The San Francisco call., 1909-11-17
OIympiCs Will
Try the Barbs
Next Saturday
Interest CeHferS i'm Lively Strife
of Rugby Teams for the
Wolff Trophy
BY WILLIAM UNMACK

Interest in Rugby football now CEN
ters round the three-cornered contest
between the Olympic. Barbarian and
Reliance clubs for the. club champion
ship Of the state and. incidentally, for
the possession Of the handsome Wolff
frophv. Last wear the OlvmpfcS won
the trophy for the first time. defeating
The Barbarians in the mud on Cali
fornia field by 10 points to <. The
game was a hard fought one and the
victory gave the OlympiCS the IrOphN
This year there are three clubs COM
petinE for the event. the Reliance of
Oakland having signified its intention
10 enter the competition. The first
game is 10 be played next Saturday y
1T the Preside athletic grounds be-
tween the Barbarians and Olympics.
and really fine game is looked for
ward to
This year both of these teams have
considerably strengthened their ranks
by the inclusion of several former uni
Nersity men, Both the Olympics and
Barbarians have figured very conspicu-
ously in all the preliminary games
played by both California and Stanford
and in regard TO these games the Bar
balians have a slight advantage as far
AS scores on paper go. but the recent
California stanford game upset all cal
culatiOns pased on the preliminary
looking to previous scores TO determine
the winner either for this game or any
other one.
TEAMS TRAIN DILIGENTLY
Both teams are training every night
for the contest next Saturday. The
Olympic club has instituted a training
table. There are 20 men at the table
this week from which the final team
Is 10 be picked. In John O. Miller the
winged . club is losing one Of its
best men. Miller had the misfortune to
bres k his wrist q few weeks go. and
il has not mended sufficiently TO allow
him 80 participate next Saturday. Erb.
Tie brilliant hslfback of last years
cardinal team. viii occupy the same
place ia the Olympic lineup. Erb
PLAYED two games with the Vancouver
performed in his usual brilliant style
Briggs viii probably be seen in his
usual place at fullback. though there
IS some talk Of playing Faulkner. the
former Stanford fun, in the position.
l-aumlster. who is one Of the best
defensive men on the Olympic team
vii probably MI the five-eighths posi-
ton Parker. who up 10 this year had
not played Rugby. and made such "a
splendid impression by hts brilliant
play behind the serum. will be moved
with Laumister. With these two on
this line the Olympics three quarter.
line can look for a good amount Of
open work should their serum be sue
cessiul in hooking the ball.
BARBARTANS ARE STRONG
In this respect the Barbs have trio
Of hookers in Browne. Sands and Goff
mat viii take considerable beating for
t-le bali On the three-quarter line
Harry Mckenzie. at present coaching
the Santa Clara college team will
piobaDlN occupy the center position
aud as wlngers he will be supported by
Cavanaugh and d. Webster In the
forwards the Olympics have a fast,
heavy set Brennan and Tuller are
poth big, heavy men, and in the loose
5 well as in the serum their presence
is always felt Aguirre is one Of the
best forwards from a standpoint of
following up in any OF the clubs here
abouts. He plays strong game
throughout and never tires. Other
men who viii probably be seen in the
Olympic forwards are Shov Brown.
Haley. Trowbridge, J. Webster and
The Barbarians have not so far
named any definite men who are likely
10 be selected, but on past performances
there are several players who can not
be left out Harry Elliott, of course,
viii occupy his usual place at center
three-ouarter His ability as a player
and q leader are too well known to
need further comment
OTHERS IN THE TEAM
The fullback position is not yet GER
tain, but IT is more than probable that
cate. who has played there all the
season, Will be in ais usual place. With
Sharpe, who has played a brilliant
game all the season, will be seen on
the left. SOrenson and Smith will
probably occupy the other two posi-
uons. For the halfback positions
Davis and Donovan appear to be the
logical candidates. In the forwa rds
the Barbs have an array of talent to
select from The black and whites.
however. viii probably be outweigAed
ia the serum many pounds by the
Olympics but nevertheless the Barbs'
forwards are a fast lot and can be
depended on to put up a big fight.
Brown, Sands and Croft are probably
three of the ablest front rank men in
club football here Twitchell and Fair
banks are both former California uni
Nersity men and their work borders on
the brilliant order. Pande. Turner
and Sadler are also good for
wards and all are hard workers in the
loose.
Both teams will finally be announced
tomorrow night Saturday week the
winner of the above game will meet
the Reliance team.