The San Francisco call., 1909-10-13
Freshmen At
Berkeley May
Be Overtrained
Baby Team Said TO Have Gone
Stale and Big Game Is Near
at .TanG
By WILLIAM UNMACK

BY WILLIAM UNMA(h
Is the California freshman team
overtrained? That is a question that
many a Rugby follower would like
70 have answered. Surely the show
ing OF the babies in the last few
games they have played is not due
70 the superiority OF their rivals. The
writer is firmly OF the opinion that
the California freshmen have gone
stale from entertaining. To play two
hard games a week for FIVE weeks. be-
sides putting in solid practice every
day during the week is the cause or
the listlessness displayed by the team
IN its game against Santa Clara col
lege last Saturday.
Santa Clara college team is is points
better than California II the freshies
were properly on edge they would have
no trouble in easily trouncing the san
IA Clara team. Too much training is
equally as bad as not enough. and the
coaches at Berkeley have to all ap
pearances worked the team TO a stand
still With only three days to the
annual freshman contest with STAN
ried over their charges, and If some
OF the lstlessness and staleness is
not dissipated before Saturday IL will
be 8 win for Stanford without the
least doubt.
on the other hand, however. the
writer differs with those who imagine
that the Stanford 'l3 men will simply
walk of with the honors- If Stanford
wins. IL VIII probably be one OF the
hardest victories they have ever
gained. The dopesters forget that the
without the services of four men
whose presence Will make vast diff
ference in the play Of the team Graff.
stroud and Peart have not played with
the baby team for weeks past. but are
considered of such class by the coach
that they have been playing with the
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70 the game after his accident. and win
have very little trouble IN finding his
place at halfback. In this position
there is not a man on the freshman
men in the team the attack will be
greatly improved and the defense viii
also be considerably strengthened.
Stanford freshies are now in fine
shape and for the rest OF the week
viii only go in for serum formations
pected that the California men VIII be
given any hard work this week. as IL
would be positively fatal to their
The first game between the city
schools PLAYING Rugby under the jur,
high on November s. The winner of
these games is to play the winner OF
the Peninsula league series for the
Is At the 'O5i5 only team "a ~ that has Scored scored
against the Stanford freshmen and.
going on this performance. the Sutter
street boys have great faith in being
Flynn and Hail. two Of the LEVEL
their injuries that they Will no doubt
be seen in the Leweli lineup against
she Santa Clara college wfren these
ton Tuesday. October ls
At the meeting of the California
Rugby referees union last night Grad
uate Managers Merritt and Burbank of
California and Stanford universities at
tended and requested the union to Of
fcially appoint Charles F. Cameron, a
member Of that body. 10 referee the
annual game between the freshmen
teams OF the two universities on Satur-
The choice Of the two managers was
readily accepted by the meeting and
the appointment made. Cameron is well
known to all followers of the Rugby
code on the coast When the game was
first started here he was for two years
coach for the Nevada university team
and in its first year turned out win
ming team for the Sagebrushers against
was one Of the founders OF the Cali
fornia Rugby referees union and has
oficiated in numerous games.
The report Of Referee Reading on
the game in which he oflciated was
placed before the meeting. Coach
was Mana ger Merritt. The matter was
thoroughly discussed by all present and
lne union uHh4lulOlSlE accepted lue
apology OF the California coach. Gradu-
ate Manager Merritt regretted that the
affair had occurred and said that the
management of the blue and gold In
stitution wished the union to thor
oughly understand that the referees
would get fair treatment. He also
promised TO have the side lines kept
clear Of every one except coaches and
IN every way possible showed his will
ingness to help the officials. Graduate
Manager Burbank Of Stanford spoke
along similar lines
L s. Reading was appointed TO
referee the game to be played at San
Jose on Saturday between the Bar
barians and University of Pacific