The San Francisco call., 1909-11-28
Santa ClaranS
Capture Rugby
Title, 9 to 3
Brilliant PUSHES and PunffHg of
Valley Team Down Lowell
in Hard FOHghI Game
ISeeeial Dispaleh 10 The CaIIl


SANTA CLARA. Nov. 27.-The high
school Rugby championship of northern
California fell to the Santa Clara high
school fifteen on the S. A A field here
this afternoon. when they defeated the
fast Lowell high school boys of San
Francisco in a 9 to exhibition
The contest today clearly showed that
in The high school class the local team
Us without peer in the northern end of
the state Polytechnic high school Of
Los Angeles VIII next be tackled by
the Santa Clara boys for the high
school championship Of California. The
game viii be played in Los Angeles
Christmas day OF during Christmas
week
Santa Clara practically had things
her own way all the time and save
for a part Of the second half the battle
was fought in Lowell territory The
Lowell team with slight advantage
OF about five pounds to the man in
weight put up a plucky, stubborn fight,
but could do very little against the
brilliant rushes and sensational kicking
OF the Santa Clara fifteen
Time after time the Santa Clara
fullback booted pretty spirals through
the air for an easy so yards.
Alexander Of Santa Clara kicked off
TO Lowell and the latter returned for a
neat gain From the serum Lowell
booted TO White of Santa Clara. who
returned the bail Is yards. From a
serum the bail bounced over the line,
and Lowell player fell on it Lowell
received a 25 yard line kick For the
second time the ball few over the line
In the Same manner, and Lowell re-
ceived another IS yard kick.
Clayton of Santa Clara from the
serum received the leather and ran it
20 Yards. Lowell by clever playing an
neNed the pigskin and dribbled for 25
yards. Santa Clara by a sensational
kick sent the ball TO the Lowell 5
yard line. COschina went over the line
here for Santa Clara, scoring the first
try Of the game.
Alexander failed to convert. Santa
Clara dribbled to Lowell's 20 yard line
and Lowell kicked toward touch Dra-
per Of Santa Clara received the ball
and ran il to Lowelrs yard line.
By brilliant passing to Braden the
ball was carried over Lowelfs line for
the second try.
Alexander again failed to convert
from a difficult angle. From 25 yard
drive out Lowell forced her way down
10 Santa Clara's ; yard line. From
a serum Terrau OF Lowell scrambled
over for her only score of the game.
Lowell failed to convert. The half
enGeG WIN me Dali IN neutral leTTllOTN-
The second half opened with both
ffteens struggling fiercely. From the
loose Wise Of Santa Clara secured the
ball for 20 yard run. BY passing to
HAYES, who returned the ball to him,
Wise made a spectacular run of so
yards for a try. Alexander failed to
convert
Lowell here came back and put up
the hardest struggle ever seen on this
field. Her ambition to score carried
the bah down close 30 Santa CIara's s
line and for a moment it looked as IL
her scoring was at hand. Playing
hercely the ball was worked TO the
local schools ; yard line, where
Lowell lost it and Santa Clara ran. it
up the field a long distance. The sec
ond half ended with the ball well up
IN LOwelTs territory.
O'Neill, Meyer (captain) and Terrau
played brilliant bali for Lowell, while
Braden. Draper, Alexander, White and
Coschina did effective work for Santa
Clara.