The San Francisco call., 1908-07-19
Rugby Practice VIII
Begin Soon
By William Unn1ack

The first really active step toward
the opening of the Rugby football sea-
son will be the meeting called by the
Barbarian team for next Tuesday
night. This will be the Barbarians'
second annual meeting, and a big at
tendance of members, supporters and
Rugby enthusiasts. is expected at the
clubs headquarters, 1858 Golden Gate
avenue.
The Barbarian team was formed last
season and played successfully against
every school, college and university
playing the Rugby game in California
and Nevada. 1t was defeated on differ
ent occasions by both Stanford and the
University of California, after exciting
games, but won the great majority of
the other games.
Included in the ranks of the Bar
barians are Rugby players from the
four corners of the globe, and among
them some of the best Rugby players
who ever donned a jersey. This is
particularly the case of Spence, Ritson
and Harry Elliot last years captain.
All three men last year were equal to
international form and their playing
at all times caught the eye of the
spectator.
The formation of the Barbarians was
a big boom for Rugby here, and the
club, IN very practical manner, did
lot of good for the game. By watch
ing them in action and playing against
them the different Rugby Aggrega-
tions at the universities and colleges
gained much knowledge of the game.
After Tuesdays meeting the active
members are expected to sign up. and
i! is probable practice will be we'll un-
der way before August 1.
The outlook for Rugby at Santa
Clara college this year is extremely
bright. Most of last years college team
have graduated and the younger blood
is to be given the chance of every col
lege boys life to make the team.
There will be only seven or eight of
last years team left, but there are
some very promising candidates in the
second Is, and several new entrants
to the college will also make a big
bid for places.
Mckenzie Peters and McNally, the
three star backs of the college team
last year, have graduated and their
places will be found hard to fill. Alton.
the 16 year old boy who performed so
brilliantly for the college last year,
will be back and will be tower of
tack and defense.
Kennedy, the only one of last years
forwards left, has been elected captain
for the coming year. With the ex-
perience he gained last year, Kennedy
will make a very dangerous opponent.
His serum work is particularly good,
but in the ruck he wants to use his
foot more rather than try to smother
the ball.
Grummond, Watson, Donovan and
Foster all played in the back division
last year, and they will all be back to
try for their old places.
1t is not generally known that there
are three full Rugby teams at the col
lege, and this year Manager McHenery
expects to find enough high schools
taking the game up to keep at least
two of the teams engaged every Sat-
urday.
Coach Howard is very enthusiastic
as to the prospects for Rugby at the
college, and he is particularly en-
thused over the bright outlook for
Rugby in general here this year.
The San Jose high, last years cham
pion Rugby high school team of the
Santa Clara and San Jose district, also
promises to have a strong team for the
coming season. Worswick has been
elected captain.