The San Francisco call., 1910-09-25
BUSY times FOR
YOUNG ATHLETES
Academic League Preparing for
Events to be Held During
Next Two Months

The second annual indoor track and
field meet of the Academic athletic
league is the big event in amateur ath-
letic circles this week.
Next Friday night the athletes of
the various high schools of the league
viii meet at the Auditorium rink for
the indoor championship, competing in
the following list Of events: Fifty 10,
220, 40 and $50 yard events, one
and two mile runs, 75 yard low hurdles,
II pound shot put, running high
Jump and standing broad jump and a
half mile relay for teams of four men.
At least 100 athletes are expected
to participate in these games and many
OF last years records should be broken.
All the city schools-with the possi-
bic exception of Lick. which is devoting
its energies to outdoor work-includ
ing lowell, Wilmerding, Cogswell, Com
merclal and Mission, will have strong
teams. Petaluma will will be repre-
sented by a team of 10 athletes. San
Mateo> viii have strong quartet
headed by William B. Teall, the crack
distance runner. Entries for the meet
close tomorrow night.
Busy weeks are coming for amateur
athletes, nearly every Saturday and
Sunday for some time being taken up
with some kind of a meet.
Next Sunday the Alameda county
subleague will hold its first semi
annual track meet on the new track
of the Union high school of Centerville.
October is the date for the big
outdoor meet of the Academic league
at the University of California. This
Will be a school championship, with
the regular list of events.
Sunday, October II, the League of
the Cross cadets will hold their annual
track and field meet on tire new South
Side playground. Seventh and Harrison
streets, Companies a. B. and L of this
city and y of Oakland will be the
participants with the following list Of
events: Fifty, 100, 220, 440 and $50 yards
one. two and five miles; running high
jump; running broad jump: $50. yard
relay for teams of four men: 120 yard
race for staff officers. and a tug of
war.
The local high school football season
will also be inaugurated October 5
with the beginning of the Academic
league tournament.
citation will hold it's annual cross coun-
try bay to ocean race in the latter
part of october.
The Sunday School athletic league
soon will inaugurate its basketball
tournament, as will the Oakland Church
dlnleJlc IedSue-
The Public Schools athletic league
also soon will start district track and
field championship and indoor events.
Next Sunday morning Henry Hess
of the Alameda boating club and Oscar
Mohr of the Dolphin rowing club will
participate in a special match skiff race
on the Oakland estuary for handsome
prize offered by the Pacific association
of amateur oarsmen. There is great
rivalry between the two oarsmen and
both clubs expect a large turnout of
members to root for their respective
champions.
Monday afternoon, October 3, the
swimming teams of Mission and Lowell
high schools will have a dual meet at
the Lurline baths. Missions team will
consist of Guerin, Waymair and Butts
in the so; Guerin and Hilton in the
100; Hilton and Butts in the 220; stat
ford, Millington and Bergstrom in the
44O, and Millington and Bergstrom in
the SS9 yard. The relay will be COM
posed of Guerin, Waymair, Butts, Hill
ton, Stafford and Millington.