The San Francisco call., 1910-07-03
Change in RULES
FOR RUGBY team
All American University Squad
Find Australian Methods Are
Slightly Different
By c. H. PHLEGER
Especial Correspondence Of The Call

Especial Correspondence Of The Call
sUyA (FiJi Islands). June s.-The All
American university football team is
due to arrive in Suva, Fiji islands. at
about o'clock p m today. A local
Rugby team was very desirous OF
match game with the collegians. but
Coach Schaeffer decided that on account
of the lack Of condition OF the players
no game would be played during the
stay of the team this time. but game
was arranged for on the return trip,
when the football team will be in Suva
August and 3. The Rugby game has
taken quite a hold in the Fijis and SuVa
has good team
Owing TO the lateness OF the arrival
of the team in Honolulu the protected
game with the baseball team OF the
Japanese athletic club was called or.
much to the disappointment Of the
baseball fans.
The Japanese team is a good one and
played some good games with the crack
Santa Clara team during its visit TO
the islands a year ago.
The Honolulu Bulletin OF Nav 27
commented upon the visit of the foot
ball players and called the attention OF
the people to the fact that Rugby
football had taken a firm hold on the
| coast and that as yearly visits were
! to be expected from teams either from
Australia or from the mainland. II be-
hooved the Hawaiians to take up the
game so that IN the future games could
be arranged between these visiting
teams and an All Hawaii team
Manager Burbank received letter
at Honolulu from Bill Howe. the Aus
tralian coach, who will be remembered
as the man who aided so materially
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of California during the last football
season, and who later acted as advisory
coach at ST. Mary's college. Oakland
Howe said that the Australians were
planning to make the visit of the All
American team an international affair
and that no stone would be left un-
/ turned in the effort to make the visit
OF the colIegians memorable one.
ENTERTAINMENT PLANNED
| One evening has been set aside for
the entertainment which will be given
by the waIIabie team. This team made
/ a tour around the world last year and
during its stay in California was quite
extensively entertained by the two big
universities
Howe also announced change in the
schedule for the first games in Aus
tralia. The new schedule IS as tol-
lows:
July s-central western district at
Orange.
The rest of the original schedule re-
mains the same
No games will be played at Brisbane.
as was originally intended. The first
game played at Sydney will take place
on the same grounds and on the same
afternoon as the New Zealand-Maort
game
| The games against the University OF
/ Sydney will be played under the aus
pices of the Metropolitan Rugby union,
| which is affiliated with the New South
/ Wales union. but which has Jurisdiction
\ in the district within a radius OF p
i miles OF the general postofice. sydney.
4 CHANGES IN RUGBY RULES
\ w. w. Hill, the secretary OF the New
South Wales Rugby union. has for
warded copies OF the 1910 Rugby rules
10 the different members OF the team.
II None of the alterations in the rules are
very important
ers will excel in tackling. While a
good many OF the Australians tackle
well. the percentage of good tacklers
on the American team is much greater
than on any of the teams which will
be met with during the tour
sydney critics were very much dis
appointed to learn that Crawford did
not accompany the team. He has been
featured in all the papers in connection
Il with the visit OF the team. and the dis
appointment was widespread when It
was learned that he was not along.
The team has practiced sonic new
war cries and songs and will render
them on every possible occasion during
u the trip. The Australians do not have
anv set yeIls. and the organized root
ing and singing of the eollegians will
he quite novel to them The team will
train every morning and a strict train
ing diet will be followed