The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1910-04-03

AROUND CAPITAL
Prominent Men of Sacramento
Valley on p. A. A. Commits
sion Aiding Clean Sport
By HERBERT HAUSER


The amateur athletic fever has hit
the Sacramento valley. Under the lead
ership of the Sacramento athletic club
a series. of field days will be held from
one end of the valley to the other, and
the enthusiasm has become so great
| that followers of amateur sport have
requested the Pacific athletic associa-
ton to appoint a commission, whose
duty viii be to further the good work
OF amateur athletics by encouraging
the organization OF public school and
church athletic leagues, athletic clubs
and public Fairgrounds in addition to
settling minor athletic questions. Pres
ident Sidney S. Peixotto has appointed
five of the leading businessmen of Sac
| ramento on this commission, and they
have assured him of their earnestness
IN desiring TO promote clean sport.
The commission is composed of II. NJ.
McGregor chairman: George w. Pol
( tier, vice president of the California ma
tional bank and president of the Cali
tornia traction company; Joseph NJ. An
derson, proprietor of the Sacramento
Weekly; William Newcum, an attorney
and DR.. II. H. Hicks of the United
!
The registration committee of the
association has granted sanctions for a
field day in MarysviIle on April 10, and
another in ArbuckIe on the cath.
The Sacramento athletic club officials
will handle both of these meets. This
hourishing organization now has a
membership of more than LOCO, and is
gaining from day to day.
On May Is and II an athletic rally
will be held in Sacramento under the
auspices of the Pacific athletic associa-
ton, and large delegation of the
ISOLATION governors will make the trip
from this city to assist in the celebra-
ton. Invitations are to be sent to all
organizations in the Sacramento valley
and other surrounding sections to send
delegates to the conference.
Both California and Stanford are
making active preparations for the ap-
preaching intercollegiate field day, and
the contest promises to be close one.
California a the present time appears
to have an advantage of about 10
points. In Coleman Stanford should
have 10 points, though Christie is apt
TO shove one of his numerous fresh
men sprinters through in the hundred
Rodda and Hartman are both promising
sprinters who ought to get down to
10 is. Wyman should get the quarter
If he runs in anything like the form he
ulu last season, and California mas no
one who will do under Isl.
The half mile promises to be the
event of the day. Johnston, upon whom
the cardinal relies, ran in 300 3-5 in
the meet with Southern California,
while Dowd. Kelly and Dozier have all
run close to that time with the chance
of running under. especially Dowd.
Tommy Smith should be returned
winner in the mile, though Price, the
Stanford freshman, is going to give
him good race, and Smith viii have
to use not alone speed, but a lot of
headwork in order to win. Though
hurdle races are uncertainties until
won, on form the blue and gold stick
sters should capture Is points in these
events. This is an advantage that the
Palo Alto athletes will find hard to
overcome unless PeasIee or Bellah
should unexpectedly slip through.
Stanford appears to have the relay,
which may possibly decide the meet.
In the field events it is about stand
off; Stanford has the pole vault cinched
while California should equal this with
their places in the broad jump. The
cardinal should capture first in the
high, though Hill may have lucky
day land outleap both HORNE and Ar
gabrite. In the weights the men are
about on a par Reidy and Gabbert
are showing up well in all the pre-
liminary events across the bay, while
Dignan is doing well in the shot. The
defeat of the blue and gold athletes by
the Olympic club has done the losers
good and brought out the weak spots
of the CalifornianS.
The attempt to hold a Pacific coast
intercollegiate field day on May ii dur
ing the University of California ami
versary celebration looks as if it would
fall through, mainly on account of
travelling expenses through the great
distances between the various colleges.
Then again it would bring the meet in
the midst of the examination period,
which would prove a stumbling block
to the athletes.