The San Francisco call., 1910-10-13
RUGBY DOPESTERS
ARE IN DESPAIR
Performances of California and
Stanford Teams Too Err
ratio for Comparison
By WILLIAM UNMACK

with the freshman game between
California and Stanford universities
only three days off the followers of the
respective universities are busily en-
gagged in working out the dope" on the
teams. The figures show a peculiar
state of affairs. In the matter Of
games played and won Stanford shows
to better advantage. The Stanford team
played nine practice games and won
seven of them, while the California
team played IA games and only won
six of them. In this regard, however,
the California team played both the
strong club teams, Barbarians and
Olympics, as we'll as the affiliated col
lege team, none of which competed
with the Stanford team.
Eliminating these games SO that a
fair basis for comparison can be ar
rived at it will be seen that Stanford
played nine games and lost two. while
the California team played 10 games,
won five, lost four and played one tie.
In the nine games played by Stanford
there was a total Of 80 points scored
and only % scored against the team by
the different opposing teams. The CAL
ifornia team scored 81 points in the 10
games played and had 40 points scored
against them. Averaging these figures
up 1t will be seen that in the matter
of scoring ability California has a
slight advantage in the figures scored
for the team in the different games,
while the figures scored by opposing
teams give Stanford q decided lead in
the matter of defense. The scores made
can be considered as showing the rela-
tive defensive ability of the two teams.
In some of the games played the re-
suits have been so largely different
that comparative scores as method of
Judging the ability of two teams does
not always appear to be accurate. For
instance, take the games played by
both universities against the San Jose
high school team Stanford defeated
the school team with the greatest ease
by 33 points to 0, while California
could defeat the same team by nine
small points after the schoolboys had
played the university team off their
legs. On the other hand, the games
against Lowell school show just the
reverse order of things. California
20 points to 0, while Stanford could
only secure the verdict by IL points
to 0.
Then the games with the Palo Alto
school, which is admittedly the most
expert school playing Rugby. show an
other peculiar state of affairs. Stan
ford defeated the Palo Alto team on
two different occasions, while Califor-
MIA went down to defeat In what was
mia team has been seen in this season.
There were numerous other games
played that could be compared in a
similar manner, but the ones men
toned will show the great diversity of
opinion that can be formed by COM
parative scores.
The figures distinctly show that CAL
ifornia's attack is better than is Stan
ford's, while the defense of Stanford
shows RI better advantage
Both teams have played remarkably
good Rugby. California appears to
have better men individually than the
Stanford team, though Stanford shows
better combination play and machine
like precision than the blue and gold.
AT present California appears to
have just the slightest advantage.
Whether the team can make good use
of this advantage will be known Sat-
urday, when the rival f1fteens clash for
the honor and glory of the 1914 class
on Stanford field at Pa1o Alto.
The latest to fall into line and adopt
Rugby instead of the old American
game is Fremont high school of Fruit
vale, which has team Of Is in the
field. The boys seem to favor the Aus
traIian game and they are practicing
daily and planning games to be held
in the near future.
Fremont and Lowell will probably
play a game soon.
Lowell will play San Jose high at
San Jose on Saturday. Captain Jack
Tufts and his squad are practicing hard
and the team is steadily showing i'm
provement under the coaching OF DAN
ny webster. Lowell has been handi-
capped In many Of its games by star
men being out Of the team on these
occasions The loss Of a couple of
cracks who played during the early
part of the season was also sadly felt.
However, the lineup which will op-
pose San Jose is expected to be more
formidable than any that Lowell has
put on the field since 1T defeated Berke-
ley on the Presidio field.
Heacock is still out of the game with
a bad knee, but he is improving and
will undoubtedly be ready for action
before the big game.
The Polytechnic players who ran out
on Coach Pete Smith are being criti-
cized for their actions Smith must be
given credit for the good work he has
done for Poly" in the past, and last
season he had one of the strongest high
school football squads on the coast
Because he talked a little severely to
some of the players they quit and
caused a disbandment of the team. 1t
did not show a very game spirit on
their part.
The Lowell Mission game, which is
70 be played November 5, probably at
the Presidio grounds, is already arous-
ing considerable interest. With this
game goes the local championship
among the high schools.
There is a little dissension in the
Mission Rugby team, but this trouble
will likely be settled and the boys will
rat torefher again and work in the
interest of the team. Against the Oak
land high team Tuesday Mission
showed up well. even though some of
its strong men were not in the game
Waynlire is on the ailing list and his
absence from the lineup Is sadly felt
He has proved a tower of strength in
all the games he played with Mission.