The San Francisco call., 1908-11-08
Cardinals Defeat Not
Due to Slump
Vancouver Wins From Stanford
by Superior Playing; Gossip
of the Colleges
By William Unmack


The cardinal supporters have not yet
recovered from the awful shock Van
couver gave them last week. To be so
brimful of confidence as to think their
team was invincible is a fatal mistake.
The result is that the college scribes
call the defeat the annual slump
Slump. What a peculiar word for
an excuse No excuses are necessary
The better team won, and annual
slump or any other thing could not
have helped Stanford win that game.
The excitement and nervous Nnsion
at Stanford now, among the players in
particular, is very high. Previous TO
last week most of the team was GER
ta1n- Now no one knows who will be
selected for next Saturdays game. The
fullback position is very undecided.
Faulkner, Cadwalader and Brown are
all in line for the place. Faulkner has
done we'll. and so had Cadwalader un-
til his recent injury. Cadwalader filled
the position in last years game, and |
am of the opinion he will be the logical
man again He Is coo@ headed, tackles
we'll and uses his lines we'll. In the
three-quarters Homan is the only Ger
tain man. He is one of the best men
In his position in California. Last year
he played remarkable game against
the blue and gold, and was also select
ed as wing three-quarter on the All
American Rugby team selected after
last years big game
COOK Is GOOD MAN
On the other wing there are several
men available. L would not be sur
prlsed to see Cook get the position.
rms man was one of the best in the
freshman game of 1906, and since then
ne has performed consistently. but
never made the varsity. He is a good
man and keeps his position in the field
70 better advantage than most of the
other backs.
At fve-eighths Mitchell and Ganong
Will probably be the selected pair.
These two have been playing Rugby
together since they entered Stanford
in 1906. In that year they We're both
on the freshman team. Last year they
were together at the FIVE position and
also this year. l expect TO see them
again in the same position They both
know each others plays TO perfection
and open up the game for their backs
in splendid fashion.
For center three-Quarter Scott has
been playing. splendidly all season.
Vandervoort, last years center. will be
sadly missed, and his magnificent game
mind.
At halfback Erb will have little diff
hculty in securing the position His
wonderful game in this years fresh
man struggle and his fine consistent
play all through the season will surely
the serum.
In the serum Crawford. Higley. Koer-
ner, Cheda, Miller, Reynolds. Pember-
ton, Evans, Henley and TerrflI have the
best chance of final selection. OF these
men Miller Crawford, Koerner and
Pemberton We're on last years team,
and all are practically certain of Sc
lection this week.
CALIFORNIA TEAM DOUBTFUL,
So much for Stanford. At Berkeley
tnere seems to be more doubt as to
the final lineup than at Palo Alto. For
IuiIoack 1t Is not yet certain If Cap
year Butler played fullbaek and put
up grand game. His playing was
suGh as to make him a certainty as
fullback for the All American Rngbv
team. His playing this year has shown
marked improvement and it is to be
hoped he will be. given the responsible
position; That he can ably ill it is
known by all Rugbyites.
AT center three quarters Freshman
Harris looks like a certainty. He has
played wonderful Rugby this year and
center position better than most OF the
other backs. Johns, Watts. Paul, So
hnSky, Webster and Gabriel are also
fighting hard for the three quarter
line. All are good men and have shown
excellent form and Judgment and there
Is difhcult task ahead of the coaches
Cerf and Dwiggins are competing
for the half and five positions. Cert
held the five position on last years
team with Freeman, who is in the for
wards this year. Dwiggins played
three-Quarters on last years team and
also electrified the spectators in the
same pOSlIlOH Oh last year victorious
baby team. In the forwards there is
an abundance of material for the
coaches from which to pick Budle-
man is practically sure of his place, as
is Freshman Phleger. The latter is in fine
form. Swartz looks certain for the wing
position. The other places will be se-
lected from Farmer. Freeman. Pauly
Sorensen. Markwart, Glasscock, Twitch-
ell and Fairbanks.
This Is all excellent material and it
will be hard matter to make the final
selection.
The football season this year will
not, as in previous years, end with next
Saturdays big game. After the inter
collegiate game California still has a.
game to play with Nevada university s
on Thanksgiving day. On that day
also a big game Is scheduled between
the Barbarians and Olympics. These
teams will play off for the club cham-
Wolff trophy. Other games are also
scheduled In the intervening Satur-
days up to Thanksgiving day.
The quality of Rugby played this
superior to the two previous years
Rugby, however, Is not anywhere near
mastered yet, nor has it reached that
stage which can be called perfection
To prove this one has to look at the
following deduction: Last month the
British Rugby football team Ca really
first class team defeated the Vancou-
yer union by SO to 8. Now Vancouver
comes down here and defeats both
Stanford and California on their own
grounds. 1t can, therefore. easily be
seen what a vast amount of Rugby Is
still to be learned by both the uni
versities here and the Canadians. To
learn this Rugby the best and only
way to accomplish IL is to import first