The San Francisco call., 1910-11-14
LL-AMERICA RUGBY
team IS chosen
Call Expert Picks Nine CaIifOr-
mia Players and Six STAN
ford Men
By WILLIAM UNMACK

football team" composed of players
from the universities where the game
is played. The All America football
team published in the east every year
at the close of the football season is
"All America" in name only and such
teams are never called upon to actually
take part in games either with other
varsity teams or in games of an inter
national character. With the All
America Rugby teams. however. it is
different. and the teams selected by
The Call have on more than one oc-
casion played interna tional games. The
team selected by The Call after last
years game was practically to a man
invited to make the tour of the antip-
odes that was such a success and
has been of such benefit to local
Rugby. Again, All America teams
against teams representing Australia
and the native Maoris of New Zealand.
NINE CALIFORNIANS
The team presented today is made
UP of nine California men and six
Stanford players. 1t has been selected
on the ability of the men as shown by
their playing during the present sea-
son and the stellar performances of
any particular players in the big game
on Saturday are not taken into account
unless that player has shown to ad-
vantage in other games. On the con-
trary, Stan Mitchell, who has been Sc
lected as the center ree-quarter, did
not perform up to his regular standard
on Saturday in the matter of attack,
due, no doubt, to the very kind atten-
tfons paid to this particular player by
the California players. On the other
hand, his defense showed all the ear
marks of his oldtime form and he was
one of the most overworked players
on the Stanford backfe1d.
The Calls team will not meet with
the approval of every fan who follows
the game It would be an impossible
task to select a team to please every
follower of the game. The .All
America" team has been picked with
out bias and only on the merits of the
men.
BROWN BETTER ON DEFENSE
For fullback, Brown of Stanford has
been given the place over Dwiggins
of California. Both men are adopts
at finding touch and there is probably
not much to choose between the two
men in this necessary element of the
game. Dwiggins is particularly light
for a fullback and his defense as a
tackler is not quite strong as that
of the Stanford man. Brown and
Dwiggins were the fullbacks on the
All America team that toured Australia
this summer and the Stanford man was
conceded by the Australian critics to
be wonderful man in the position
WATTS CONSISTENT
For the right wing quarters
Watts has been selected. Watts has
played good Rugby this season and
though his performances have not been
of the brilliant order he has performed
consistently. He is fast and good at
making openings. AS defensive play
er he is particularly strong and gets
his man neatly and accurately. Watts
was selected for the same position last
year and was also selected on the All
American team that played in the an
tipodes, his playing bringing forth the
most favorable criticisms of any player
on the team.
For the center three quarters r6si-
tion Mitchell has been selected, and his
all round ability makes him particu-
larly fitted for the place. On the wing
three quarters Peart of California will
find ready favor. He has played won
derful Rugby this season and is one
of the fastest men on the selected team.
At five-eighths there is only one pair
of men to consider. Allen and Elliott
attack that can be found on the coast.
Their playing is nothing short of mar
velous. whether on the attack or the
defense Both these men made the
Australian tour, and Elliott was also
one of The Calls All American stars
last year. For halfbaek 7Erb of Stan
ford was finally given the place. This
mans ability is unquestioned and
though he did not show to great ad-
ota Cof Ydo y hn
bered he was playing behind a losing
pack and could not do the same as un-
der favorable conditions. Erb was also
selected as halfback on the 1908 Call
team and played half with good sue
cess in the team that toured Australia
SERUM POSITIONS
For the serum positions C. A. Phle-
ger and Pauly of California, with Che
da of Stanford, have been selected to
fill the front row positions. Besides
being brilliant hookers each man is
good either in the loose play or on the
lineout. They are three International
lists of the Australian tour and Cheda
was on last years Call team with Phle-
ger on the 1908 team and reserve last
year. For the second row Dole and
Minturn, both of Stanford, have filled
the places. Both are big men, put lots
of work in the serum and their line
Work IS prODaDly DoIIoT Inan tnaT or
any other players owing to their great
height and weight. They are both in
ternationa1 players.
For. the three men TO complete the
team the back row of the California
serum goes into the places intact, Har-
ris and Swartz as breakaways and
Jordan in the center. Swartz was wing
forward on the 1908 team, while Har-
ris and Jordan were both on the 1909
team. Harris and Swartz were mem
bers of the team that toured Austria
lasia.
For reserves the following men have
been named:
Backs, Morris. Dwiggins and Stroud
of California; forwards, Hardy. Ashley
and Hansen of California and Frank
of Stanford.
No Nevada men have shown enough
caliber this year to make the team.
The complete team follows:
Fullback-F. Brown, Stanford
ree-quarters-L. Watts California:
S. Mitchell, Stanford; S. Peart, Califor-
MIA.
Five-eighths--A. Elliott, California:
c. Allen, California
Ha1fback-B. Erb, Stanford
Forwards--C. A. Phleger, C. Pauly,
M. Harris, r. F. Jordan, B. Swartz.
California; K. Dole, r. Minturn and
Cheda Stanford.
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