The San Francisco call., 1910-01-24
BERKELEY PRfPS
BEGIN TRAINING
High School Across Bay VIII
Be Much Stronger on the
Track Than Last Year

BERKELEY. Jan. 2S.-The baseball
and track teams of the Berkeley high
school started active practice for the
spring term last week. and in both de-
partments of athletics the Berkeley
preps are figuring on strong teams.
In track the Berkeley high school
athletes will have a much stronger
team than last year Former Captain
Scott. who was out OF form in all meets
last term on. account OF a strained ten
don in his right side. has completely
recovered and win run a strong race
in the sprints this year.
Over 30 aspirants for track honors
were on the cinder path for Berkeley
high Saturday In the sprints Captain
Wood. who fought the 100 and 22O yard
dashes out with Hollis of CogswelI in
the last Bay county meet. losing by a
narrow margin to the record breaker.
will be Berkeley's star performer. Har-
lowe. who was laid up with a broken
ankle last term, will again appear for
Berkeley in the 40 dash Kaufman
and Kindlan complete Berkeley's list of
sprinters.
In the field events Berkeley viii be
represented by number Of veterans,
most of whom are five point men i'm
their respective events. Villas. Brown
and Wiley in the weights are expected
to make a strong trio for any of Ber-
keleys opponents this season.
In the high Jump the preps will again
be represented by Ostrander. Steel and
Brophy. all of whom showed well last
season In the half mile Dewing. who
took this event for Berkeley in a sen
sational race in tie last Bay county.
will gain appear for Berkeley. HIe will
be accompanied this season by Ellis.
one of Berkeley's fast relay men of
last term.
The relay team win be practically
undisturbed. with the exception of the
addition of Harlowe and Wiley The
short lap remains open. skinner. who
led out for Berkeley last year. being
in attendance at Oakland high this
term.
The team is again being coached by
Toll Smith. the University of California
half miller. lie is being assisted by
Professor Lowell
The FIRST track meet of the year will
be the interclass meet at the end OF
February. followed by "A dual meet with
San Jose high on March u and an
other with Oakland high ir April The
Bay county meet and the Stanford in
terscholastic at the end of the school
term viii close the season
In baseball the. Berkeley boys expect
to win the high school championship Of
the state. their fast team of last year
being improved by the addition of a
number Of stars, chief among whom is
Fen" Laird. the crack first baseman.
The battery of last season. Bromley aud
Hust. remains the same. both being in
excellent form.
The first game Of the season was a
practice game PLAYED with Lick high
school on Thursday afternoon at tho
Dwight way grounds in Berkeley. The
visitors were defeated by a score OF
, to o. the game being a fast one. con-
stdering the early stage of the season.
The Berkeley players are being coached
by Billy" Writ, who played four years
on the Stanford varsity.
An attempt will be made to secure
games with teams in both northern and
southern California so that the state
championship will be definitely decided
at the close of the season.
Swimming at the Berkeley high
school has been dealt a severe blow
by the action of the executive board
of the school in refusing 10 grant any
appropriation for this sport.