The San Francisco call., 1909-11-04
SagebrusIlers
Coming to Play
Blue and Gold
Team Leaves Reno Tonight and
Special Bearing ROOters
Follows Friday
By WILLIAM UNMAcK

-By WILLIAM UNMACK
Probably the hardest game fiat Calf
sornia NtIl have ID. play tlfis year wil5
be the one ou. SATURDAY sgainst the
Nevada university teaIl al3d j. is. the
Sinai game for the blue and gold before
she annual struggle with Stamford No
Sember -. The Nevada men ha5:e 2
record TO be proud Of and the game
aaainst the blue and gold WIN test
-sheir ability 10 the .4It flost-* California
viii be the strongest team that. the
Sevadans have met this season and
Sheir home ground for the first time
CHS year. a..
That the students at the Nevada uni-
gerslty nave fun conhasnce- in the
ability OF their team 10. down the
Berkeley hoys is evidenced from the
fact that a special train is to leave
Reno Friday night with 4 hundred or
more rooters who VIII attend the game
a. force. The Nevada team viii leave
Reno tonight and on arrival here Will
proceed Immediately to the Brute hotel
sn EDDY street near Polk:
Harry Brule was the Ga plain Of one
Of 3he first football teams that the
Nevada university ever .put in the field
and he is going 10 be the team IS host
during lis stay in the city. Besides the
team FIVE substitutes Coach Mayors,
Trainer Badger and NanaEer. Stander-
wick and Mrs, St4nderKvick Wilj- leave
tonight and viii be accompanied by 80.
q the advance guard Of the rooteFs,
Plans are already arranged for the
"a erta inlnent, Of the team and after
breakfast Friday morning an auto ride
s@ilE- be IA ken. 10 the. elf house and the
men viii indulge in "a swim. After
lunch the players and substitutes wiz
sc over 10 California fe1G g nd: ndul &c
in light practice. The team Will then
l9e given liberty till 3 O'clock. for which
time Trainer Badger has issIfed- N or
der Tor bed. The officials Of tire team
are enthusiastic over the. abllltN of
iileir charges and predict 3 victory. over
california by 10 points TO or there
bouts 7.
The Nevada team submitted several
0ames OF members Of. the referees.
union from whem they would like TO
nave the referee chosen and Harry
Elliott has been selected TO handle the
same. The team and substitutes VIII
.6e as follows:
Fulibsek. FletchHr; thyee-luarters Rossi.
Aomer. NHrnoW, Scits: hslEes. keHnedy- tlenkfy;
forwards. 2. Bennett. DolaH Miller Hardy. An
sierSon. Sears, LeaYItt. Captain Bennett. sdbsti-
tases forwards. @Alackayi .SettlemeEer; backs.
Harris. Campbell Charles
Manager Golden Of the Reno high
school has written Manager Fa5rchfld
0f the Lowell Rugby team trying to
arrange for = game TO he played at
Reno on Thanksgiving day between the
fwo schools, Manager .Fairchi1d has
the natter under advisenlent.
Interest is growing apace in the
Rugby high school game scheduled for
saturday AZ the Presidio grounds be-
tween EoWeI and Mission. Captain
Meyers who it Was thought WouIG be
unable to take his place. .on the tea ns.
VIII resume -pra ctlce today and the fol-
lowers Of Lowell are consequently jgbi-
3 .en& Ierrau and Han are also well on
-le road to recovery. and WIFI he out
, or the fnal practices today and tonior-
on. Harry Elliott was selected for til 2
same. but will referee the Nevada and
Csiifernia universities game instead
Freshmen Gran and Morriss have
been added to xhe training. table at
.S'@rlzeleE- making the total men 20. II
IS probable HAT the final team 10 go
gainst the cardinals VIII be selected
Tren tnis 20 ! practice game between
tne INST and second varsity teams viii
pe played today Bleacher rallies viii
BE. held every afternoon and all the
new songs and stunts TO be pulled off
slil he reliearsed-
. large meeting of the California
Rugby union was held last night. On
che motion of J. Lanagan il was uhan-
YFogslE resolved that the union meet
every tuesday night until the end Of
she present season 20 dispose of i'm
portanf business that WIKI come up.
The WOin trophy which was pre-
Sentec 10 the clubs last year for com
Heiflon, has been. placed definitely in
fhe hands Of the union and all future
games for il viii be conducted under
she direct supervision Of the Rugby
union. s committee Of three, W Mar
shall. Edgar Pomeroy and J.. Lau-
mstster. was appointed TO make pre-
Iinl!nars arrangements for the games
for the trophy, and they Will report
tleir findings al the next melting of
the union Three clubs, Olympics
present holders) Barbarians and Re-
liance slgnifled their Intention Of COM
pefing FOR the trophy.
Another matter discussed which Will
probably be handled by the union, is
the playing Of a game between the
winner Of the Stanford California
match and the winner Of the Wolff
trophy for the championship of Cal
ifGrnia. Graduate Manager Merritt
expressed his willingness 10 play such
game should California win the big
event on November 13. and 1t is very
probable that Stanford VIII also give
IFS consent Among those present
Tege President Erskine, J. flanagan, r.
=. Merritt, j. Schaeffer. Mother Howe,
Secretary Hickey and l.. s Reading,
secretary Of the Referees union.