The San Francisco call., 1909-11-24
Both Colleges
Have Selected
Their Best Men
Fasf and Furious Game Is Ex-
pected Between Santa Clara
and ST. Mary'S Boys
By WILLIAM UNMACK

The Rugby team. as announced by
Coaches Faulkner and Howe. to repre-
sent The St Mary's college against the
santa Clarans tomorrow is certainly
one of the heaviest. headiest. fastest
and most aggressive ifteens that has
ever taken the field for the Oakland
college. In the forwards the weight
IS considerably greater than their op-
ponents'. and during the last two
weeks the advance guard has improved
beyond all recognition of the team that
PLAYED in the first games Of the season
The St Mary's pack has played the
3-2-3 serum formation ali the season
and viii take the field tomorrow bet
ter versed on this formation than ever
before. due TO the coaching OF Mother
Howe. The Santa Clara team viii use
Iht 2-3-Z serum and Winger. but am
positive that the former formation can
play rings around the latter. There
are doubters by the score here who pin
their faith on the formation 10 be used
lV the Santa Clara tea m. and for point
of argument refer to the game be-
tween the Nevada and California uni
Nersities. wherein the former outplayed
the blue and gold for possession OF the
bail That does not bother me in the
least. and 1 stil say that the 3-3-5
formation is the best and most prac-
ticable and before many seasons go
by my opinion Of the formation VIII
be amply proved.
WALLABIES USED 3-2-3
To the doubters [ would like TO point
to the game between the Wallabies and
the All-California team played on the
same ground that tomorroWs s game is
10 be played on. In that game the
Mallabies played the three front men
and simply Outplayed the two Califor-
mia men. Certainly there We're times
when California secured the ball but
these times were the exception rather
than the rule. Practice make perfect,
and with another years proper prac-
tice and coaching in the rudiments of
the three front men vast difference
viii be noticed in the play of he
serum, and the eight pack viii even
under ordinary circumstances secure
the bah at least seven out of every ten
attempts.
But 10 return to the St Mary's and
Santa ClaranS. At fullDack Le0nhardt
was practical certainty. He has done
well IN the position ali the season In
Starrett. Fieberling and Simpson the
team has three good men. The latter
Two are practically new Rugby men,
and TO the public outside the college
area they are somewhat Of surprise
on the team Starrett is a very fast
man and can be depended on to take
1uil advantage OF All openings that
come his way. Fieberling at center is
good man, runs well and feeds his
wings properly. Simpson is the me-
teoric star of the team Two weeks
ago he did not even know the meaning &
of touch line. Tomorrow he repre-
SelLS MS cOlie&e IN WllaL is the most
important athletic event of the year.
OPEN WORK EXPECTED
Captain Dickson and O'Connell at
eighths are an ideal pair, and with
Diavala feeding them from the serum
some good open work viii be witnessed
tomorrow. The forwards are a good
heavy and fast lot. PantOsky is the
giant of the forwards, and the other
men are all good and use their weight
10 the fun advantage. The Santa
l.
field, and If the ST Mary's can secure
the ball from the serum and properly
break UP the opposing work of the San
IA Clara back field then St Mary's VIII
win. The grounds al Mission street, win
no doubt be very sOggy and heavy
after the weeks rain, and this state
Of the heavy St. Mary's pack than il
viii to the Santa Clarans
In numbering the players in tomor-
rows game the managers are making a
step in the right direction, and their
action viii be a big help and benefit
TO the general public. The idea is not
new here with a football team, as the
All-Californian team and the Walla bi es
were numbered and the scheme was a
great success. The system of num-
bering players is carried out in track
meets and this year number of the
eastern universities have numbered
their football teams.
BOTH PLAY BEST MEN
Neither Santa Clara nor St Mary's is
very emphatic that its particular team
VIII win. in fact, there is less conf
dence than the event demands Prob
ably this is a good thing. Both stu
dent bodies, however. have this much
confidence in their team, that, If beaten,
they We're represented by their very
best team. and If the other side wins
then they certainly are worthy of all
the honors that are due them.
The Santa Clara team is practically
the same team that has been doing duty
In most Of the final games. All the
cripples are now in first class shape and
have taken their places in the light
practices since Sunday. In Reams
Porterheld and Gallagher the Prune
boys have three back felders that will
need close watching. They are all
very deNterous a. the game. and Porter
field in particular is q very brilliant
man on the attack. Reams is another
mar with great pace. and his kicking
viii without doubt be the means of add
ing points TO his colleges score.
Roberts is one of the best men in the
open that the team has and with Cap
tain Jarrett viii be a big thorn in the
St Mary's side in the loose play Tad
1sch at wing forward is a good man
though liable TO play offside at times
TrOmaito, Hogan and Ford are all good
men, Both teams as finally announced
give evidence Of being very fast, and
a Veally good game viii be the result