The San Francisco call., 1909-09-26
Marin County Rugby Players
Show Well in Games

The Hitchcock military academy
Rugby players showed up we'll last
Saturday, when they defeated Lick in
a practice game by score of IL to o.
Although the lineup will not be def
nitely formed until the last of the
season. when the big game is played
with Mount Tamalpais academy, last
Saturdays game has practically settled
the question of backs in favor OF Eby,
Bates and r.. Adams.
Seaton and Latin will also make
good as ends, and Helman. the captain.
is sure of his position as tackle.
hard fight for quarter is on between
Gum and De Ia Cruz, and as there is
sufficient material in the school for
two good teams, the other men Will
have to show plenty of class TO hold
their positions. Although the team is
not heavy, it is fast, and on this point
Coach Arthur c. Woodward is bend
ing all his energies. A game with
Fruitvale is scheduled for October 2
San Rafael high school played a
0 to game with CogsweH last Satur-
day in which a lack of practice was
shown on both sides, although there
game. On Wednesday they played a
game with Lick in which there was
also no score. Donald Hunter, San
RafaePs right half, did some plucky
line bucking and received a deer
laceration over the right eye and an
injured knee. Hamilton Bell, OF Lick
and Maghetti of San Rafael came to-
gether in a head on collision and Doth
were laid out for few minutes, Bell
being badly cut on the forehead
The headwork of Eastman as quar-
lures of the game. The lineup of San
Rafael high school is now as follows;
Full, Cramer; Barr, left half; Hunter
left half; Fox and Maghetti. ends
tackles; Crane and Humphreys
guards.
The team averages las pounds. The
next game Will be with Tamalpals
that they will play Santa Rosa, Oak
land and other teams in the A A. l.
and subleague They are pract1clng
daily, as strength is needed in Of
fensive tactics. Hunter is captain and
Maghetti manager
The Tamalpais union high school al
Mill valley Junction played a game
with Polytechnic lakt Saturday for
practice, and both teams scored. The
boys are working hard to try and win
their first game with San Rafael on
October 6, as great rivalry exists be
tween the two Marin county high
schools.
The basket ball team is looking for
a game. as the last one was played
with Fremont in Sausalito september
9. The team is composed of the fol-
lowing: Dorothy Selwood and Maud
Henderson: forwards. Dolly Dawes and
Rita Gillett, guards: jumping center,
Irene GoIdthwaithe, side eenters; sub
stitutes. Elizabeth Jewett and Mar
garet Strittmatter.
Mount Tamalpais military academy
played a practice game with the San
Rafael high school last Wednesday
which served to show that the team
needs considerable work in line buck
ing and end plays. No regular games
have been played as yet, but many
are on the schedule for the next few
weeks. The alumni of the academy
will go over from San Francisco early
in next week and give the boys a
hard game. Belmont, st. Matthew 5,
Oakland Polytechnic. Lick, Tamalpais
union high school, Alameda and Hitch
cock military academy are some of the
teams that they will play during the
season.
San Rafael high school has also or
ganized a basket ball team under the
supervision of Miss j. Doody and a
swimming team which is headed by E.
Byrnes. who has quite a reputation
in long distance events Byrnes is try
ing out for the 440 and $50 events.
and for shorter distances John Fox,
E. Davis and Harold Palmer are
training faithfully in Sutro baths and
in the local tanks near the union
depot.