The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06

What would be the result OF a game be,
tween Washington University and st
Louis University? is the question that Is
being asked by followers of the Rugby
Snort In 81. Louis.
Although the championship game be.
tween these teams has been called of. II
Is to be hoped that they will line M in a
post season game after eech has had suf-
ficient rest from the schedules that they
are to 20 through.
According to the teams at present. st
Louis University seems to have n slight
advantage. Although Washington has
been handicapped by injuries to several
players. and the refusal OF several men &c
1oin the squad. the Grand avenue team
will have to be given credit for having
the best eleven.
While Washington has stacked UT
against much harder teams than has st
Louis. 1t is no telling what the myrtle
and maroon players would do If they were
not battered up as much as they have
l,een and II they won a game occasionally
TO cause a little enthusiasm TO exist
among the players.
II has been Coach Delaney's luck to get
together a husky bunch of men. and his
coaching has caused them to become fast
with the ball and on their feet.
At Washington the squad WAS hardly
as large as at the beginning of the sea-
ron and good material was not as plenti-
ful.' Coach Boynton has done well with
the material that he has gathered. and in
soTne cases has sacrificed weight for speed.
but 1t IL generally conceded that with any
oxnorforrn az oil a haor-1- snar, car hnrt
a light. fast team. as the battering of
the heavy players against the fraiI line of
the opponents always tells in the long
run.
81. Louis weighs more than Washington
at present. although many think that
Warrington is the faster. While St. Louis
does not outweigh the myrtle and ma
room 80 greatly. the latter might possibly
beat them with their speed.
But II must be remembered that st.
Louis is not so slow that 1t would be lost
against Washington. The Wentworth
team wa as fast an eleven as has
played in ST. louis this season. but, be-
ing o~utweighed. the ST. Louis eleven won.
While most OF st. Louis's opponents hav
been outclassed, it has been the same
with Washington. only that the advan-
tage was on the other side In the ~latter's
contests.
QUALITIES NOT TESTED.
Neither has had what might be called an
evenly matched opponent. and the real
qualities of the teams rave not been test
ed. washington has gone out of her class
IN nearly ali of her games, while s.. Louis
has had but one game in which the oppo-
nent was as heavy. his contest being
With Kentucky University. The other
teaxne which st. Louis played were very
fast. but weight told against them.
With St. Louis being a little heavier and
might be said that they are evenly
matched. and either side with a little luck
might be fortunate in scoring the odd
point. az 1t can almost he safely said that
the game would be M waIkover for either
SIDE.
Each team has a star quarterback, Slut
tie Of Washington being rated as one of
the finest. while Howe of St. Louis is an
outside product. and has a large follow
ing who believe that he has II on SHUTTLE.
SHUTTLE has a hot temper and in an ex-
citing RaHe seldom plsvs throughout,
either getting in trouble with the opposing
players or the officials Howe. on the other
hand. after his team is winning. becomes
somewhat careless and has a tendency to
tumble the ball in the excitement.
This DEPARTMENT of either team could