The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Track, Field
And Football
Squads Busy
Strong Material Available in
Every Department of
Athletics

OAKLAND sept 1.-THE outlook for
the various branches OF athletic work
in Oakland high school is extremely
bright this term Football. track and
swimming are on the boards for the
fall semester and all seem 10 have got
of TO a flying start. The swimming
team is already picked; the track
team Is out every afternoon going
through training almost characteristic
OF mfdseasOn, while the football squad
is out every day going through careful.
systematic practice under the guiding
and directing hand OF Frank H Boren.
the new coach Boren Is a new mem
ber OF the faculty. coming TO Oakland
high from the Harvard school OF Los
Angeles, where he was in charge OF all
football affairs Previous 10 this he
attended Stanford university. playing
fullback on the regular cardinal eleven.
Manager kitto OF the swimming
team expects 10 win the B. c. l. swim
ming tournament hands down this fall
Dick Dunn. captain OF last years team.
Sho WAS compelled 10 lea e school a
week before the meet came OF. is back
in school and tearing the water up in
greater fashion than ever II Is a
foregone conclusion Kite will win the
$50 and 40 yard dashes- In the p A
A championship held at Venice this
year kftto took third in both these
events. both races establishing new
coast records The swimming team
is made up as follows: Relay-Win
Dunn. Dick Dunn. Samuels. Jolly Gray
Cahill; 440 yard dash-Kitto. Hartwell. /.
$50 yard dash-Kitto: go yard dash
Cahil1 brothers; 100 yard dash-Wili
Dunn and Dick Dunn Captain Cahiu
and Manager Kitto have the fellows
going through consistent training in
preparation for the b. c. L. which
takes place next month In San Fran
cisco.
The football outlook is the brightest
ever, with an eleven composed Of such
players as Cliff McElrath. Whitnyer.
Baum; Bangs Miller, Dix Hermle and
fullback who played with Lick last
year. Baum is the gritty halfback OF
Alameda's last year team, while Dix
has played with both Palo Alto and
Redwood City high schools Never be-
fore have aspirants for football honors
come out in such numbers Between
35 and 40 are out every afternoon go
ing through the regular routine of
Boren- Boren should do wonders with
the football fellows this fall. as his
knowledge of the game is thorough and
he has a knack of imparting il to the
fellows that takes with them extreme
ly well.
1t is by no means certain yet who
will compose Oakland's representative
eleven. but it is a certainty that un-
der the capable mana agement of Joe
Hunt. the coaching Of Boren and the
working together OF the squad at pres
ent out for the team great results can
be expected.
On the track every athlete of last
season is back in school except Mason
Hartwell- Even with the loss of the
crack mile man the team has a brill
liant outlook. Every man of last years
record breaking relay team is back in
school and all are out training faith
fully for their old positions. Morgan,
Gray. Todd. Kelly. McIise and Captain
Mike" Smith are. the fellows who ran
the relay last year. standing touch. In
3 19 3-5. The short races have Millet
and Captain Smith. The quarter mile
will be represented by Gray and Todd,
while Sargent and Heisen will enter
the half. Boillet and Mills are train
ing for. the mile run In the two mile
run Oakland will probably have no
entry. In the field events Oakland
will show up about as last year. except
Hartwell in the hammer throw Cap
tain Smith will be in the pole vault
and broad Jump again. while former
Captain Mclise viii be in the high
jump. Mclise will also run the high
and low hurdles The principal track
events will be the B. C. L. and a series
of meets with Berkeley high