The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24

The wonderful showing o. the Ns5 81
vada university Rugby team has eauseel .e. !.
more than ordinary comment sthOiS ;
followers OF the game here.
In four game played so far TIE 'aSe-
BRUSH team has not met defeat once
and has scored the wonderful fOIal o.
scored against IT.. Olympic was the
only team a give the Nevada boys any ,
thing like a good fight and the WlhSeu
10 incidentally was the only team 20
score against the strong defense OF the
Nevada team.
For team to make such an excellent
showing against four OF the Caiitofhia
teams, even GLOWING that three OK mem zen,
We're not eNactiy first class, stamps the
Nevada team sss one far above the or
dinary. The backs are the strong point
Of the Nevadans and several OF the men
are exceptionally fast and Wbat IS Is
good az speed most of the backs are
exceptionally good lodging runners
Most of the scoring has been done by
the backs and in this respect the husNN
forwards are To be given full credit Tor
iNeir fine display. In tile serum the
SaEcbrushers are not as adept as tney
cauld be. but in tho loose open play lt
g. doubtful if any of the local uniVer-
sites or other teams can give them any
pointers in this department rOt the
game. The team is not heavy one.
but more of the middle weight class.
pounds per man. The forwards average
157 pounds, while the men behind
the serum average only To pOOltS.
There are three men on the team who
have been on the winning team tina
defeated California in 1906 viz. Leavttt,
Folsom and Kennedy These men have
seen Nevada improve so fast that they
can not now realize that the Rugby of
today and the Rugby of 1906 are one
and the same game.
There are other veterans on the team.
as follows: Sears and Miller. three
years Anderson, noIanr and Lonlsey,
two years. All the other men have had
one years previous experience. with
the exception of four who are new
arrivals at the college this year but
have shown such ma rked ability that
Coach Mayors has placed them on the
first varsity squad. The trainer. B5dE-
er. also has done good work and IN
every game the men have taken the
field in the pink of condition.
The Vancouver team, which is 10
arrive on. the Governor today at noon,
I is composed of the following players
Back-Pickies. Three-quarterS-R Ross liafer
Wilcox. Belas; reserve. Mckay. Half ba .S--
sachs Mcclellan. 3foffatt levitt. L. Gale. Ne
Donald Kay. D.~G tale; reserves Chaney. dew
&C Commenting ill on this team r. r W IN ~
Vancouver Daily News says; The team vii
showed sufficient class 20 warrant SendinS
team south that could he relied on ~ erioN
Vancouver with football reputation that
might be the envy Of-any city.
Evidently the universities are goins
to meet the strongest team that has
ever visited the local Rugby colony.
1t will be interesting TO note that the
Vancouver union has changed Jhe
serum formation from the seven pack
and winger to the 3-2-S formation.
The change has been. made with a
double. purpose. according TO 4. p. w
in the Advertiser. IN the first place
this authoritr states that the general
tone of Rugby in Vancouver has
reached its lowest ebb since the inno-
walton OF the wingman. In the teams
that have been sent here it has been
noticed that there was very little i'm