The San Francisco call., 1909-03-28
BIGBROTHERSHELP
ATHLETES OF
ST. JAMES
Grown Ups 10 Organize Branch
of the Catholic Schools
League
By VIII Scarlet


Winning a brace or 50 OF league cups
is z great incentive 20 hustlers- Such,
al least. is The case out az st. James
school the track team Of that insti-
tuition having easily won the first in
door meet held by the Catholic schools
athletic league The victory was cei-
ebrated, not by the schoolboys alone,
bur b. the entire parish, and now a
new movement IS on foot which is like
ly 70 be initiated in other league quar-
ters.
The big brothers and friends OF the
St James runners are now taking a
hand in the game They have been SO
impressed with the showing made by
the little chaps that they want 10 do
something themselves. In other words,
a movement has been successfully be-
gun 10 organize senior branch OF the
local league.
The organizers of the Catholic
schools athletic league. foreseeing just
such contingency, Incorporated an ar
ricle in the constitution sanctiontng
the formation OF senior branches when
ever and wherever desired They per
ceived the benefits to be derived from
The movement and were glad 10 al
low the scope Of the league to widen.
81. James Is the first school which has
set about forming senior branch, and
the experiment viii be watched with
interest by the other schools.
Last Wednesday evening 16 proEi-
.nent young men OF st. James parish
held e meeting in the par0chial hall
and discussed the ways and means OF
bringing the proposed senior branch
Into being. II. J. Stafford was chair
man OF the evening and Eugene Mccoy
secretary. Among those present were
Joseph Gallagher Thomas II. Griffin,
5r- J. Moioney.' IA J. McBrearty, Peter
= FfFHa ~ flus- nov
grove, DR. Joseph Brady, p. J. Rielty
and John BOhland- The clergy was rep
resented by the pastor OF St James
church, Rev. p. r. Lynch. and Fathers
Earnett and Deiahanty. Brother Alex
ander. athletic director OF St James
school, and Charles Phillips, the editor
o. the Monitor, took an active part in
the proceedings.
The senior branch aims at doing All
n its power to assist In d practica
way ne work OF the school league. Il
Is INTENDED 70 be young mems auKil-
1sry to the athletes OF the school All
OF its members are persons Of influence
and standing and the assistance that
they VIII give the school baseball and
while.
This afternoon at . o'clock the senior
branch Of the league viii give a ban
cuet IN honor Of the track team that
won the big meet CT March Il. A pro-
gram Of speeches and songs viii also
be rendered and the aims and meth
oos OF the senior branch explained 10
Ene young athletes OF st. James school
The senior branch has also under
taken 10 furnish uniforms for the base
bail team that viii represent st. James
school In the tournament billed TO start
shortly after Easter The senior branch
furthermore has IN view the eQutppins
Of gymnasium for the bows OF the
school This scheme IS not as yet FULLY
1natured. but it VIII likely come up foi
discussion il tOday's meeting
these things make Il clear that the
senior branch OF the Catholic school,
alh4etic league IN II. James parish il
an organization thst viii make fits in.
fuence felt in local amateur athletics
Iae young men composing the organi.
zauon are heart and soul IN the work
aud they are acting with the warn
approval OF the rector. Father Lynch
The coings OF St. James senior branch
viii be followed with interest
The students Of Sacred Heart col.
lege held an interclass field day a
the stadium last Friday afternoon. Il
was the selniannual tussle for the
handsome Musgrare cup which was do
mated 70 the college classes rs q per
petual trophy for field events to be
competed for every six months. The
league officials took the affair IN hand
and p large number OF rooters were
on the side lines. The results, baseC
on the reports OF the Official scorer
50 yard dash-won BY French. Mesgher second
Curtis third Time. :C5 2-5
100 yard dash-Won by french. Meagher sec
ono. Latulipe third Time. 10 2-5.
40 yar6s-Won by LatuIipe White second
Dorsn third. Tine .5s Is
$50 yards-Won by C. McKeever Murphy sec
oud. SeinfeiGt third Time. 2.lO.
3igh jump-Won by Daugherty. Mesgher sec
one. French third Distance. y. : N.
20 yard dash--WOn By French. Lstulipe sec
ond. Nearher third. Tine. % 10.
Nile run-Won By Murphy Doran second
Balzer third Time. 5;25
30 yard hurdles-Won by Aeagbsr Lxtulip
second. Curtis third. Time. 10.
Shot put-Won By Meagher, IAtuiipe second
french third. Distance % feet
Broad Juup-Won by Meegher, Doughert
second Isstulipe third- Distance, 10 feet
Two mile run-Non By Murphy Roechel sec
oud. Mcdonnell third. Tine. 1910.
Relay race-Won hy sophomores frst yea
high second. seniors third
observation-disclosures %. seniors, 20; first yea
hiCh, is; juniors. 4; freshmen. .. Highest mum
her Of individual number OF points BY Meaghe
Of the sophomore class