The San Francisco call., 1913-08-30
FOOTBALL SEASON
WILL OPEN TODAY
WITH FRESHMEN
University of California and
Cogswell Polytechnic to
Have Honor of Play
ing First Game
BY WILLIAM UNMACK

This afternoon marks the official
opening of the Rugby football season.
The University of California fresh
men team will have the honor OF be-
ing the first team to make it's bow to
the fans on the bleachers when the
ball IS kicked or with tho Cogswell
polytechnic team as the opposition
The prospects for the season are
the life OF the Rugby code. The uni
versities and colleges all have great
prospects of sending strong, fast
teams on to the field through the sea-
marked Improvement in play Ia all
departments of the game over last
season
The club teams also promise to show
varsity outfits. For the first time IN
the game the Olympic and Barbarian
club teams will have another team to
fight for the club championship of the
team, which was launched last night,
giving promise or the makings of a
wonderfully strong outfit.
The new University of California
team will be led by Jack Glascock, a
former blue and gold star, and will be
composed of none but former varsity
players. The membership roll OF the
club is open to both California and
class, finished stars to draw from, the
team will prove a valuable addition
as trial horse for both Stanford and
California universities to work out
ntercollegptep clash wi Win '"a Hayes IS
the manager of the new team. and
Will also be Its representative at the
councils of the California Rugby
union
with three distinct club teams in
the field. the California Rugby union
is going to make special arrange
ments of the schedule to determine
the club championship of the state.
In previous years the Olympic and
Barbarian clubs battled alone each
year, the Barbarians being the present
club title holders. This year the Uni
versity of California club team will
make II an interesting three cornered
fight for the club title.
The fans are anxiously waiting for
the sound of the referees whistle to
start the battle between the California
freshmen and Cogswell. One of the
largest squads OF freshmen that has
ever signed. up for practice at the. U.
q, is at the command Of Coaches
The blue and gold coaches have had
the babies out this week and some
solid work has shown that. there are
a number Of the "freshies" who are
bined with a good knowledge of the
game.
No definite positions on the field
have yet been assigned by the coaches
to any men, but today's game viii to
an extent start the first campaign to
placing the men,
There are a number of boys who
have shown prominently In the prac-
tices during the week. Alma Dwyer.
former captain of the Los Angeles
high school, showing a remarkable
aptitude for the game. Butterworth.
a former Taft high boy, Is another
lad the bleachers have picked out as
Dunn of Berkeley high made a rep
for himself In high school Rugby cir
cles last season and has started out to
uphold his honors.
Belmont military school is well rep
resented In Dunn, Fenwick and Land,
all three having been on the cadet
team at Belmont last year.
Porter of Hitchcock military acad-
emy is another soldier boy doing good
work.
Oakland high is represented with .
good boy In Garthwaite, one of last
years outfit
The above and many others now
have the opportunity to win their
varsity spurs,' and. with today's game
against Cogswell. they play with fate
as to whether or not they eventually
make the varsity team for the big
game in November.