The San Francisco call and post. [volume] (San Francisco, Calif.) 1913-1929, 1913-12-30
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% 81 CHATTER

The tendon George Parker strained
the other day in New Zealand is evil
IDENTIFY the same one that gave him
some trouble when he competed In
Chicago last spring. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that the Olympic club sprinter
broke down, as he certainly showed
those antipodeans how to sprint, and
race between Parker. Cox and Ellis
at Sydney was one of the events that
was conceded TO be something worth
while across the seas. Cox and Ellis
both did 10 flat on grass in their re-
spective championships last spring,
and are said to be in tip top shape
for Parker. This race will not be
run for at least three weeks. and
Parker may be right by that time.
Several eastern papers We're knock
ing the personnel of the little ALL
America team before 1t sailed. Now
that the boys have come through and
made a really wonderful performance,
it is up to these eastern knockers to
have something more to say. BY the
way, when Parker returns from Aus
tralia and goes east to the national
championships, he is going to make
ln6 pest men III Ills east up ana
take notice. A man who can run 213
yards in 81 seconds and 100 in l 3-5
Is no slouch.
1t Is just about time that the expo
sition authorities got busy building
that athletic track. A track cannot
be laid down on few months notice,
but should be down at least eighteen
months to get the very best results.
Had the track been put down a couple
of months ago. 1t would have had a
splendid opportunity to get thor
oughly set with the present rains. II
any records are expected to be broken
by the exposition officials, the ath-
letes should be given every advantage
to do this stunt, and the only way to
do this is to have the track laid with
out any further delay. Do it now.
Anyone want a rugby footballer?
The Call has received letter from a
professional Northern Union man
wanting any clubs In California to
write me and make an offer to play
with them" Now. then, you Barbar-
ians. Olympians. Los Angelians, ETC.,
how about 1t? If nothing more. the
fact that we play rugby here is GER
tainly advertised the world over, but
we have not reached the stage of hir-
ing professionals to play. The player
writing states that he understands
the gate receipts in California are
enormous, and that he imagines that
"a chap should be able to draw a
living wage" The man In question is
an International Northern union man.
Guess he would starve to death here
on football.
The University of California Big
&C. society has issued invitations to
500 preparatory schools to enter
teams IN the annual Pacific inter-
scholastic championship on the U. c.
track April 26 and 81. The program
will include besides the track events.
swimming and a cross country run.
The meet next April will mark an
innovation in scoring. The first four
placed men will figure in the score
columns. instead of three as hereto
fore. Track teams are limited to -
men and swimming teams to six.
Entries close for all events with the
Big &C" society April Is.
The Y. M. G. A. boys department
will hold swimming meet at the
"Y" tank on New Year day. Swim
ming Instructor Coffman intends to
divisions of the ~" and the bova'
meet on January l will fnaugurate
this system. The Y. NJ C. A. will
not. enter men In open swimming
tournaments promoted under the ans
pices of the Pacific association in
future. but will conflne their atten-
ton to developing swimmers in their
own organization. To do this Coff-
man will hold regular competitions
among the men OF the "Y'' in closed
meets.
Steve Guerin will captain the
Olympic club Rugby team next year