The San Francisco call., 1909-02-11
TEAM
PUTS UP FINE
CONTEST
Beaten by WaIIabieS, I3 to 3,
After Gallant Battle in
the Mud
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

lOPcClQt GtSP0tCH 70 nc (1H
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Feb. 1O.-
| The Wallabies. world famous as ttnsoy
number of three tries and two goals
this afternoon by the sturdy and swift
Stanford varsity, which IN turn was
able to cross the opponents line and
seriously threaten on numerous Occa-
siOns A 13 TO 3 score tells the tally
ing OF the game. l9 put not the eVsnineSss
ture lake. and the rain descended in
torrents throughout the match. 80 ad-
verse were the climatic conditions that
the game developed into rough and
tumble dribbling battle Of the forward
divisions.
n large crowd Of enthusiasts watched
the struggle from start to finish. and
cheered on both teams The game was
by all odds the most closely contested
Of any ever held here The stanford
varsity played phenomenally de-
fensive game, and was aggressive in
such a degree as to completely take the
visitors by surprise.
The opinion OF the Australians OF
Stanford was high before the match
had progressed beyond its first stages.
and they We're forced TO play their
makes it impossible. however. to judge
of the relative merits OF the teams
1t was the opinion of Coach Lanigan
that on a dry turf Stanford would
have played infinitely better. and the
Australians would have been at their
best As it was the cardinals played
q smashing. LdSL game, ana E1O1LHdn
in some of his dashes opened the eyes
of all the experts. To pick individual
stars would. however, be impossible.
The visitors were expected TO best
the cardinals. though after the end OF
the first half the bleachers were will
ing TO back the home team
The game opened with a kickoff by
Crawford. The play seesawed back
and forth for several minutes, with
f1rst Australia on the long end and then
the Stanford players. In series OF
dribbling and passing ruSheS the Wal
labies crossed the line OF Stanford
for the first try. while the game was
still young. The goal was converted
in easy manner. Nothing daunted. Stan
ford struck its gait, and within a few
minutes was in turn given a try. Mil
Ter carried the ball over. Crawford
failed to kick a difficult goal. and the
score stood: Wallabies 3. stanford 3.
The play was in neutral territory for
the remainder of the period up to a
short time before half time, when the
visitors broke through on a passing
rush from ruck and scored They
Kicked a disputed goal and the score
stood 10 to g.
The second half opened with stan
instances they forced the Walabies
over for tOuchdOWnS- The condition OF
the visitors told on the varsity toward
the close OF the game, and after hold
the 40 minutes, the third Wallaby try
was registered. The goal was missed.
and the game closed shortly after with
the score at Is 10 3.
The teams lined up as follows:
Stanford-Terrili- MeGregor. Dole. Crawford.
sInturn. Thorpe. Cheda forwards: Miller, wing
Roth. center; Holman, Cook, wings; F. Brown,
WallabieS-Richards. Gavin. Row. Middleton.
Me('ue. Griffin. Barnett Hammond forwards:
McKevatt. half: McCabe. i've. Dix. Hickey.
Wood. Russell, three-quarterS Carmichael, full
Referee-H. +. Elliott.
Halves 40 minutes