The San Francisco call., 1909-09-21
Stanford Will
Enter Grew in
POrtOla Races
Faculty Gives Consent; Track
Season to Open With
Rally Today

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Sept. 20
Consent has been given by the faculty
for the entering of a crew in the Por-
tola festival races next month. Cap
tain Huston received word that stan.
ford could. entef -four some time
ago but suspended action until the
faculty had passed on the matter.
+ Huston has been in communication
with f. w. Turner '0S, who is in San
Francisco. concerning the taking OF
the matter before Chairman Hammer
smith. of the regatta committee OF the
Portola festival A decision will not
be made until Turner is heard from.
The chance for Stanford to win the
tered. seems fair There are all the
veterans to pick from who rowed In
the regatta against Berkeley and de-
ieateo the university OF washington
In an endeavor to learn the attitude
ct the Stanford students on the ques-
tiQn of rowing, Captain H. III. Ashley
OF the California varsity crew spent
Sunday on the campus. ale stated that
California indorsed the continuance OF
rowing.
In order that the track team. may
make trip to the conference meet. in
Chicago next summer, plans are being
give. Joint minstrel show to raise
funds. The entertainment will prob
ably not take place until after'the big
game.
Tomorrow night the track season
wi, will be opened by rally in ;n the train San3
and dad" Moulton will give the men
advice on training.
The plans for a complete renovation
of the track have been modified: IL
was decided to narrow the track and put
on a new coat of cinders instead OF
going clear through the loan bed.
Arrangements have not been made
fx,,. 60 III 70 orr
has been invited to enter team in the
Portola festival contests. Captain scott
has, said that meet will probably be
after the big game.
The handicap singles tennis tourna-
this week. The upper half was ended
last Saturday, when II. $. Morgan u
defeated S. c. Kennedy II. E. kobbe
II. has reached the semifinals in the
lower half and plays the winner OF the
Murray Ferguson match for the right
TO meet Morgan in the finals.
Prof "A !, : Young and c;sa W. y Geaey atey
As close games, Professor Young trf-
umphing.
cent matches:
Rieneman. 60. s-s: Prof H. R. Fairclough
won from F. A. Parton 10 by default, G; +.
H. Rose 10 81. 3-6. 81; Prof. A. A.
Young defeated ". F. Geary II. SO, S-6
Sc: j. II. Pratt 09 defeated e. F. Farms
worth IL. 3-6 Ga. I-5; II. S. Morgan II
defeated Fallas '1S, 6--l. 6--1: A. C. Murray
II defeated Prof. II. r. Fairelough: W; T.
Ferguson IL defeated p. J. Batkin ~. 80
6-4: C. f. La Grange Il defeated Fyfe 'l3
Ga 7-5; f. c. Templeton 10 defeated j. n.
Beardslee '12. 6--3. CT: E. Kobbe IL defeated
Dietrich '13, 6-3, g.
Third round--E. Jordan tgradnate) defeated
L. E. MeDougal u. 6-4 3-1. g; A.
Davis 10 defeated Prof A. Young. e.
6-3: H s. Morgan won from j. II. Pratt '0s
by default: ". F.. Ferguson II defeated G. z.
La Grange II. 6-4 T--5: T.. G.. Tempeton 10
defeated Iangft II. s.. 3-6, 6-4: f.
Kobbe II defeated Fl. Mann 10 ca, 4-6,
6-4
Fourth rounds. c. Kennedy '12 defeated f.
Jordan (graduate). 6.. 60: RI. S. Morgan u
defeated 7. A. Davis II. 81. 1-6. 60: f.
Kobbe II defeated F.. C. Templeton 10, Cd.
&c.
semi6nals-Mor defeated Kennedy, e.