The San Francisco call., 1909-10-02
Two Games OF
Rugby Today on
Stanford Field
Barbarians VIII Meet Varsity
and Santa Clara College
Play the Freshmen
By WILLIAM UNMACK

Graduate Manager Merritt has done
a wise thing in postponing the games
scheduled tosbe played on California
field this afternoon between the var
sity and Olympic club, and also the
freshies against the University or the
Pacific. Even If the sun shines all day
today the field will be in no shape to
play on. and the lesson learned by last
Saturdays game has had good effect.
At Stanford, however, a different
story is the order, as stanford field is a
beautiful turfed field, and with few
hours sunshine football can be played.
The games between the Stanford var
sity and the Barbarians, and the fresh
men and Santa Clara college Will pc
contested as originally arranged. Inc
Barbarians are taking down one OF
the strongest teams the black and
whites have ever put in the field. The
last meeting between the Barbs and the
cardinal team resulted in a win for
the Stanford boys by 16 points to
nothing. Stanford will not be able to
put its strongest team IN the neld
owing to several minor accidents IN the
squad The injured men will be given
rest for today's game, anyhow. The
Barbarians will line up as follows:
Fullback-Cat.
Three e-quarters-sharpe Elliott, Sorenson, E..
F. Smith,
Halves-Davis salomon
Forwards-Sadler. Browne, Sands ]. Fair
banks, Mum, Twitchell, n. Fairbanks. Con,
Hudson.
Reserves-Turner Donovan. Pomeroy, Sheehan,
Pande, H. Smith, Ganong.
II Ganong can manage TO get away
he will no doubt be included in the
Barbs' lineup against his alma mater.
The University of the Pac1fic is so
anxious for game that when their
game with the California freshies was
cancelled the manager Immediately set
the wires working 10 Oakland and the
result Is game on the 7. neld Tor
this afternoon with the Reliance CLUB;
The University of the Pacific team Will
line up as follows:
Fullbsck-Sturgess.
Three e-quarters-Needham. stonieer, Douglas,
McNair.
Forwards-keyser, Rutherford. Fickers, Reade,
Stout. Weleh. Hood. Tapp.
following: 2. Johns, Manderheid. MeElroth.
Harris, Littlepage. Arnott Pomeroy. Bishop.
Pande, Fairbanks Vogel. Won Helms. Dyreborg,
palton, Nelson, Robertson ]. Urch, Prisk, Urch.
lar interest for followers of the sport
here are to be played at Los Angeles
and Reno At the former place the
California varsity team is to meet the
Castaways. The blue and gold team
left for the south last night and is one
of the strongest fifteens that Coach
Schaeffer has put in the field this sea =
son. The team will line up against the
Angel City boys as follows:
Fullback-Dwiggins.
Three e-quarters-Paul, Ppart, Johns.
eighths-Elliott Allen.
Half--Captain Cert
Forwards-Phleger. Markwart Carpenter Ash
ley. Graf, Swartz. Northcrift, Jordan.
The game al Reno between the Ne
vada university and the st. Mary's coll
lege Of Oakland promises to be a good
fight, though on their previous form
the Nevada boys should win. The
Nevada lineup is published in The Call
this morning for the first time. the
names of many of the team being fa-
miliar to followers of the games played
here last year by the Nevada team The
st. Marys will play the three two three
serum, while their opponents will use
the old method of seven In the pack
and the winger.
The Nevada and St Mary teams will
face each other as follows: