The San Francisco call., 1910-02-26
CALIFORNIA PLANS
GREAT FIELD MEET
Five Big Universities of West
viii Send Athletes to the
Jubilee Celebration
[ Special Dispatch 10 The Call

Especial Dispatch 10 The Call
BERKELEY, Feb. 25-Arrangements
for the biggest track and field meet
ever held in the west have been COM
pleted by Graduate Manager Ralph P.
Merritt of the University of California
through the medium of the newly com
pleted Pacific Coast intercollegiate ath-
.versities of the west-Washingt gton,
Oregon, Nevada, Stanford and Califor-
nia-have already agreed to take part,
and Idaho may also enter later.
The monster meet will form the prin
cipal athletic event of jubilee week,
the celebration of the University of
CALIFORNIA; fftieth anniversary. 1t
will bring together for the first time
in the history of western athletics every
exponent of the various forms of col
legiate track and field work, besides
enabling western athletes as never be-
fore to compete against the best men in
their respective events.
The big attraction was assured this
week by the receipt of advices from
Washington by Merritt that the uni
versity authorities at that place would
allow their athletes a weeks absence
from college to attend the meet Other
institutions had previously announced
their intention of granting the neces-
sary leaves of absence to their ath
letic representatives for the jubilee
week, and Washington's acceptance has
assured the success of the meet. Mer-
ritt has been working for two years to
make possible the contest, the active
work necessary toward bringing it
about having been begun a year ago.
The board of governors for the as
sociation is as follows: University of
Washington, Victor Zednick; oregon,
William Maynard; Nevada, II. n. STAN
dernick; Stanford, D. W. Burbank; Cali
fornia, Ralph P. Merritt.
The board of governors will meet in
Berkeley some time early in May TO
strengthen and make permanent the
organization and agree upon a con-
stitution and bylaws.
The scheduling of the meet in the
middle of jubilee week will insure the
largest possible attendance, as Cali
fornia authorities expect fully 10000
alumni TO come back to Berkeley for
the semicentennial celebration during
the week of May II.
Instead of meeting Santa Clara on
the university grounds tomorrow the
California nine will journey to Santa
tidTd TO play the team WnlCl deIeaIeQ
them two weeks ago.
There will be no game on the campus,
but the varsity will line up on the
home grounds again Wednesday when
the team will play st. Mary's Phoenix.
The California lineup will be as fol-
folws: Smith. pitcher; Stoner, catcher;
Greenlaw, first base; O'Kelly. second
base; A. Lewis, shortstop; Allen, third
base; Salisbury, right field: Clendenin,
center field; Coane, left field.
Oregon to Send Team
Special Dispatch 10 The Call
EUGENE, Ore, Feb. 25.-The Uni
versity of oregon will participate in
the interstate track meet, to be held
on the oval at the University of Cali
fornia May IA. This decision was
reached at a meeting of the athletic
council today.
Oregon will send a team of six or
seven of her best point winners. The
local team will not be picked until
shortly before the meet, but q num-
Der of last years winners are sure to
be counted among those representing
the lemon yellow. Oliver B. Huston,
the varsity's crack sprinter, will be al
lowed to compete in this meet. Johns
and McDaniels, Haywards great pair
in the quarter. will make strong bid
for the team, as will Captains Will
liams in the pole vault and Hawkins
in the hurdles and broad jump KEEL
logg is the most likely weight man.
and Riddell probably the best miller of
the old men.
Oregons football team made several
trips to California before the southern
universities adopted Rugby. but this
will be the first time an Oregon track
team has competed in the south.