The San Francisco call., 1909-01-03
AUSTRALIANS WILL
PLAY RUGBY I'm
CALIFORNIA
Two University Teams and "AH
American" Fifteen viii
Have Matches

Definite terms were cabled last week
10 the Australian football team. now in
England for a series OF three and prob
ably four games in California.
w. Unmack. who has charge OF the
California tour OF the Australians Cor
Wanabies. as they have been nick
named) had a conference with -Gradu-
ate Manager Merritt of California last
Tuesday and satisfactory terms were
arranged. Merritt also was empowered
BY J. Stewart, Stanford manager. 20
state that he lStewart) would fall in
line with the arrangements that Mer-
ritt made, so that the terms are salts
factory 10 both teams
Merritt also stated rhet the California
university fifteen would meet the Wal
lsbies as a team. This is indeed very
satisfactory. and ali Rugby men will be
pleased 10 hear that the blue and gold
team has come TO this decision. 4
During the football season here the
CalifOrnians thought tnat II was next
10 impossible TO put the Rugby team in
the field. However the management
has wisely decided 10 meet the Aus
iraalins in one game, and the con-
test viii be OF incalculable benefit TO
both California. and Stanford, as they
viii have a good chance 10 pick up lots
OF the finer points OF Rugby.
THREE GAMES ARRANGED
The definite date of the Australians
arrival IN this city and when the teams
VIII meet is not yet certain Three
games are 10 be played. as follows:
Austria lians Us. California uni
Nerslty at Berkeley.
australians rs. Stanford at Palo
Alto.
Australians VS.. the All American
The first two games viii be mana ged
br the respective Varsities where the
games are TO be played, while the All
American game Will be under the direct
jurisdiction of the Pacific Coast Rugby
union. Both university managers are
giving the latter game their entire
support. They viii DO everything in
their power TO make i'll a huge success.
Manager Merritt has generously al
lowed the use Of California field free
. Of charge for the All American game
for the benefit Of King Rugby"
STARS TO PLAY WALLABIES
The All Star Americans viii be Sc
lected from Stanford. California. OIym-
pic and Barbarian teams. and the ff-
teen viii be worthy foemen for the
W alabies. An exceptionally strong
fifteen can be drafted. and there viii
be close fights for all the positions
Bach member Of the team win have the
one thought paramount that he is
playing for his country and all team
connections viii be lost In that higher
IDEAL
There seems TO be considerable con-
fusion about which Australian team is
10 visit this city, owing TO the amateur
and professional Australian teams
being IN England at present. The team
. that viii play here is the amateur ag-
gregation, better known as the Walla-
bies. The professional team was also
trying TO arrange games here. but was
given little or no support on account
81 being composed OF professionals
Even If California and Stanford could
meet them. they play different STYLE
Of game and are weaker than the Wal
labies.
The amateurs have ,,faye ed about 81
games and lost only al - Lanelly, q
Welsh team the MiQ.and Counties
team. and the Welsh international
team were the three teams TO take the
Wallabies' scalp
PROBES PLAY THIRTEEN
The Australian professionals play z
game that calls for 13 men a side and
are playing the teams of the Northern
Rugby union, whose teams are excep-
tionally strong. The Australians have
only been able so far to win a few
more than half the total games played
As soon as the definite date OF the
teams arrival in San Francisco is
known a special meeting OF the Rugby
union VIII be called.
Those men OF the university teams
the Barbarians and the Olympics who
VIII be liable TO be selected on the AL
American team, viii be notified to start
training A committee viii select play
ers and from them the final team viii
be drawn.
CHAMPIONS OF PACIFIC
True TO the prediction in these col
umns few weeks ago Stanford
lifted" The Cooper-keith cup in Van
couver- This trophy symbolizes the
Rugby championship Of the entire Pa
cific coast
Having played Rugby for three sea
sons ana less than two full years the
Stanford team invaded a foreign coun.
try and captured a valuable trophy
This speaks volumes for the perseYer-
ance and ability TO master all kinds
OF athletics, for which Americans are
noted. Their victory over Vancouver
was no 1uke. but each game was Z
clear win and a decisive one.
Last year the cardinals came very
near 70 lifting the cup. but the maple
leaf men were just a trifle too strong
This year, however. the tables were
turned and all Rugby men rejoice al
the ability OF the stanford men and
expect them 10 give the Wallabies q
big fight when they meet