The San Francisco call., 1909-09-19
Two Victories
At Rugby for
Blue and Gold
Varsity Team Defeats Olympic
Club and the Freshmen
Bear ST. Mary's

BERKELEY Sept. ls.-In the two
games Of Rugby football on California
field this afternoon il was the collie
sian's day from start to finish. In a
fast game. one Of the best of the sea-
son the varsity 5 defeated the Olym-
pics by score of 16 to O. The fresh
men won from ST. Marys, piling up a
score Of Is to their opponents 8.
The California varsity played with a
snap and vim and contested every foot
Of ground that the clubmen attempted
TO gain. The passing of the collegiate
players was far above the usual av-
erage and better teamwork marked
their play. The slippery and clumsy
handling OF the ball that has marked
some of the californians efforts was
not in evidence today, and on both
sides the game was fast and clean
It was one of the best contests from
the standpoint of the bleachers that has
been seen on the campus this season.
At the outset the Varsity kicked off
10 the clubmen and kept the ball in its
opponents territory for the first 10
minutes OF the play The teams ap
peared very evenly matched and neither
side was able to advance the ball from
the Olympics Is yard line until Ref
awarded the Varsity free kick, Ell
liott booting the ball over from the 25
ward line. Score. to 0.
From this point on the Olympic play
ers fought hard and kept the ball on
the safe side of the center until the
varsity took the pigskin down the field
by long dribble, putting the ball on
their opponents 10 yard line, where
stroud recovered it and took il over
The line for another try. Elliott again
cOnverted. making the score TO o.
The OlympfcS held their ground until
the end of the first half. during which
time all Of the play was in CALIFORNIA; S
territory.
The second half of the game started
with a series of kicks to touch, the. ball
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first five minutes of the play in the
center of the field. Two long kicks to
TO Olympic's is yard line. where Allen
took it over the line from the serum.
scoring another try. Stroud failed to
convert. Score, IL TO 0.
The last score of the game was made
after a sensational run of so yards by
Elliott and Allen after series of kicks
10 touch by Olympic. Stroud's goal
made the score ls to 0. A run of 40
Yards by Allen and Peart brought the
bail past the center of the field after
Olympics kickoff, but the whistle of
the time keeper stopped the game at
this point.
The came between the Freshmen and
St. Marys was a poorer exhibition of
football from spectacular point of
view. but was hard contest both sides
struggling hard for victory Superior
Strength and speed on the part of the
Freshmen won the game for them.
The university players did not show
10 as good an advantage as on some
less accurate and their playing being
marked with lOoseness. although the
fact that they were pitted against a
better team than usual was in large
measure responsible for this.
Neither side could claim any decided
advantage in the first 10 minutes of
play. the ball passing from one side of
the center linS TO the other; ST. Mary's
goal was not in danger until at the very
last Of the first half when the Fresh
men worked the ball down to their op-
pOnents 10 yard line by series of
dribbles and kicks TO touch. The Fresh
men forced the ball over St. Mary's
goal line during the serum and, regain
ing the pigskin. scored the first try of
the game. Otis kicked the goal, max
ing the score TO 0.
The remaining part of the first half
was q ragged exhibition. neither side
being able to secure any decided ad-
Vantage. the ball crossing and recross-
ing the center line.
in the second part of the game both
teams started off with a rush, st. Marys
keeping the bail in the Freshmens ter
ritOry for the first five minutes of
play. The visitors recovered the BAH
after forcing it over during the serum.
hut failed to kick the goal Score, >
to g.
Immediately afterward the Fresh
men took the ball down the field by
means Of long dribble and scored an
other try. Otis converted, making the
score 10 to 3.
The sensational feature of the game
= nd the last score came after some
Eve minutes more of play, when Moody
recovered the ball from the serum near
the center line. taking it 80 yards when
he passed IT to Smith, who ran the re-
naming 90 yards for try. Otis failed
10 convert from hard position, the
score standing l3 to 3 until the whistle
ended the game.
The lineups of the two teams were as
follows: