The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

hard fight and showed that they were
not quitters, but obviously were not as
skilled in the British sport as were the
predecessor Coach James flanagan.
The fifteen representing the cardinal
were strong where their opponents
were weak and stronger where they
were strong. namely. kicking. At this
part of the game, which figures so
prominently in the sport, the Nevadans
had a star, who was only equaled by
Kenny Fenton OF the home team
Magee was the hero and backbone OF
the Nevada outfit, the same little
heady Magee who played consistently
with the Santa Clara elevens in years
past. To his credit lies all of the star
plays of the blue and white He was
ever ready with. good kick or sprint
over the field. :;
Upon the Stanford side of the line the
old stars of former football games
were noticeable. Captain stump
Stott was the hero Of the hour Alone,
six points, and was always on hand
when the ball came back to the men
behind the line. His dribbling was a
feature Kenny" Fenton came within
an ace of equaling Stott's work, max
ing five tallies. Twice he kicked goals,
once from the field and again after
a try.
Fenton backed up the line at full
back and all of the kicking fell to
him except when Cook. the freshmen
wing. who Is playing upon the varsity
in the same capacity, received the ball
for a punt behind the serum Cook was
undoubtedly the third shining light OF
the stanford team. The youngster is
quick to take advantage of every open
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receiving or Kicking he is always to be
relied upon for gain.
Nevada would have, rolled up good
sized score il the sagebrush players
hadstaken advantage of all their oppor-
tunities. Several times the f1eet-footed
Magee. OF Nevada broke through the
scrimnage lines and had all of the
field to himself with the exception of
the fullback Instead OF dribbling the
ball past the obstructing player or
kicking the ball over his head, the run
'ner from the visiting team attempted
to dodge the guardian angel Of the goal
line. Stanford failed to take all of her
openings, but did better than the Ne
vadans, as the score shows.
AT the serum the cardinals excelIed
their opponents most conspicuously.
The heavy players of the red rushed
the blue-stockinged lads of their feet
time after time. The work of this body
pleased Coach flanagan most, as II is
regarded as essential. that the serum
must hold above all. The forwards
after rushing their opponents, would
open like a fan and. dribbling the BALL
carry everything before them This
tive point OF Lanagan's tutoring since
the start.
The Stanford backs were quick to
start, but were often penalized for
needless forward passes The forwards
were In turn penalized for raising
their feet before the ball was put into
play and for being offside. 1t was sell
to get the ball, as their serum was out
played.
All of the experts who witnessed the
contestswere -elated at the style OF play
put up by the cardinals Referee I'm
mack believes the match was an ex-
cellent example OF Rugby. DR.. Jordan
witnessed the match from the side
game. flanagan was profuse in his
praises OF the men. He gave them
unstinted praise and assured them that
1t was the best game of Rugby ball
that has been played by either Califor-
MIA or Stanford. He was particularly
well pleased with the showing of the
serum.
The day was bitter cold at Palo Alto
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difficult. Although it was the first
game Of the season with an outside
aggrega tion, the showing of rooters
was small and that OF outsiders
smaller
Next Wednesday the varsity viii
give another exhibition. when it meets
the cracks OF Vancouver. The North
erners are scheduled to play two games
with the Stanford varsity and an equal
number with Berkeley, aside from a
match with Pomona College.
The showing made by Stanford today
has raised cardinal stock so per cent
in the minds Of the undergraduates and
outsiders. Stanford beat Nevada at the
same points of the game that California
got away with the babies of Stanford
last Saturday and the Stanford men are
now satisfied that victory will rest with
the cardinal on the tenth of next month
when the rivals meet upon the Califor-
mia field.
The game yesterday was run or in
quick. time. due to the refereeing of
Unmack, the Australian, who oficiated
at the contest last week
GAME IN DETAIL.