The San Francisco call., 1908-11-22
Stanford Rugby Team
Elects Captain
Well Known Player Chosen TO
Direct Varsity Fifteen for
Season of 1909

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov. 21.-
Mowatt NJ. Mitchell of Los Angeles, vet
eran tve-eighth of the Stanford Rugby
nfteen during the last two seasons. Will
head the cardinal forces next year Al
a meeting of the men VINO played
against the blue and gold last SATURDAY,
held this afternoon in Palo Alto, the
crack player was the unanimous eholce
Tor the captainship OF the Stanford NJ
teen. The election of Mitchell ocea-
sions no surprise in undergraduate cir
cles, as he was the logical man for the
place and was generally picked al the
opening of the season as the cunning
captain or the 1909 varsity.
tne newly elected captain is one OF
the pest players VINO won from Berhe-
ley. MltcneH comes from Los AnSeleS.
during MS nign school career, wnlch
was begun at Cne Lowell nlSn scnooi
OF San FRANCISCO and nnlsneu at the
southern metropolis, he was star
football player.
The first actual game of lacrosse
ever played on the stanford campus
was contested tins morning by Two
picked teams from the gymnasium
squad. The match was one OF excite
ment. Played on the old football oval.
il was witnessed by good sized
crowd from the bleachers, while the
windows OF Encina hall, the mems DOR
lhitoiS, were nned Win iilcISSbtu
spectators. lhe teams WERE designated
as the morning and afternoon gym
teams or the gym, and the morning
squad, captained by Earle F. Farms
returned winners by four goals to none
for their opponents. The winners We're
not allowed to score without a struggle,
however, and the ferceness of the play
resulted in a, serious injury to one of
the losing players, which brought the
game to a sudden close.
Bert Ball, II, of Los Angeles. cover
point for the afternoon squad. while
attempting to prevent score, was
struck across the face with one OF the
fail like rackets and had his cheek
quickly disbanded, after the seriousness
of the injury to Ball was discovered.
Ball was rushed to doctor.
The match was fast one and the
winners secured their lead early in the
frst section by clever team work. Cap
tain Oke for the losers played a good
game, but his followers lacked the
today is the first of a series. Games
will be played every two weeks. In
structor Long OF the gymnasium was
referee and pronounced the game a fair
exhibition of the Canadian sport.
stanford oarsmen will take part in
the big Thanksgiving regatta which
is to be held at Naples Under the
name of the Lagunita boat club four
varsity rowers will travel south and
engage the crack crews or the coast.
Coach Warren Turner has charge of
the Lagunita- Stanford squad, but little
+. l.. Guerona of Sonora will supplant
him at the tiller ropes this year. num-
Der of veteran oarSmen of last year s in
tercollegiate struggles have been train
ing for the event. and while 1t is not
announced who will make the trip the
crew should be one of the strongest
fours that has represented the cardi-
nal in some time. Two years ago Stan
ford sent a crew to the regatta and was
able to capture the first place trophies.
Similar cups are offered this year. The
affair is under the auspices of the San
Diego and Los Angeles boat clubs. The
Stanford men leave the campus Tues
day for the race.
1t has been definitely decided that
football practice will be resumed by the
cardinal following the coming Thanks
giving recess. In order that the Stan
ford fifteen which goes to play he
Vancouver men may be in the best of
varsity players and second team men,
together with several of the first team
who are not going to make the tgip.
has been formed. 1t is expected that
exciting matches will be pulled off be-
tween the old players and the varsity
scheduled for the north. The men will
not go into strict training until shortly
before they leave for the north.
The tennis men of Stanford university
are in high feather over the granting
of three more courts. This will double
the present equipment of the racket
wielders. 1t is doubtful if the new
courts will be attempted before the