The San Francisco call., 1909-03-04
SCHOOLS
ARE TAKING UP
BASKET BALL
League VIII Organize TOurna-
D1enf After the Big Indoor
Meet of March Ii
By VIII Scarlet

Dy ~ III C(dkiGS
Basket ball has come to stay in the
Catholic schools athletic league.
Though as yet the league has taken
no official cognizance Of this fascl-
mating sport, the various teams en-
rolled IN the association have taken to
it enthusiastically. 1t is certainty
that the league will organize a basket
ball tournament as soon as the big IN
door meet of March IL is thing of
the past.
One of the topics discussed at the
last meeting of the board of directors
was the possibility of having at least
one basket ball contest form part OF
the program for March IL. After con-
siderable sitting of opinions the
project was voted down on account OF
lack of time at the meet. But the del
egates showed very clearly that there
was mo prejudice against basket ball
Indeed a movement is now on foot to
have a trophy donated to the league
team making the best showing In tne
proposed contest of March and April
Today basket ball is familiar thing
in almost every school. enrolled in the
league. The movement in favor of the
me started in the colleges. The boys
of st. Mary and Sacred Heart began
to realize that basket ball was not
what they had supposed It to be; "a a
sissy game they per peTceIy;teSd I;tSout IN del ~
lay put several teams into the held-
Enthusiasm spread to the various
parochial schools. The youngsters on
St. Mary's and Sacred Heart In very
much the same way as the average
public school boy looks upon Califor.
was good enough for the colleges was
good enough for the schools 30 they,
too, formed basket ball teams. Wnlcn
lost games with resignation and won
A clever 110 pound quintet OF basket
ball enthusiasts hail from st. Joseph
academy Berkeley. They are clean cut
pearance in their green and whlte
suits. But they do more than stand
around and look pretty. These acad-
two months, but already they have
nearly a score of hard earned victories
to their credit and unlimited POSSIBLE
Louis Strickler, who looks after the
interests of the league in St. An
thongs parish, has nothing but good
the local basket ball team during the
! last month The formation OF the
Catholic schools athletic league mas
been. big incentive to the Army street
| youths to exert themselves in every
| form of athletic activity, but they have
made speciality of basket ball.
|
| high at st. Anthonys that 1t has, SO to
say, overswelled its banks. In other
| words it has floated across the partl-
| ton between the boys school ana tne
| girls with the result that the girls
have organized a team OF their own.
| So far we know, st. Anthony'S en-
| Joys the distinction of being the nrst
| school to get the girls to DO more than
! shout and wave monogrammed PEN
| nants. and deserves, accordingly, all
the congratulations that come It's way
At St James basket lSeti bail I6I Is POpunialr nl1a
! TO take a hand in everything, and
when they heard that basket bail was
invading the league teams they lost no
! learning the fine points of the game
And they are apt pupils.
Other Missionites are likewise busy.
The boys of st. Peters school, famil-
iarly known in league circles. as the
| Vaticans, have made considerable
progress at basket ball: 1t was : OF our ],
the coach declares. and it would not be
at all surprising should the Vaticans
| last resort prove their strong point De-
1 fore many moons wane.
The announcement that the Phoenix
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Monday afternoon viii be received
with interest by all the members OF
place at Freemans park in Oakland,
will be attended by formidable dele
cation of league fans, many of whom,
to t. reach the distinction of Phoenix
membership some time within the next
10 years.
Among the ambitious athletes who
will represent st. Joseph's school on
the nigat Of March Il are ataeos the foll9w en-
martin, John Delahanty. Thomas Bres-
nahan, Raymond Segurson, Herman
Van der Zee, Thomas Ma9ning' Charles ssa1,es
O'Brien, Leo Morton. Arthur McSwe-
gan, Harold welch and Aloysius
A great deal of the success that has
attended the training of the st. Jo-
sepl's boys must be credited TO John
McEnnerney. the field captain, John
without being overbearing and whose
practice squares with. his precepts. He
spired his teammates with the laud-
| able ambition of annexing at least two
| trophies on the night of the 18th.
| All in all the st. Joseph's lads are
great boosters School spirit is con-
! served and increased by means of
weekly rallies wherein sundry orators
leaders leaders convert vocal force into power.
All that is wanting to perfect bliss at
The the canine canine mascot who deserted the
team two weeks ago.
Besides the valuable trophies which
| are to go to winning schools, the
board of directors has offered addi-
tional INDUCEMENTS to contestants in
| the meet of March IL. Silver, bronze
and copper medals will go. respec-
| lively to the students securing first
second and third places in the various
] contests. These medals will become
/ the property of the youths fortunate
/ enough to secure them.
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