The San Francisco call., 1909-03-14

ing run of early to give the winners
plenty of time to rest.
Ihls viii be the largest athletic
meet that has ever been held west OF
Chlcago and will draw an enormous
crowd to the stadium. 1t is hoped
tnat by the time of the meet the cinder
track Will be fenced in with a wire
fence that IS now on the way here
from the east.
Crocker. John SWEET and Spring VAL
ley all expect to make a great fight
LOT the Championship, each one OF
these schools being a winner in tho
preliminary meets held at the Audi
loriIn- The exact conditions OF com
petition Will be announced by the Of
nclaIs OF the league at an early date
me success of the athletic meet at
the Auditorium rink Friday night.
which was run on by the Catholic
schools athletic association, is grati-
Tying to the officials OF the Pacific
athletic association. which was instru-
mental IN organizing the league.
Brothers Gregory. Cyril and Joseph
were untiring in their efforts to make
the meet success and they deserves
much credit for their endeavOrs IL
was a great undertaking, and the only
Lault was that the rink was too small
IOr the crowd. and / think that il
would be Just as well in the future II
the schools from the other side would
run their meet Independently and then
nave their champions meet the local
winners
The Ponies basket ball team. winners
or the Pacific athletic associations 100
pound championship in the recent
tournament will leave next Tuesday
Tor an extended eastern tour, during
which time they will play teams as
far south as New Orleans They will
then go to Chicago and from there
work west again. From the showing
the team made in the recent tourna-
ment, there is no doubt but it will
keep up it's good reputation during
the tour and return with laurels ga
lore
The local followers OF intercolI egiate
football (the American game) are hard
at work perfecting their organization
Tor the preservation of the game in this
state, and with men like Billy Reid and
Billy Middleton at the head Of II there
Will surely be a good, clean fight made
more than four schools in the Academic
league will play Rugby and IL the new
league is successful in brineing OUT.
some eastern coaches. and it is going
to try TO, we should see some good Old
American football played next season.
The new league intends to join the Pa
ctfic athletic association as soon as the
organization Is perfected.
Oakland high school has turned out
two remarkable basket ball teams this
season Cor l probably should say Frank
Boek has). The little 10 pound team
came into the recent tournament un-
noEdlUeU, never having really played
any outside teams. and the way Il
walked away with the championshfD
was surprise The first team OF the
school Is IN fair way to win the
academic Championship provided IL is
not bothered with overcOnfidence. The
easy defeat OF the Berkeley high team
last week was a surprise to many.
Oakland ought to take a whack at the
Columbia Park Pioneers, 140 pound
champions of the state 1t would be a
great game
tits hoped that the scheme OF having
an aquatic park at the foot Of Van
Ness avenue will work out successfully.
Every organization in the city should
strive for 1t. for IL is something that
is needed here. and needed badly. It
viii hll long felt want The mem
berS of the AQUATIC organization are
working hard for its success and every
one should help them.
The following team will represent
the Olympic club in their annual dual
meet against Stanford next Saturday at
nford:
100 yards-Gehrardt. snedigar GoIcher.
220 yards-GOlcher Berliner.
40 yards-Glarner. Mayer, Yooker.
$50 yards-Glarner Moss, r Miller.
1 mfle-Craig Maundrell, Williams
2 miles-Garvin Naundrell Lees
Hurdles-Cheek. Bressi BaumbOugh.
High jump. Martin. Dave Martin. BressI
Broad 1ump-Snedigar. Baumbough.
Pole vault-Lanagan.
Weghts-Ross. Walhsch. Mcguire.