Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-12-29
TO PLAY RUGBY

81 am heartily in favro Of adopting
Rugby football In the school next sea.
son.
The open play makes It much supe.
riOr to the old game.
I think that It Is especially In the
interest Of our particular school to
play the same game as the University
of California.
have reached this decision without
pressure from the colleges" The
above statement was made by Princi.
pal NJ. c. James OF Berkeley High
school.
Following the splitup between the
football team of the Berkeley High
School and the officers Of the associ.
ated students Of the school. and the
declaration Of Principal Morris G.
James, that the team must disband az.
ter their game with Chico Normal
Thursday night. comes the declaration
from Principal James that he believes
that Berkeley High has played It's last
season Of the old game. He stated
yesterday that he was In favor Of
adopting Rugby football at his institu.
ton next year. and that he would use
whatever influence he had toward
bringing about its adoption.
At the annual football game with
Oakland High School last Saturday,
the men on the Berkeley squad are
ooit IN havo ,,totasa,, N r,,,. mad. LA,
the constitution OF the Associated Stu.
dents, STIMULATING that none. not even
the players. will be admitted without
tickets. The players appeared at the
gate without tickets. and were refus.
ed admission by the representative of
the Associated Students stationed at
the gate. The football men then took
the matter into their own hands, aud
forced their way In. The matter was
brought before Principal Morris c.
James. He said that although he was
personally disposed to overlook the
disturbance, Il seemed as II the school
constitution had been violated. Be.
cause Of this fact, and also because OF
the lateness of the term, he declared
that the team would not be allowed to
play after Thursday night, the game
with Chico having been arranged al.
ready for that date.
In regaV to the continuance Of
American football e. the school. Prin.
cipal James says that there Is consid.
cradle doubt that another season Of
the game will be played. In spite Of
the fact that several hundred students
OF the school last month signed a peti.
ton asking the school authorities not
to change 70; Rugby. he believes that
the. thahge Il bound to come. and will
be accepted BY the student body. Most
Of the present football team are sen.
iOrs, and will be graduated this year.
SO that the change can be made com.
pAratively easily.
II am heartily In favor Of adopting
Rugby football In the school next sea.
son. said James. my Judgment, after
watching the game played on this
Coast for several years past. liz that
the open play makes II much superior
to the old game. both from the spec
tator's and the players standpoint. I
think that II Is especially In the In.
terest OF our particular school to play
the same game as the University Of
California. The fact that the colleges
are still holding to Rugby and that It
Is manifestly here TO stay. makes Il
imperative, I think. that we get In line.
! have reached this decision without
pressure from the colleges. after care.
fully comparing tina two games. The
game Of Rugby is obviously less dan.
gerous. for there are fewer mass plays.
and It Is also interesting, and perhaps
more spectacular than American foot.
ball. believe that we should follow
the lead Of the other high schools
which have taken up Rugby. and I In.
tend to work toward that end In this
school next season."
Berkeley High ID one Of the greatest
strOngholds Of the old among the high
schools at the present time, and its
detection to tho ranks Of the Rugby
playing schools practically sounds the
death knell OF the American game on
this Coast. rA
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