Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-22
LATE NEWS OF THE
FOOTBALL PROSPECTS OF SCHOOLS
AND UNIVERSITIES ARE BRIGHT
FOR FAST APPROACHING SEASON
TT Law School Promises Eleven While Rheinschild Is
Confident That St Will Be in Runnng-Los Angeles
T4ieb School Will Play Rugby Harvard Undecided
BY CHARLES JERNEGAN


Although many football enthusiasts
throughout Southern California believe
that football has seen its best days
owing to the inroads made by the Eng
lish game of Rugby, 1t truthfully may
be stated that the prospects for both
the Rugby and American games were
never so bright in Southern California
as at the present time. With few eX-
ceptions every high school will have a
strong team, although the greater part
of them will play the Rugby game.
Rugby football, although treated dis
paragingly by many leading coaches'
has gained rapid headway in this coun-
try. especially in the north, and already
many teams have adopted 1t in prefer
euce to the American game. Among
the northern schools which Will pay
Rugby during the fall are Lowell hlgh
school, Mission high school. the Rei-
ance club OF Oakland, and propapIy
10th Cogswen and Oakland high
schools.
Hiqh Schools Favor Rugby
In California del Sur by far the
greater number of the high schools
including Los Angeles high and the
members of the citrus Belt league,
have declared in favor of the Enghsh
game. Although Harvard military
school is still among the doubtful II Is
probable that this institution shortly
will declare in favor of Rugby. Poly
technic will also have strong RUGBY
aggregation. and feels confident Of as
suming its former prestlSe III Ihe Ioo'
ball ranks of the west -.
Prominent among Rugbys most
stanch supporters is e. flanagan OIL
stanford university. flanagan IS en-
thusiastic in his support Of the game,
and coming from a man VINO mas
known a wide experience in the play
inc of the American game, his views
carry much weight with members OF
the sporting fraternity.
Hollywood Still Doubtful
Although it was believed for some
time that Hollywood high school Woulu
play the Rugby game, the inatler 4ao 4fo
not vet been decided, although tne
nresant trend of affairs indicates that
fhe American game will again De
played. t-.,.. ,,,foro tho
hoard at the September meeting last
wear a resolution was passed making
II imperative on the parents OF poys
wishing to play the game to send 10
the physical director a written stdte- sI,e
school from the responsibility lor az
cidents that might occur. ,,o,
This wear the plan is slightly dlffer-
apt although to the same end Al the
meeting of the board which Will pe
held on Saturday, September 4 the
runnorters of the American game must
annear before the board with a petl-
tion signed by their parents askIlIs
that the game be continued II laIse
enough representation is present lne
same will be adopted for the year.
6thervise the English game will be
substituted. .,,,,7
The high school lads have received
+he announcement with Joy, and 1t IS
enticipated that the meeting Will De
largely attended. Whether or not the
narents will be present or represented
nv their sons remains to be seen but
the boys will see to it that sufflcleht
nlea is made for the American game;
While some of the members or tile
hoard are personally opposed TO lhe
game. they will place themselves IN a
5osition TO be led by the wishes of the
1arents who will have sons on the
DR.. William H. Snyder is an enthu-
siastic football fan and is using his IN
Huence for the game, as are the greater
portion of the faculty
American Game for Colleges
Notwithstanding the fact that the
bieh schools will play the English
gane. the local colleges, including st
Vincent's. University of Southern Cal
ifornia. u. S. c. Law school, Occidental
Pomona and Whittier, will stick TO the
American game, and in but few IN
stances will the teams be weakened by
the absence of last years players. Inc
schedules of the games are already
being drawn up and the various
coaches have formulated plans Tor pe-
ginning an early and systematic sys-
fem of training. Much regret has beer
EXPRESSED over the announcement that
Los Angeles high school will this yeal
play the Rugby game. Coach RalpI
Noble, accompanied by Ted Geissler
than whom there is no better end II
CaIifornH, left yesterday for few
weeks stay at Berkeley and Stanford
where they will make a thorough
study OF the Rugby game. Although
Noble as vet is unable to state whether
or not the game win be popular witt
Los Angeles high school, he feels con
fident of developing strong team, al
though the greater part of the players
must necessarily be developed.
Rheinschild Is Confident
Under the direction of Coach Walter
Rheinschild, the team of st. Vincent;
college, despite the fact that many
of last years stars are absent from its
ranks, promises to be one of the fast
est and heaviest aggregations playins
the American game in Southern Cal
ifornia. A new policy has been adopt
ed by the anagement of st. Vincent
and no imported players will be seer
bending over the pigskin when thu
boys line up for their first contest o.
the season.
"The team this year" said Rheims
child Yesterday, will be composed o.
strictly bona fide students and abso
lutely no effort will be made to induce
any crack players to enter the college
for the purpose of participating in ath-
letics While I do not believe that we
shall have as strong a team as trod
the oval last season, / nevertheless am
confident that st. Vincent's college will
make a first class showing and every
man will be in to win"
Ybarrando viii Return
Among the crack players who will
play with St. Vincents this fall are
Stoney, half back, and Ybarrando, the
sensational quarterback whose playing
created such a furOre during the season
of 1908 Stoney is also one Of the star
members of last years team and is this
year in better condition than ever be-
fore, having put in hard season
work on the aqueduct.
Shuttle will probably be installed as
half back and with foundation Of
these three crack men to build on, the
team should develop into fast and
formidable machine. Leffert and