The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-25
RUGBY SEASON
COMING AGAIN
Lowell, COgsweH and Mission
High Schools Are Converts
to English Game

In another week the schools reopen
after the vacations. and football will
be aroused from its long sleep.
Already football talk is heard on all
sides.
The high schools are stnl divided
house" on the football question. Sew
eral of them have announced their
intention of taking on Rugby in pref
erence TO the intercollegiate game
and others are said to be undecided.
Again there are one or two schools
that will positively still play the old
game The most recent converts to
the Rugby code are Lowell, Mission
and Cogswell high schools. All these
institutions have come out in favor of
Rugby and Lowell has been practic-
ing for some time under the able
coaching of T. c. Briggs, last years
brilliant fullback OF the Olympic
team.
Another new Rugby school is Noun
tain View high All the schools play
ing Rugby last year, San Jose. Santa
Clara and Palo Alto, viii again be out
for Rugby this year. With these three
old Rugby schools and the four new
ones, a very creditable series of games
will be able to be arranged by the
California Rugby union for the schools
competition, and before the season
opens it is very likely that the number
of Rugby schools viii be increased.
been said that this school would be
out for Rugby, and then the state
ment has been denied.
The board OF education in Los An
geIes has come out with the statement
that as long as the California and Stan
ford universities play Rugby the Los
Angeles schools will play the same
game.
Football in Los Angeles schools has
Some schools have been playing Rugby
while others played intercollegiate.
Now Rugby viii have full sway
! The local board of education has not
taken such a Ndrastic stand, and the
style of football to be played is left
almost entirely TO the students them
selves. That is good idea and the
( best style is bound TO eventually win
out Slowly but surely each year more
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the Rugby ranks, and it will not be
many years before the big majority
play the Rugby code.
Stanford and California universities
do not open until September, and it
| is hard to say just what veterans will
return. Both the universities are look
ing forward TO good supply of fresh
men to open the season with. Cali
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vious Rugby experience. Z. Solomon,
former captain of Lowell high school,
/ is mentioned as being an entrant to
California. Solomon is strong Rugby
adherent and in great measure it is
due to his opinion of the Rugby game
last November and his influence that
the change to the latter game was
consummated at his school 1t is also
rumored that Flynn, another Lowell
boy, will register at California. Flynn
was captain at Lowell last year and
has played tackle for three years.
Stanford will also be in line with
some experienced Rugby freshmen.
Rumor has 1t that Baumgartiner, one
of the best forwards on last years
San Jose high school team, will enter
the cardinal institution. Baumgar-
timer took part in almost every Rugby
game his school has played for the
last two years, and as forward is
one of the best in the Rugby schools
Worswick, also of the San Jose school,
is mentioned for Stanford. Worswick
was captain of his school last year
and played brilliantly on the three
quarter line. Duryeu, who has played
for two years at Paio Alto, will prob
ably enter Stanford.
A special meeting of the California
Rugby referees union has been called
for Monday night at 30 Suffer street.