The San Francisco call., 1910-02-06
BASKET BALL HAS
CENTER OF STAGE
California and Stanford Geffiu0
Ready for Annual Track
and Field MeefS
By HERBERT HAUSER

b&SAet baI Is occupying the time of
The various amateur athletic organ
izstions at present Three tourna-
ments are now being run off in this
city and two in Oakland. while the Pa
ei1c Athletic association is rapidly get
ting in the entries for its state cham
Pionship tournament, which viii start
on February "a
The tournament or the local sub
league Of the Academic league has now
narrowed down until the local cham
pionship lies between WiImerding, last
Years champions. and Cogswell. who
VIII meet the latter part of this week.
The winner OF this game viii meet
either Oakland Polytechnic, which won
the Alameda county subleague by de-
fault or San Jose high. winners Of the
Peninsular subleague.
The Bay Counties athletic league is
running OF its championship tourna-
ment in oakland and all signs point
to oakland high school as the win
ner
The SUNDAY School athletic leagues
tournament has just commenced and it
VIII take q few weeks before a line
csn be had on the teams. The Public
schools athletic league has also just
started its tournament, which VIII de-
velop some stars for next years high
school teams.
Track athletics viii have 4 great
boom next month. There viii be all
the interclass field days Of the various
oh
liuinary college meets before the big
Intercollegiate, which viii be held on
April Is at Stanford. On March the
Stanford interclass meet comes off on
the 18th the San Francisco sublea que
Of the Academic league viii hold its
championship at Golden Gate park. and
on the same afternoon the Olympic
club Win send its team to Stanford.
The 26th is set for the freshman
intercollegiate meet at Berkeley. On
April . the University Of Southern Cali
forDis comes north to try conclusions
with Stanford on the 9th the Aca-
dernic athletic league holds its cham
pionship at a place Vet TO be decided
upon. California also meets the Winged
- athletes few weeks prior TO the
intercollegiate.
ON April % the Bay Counties league
holds its semiannual championship on
the University OF California cinder
date set for the Stanford interscho-
lastic.
California has undoubtedly a very
strong team. though the absence of Ed
Beeson and Al Munns quitting college
is a severe loss TO the blue and gold.
California has five men-Nilas. Kant.
Cr0ss6eid. Paul and Kretsinger-who
can cover The 100 in 10 %, or possibly
the first two can shade il fifth. while
stanford viii rely upon last years star
Coleman. the lanky sOutherner, with
Read as q teammste, if he can regain
mis- form.
Wyman is all the class in the quar-
ter but he viii surely miss his old
tesnmate, Miller, who practically pre-
scented him with the race in the last
intercollegiate meet Butler is Califor-
MAS best man at that distance, unless
The freshman class can spring q Won
der.
stanford is sadly weak in both the
half and mile. and unless Moulton can
develop a new man California should
win both these events DoZier, after
his race against Miller last year, should
win the half in better than two, min
utes. while Tommy Smith and Boydsen
should divide the honors in the mile.
The cardinal should be strong in the
Two mile event. Newman, last years
winner. is gain in the running and
viii have Shelton. a former college
man. who has already won his
strong team mate. while California;
best men are Clabaugh, Hobart and
MACPHERSON
The hurdles look TO be all California,
for the Palo Alto boys have no one
who can touch W A Edwards and
CoH-les in the high. or Donald Edwards
ia the low with Wallace, Johns
and Grubb to help them out Sam
Bellah and Morris are Stanford's best
men. with Ruddick. the Ukiah high
school lad. and Kern, the Berkeley
nigh school freshman.
The high jump should be 4 classy
event California has Taylor and Bull,
last years winners. while Stanford viii
depend on Ahergite. the Ventura fresh
man and Morrison, who made a good
showing in the recent Olympic club
indoor meet
In the broad jump the Berkeley boys
have Villas. who is good for consider
able over p feet. Kretsinger and Allen,
while stanford will rely upon Stolz and
Meddick- BUddick is also a good per-
former in this event
Horton is good for the shot. though
Dignan will press him hard, and Scott
can also be relied upon. The relay
event should be close. Stanford will
miss Miller, who was really responsible
for last seasons victory. His lap in the
last meet probably was the fastest
ever run on the California track.
Great interest is being taken in the
Pacific athletic associations seven mile
cross country handicap race, which will
be held on March 20 over the rolling
hills OF Fruitvale and East Oakland,
atarting at the Century athletic club.
n order to increase the interest the
committee in charge has decided that it
will award a cross country bar, such as
the p A A has given in the past. TO
all contestants who cover the course
under one hour.
The members Of the Century club are
willing to take any Of the athletes over
the course any Sunday before the con-
test.
The Olympic club is preparing for its
annual two mile open team race for
Wrashfng gton's birthday. This event has
slxyavs proven to be an attractive fea-
fure on tie clubs athletic calendar and
captafn Pete Gerhardt, and Commits
sioner Joe Hickey are hard at work
preparing for il.