The San Francisco call., 1908-11-19
Vancouver Series Next
for Stanford
Cardinals viii Train for Their
Northern Games After
Thanksgiving

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov 18.-
While the intercollegiate Rugby game
is thing of the past, interest in Rugby
football has not disappeared at Stan
ford university. The coming vancou-
Yer series and the scheduled game be-
tween the Barbarians and Olympic
club of San Francisco are exciting con-
siderable comment among the under
graduates. Interest is unusually keen
in regard to the proposed match of the
San Francisco clubs. Many Stanford
men are included in the personnel of
the O1ympics, while the Barbs are
known to the local fans because of
their numerous appearances here. 1t
Is said that quite a number of Stan
lord collegians will journey to Berke-
ley on Thanksgiving day to see the
contest. On the Olympic team are sew
eral varsity IS" players. Chalmers
Vail, Molfino, Laumeister. Minturn and
Thorpe have all played OF Stanford
Rugby teams within recent years
The varsity men have broken train
ing rules following the game last Sat
urday, and will probably not train until
the week following Thanks giving, when
light work will be taken up in prepa-
ration for the Vancouver trip. Stan
ford will probably be represented by
one OF the strongest varsities when the
northerners are met.
Contrary TO past custom the football men of
the Rugby varsity VIII not hold big banquet
this year for the purpose Of electing the captain
of next year. 1t is presumed that the men will
meet for group picture at a Palo Alto photo
graph gallery and make their selection 1t is
probable that of the juniors who have
played in more than one game viii be selected
Lacrosse will be instituted al Stanford uni
versity as a recognized sport when two picked
teams meet Saturday morning in the first lacrosse
game ever played the local campus The
athletes nave been practicing for the event for
several weeks as part Of their gymnasium
training and under the direction Of the gym
teachers. The game will be for the champion
ship of the university.
Drawings have been closed for the second
Stanford racquet wielders. The coming totIrna-
ment is known as the Thiele cup tournament
and will be begun in past years on Thanks
giving day The prize of the tournament is a
handsome silver trophy. which has to he won
three times At present several Of the old
winners are in college and the appearance OF
number Of new players who won out in the
last contest bid for a lively tilt this year.
The twenty strongest men of the freshmen
class have been selected and their names an
nounced by the officials of the local gymnasium
NJ. II. Foss OF Waterylie y. Y is listed as
the strongest of the 1912 class The other
10 huskies are as follows: c. f. Mortonser Of
San Lorenzo. A. Sanborn of Redlands, F. Gilker
OF Santa Clara, r. b. Corbett of San Francisco
c. s. Chaupp of Santa Rosa. r. L. Smith OF
Bloomfield. A. Cooper of Woodland f. E. Powell
of Eureka. II. NJ Tervant of lockwood City
Ia, S. NJ. Higgins Of Los Angeles, G. l..
Rodgers of San jose X. Beal of Palo Alto
A. B. Simpson of Los Angeles, II. NJ. Haskett
of Willis, g. c. Barnett of San Francisco C. G.
Coleman OF Cupertlno ana Z. HOLMAN of San
Diego. In compiling results the strength of the
lungs. forearms. chest, thighs and back were