The San Francisco call., 1913-11-15
RUGGERS IN
FORM FOR
BAT TIE
AII-BIacks Meet Americans in
Championship Game at
Berkeley Today
By WILLIAM UNMAcK

All roads lead to Berkeley this after
noon for the international contest.
America versus New Zealand. 1t Is the
last game in Which our New Zealand
friends will be able to show US how
to play, and everything points to a
record breaking crowd across the bay
when Referee Bill Hill blows his
whistle for the kickoff, punctually at
1870.
The hour is rather early, but not too
early for the fans that have the Rug
by bee in their bonnet Last year
when the Australian and American
teams played their final game OF the
season more than $4,000 people saw
the game, and everything points to
| this figure being broken in this after
moons game.
| Outside of an intercollegiate con-
! test there Is not another game able to
draw in the same relative proportion
as an International contest. Every
big International game ever played
here has always drawn we'll. In 1906
when the All-Blacks played here the
Rugby game was not known then as
it is now, but for all that about 5000
people attended the game. which was
considered remarkable for foreign
game.
BOTH TEAMS READY
| In 1909 the WaIlabies played here,
and at the last game against the All
Stars there was an attendance or bet
ter than 5000 people. Since then the
Rugby game has gone ahead with
leaps and bounds, and last year the
Waratahs played their international
contest before $4,000 people. What
will be the attendance at today
game? IT is easier to judge this than
| to pick winners of intercollegiate
games.
The New Zealanders are ft and
ready for this afternoons contest. The
men from the land of the moa and the
fern are going out to put up their pest
game. They realize that to win they
] have to show practically everything
they have got.
The American team had good
workout last night over at the old
baseball field at the University of
California The team looked neat in
their uniforms of navy blue jerseys
with the American shield on the chest.
The team appears to be in fairly good
condition and showed plenty of speed
| in their passing and other work yes
terday. Coach Presley put the boys
through some serum formations, and
everything went off to the satisfac-
| tion of the coach.
ALL-BLACKs TO DEPART
Immediately after the game this
afternoon the New Zealanders will De
rushed over to the city and will board
the steamer Congress, bound for van
I couver. The team arrives at van
couver next Tuesday, and will play
series of three games against the
teams of Vancouver and Victoria.
Last year the British Columbia men
| outplaved the Australians ana beat
| the antipodeans in every game. The
New Zealanders, however, are in hopes
| of winning all their games Tne
j northerners. from accounts here, are
confident of turning the trick on the
New Zealanders and expect to be the
first team to defeat the All-Blacks.
Perhaps.
Frank Gard, member OF the STAN
ford varsity football team, who Will
NAV breakaway with Darsie on the
American team this afternoon against
New Zealand, has been named to cap
tain the fifteen by his teammates
after the final practice held at Berke-
lev Yesterday afternoon. The cap
| tain elect is one of the most brilliant
| forwards playing the game In this
state and is a possibility for the cap
taincv of the Stanford team for next