The San Francisco call., 1909-04-01
CATHOLIC SCHOOLS
INTERESTED In
BASKET BALL
Approach of Baseball Tourna-
menf Does Not Lessen Prac-
fice i'm Other Sports
BY VIII Scarlet

SCHOOLS WISHlnE 10 enter tc1nis IN
the baseball tournament of the Catho-
lie Schools athletic league must send
In list of their players not later than
Saturday. April 3. San Francisco
schools are to Address Brother Alexan-
der, $50 Fair Oaks street. Alameda
county schools nre to send their lists
to Brother Gabriel, st. Anthony's school
East Oakland.
Despite the near approach of the
baseball tournament and the big OUT
door track meet looming across the
stretches of April and May, the boys
and young men attending the local
Catholic institutions have not ceased
to manifest keen interest in basket
ball. This game has literally swept
the league by storm. During the ex
ceptionally rainy winter it was the
standby of athletic directors every
where but now that diamonds are get
ing into condition and outdoor hand
ball may be played without the aid
OF life bouys. it might be thought tnat
basket ball would be relegated to the
background But such is not the case.
In almost every one OF the league
schools the basket ball enthusiasts are
UP and doing
Neatly logged out in green and white
suits the five clever little chaps who
represent st. JoseIh's academy, Berke-
ley, have won several hotly contested
games within the last few weeks. Their
career has not been a course of uni
form successes. but they have lost all
the games they intend to lose and are
anxious to increase their percentage
OF victories while time and adversaries
remain. The academy FIVE are c. Ort-
mann, G. Simpson, r. Artiga, c. Ench
and w. Cunningham.
Brother Wilfred who directs the
destinies of the 90 pound basekt ball
team of Sacred Heart college. is on the
lookout for games and has expressed
himself willing and anxious to match
MS little chaps against any other 80
pound team in California The little
fellows made an enviables record for
themselves during February and March
and they intend to hang the Indian
sign on as many basket ball fves as
they can before the advent of the sum-
mer vacation. Luke Robinson is can
tain of this aggressive aggregation. and
MS teammates are Charles Kessing.
Mario Roechel Richard Maher. Willie
Mccarthy and Schuyler Duryea.
The midget team of ST. Mary's col
lege. Oakland. is likewise still in the
game. The 110 Founders Of the col
lege line up as follows: Winsby and
y Meara, forwards: Paul and Gochuico
guards, Chiles. center; Davie Smith and
Weber. substitutes VIII n. Thorne
who manages this fast team. has only
one serious objection to make against
the way the universe is managed-he
Ism able to secure sufficient number
or games. he is on the hunt for chal-
ienses and hopes to secure large
number of scalps during the present
month.
Thus far Thorpe's band of basket hall
warriors have suffered only one defeat
ana that was at the hands of the in
vinciole braves who represent the Oak
land high school. A return game with
the Oaklanders resulted in a reversal
OF the first decision. The midgets have
already chanted their veni, vidi. Wei
over the following basket ball teams:
81. Joseph's academy, Sacred Heart col
lege, Washington athletic club. the
Champs, the Fruftvales and California
college.
1t goes without saying that the boys
from ST James school who made such
splendid and unexpected showing at
the recent indoor -~cet are enthusiasts
for basket ball. ey have an excel
lent team, which should give a good ac-
count of itself in contest with other
league teams
At ST. Peters school they have an
outdoor basket ball court which has
been the scene of many an exciting in
terclass game during the last few
weeks. Like most other league teams
the Vatican five are pining for outside
combatants, and by the looks of things
they will not have to pine in vain.
The board of directors of the league
was so taken up with the coming base
ball tournament at It's last meeting that
the topic of basket ball did not come up
for discussion. AT the next meeting,
however, there is likelihood of a basket
ball tournament being arranged. Even
though the season, strictly speaking,
is over the enthusiasm for the game
shown in so many league centers ought
to convince the governing body of the
wisdom of arranging a schedule for
April. There is no reason why such a
schedule should interfere with the base
ball tournament. The boys appear to
want it and 1t is good thing. 1t is
up to the officials TO push it along.
There is no diminution, of interest
at ST Brigid's school Sister Corsina.
whose efforts were largely instru-
mental in securing the McBrearty &
Mccormick cup for st. Brigids at the
indoor meet of March H. is encour-
aging the boys or the SchoolS 10 make
good both in the baseball tournament
and in the coming outdoor track meet.
Captain Elmer McEvoy is still on the
job and his teammates are eternally
up and doing
Brother Edward of Sacred Heart coll
lege has furnished an additional in
centive TO the ST. Brigid's boys by con-
senting to coach the baseball team
which they have entered in the tour
nament. He has also taken ST. Brigid's
track team under his wing, so that the
sky has nothing but clouds with silver
Innings in the vicinity of Broadway and
Van Ness avenue Brother Edward
will start coaching next Saturday
morning.
Several of the schools taught by the
various sisterhoods were somewhat
Handicapped in the last meet owing to
the absence of efficient coaches and
track captains. This difficulty will be
obviated in the future. as the board
of directors has made an appropria-
ton of the league funds to secure
capable instructors to put the boys
through their PAGES. These league
officials will enter upon their duties
about the middle of the month.
The protest committee appointed at
the last meeting of the board of di-
rectors has been doing very satisfac-
tory work. Brother Alexander of St
James school is chairman of this COM