The San Francisco call., 1909-03-20
PAROCHIAL. SCHOOLS
CELEB RATE
VICTORIES
Catholic Athletes Formally Pre-
Senfed With Prizes Won
at Meet
By Will Scarlet

! During the week the schools fortu-
nate enough to secure trophies AT the
recent meet OF the Catholic Schools
athletic league have been celebrating
their triumphs. Just as at the close
| OF the Olympian games the athletes
| OF ancient Greece united to do honor
to those OF. their number who succeeded
| in securing the parsley crowns, so the
first indoor meet is a thing of the past.
have been celebrating the glories of
the winners of the cups.
| Father Lynch. the popular pastor of
St James church, is delighted with
the splendid showing made by the ath-
letes hailing from his parochial school
and has done all in his power TO mani
fest his appreciation OF their pluck
and prowess. The winning athletes
TOOK prominent part I'm the local ceIe-
Dratlon or st. Patrick's day and Father
Lynch took the opportunity offered by
/ the occasion to extol the work OF St
James track team and the league.
The boys from st. Brigid's. VINO sue
| to the track team making the best
showing in the parade have been hold
ing high festival in honor OF their
victory.
ItGE
/ Early in the week reception was
/ rendered the winning track team and
an entertainment was presented in
which the ablest talent of St Brigid's
school took part. The beautiful Nc
Brearty & Mccormick ~eup was put
on exhibition and afterward presented
4 to the team 1t was a very enjoyable
and very significant demonstration. and
1t goes without saying that at the next
meet that school VIII have TO work
1 HdG0 that HNnGprS ha traY Exr
! from st. Brigids.
Equal enthusiasm prevailed at Sacred
Heart college, where the champions Of
/ the grammar department We're formally
and spiritedly complimented by the stu
dents. Brother Lewis. the president Of
| the college, is himself an enthusiast in
annette affairs, and his interest in the
subject has proved contagious.
Across the bay the league athletes
| nave been celebrating, too- The COL
| iege relay trophy has taken its place
! among the formidable collection OF
cups captured by ST. Mary's college,
and the athletes of the institution for
mally commemorated the victory last
! tuesday evening.
! The entertainment was varied one
partly literary and musical and partly
athletic. The swimming matches pulled
or IN the splendidly equipped tank
IN the gymnasium We're won by Happ
CLINTON, Robinson and Beck. The club
passing race-a very popular competi-
tive eXercise-proved an exciting con-
'
eaptained by Guadalupe Maretti. \
snappy basket ball game resulted in a
victory for the Fictors, of whom Wins
/ by is captain. Walker and d Artenay
led in the concentrations race.
PRIZES AWARDED
| The musical numbers on the program
We're supplied by the college orchestra
led by Professor Schorchts and Ed
Martin, DR.. Dietz, John Burke and NJ.
Schoenfeld appeared in recitations and
specialties. Brother VelIesian, presi-
dent of st. Mary's college, awarded the
prizes at the close of the entertain
the faculty and the student body. The
affair was under the direction of Ath-
ietic Director Otto Rittler.
rather John y. McNally, pastor of ST.
Patrick's church, West Oakland. is very
proud of the showing made by his boys
at the indoor meet, and expressed his
appreciation last Wednesday evening in
the course of his St. Patrick's day ora
ton. Many OF the track team took part
school. Blufie Martin. was accorded a
place of honor
Though st. Joseph's academy. Rerke-
ley, captured no cups in the last meet.
the little athletes hailing from Peralta
park made an excellent showing. They
secured third place in the finals. which
under the circumstances they rightly
regard as an enviable distinction.
They. too. held a celebration in honor
of the event and likewise contributed
to the success OF St Mary's celebration.
| Among the academy lads who took part
in the entertainment in st. Mary's gym
| nasium are the following: Francis B.
1 Culbertson, Harold Flood. Al Burgin,
Theodore EIwert. Lloyd Lennon and
Anson O'Brien.
These numerous celebrations OF vic
! tory are proof sufficient that the enthu-
siasm for affairs athletic engendered by
the formation OF the Catholic schools
athletic leagu has not died away now
that the first indoor meet is thing OF
the past.
The board of directors of the Catholic
! schools athletic league will hold a
meeting tomorrow afternoon at Sacred
/ Heart college. Delegates from all the
schools enrolled in the league will be
present. An election of officers will
take place and plans will be maturec
for the athletic activities of the coming
months. The meeting will be called to
order at 2:30.