The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
COOPER KEITH CUP
IS EXHIBITED ON
CAMPUS
Trophy Is Work of SiIverSmifh'S
Art and Brings Joy to
Undergraduates

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Jan. g
The Cooper-Keith trophy cup. which
was captured by the varsity rugby
team when they defeated the Van
couverites, has been received on the
campus and placed on exhibition. The
cup is one of the most valuable and
handsome trophies ever offered for in
tercollegiate competition on the coast
Inc gl1t OF Cooper-Keith. the cup is a
work of the highest standard OF the
! sllVersmlth's art, having been made
especially for the donor by the hest
OnIhese silver workers OF Hong Kong.
The cup is a perpetual trophy and has
peen given as an international ehal-
IenSe prize. Vancouver has won If
| once and Stanford once The cup will
De Kept on exhibition on the campus
Tor several days and will then be turned
over TO a trustee to be appointed bv
Cooper-keith- The trophy has been
generally admired by the Undergrad
yates and has added additional interest
TO the Vancouver series. This is the
first time the undergraduates were able
to gather any idea of the beauty of the
cup.
ford university has opened. Within a
rev weeks the majority of the athletes
OF the cardinal will be actively engaged
on the e1nder path. base bali diamond
ana rowing on the water of Lake Lagu-
nlta. Inc boating men are the first to
get under way. Close on to 40 men
nave responded to the call for recruits
10 the varsity and freshman boats and
Coach Dan Murphy and his assistants
VIII have their hands full
DAN MURPHY ON CAMPUS
Dan Murphy, who has coached the
cardinal crews for three seasons. has
peen on the campus since the middle
or December. He has overhauIed all OF
tne DoatS OF the cardinal and has eyerv-
thing in. first class order Dan is anx-
lous TO get down to hard work at once
and already the men have covered many
weary miles over the country getting
into condition.
Prospects are bright for the cardinal
number of veterans are registered
who have won their letters against the
blue and gold oarSmen. CAPTAIN II B
Patrick. who was not in college last
semester. has returned and is assisting
oar in the 1908 she'll
On track the prospects are uncertain
at present. Captain Horton has not re-
turned to the campus as vet but is due
the hrst of next week. when a call will
probably be made for all aSpirants for
varsity and class hOnors 10 81 gn up and
enter training. The wet weather has
made the work of those who are eager
to get on the track impossible. but Dad
Moulton will utilize the first oppor-
tunities offered to put the men through
the preliminary PAGES of the season
To what extent the funk OUT sys-
tenn and the probation ruling has af-
fected the strength of the cardinal can
not be determined until the men sign
up. Several well known athletes have
returned TO college after an absence of
one semester but due to the probation
ruling are not eligible. At the same
time 1t is thought that several OF the
men who have been in college regularly
may be unable to participate due to
being placed on the probation list for
delinquencies OF last semester.
CRACK SCHOLARSHIPS JOIN
Several new men have entered the
university from the high schools and
will increase the strength of the car
dinal. Dad Moulton is anxious to deter
mine the ability of the new arrivals and
the first preliminary meets of the sea-
son will be watched with interest.
The base ball men are inactive but
will hold their first practice within the
next fortnight The same trouble is
experienced here as in the track lists
A number of the men may be kept Off
the diamond for scholarship causes and
the strength of the nine can not be de-
termined until they have signed the
list