Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-03-02
ST. vINCENT'S TRACK
TEAM WORKS HARD
Material for Spirits and Field Events
Promises Catholic School viii
Make Excellent Showing
at Meet

Athletes of st. Vineent's college
started track training in earnest yes
terday afternoon, and from the showing
made the Catholic school has promising
material for a fast track squad.
The Saints have secured crack ath-
lete from the New York Irish-American
Athletic club, who recently entered the
school, and he will be a strong factor
in athletics this year, The new Saint
is James Donahue, who holds remark
able athletic record, having won hve
first places in recent meet at old
Manhattan. The events in which Don
ahue will give other Southern Califor-
mia athletes a hard run for honors are
the low and high hurdles quarter mile,
broad jump and the 100-yard dash.
Yesterday afternoon Donahue, In the
presence of Herald reporter, cleared
the high hurdles in the fast time of q
seconds He will be of great help to
the track squad this year.
Other fast athletes on whom the
Saints will depend for point winning are
La Spada, formerly of the Pasadena
high school, who will enter the 100 and
220 yard dashes; Walter Casey, man
ager of the team, who will compete in
the 100 and 220 yard dashes and broad
Jump; Schultz, former u. S. C.. athlete,
who will enter the 100, 220 and 440 yard
dashes. Schultz is one of the fastest
sprinters in Southern California, and
will make a good showing in the events
in which he takes part against the
other high schools and colleges which
the Catholic school will meet later in
the season.
George Stoney, another fast track
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runs. Lockwood, who represented the
Grand avenue school in the recent in
door Marathon race, is out for the mile
and two mile runs.
Buckles, the former Pomona high
school athlete, will take care of the
weights, with Lefferty. Foster Couts
will try for the 100-yard dash, and nc
doubt will make the team, as he is fast
on his feet. He has done the dash In
10 2-5 seconds.
Mcneil, captain of the basketball
team, is out for the high hurdles, and
is said to be a fast man over the sticks.
Wilde will contest with Backstop West
In the pole vault.
McComville, a new man in track
work. looks as though he can well care
for the 100-yard dash and the low hur-
dies, for which he is candidate.
Meats, the smallest man on the foot
ball squad of last year, and who has
the distinction of having the smallest
foot of any athlete in Southern Cali
fornia-he wears No. shoe-will be
out for the pole vault and long dis
lance runs. West, catcher on the base
ball team, is out for the pole vault and
shot put, and if he makes as good in
these events as he does behind the bat
the Saints have nothing to fear
March 20 the Saints have a meet
scheduled with the Pasadena high
school, but in all probability this will
be called off on account of the Los An
geles county high school meet, which
will be held on the Harvard Military
school field.
The second team of st. Vincent's will
hold track and field meet March 1S
with the Polytechnic high school Sec
ond team on the Grand avenue field.
Rev. Father Martin, an athlete him
self in his younger days, will take per-
sonal charge of the squad in the course
of a few days and put them through a
hard training stunt. No captain has
been elected, but it was whispered that
La Spada would capture the coveted
honor.