The San Francisco call., 1910-09-27
CALIFORNIASTRONG
in RUGBY PLAYERS
University Coach Has Host of
Candidates for Places in
Team

Prospects for a strong varsity team
this year at the University of California
are very bright. With the wealth of
material on hand Coach Schaeffer will
be able to pick team as strong as any
that has represented the state institu-
tion since the inception of the Rugby
game The fact that both Coach
Schaeffer and Assistant Coach Cert
made the trip to Australia and New
zealand this summer makes California
partisans feel that both coaches picked
up points that can be used to make
the team this year an exponent of all
that is UP to date in the Rugby game
Inc question as to what sort of
serum will be used by Schaeffe this
year is still a mooted one. Although tbe
varsity has been using the eight man
serum, the freshman team has been rs
ing the seven man formation with wing
forward
1t would, seem that Coach Schaeffer is
going to use the seven man serum in
the freshman game and if it is as sue
cessful as ne expects all California.
teams in the future will play the new
formation.
HAS MORE VETERANS
California has more veterans this
year than at any time in its history
and it is in just such years that the
greatest concern is felt lest overcon-
hdence creep in and rob the team of its
true fighting spirit. Fight brought
victory to. California last year. when
Stanford had one of the strongest
teams in its history. This year the
conditions are somewhat reversed
and California's adherents are waking
up TO the fact that every man in the
university is needed, both on the field
and in the bleachers, If victory is to
come to the California warriors in
November.
Freshmen Fleming. King. Allen. Nc
Neill and Dills have been playing good
ball and Coach Schaeffer has placed
them on the varsity squad in order
to give them thorough tryout in
fast company. Dills has been playing
regularly on the left wing and has
shown marked improvement since the
beginning of the season.
Captain Dwiggins, Allen. Elliot
Watts, Morris and Stroud are all mem
bers of last years winning team and
are fighting hard for positions in the
back field this year. Evans Peart
Harlow. Brandt. Mini and Martin were
members of last years varsity squad
and are showing up prominently in
the different back positions. Peart
has been shifted from the wing posi-
tion to five-eighths, where he has
been showing to advantage.
NUMEROUS CANDIDATES
Evans is strong player and was
solid in the games at Vancouver last
Christmas. Dwiggins, Allen, Elliot.
Watts and Morris were members of
the All-American team which toured
Australia this summer and have i'm
proved materially over their form of
last season.
Numerous other candidates are try
ing out as backs and for the first time
in many years California has a second
team with backs as strong as the
first team backs.
The addition of Freshmen Fleming,
King and Allen has greatly strength
ened the serum. Swartz Pauly, Ash
ley, Harris, Markwart, Hardy, Jordan,
c. Phleger and Fairbanks are former
varsity players, who are trying for
positions in the serum. Hansen, Wheel
er, d. Barnett, H. 'Phleger, J. Barnett,
Lane and Quinn are members of former
freshmen teams and last years squad
and are all playing in varsity form.