The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
Rugby Season to Begin
With Practice
BarbarianS and OIympicS VIII
Loosen Up Their Muscles
at Park Stadium
By William Unmack

The first active Rugby for this year
will take place this morning at the
stadium, when the Barbarian and
Olympic club members will meet and
indulge in light practice. This is the
beginning of Rugby's third year in
California and it is gaining favor with
public and players alike.
Today the Barbarian members will
no doubt be called on to show the
Olympic boys the finer points of the
game. The Olympic Rugby team, or
ganized by Douglas Erskine, has yet
to make a name for. itself and with
the list of players already signed up
there is no doubt that it will have little
trouble in upholding the honor and
prestige of the winged %" Among
the members are several university
men who have had at least years
Rugby experience, and others who
have played since Rugby was inaug
as Chalmers, the whirlwind five-eighth
at Stanford in 1905; Schaeffer, who was
one of the best of Californias back di-
vision in 1905 and 1906; Miller, the
Stanford forward who played such a
line game on last years varsity team;
Mckenzie. last years captain at Santa
who will be tower of strength on the
three-quarter wing, and others of note,
all go to make up grand Rugby ag-
gregation.
1t is yet too early to tell who is
who" at California and Stanford as far
as Rugby is concerned.
The state university opens August
Is. and the varsity men for football
honors will be called out about Sep
! tember l.. Stanford opens on Septem-
Der l, and the first football practice is
/ to be held September z.
/ Owing to the rulings of~the faculty
committee and other causes the outlook
for Stanford is not as bright as the
students there could have expected had
! circumstances been different.
Advisory Coach flanagan, with Pres
! ley as coach, however, can be depended
old Dad Moulton at the training quar-
ters, the condition of the Stanford
teams ought not to worry the STAN
! ford followers. Ken Fenton, who was
chosen assistant coach, is in a peculiar
position, owing to his little differences
with the faculty committee. :.
! From what l can gather 1t is quite
probable that Fenton could take up his
position as assistant coach if he so
desired, but could not in any way con-
tinue his studies. 1t has been rumored,
! however, that Fenton intends to go to
Yale to complete his studies.
California's prospects for first class
team apear to be very bright. Several
of last years team are expected back
on the campus. With these men and
many of last years freshmen to draw
on, not to mention the new arrivals,
stronger team than ever before in
| the field.
Last year st. Mary's college in Oak
land took UP Rugby. and toward the
| end of the season under Trainer and
Coach Gowland played a good class of
! Rugby This year both the students
snd the faculty Fery snthgsi9ste
man, has been engaged as coach, and
! Gowland will, in all probability, return
as NiPs assistant. Gowland is York
| shire player and is thoroughly pro-
ficient in Rugby. Nil has been study
! ing the game and is also well versed
/ in it. The College opens on September
1, and Rugby practice will start i'm
st. Mary's Santa Clara college in
past years used to have an annual
game that attracted great public inter
est. Next to the varsity game this
annual match between the two Cath
olic colleges attracted more interest
than any other game on the coast OF
colleges have had little differences
among themselves and the games have
been abandoned.
The public would welcome a resump-
tion of the games between the col
leges and would turn out as in days
of old to do homage to the respective
Nevada university will have a busy
Rugby season. Stanford university
goes to Reno to play the sagebrush
lads and they journey down here to
meet both California and Stanford. 1t
is also probable that the Barbarians
viii pay the Nevada institution a visit
this year and the olympic team is also
trying to arrange game.
Mayors, last years wing forward al
Stanford, is now student at Nevada
He is acting as coach at Nevada and
expects to turn out good all round
team. He has several of last years
men to draw from, but will have the
majority of this years team to break
in.
Kennedy, who played forward on the
sagebrush team last year, is now grad
uate manager.
Charles Cameron, who coached Ne
vada in 1905 when they defeated Cal
ifornia and in 1905, was again asked
| to accept the position of coach, but
owing to his business arrangements