The San Francisco call., 1909-09-05
Gives Impetus to
St. .Mary's Boys
In Athletics
of Stewart as Coach
for College Squad VIII Be
of Great Benefit
By WILL SCARLET

10 stewart is New Zealander ana
has for more than a dozen years been
identified with the crack southern
teams. His knowledge Of Rugby, which
form OF game has succeeded the Amer
lean variety at the Oakland college, is
thorough and practical, and he has
had considerable experience as a coach.
Three years ago he acted as coach and
manager of the Rugby team hailing
from Sacred Heart college, New Zea-
land. This team is regarded as one
of the leading amateur football aggre-
cations in the antipodes.
Stewart has played the game both in
New Zealand and Australia, as well as
ia this country. While in New Zealand
he played on the same team with
Mother Howe, at present football
Last season Stewart was prominent in
Rugby circles IN California, his serv-
ices as referee being much in demand.
Stewart began his work at st. Mary S
Friday afternoon, when he put his
numerous squad of pigskin aspirants
through their PAGES on the campus. he
expressed himself more than pleased
with the material at his disposal and
believes that St. Marys football pros
poets for the season are encouraging
He was especially impressed with the
good form shown by last years Rugby
men and feels that 1t will be but a
matter of a few weeks until strong
varsity team is nodded into shape.
Acting in conjunction with Otto
Rittter. physical director at St. Mary's,
Stewart intends to organize at least
two junior Rugby teams out of the
mass OF available material among the
student body. He maintains that a
winning team can be produced only
when the entire college is interested
in the game and when prospective
varsity players engage in intelligent
practice right on from their freshman
year. These junior teams will try their
mettIe during the coming season with
corresponding teams from the local
Catholic colleges, the universities and
the high schools on both sides OF the
bay.
The personnel of the varsity Rugby
team has not yet been determined, anu
several grilling tryouts Will be held
before the names of the chosen play
ers are definitely announced. Mean
while, last years players and a host of
new students anxious for a place on
the team are doing their utmost to
prove themselves worth while in the
eyes of the coach.
St Mary's football schedule for the
season of 19O9-1O will be published
in it's complete form in a few days Be
Clara college, to which the stu!erts of
both institutions look forward with in
terest, the Oakland collegians will try
conclusions with California, Berkeley
and the University of the Pacific. 1t is
likely that they will also invade Ne
vada for at least one game with the
Rugby team hailing from the state
university. Stewards men will also
take on the leading amateur nom
collegiate teams of the city and coast.
physical culture, made compulsory at
st. Mary's college last January, have
been prolific of tangible benefits in
the interim. An average increase in
chest expansion of three and a half
inches is noted in the entire student
body, some students securing an in
crease of four and a half and five
inches Young men whose weight was
above normal when the courses were
started have shown a healthy decrease.
while students deficient in weight have
gained perceptibly.
In circular letter sent to parents
and guardians of students and to the
members of the college alumni associa-
ton Brother Joseph, prefect at St
Mary's. says:
some wholesome results, due to our
time have been apparent to all of us
are: Less sickness practically none at
alb than during any previous year,
though few winters could compare in
severity with the last; a happier condi-
tion and most ideal spirit of good
win among the boys; a decrease in
smoking of over so per cent; weekly
individual reports issued by the, pro-
fessors 10 the prefect show that the
intellectual life of the college, on which
st. Marys has always prided ITSELF. has
this year attained to even a higher en-
inence; moral conditions, as far as we
can know, are in most desirable state
The education of the boy means
his development physically, intelIec-
tually and morally. That these three
are interdependent is a pedagogic
axiom. A boy with sound. vigorous
body. which ordinarily harmonizes with
a mind of similar nature, can throw off
temptations to vice more readily than
his languid and languishing com
panion; he is a normal, natural boy
whose sensations are not so likely to
become abnormal and unnatural. His
body has an abundance of natural life:
il does not need, nor does it crave, in
furious stimulants. He is keen in the
life of the classroom; he is awake and
ready TO do; ordinarily neither peevish
nor rebellious