t is evident from the above that St. Paul had a hard-hitting team, and
I have no doubt the fielding averages--especially of Baker, Flippen, and
Foster--would have been higher if the men had tried to make records
rather than to accept every chance that came their way. Hall's pitching
throughout the season has been up to a high standard, and his fielding
has been excellent. In one game he had thirteen fielding chances, which
he accepted without making an error. Foster, too, has done well, and has
spoiled many an apparent base hit. Next year the managers of this nine
should seek games with stronger teams than can be found in either the
New York or the Long Island leagues. I should like to see them play
Andover or Lawrenceville. The latter claim they cannot find opponents
worthy of them outside the colleges. Perhaps Garden City can give them
good practice.

[Illustration: OAKLAND HIGH-SCHOOL ATHLETIC TEAM,

Champions of the Academic Athletic League of the Pacific Coast.]

The men shown in the picture of the Oakland High-School Athletic Team
are Cheek, Jackson, Jenks, Gooch, Hoffman, Guppy, Russ, McConnell,
Hanford, Rosborough, and Dawson. They won the championship of the A.A.L.
for the O.H.-S. at the last two field meetings--March 16th and May
4th--and most of them return to school next year. W. B. Jackson, the
mile runner, enters the University of California this fall, and if that
enterprising college sends a team to Mott Haven next spring, Jackson
will be one of its members, and he will push the Eastern cracks in the
mile run.

Connecticut H.-S.A.A. Games, Hartford, June 8, 1895.

Event. Winner. Performance.

100-yard dash Conner, L. 10-1/2 sec.
220-yard run Dyer, L. 23-4/5 "
440-yard run Foster, B.H.-S. 53-1/2 "
Half-mile run Bassett, N.B. 2 m. 7-1/5 "
Mile run Buckingham, B.H.-S. 5 " 8-1/5 "
Mile walk Butler, H. 7 " 17-3/5 "
120-yard hurdle Field, H.H.-S. 17-4/5 "
220-yard hurdle Field, H.H.-S. 26-1/2 "
Two-mile bicycle Baker, L. 5 " 18-2/5 "
Running high jump Sturtevant, H.H.-S. 5 ft. 5 in.
Running broad jump Conner, L. 20 " 7-1/4 "
Pole vault