The San Francisco call., 1909-11-16
Dwiggins Tops
All America
Rugby Fifteen
Team Selected From Three Big
Western Universities Capable
of Meeting fhe World
By WILLIAM UNMACK

Rugby universities Of this coast, and
the idea has always met with approval
This year I am able TO submit team
that I am sure viii meet with general
approval I do not for one minute
ims Rine that every one VIII be SatisneQ
with the team as selected but the 10
names presented herewith have been
submitted to some OF the best known
Rugby men hereabouts, and the unanl-
nous opinion OF these men Is that the
team as published Is without doubt
The strongest that could be selected.
both for attack and defense.
II has been selected on purely non
partisan lines. the iuea uppermost be-
ing TO name the really strongest team
irrespective Of what university the men
belong To- The selected team. If given
= few weeks practice together. would
be strong enough TO meet the best
Rugby teams OF any part of the world.
Mind I do not say this team would
defeat such teams as the Wallabies
or the famous All Blacks OF New Zea-
land. but il would give these teams
one OF the most strenuous fights they
Gould ever wish for
AT the end Of the football season in
shc east il is always customary to
select an All America intercollegiate
football team stanford. California and
Nevada universities are the only in
stitutions of their kind in this coun-
Try playing the Rugby code of foot
hal and their players. therefore, Sc
lected on such an all important team,
are equally as much entitled to be Sc
The intercollegiate men for their par
ticulsr form OF football
Tor fullback there is not much doubt
as to the claims OF jay DWlgglns Tor
The position His playing ali through
She season has been little short or
marvellous and his game on Saturday,
though he had little more than puntinS
To do. stamps him a s a wonderful man
for the position.
For the left or scoring wing three
quarter. Holman is without doubt the
this coast InfTnE WAS
Holman's most formidable opponent.
but Holman is certainly the logical
msu for the position. Holman filled
The same position on The Calls All
America teams of 1907 and 1905
Tor center three-ouarter there was
siderable discussion as to the ability
of Harris of California and Homer OF
Nevada. The latter is certainly fine
center man but Harris is conceded TO
have just a shade over him.
For the defensive wing three-quar-
teF Watts Of California found ready
favor.
For hye-eighths there was una
nimity in favor Of Elliott of California,
and n. Mitchell This pair would GER
tainly make things very merry for
their opponents. Mitchell was also Sc
lected on the All American team Of
1905.
Al haIfback every one will favor
THE selection Of Cedric Cert of Cali
fornia. Cert was also selected on the
All American teams of 1907 and 1905
ll LLlE LOt " aus AAAtAC " a.
erable difference Of opinion ana the
eight men finally selected appear 10
be the very pick OF all the teams under
crawford. Cheda.- Pemberton and
hD0Ie are the representatives from
stanford. and this quartet not only
game but in every contest played have
shown a wonderful aptitude for the
game snd ability in marked degree.
Pemberton was 3 member OF the two
previous teams and Crawford found
a place on the 1908 team.
Jordan and Northcroft Of California
had no difficulty in being located on
the team. Both are exceptionally
they are also good men Tor the pack
itself Bennet and Dolan OF the Ne
vada fifteen were also conceded their
places. but the latter had close fght
with Thorpe Bennett and Northcroft
: TO probably the two finest dribblers
and open work men on the team. and
Bennet's fine work in this department
Ia the game against California uni
Versity a couple u week ago viii long
be remembered by those who saw il.
Phieger and Thorpe were selected as
the forward subs, and Johns and Homer
2 IS the backs.
Il is hardly probable that such a
team viii ever play together. but II
they were given the opportunity and
with a little practice together. / have
no hesitation IN saying they would give
a really magnificent account of them
SELVES all0 NOAl1 Api4OlA III liOAOA u
their country on the Rugby field in
any part OF the world
Captain Cedric Cert of the victorious
California university team is TO coach
the Lowell high school team in prep
ration for their championship game
with the winner OF the Palo Alto-Santa
Clara game. Up to the present Blair
has been coaching the Lowell boys
with considerable success. but he has
given so much Of his time TO the team
that his business interests have .suf-
fercd considerably and he has been
reluctantly compelled to withdraw from
tho cOs ching
THE competition for the perpetual
ROOs punting trophy at California uni
yersity viii be held this week on the
football field This trophy is COM
Deted for annually by members Of the
football squad and was donated with
he, idea Of encouraging punting and
Kicking in general
h order to encourage local talent
and foster college spirit the athletic
recently offered two substantial prizes
10 the student body. The first was for
the best college yell. the second for
The best student song TO be used at the
santa Clsra-St. Mary's Rugby game.
Raymond Miller II succeeded in
aunexing the prize for the song. The
decision OF the award committee
aroused no great surprise. as Miller is
aiuavs very much to the fore in the
writing Of light verse. OLD timers say
that Millers student song is the best
LLaAE OI It's SOIL Aildl -. MAJ A4dc
produced in years.
The prize for the most acceptable
college veil fell TO Regis Starrett 10
student in the department. of en-
cheering As Starrett is a member of
the Rugby squad, he viii not have the
satisfaction Of barking his composition
AT the great game though the inSpira-
tiOn Of Il may induce him TO make
distance run with a try at the end
y a.
To the disappointment Of the host OF
fans who weekly congregate about the
ST. Marys diamond. the games OF the
MidWinter lea que series viii be post
poned until after Thanksgiving day.
The postponement OF the MidWinter
league games was deemed necessary
bz- the College Athletic association on
account of the nearness OF the big
Rugby game with Santa Clara Several
Phoenix men are also members OF the
football SQUAD. and Sunday after
noon baseball game would be too great
a tax on their time. Besides, as the
diamond is used for Rugby practice, II
would be difficult TO have II in good
shape for the baseball games.
Otto Rittler, instructor IN physlcal
culture at St Mary's college, states
HAT the personnel OF the first basket
ball team will be made known during
lie week. The number of candidates
was large. and more than a score OF
preliminary games had to be pulled OH
before the sheep were segregated from
the first basket ball team Of the