entertained at first in several schools.
was assumed TO be essentially a girls
game and that il afforded little or no
chance for the display Of school spirit.
Last years winter series al St Mary's
college served TO Danish the prejudice.
and the only thing that today keeps
= few of the lea que schools out Of the
tournament is the small hope they have
OF securing the trophy.
II need hardly be said that this last
srould be no serious objection TO par
ricipation in The basket bal series. Ex-
pert followers Of the game are agreed
that the unexpected happens in this
sport more frequently than in most
other branches OF school athletics and
that even the most inexperienced team
has at least a good lighting chance.
This fact was pertinently demon
strsted at 81. Mary's college last week
when the freshman FIVE, picked as an
easy winner in its initial game with
the BOYS Of the second academic class
came out on the short end OF a 19 TO 6
score. The winners in this particular
game were all novices at basket ball
while the freshmen ranks were re-
cruited from the veteran lightweight
basket ball players Of the college.
Two baseball teams Of the Catholic
Schools athletic league viii cross bats
" ednesday afternoon on the ST. Igna-
Illus college diamond St JOseph's
school Tenth and Howard streets. and
81. Josephs institute, West Oakland.
are the institutions interested. and by
the looks of things the little chaps
should put up an exhibition OF the ma
1ional game that viii come not so very
FAR from the big league standard
The two JOsephite teams clashed
once before. During Portols week
they came together At Freeman park
Oakland and in a game that was hotly
contested the san Franciscans captured
the West Oakland goat
smith. who viii be on the mound
Wednesday for the West Oakland
Josephites. is q new man to come into
notice in league circles. His work was
cOmmendable Friday in the practice
game with the academy boys at Berke-
Icy and he viii likely give a good ac-
count OF himself Wednesday. WaIwin
Martin. the former pitcher Of the West
Osklsnders. viii I5sy al short.
Following is the lineup for Wednes-
DAYS game