The San Francisco call., 1908-09-06
Few Rugby Veterans
for Varsity Team
Coaches Must Develop Two.
thirds of Squad From
New Material
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Sept. g.
Etanford's Rugby season of 1908 is on
With the rally held last night the men
OF the three upper classes and the
freshmen of 1912 have declared them
selves and a line on the number and
ebility Of available football players is
now obtainable.
Coaches G. J. Presley and James +.
flanagan have warned the men OF the
dificuities which will beset the card
inai team in its enoeayor to complete
a chain Of successive victories spread
ing over fiye years Tney nav g..
made an earnest plea for men OF aII
classes to turn out Dad Moulton
has told the old men again and warned
The first year athletes or the strict
ness of training rules which they must
obey. The first practice has been held
and the cardinal hopes are launched
for the season
cause to worry over the 10 becoming
100 confident because OF the large
number of veterans is evident Ihe
situation here is unique Stanford has
in actual registered attendance IL men
who played in the intercollegiate con-
. test last year. but of this number II
IS believed not more than nVe or SIX
will again don suits. This viii leave
20 the coaches the task of developing
from the ranks of last years squad
and from the freshmen material al
least two-thirds OF the 10 Whlch VIII
meet the blue and gold.
OF the varsity of last year the men
who have retuSSed TO college are Cap
tain Koerner, Pemberton, Miller, Hol-
man, Ganong, Mitchell, Crawford, Min
turn. Thorpe, Calwalader and Reynolds.
should they all don suits they would
present a formidable array, if backed
iI.ss BY a few of the old substitutes.
For one reason or another, however,
this crowd viii be thinned down by
Iwo-thirds.
Captain Koerner would be tower
of strength with his two years ex-
perience in the front rank of the
serum. He has registered, but accord
ing to his plans at present, may not
continue his studies here as late as
Captain Elect D. P. Crawford, Min
turn and Thorpe. husky forwards who
under the pale of the scholarship re-
ouirements. Their cases haven't been
decided finally, and it is hoped that
Crawford, at least, VIII be allowed
TO captain his team. Eliminations leave
Reynolds, Miller and Pemberton as the
only eligible veterans of last year.
This number is certain to be supple
mented by II. p. Cheda, the big rear
rank player of the 1906 varsity, who
was not in college a year ago. As
available substitutes Giesy and Terrill.
upper elassrnen are likely to find places
in the serum.
If stanford and California play with
the wing forward formation as last
year instead of the eight men serum
g mberton, 10. stands an excellent
chance of holding this position in the
absence of +. Mayors. '09. who has not
returned. but is engaged in coaching
The University of Nevada squad.
IN the back field there is possibili-
" that the lineup will present virtual
" the same appearance as last year
End an equally good chance that but
three veterans will be out. Either way
there viii be q vacancy which neither
aches nor undergraduates expect to
I'll to its former strength.
Kenny Fenton. who played full back
and then serum half for the two Rugby
seasons. has left Stanford to enter Yale
end his loss will be felt keenly. Fem
ton was ever in the thick of the mix
and in addition TO his phenomenal ahil-
fly TO boot the leather he was always
10 be depended upon to start the ball
from the pack. lead a clever onslaught
or stop q runner.
For the position of half d. G. Heinly
IS the nearest competitor. according to
the standing of last year. At the five
eigl1tbs the cardinal will be strong.
Ganong and Mitchell have returned and
will be out for practice. OF the wings
Holman, ,os, is the only man who is
will play this season or Nandervoort.
she speedy center three qua rte-s will
come out it uncertain. At fullback
Cadwslader. the veteran of last year,
way be prevailed upon again to play.
He is eligible. but received such Sc
we're ioltings during the last season
that he has been advised strongly to
give up the sport for the sake of his
health. If Cadws lader came out he
might be given Fenton's position at
serum. half
or the freshmen material little can
be judged until the coaches have
fhinned down the ranks and picked
the more promising men for the first
year IS.