The San Francisco call., 1909-05-23
BIG OUTDOOR MEET
DRAWS VAST
THRONG
Grammar Department of Sacred
Heart First and ST. yOSeph'S
Academy Second
By WILL SCARLET

tested that the issue remained IN DOUBT
up to the end, the grammar depart
nent Of Sacred Heart college won the
first outdoor meet of the Catholic
schools athletic league at St Mary
college stadium yesterday afternoon
Its closest competitors were 81. Jo-
seph's academy, Berkeley, ana u.
James school, both Of which put UP
splendid fight for first honors-
Each of the headllners receives a
'ciln the bows from ST James taking
the Kelleher q Browne trophy oneIeu
for the ll5 pound relay me JacopldHs ii
did particularly good work ia TINS
+ race. winning handily over their near
est competitors
MARCH OF ATHLETES
Promptly on schedule time the grand
parade OF athletes formed IN the cor
tired second band of the Coiumpla
Park boys club at their hea1, @ @tile
parochial athletes marched foUF apIeast
down Webster street 10 Orcnaro slreet
Hawthorne street entrance OF the
stadium. Each group OF athleles
marched under tlelr SCnCol COloIS' anu
several of the Institutions represented
in the parade presented an unusuail ny
attractive appearance. But lne PAIN
undoubtedly belongs TO the nttle laos
from 81. Charles school, VINO stepped
out like veterans and bore themselves
with a dignity and grace TAR IN aG-
vance of their years They were Reau-
ed by little George Tracy clad IN cav
aIier robes Of blue and white, with
sweeping, broad white Eat ana huSe
plume OF bright blue
Many Of the spectators preferred TO
remain outside uitil after the parade OF
athletes bat 10 sooner was that func-
tion over. the boys marching twice
around the stadium. than the bleachers
were thick with rooteiS ana Iflehus
and parents intent on the games or the
who knows
of the seating capacity OF 81 Mary
stadium can estimate the NastneSS OF
the crowd assembled al the first out
door games of The catholic schools
athletic league.
THE long events Of the afternoon
were run off promptly. euectlFely. IN
q business Ike manner ana without
solitary hitch The officials Wno pre-
sided over Yesterdays game, deserve
al the compliments that are aNaliable
That perfect order was preserved our
ing the afternoon despite the 1act lhat
more than 500 excited youngsters were
ensa ged in the contest. rejects credlt
on the mana cement of the meet ana
of the Intelligence oRd ability OF the
men in charge
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN
The heats were run or amid ~reat
display % enthusiasm from the bleach
ers. the girls from ST. Francis de Sales
school IN Oakland. proving parucu-
larly loyal contingent and waving blue
rl
Of victory turned in favor Of thtlr
brothers and friends on the track. Tne
West Oaklanders were also very much
there with applause, encouraged by the
presence of their pastor. Rev J. B.
McNally. who was close and enthu-
siastic observer throughout the entire
afternoon
The cheering and shouting mani
Tested during the heats increased ten
fold when the semihnals came. and a
the time that the finals We're pulled of
reached its climax. And the gods were
kind In some lneNpllcabie way the
winning school was difficult tc pick
almost 10 the very end. 50 that the
suspense was kept I'D and hundreds of
pairs of little lungs made vigorous
music The announcements Of the
Juuges were received with burst Of
applause.
The Oakland weather prophet was
kindly indeed. TIE weather was ideal
for the meet. the sun beaming down
on the stadium and the air was crisp
and clear Many Of the spectators
brought oVercOats and wraps. expect
ing a chilly and win0sWept afternoon,
but they speedily shed their super
iuOus clothes and joined the crowd at
Bashi BszOok. the college candyman,
was dispensing the inevitable icecream
cornUcopias CT FIVE cents The throw.
The Bazook did rushing business.
Despite the fact that the confessional
duty prevented most Of the local
Catholic clergy from attending the
games. a number OF priests We're in
evidence. including the genial pastor
of ST. James parish. Father Lynch.
Brother Nellesian. president OF st.
Marys college, mad prepared special
the various teaching sisterhOods. who
Witnessed the progress Of events from
college windows overlooking the
stadium.
The demonstration proved conclu-
sYely that the Catholic Schools ath-
letic league IS an organization with
perfect autonomy and one that enjoys
the support of the representative Cath
Ollie BODY of the bay cities The ont
door games held in St. Mary's stadium
Yesterday afternoon added the touch
Of perfection 10 the splendid effect Of
the indoor meet held in the auditorium
iast March. The retiring president and
his worthy collea CUES haze good reason
for self-felicitation, and their success
sOrs in Office may take up the WORK
Of the league with perfect assurance
that that work is destined TO broaden
and endure.
OFFICIALS OF MEET
Following were the officials OF the
Referee Douglas Erskine: starter. George
James; assistant starters-0tto Rittler Tom
Phelan: judges-Iionel A. WOLF. Harry I. Null
mersmith. Peter J. Mccormick: scorer. John p
Boran assistant scorer. Joe Hickey: announcer
Otto MakoHski; clerk OF course. Nick J. Prender-
gsst; assistant clerk OF course. Brother L. Greg
ory clerk u scales. Erstace NJ. Pexotto: assist
ant clerks-Charles c. Stewart. Joseph /. Taafe;
marshal Brother Y. Felsn; assistant Brother V.
Cyril: inspectors Shine b. J. Flood Charles
Phillips. G. J. keyer.
50 yard dash 50 pound class: First heat-Won
by n Monaghan tSt Peters,: second A.
Q Brien Sacred Heat Z. So. Time. .O7 2-5.
Second heat--Won by 6. Kelly fSt. Mary's. Oak
lsnd); second J. Connolly (St. Peters,. Time.
.07 80. Third heat-Non by 7. White est.
Brigid'sl second. W. Macdonald. Time. .Q7.
Fourth heat-Won by J.. Turner Is. II. s. Oak
landl second. J. Fitzgerald fst- Jamesl- Time,
-O7. Fifth heat-NOn lT Bruneman iSt Brig
ids: second. J. Clarke fSt James, Time.
-o7 40. Sixth beat-Won By II. Alhin Sacred
Heart college,: second, J. Mcguire tSt Francis
de Saiesl- Time. .OT. Seventh bcat-Won by
A. Cummins IS. H. c. second. 5 Burns (S. II.
c.. Tine. 90 i-5. Eighth heat-WOn by r.
Murphy est. Joscah's acsdemyl; second. 3. Hen
messy est. JOsepl's academy. Time :07
80 yard dash. % pound class; First heat--Won
by r. Flynn tSt Peters city; second. J. Ma
her IS H. 81. Time. :07 - Second heat
Won bg r. Kelly iSt Briglds. cityl second.
J. Farrell lSt. Patrick 81 Time. .07 10 Third
heat-Won by n. Scanlen IS. II. s.. oakland;
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