The San Francisco call., 1913-11-25
ATHLETIC CHATTER

| On IL different occasions the New
York Yacht club has defended the
America cup. Next year our ship
mate, Sir Thomas Upton Is going to
have another try to take the pot"
Sir Thomas evidently believes In
omens He has two omens in his
favor that he figures are strong
enough to give England back that
precious cup. First Of all. his Sham
rock will be Shamrock w, and Tom
says no shamrock is a perfect sham
rock unless it is a lucky four leaved
one. Then. again. 1t is to be the
thirteenth series Of contests for the
cup. and he was always strong for
number 13.
| The sum necessary to maintain
| Harvard's position as a factor in in
tercollegiate athletics will this year
alone exceed $4,000 as salary for the
coaches in the different sports
| Football has the biggest expense
| list, with an outlay of about SIS. 900.
Head Coach Haughton. who has
placed Harvard on the football map,
receives $500 Leary, his assistant.
gets s3,500, while others on the staff
get minor sums. The track coaches,
| Donovan and Powers, draw $4,000.
while Shrubb, the cross country
| trainer. receivts $4,000 All the other
| coaches get generous stipends.
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s. s. Phillips, who has done good
work for the Nevada varsity as its
representative on the California
Rugby union, has been released by
the sagebrush varsity and a Nevada
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the state will be selected to fill the
vacancy on the Rugby union board.
Hugh Gallagher. Frank Peterson.
Don Bird and Jake Stefan are all
mentioned as probable representa-
tives. The university has communi-
Gated with Phillips and rendered him
vote of thanks from the student
body to the Olympic club man for
the good work he has done. For the
present Silas Ross, the graduate
manager, will come down to any i'm
portant meetings of the union.
Nevada varsity will have a strong
basket ball quintet this season. Grad
uate Manager Ross intends to bring
his team to the coast for a schedule
OF several games The team is to
leave Reno the Sunday after Christ
mas, and games will be played
against the Sacramento Athletic club,
University of California farm at
Davis, Stockton All-Stars, College Of
the Pacific at San Jose, and in this
city the st. Ignatius college team.
Y. NJ c. A. and the Smilers' club. The
final game of the tour is scheduled at
Oakland against the st. Mary's col
| lege.
All the basket ball managers are
getting busy these days. The season
promises to start with rush right
after Thanksgiving turkey has been
disposed of. The basketballers refuse
to keep strict training until after
that date.
Lewis Chandler Jr. has won the
Harvard sculling championship for
the second year in succession.
Chandler is one Of the best singles
men at Harvard, but was given a
hard race by Captain Reynolds OF the
varsity crew.
II would be g. good thing for Rugby
football IL few high class games
like that of last Saturday could be
played on the Golden Gate park sta
dium. The game drew big crowd,
but the said crowd should not have
been allowed inside the iron fence
dunn can be kept perfectly clear as
was instanced in the Portola cham
pionship game. The crowds get far
better view of the game from the
sloping bank at each end and round
the bend OF the stadium than even
the bleachers at California or Stan
ford afford. AS q playing field the
stadium has no equal on this coast.
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lick can claim the subIeaEue foot
ball championship till 1t is black IN
the face, but II the league decides
that Lick has to play on for the title,
all the groaning in the world will not
give 1t official backing The public
only recognizes titles that have the
backing of a recognized governing
body. Every school team in the city
can claim any title 1t wishes. but such
claims are not legal. The football sit
uation has been an unfortunate mud
| die, and the best way out OF the