The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-05-16
RIVAL COLLEGES
PREPARING FOR
CLASH
New Era i'm Athletics for ST.
Mary'S and Santa Clara
Begins May 29
BY WILL SCARLET


The athletes of Santa Clara and st.
Mary's are making strenuous prepsra-
tions for the intercollegiate track and
field meet TO take place in ST. Msry's
college stadium on the afternoon of
ss turday. May 2e. Never before have
the track men of the two Catholic
colleges come together. and the ex-
pertinent will be eagerly watched by
the alumni of both institutions.
The meet of the 29th will be the
first Of a series of annual competitions
in field events in which the students
Of ST. Mary's and Santa Clara have
agreed to participate for term of five
years. Until a comparatively short
time ago track events were not much
in evidence in either college, most of
the athletes being absorbed in base
ball. II is true that interclass field
days We're held occasionally, but they
failed TO arouse that steady and prac-
teal interest that ma nifests itself in
regular and long continued training.
With the coming OF Father Stack as
athletic director at Santa Clara and
Brother Joseph's assuming the office
Of athletic moderator at st. Mary's a
new era dawned. The athletic activi-
ties at both centers OF learning began
TO branch out. with the result that
now the students of St Mary's and
Santa Clara are in a position TO en-
gage not only in DIAMOND conflicts, but
IN competition on gridiron and track.
The agreement signed by the authori-
ties a both colleges calling for ath-
ietic contests for period of five con-
secutiye years will do much to insure
the permanence of these conditions.
The meet Of May % is certain to bring
out as large a crowd of spectators as
did this years series of baseball games
between St Mary's Phoenix and the
varsity OF Santa Clara. The stadium
at st. Mary's boas SITS an unusual seat
ting capacity. which is likely to be
taxed TO its utmost on the last Satur-
day Of MAY.
The training table has become an
institution at both colleges. The track
men at Santa Clara are being coached
by Andy Glarner the captain and crack
middle distance runner of the Olympic
club of this city.
The st. Mary's men are training I'M
der the supervision of Otto Rittler, for
merly physical director of the Reliance
club. but now in charge of the gym
nasium classes and the track work at
the Oakland college. Rittlers work
has thus far been in every respect
satisfactory.
Santa Clara's hopes are centered in
George Horb and in Peters. who dis
tinguished himself so signally during
the baseball series with st. Mary's this
year. Peters is a Splinter of ability
and reputation. Horb is one of the
fastest track men the southern college
has known and is looked upon as a
sure point winner. Horb has been i'll
LOT SotuS Nlules bul II IL dlHioSt Ger Ldi
that he will be in splendid form for
the intercollegiate meet.
Other Santa Clara men who will
strive to win the meet for the red and
white are the following: Barry. Cal
lagher, Reams. Kearney, Swall. Nor
gan. Askam. Donovan and Bronson
Coach Glarner is making his selection
of contestants very slowly in order
that the team that goes to ST. Marys
on the last Saturday of May will be
composed of the best athletes that
Santa Clara can put forth
Regis Starrett of st. Mary's has al
ready annexed several cups for the
Oakland college and is sure to prove
A headliner in the short and middle
distances. For the grilling mile and
two mile runs St. Mary's has entered
senior class. In the field events the
Oaklanders are especially strong with
Captain Dickson in the pole vault and
Walker in the shotput and hammer
throw.
James NJ. Smith 10 is manager OF
St Mary's track team and is cooper
atm with Coach Rittler to secure a
decisive triumph for the pink and blue
on May 20 Among the members of
the track team are the following: Ben
Greeley. Robert Concannon, Frank
Hart, Cyril Vierra. Raymond Grumpy,
John Chapdelain, William Burke Mich
sel O-Connell. Julian O'Dea, Harry
Simpson Robert Robinson, Edward
Martin, Theodore Davie, Frank Nc
Donald. Daniel Sheehy. Herbert Newell
William Donnelly. Elmo Leonhardt
Raymond Miller, Eugene Riordan. Will
liam Hughes, Frank Arata, Thomas
Hogan, Leonard d'Artenay. Frank Nor
ton. John Vicchio, John Ryan and ]. NJ.
McClatchy.