The San Francisco call., 1913-11-10
St AMI ORD s
VICTORY IS
EARNED
Cardinal Ruggers Show That
the Open Style of Play
Counts Most
By WILLIAM UNMACK


day. The men on the team showed
that the open style of play can be
executed even against the most deter
mined efforts of the opposition to en-
tirely bottle it up. 1t was the forcing
OF the open play that gave Stanford
the victory, and it was a well earned
victory, too.
Had California played the same
style of ball and attempted to open
up the game as it did in the last 10
nave been different. 1t is, however.
one of those cases of what might
have been." and it's too late now.
California men have played more
aggressive football than they showed
Saturday The team for some reason
appeared to be off color. They showed
signs of nerves." which did them no
good. There was considerable fum-
bling by the back field men in par
ticular. When Stanford tailed its
first score the result further un-
nerved the California boys. and it
gave an opportunity TO the Stanford
men TO redouble their efforts.
In the early stages of the game the
California forwards outhooked the
Stanford men. but toward the end of
the first half the Cardinals evened
this matter up. and in the second half
had the best of the argument When
he haD Of
little service to the backield, as the
rear rank kept it in and would not
take the necessary chance to let 1t
out to the half fives and threes. When
Il did get out occasionally Gard and
Darsie were on to it like a rocket
and were successful in their efforts at
interception and smothering.
Carroll LIKE SPHINX
Danny Carol stood out in the game
with the same majesty and same
commanding aspect as the Sphinx In
the deserts of Egypt the Sphinx
stands out and pales everything else
into insignifcance. Carol stood out
as the most remarkable Rugby player
that has ever worn a Stanford or
California upper. Carols work was
something like that of a college pro-
fessor lined up in class with a high
school boy.
Carol showed the knowledge of
the professor. Had he not done so it
would have been surprising. To see
a man like Carol anticipate the
plays in the way he did, always on
hand TO rush into the fullback posi-
don when Andrews left 1t vacant for
a few seconds. ready to go up to five
or rush behind the serum when the
halfback was missing. are all little
points that go to make a Rugby
player.
1t is headwork acquired by playing
the game from infancy that has
made Carol the world famous inter-
national player that he is His selec-
tion on such famous team as ~the
Wallabies and Waratahs of Australia
and several other Australian teams
against England in Australia and
against New Zealand only come to a
man OF ability. Danny lived right
up to his international reputation in
the big game.
Referee Bill Hill could not have
handled the whistle in better shape
than he did. and II is to be regretted
that rumors are floating round in cer-
tain points
One of these comes from the STAN
ford campus to the effect that Hill
ordered the game to proceed while
Erb was out without waiting for TIL
ton TO go in.
1t is quite likely that Hill did order
the game to go on, but he was per-
fectly justified. The Stanford rumor
is not a nice one 10 hear, seeing that
California is accused of having asked
Hill TO proceed with the game with
out the halfback.
HILL IN THE RIGHT
Hill would not take instructions
from any one on such a point. The
facts are these, When Erb had been
out a considerable time Hill went over
TO the injured man to see when he
would be back. He found that II
would be impossible for him to get
back in the game and then rushed to
the time keepers to ask If time was
up.
The Brown brothers told him the
time had expired and he Immediately
instructed the serum to get down and
start play. IT was not Hills place to
wait until darkness set in for the
Stanford halfback TO come up to his
position.
The play started without a halfback
and Stanford gained the ball. Just
what would have happened had Carol
not been there is hard to say. but it
looked as though California would
have rushed the pill down the field.
Carol took in the situation at a
glance and rushed behind the pack.
Surrounded he got his kick away and
found touch.
PEART IN FINE FORM
The playing of Sterling Peart on the
California team opposite Carol at
center three-quarter was the big fea-
ture of the California team. Peart
stood out on the California team in
the same ratio that Carol stood out
over both teams
The California captain showed well
IN all his work. though there were one
or two occasions when his inability
10 take the ball resulted disastrously.
The most noticeable of these was
when Carol grabbed the sphere and
put in his history making 40 yard
dash for the goal line and got away
with ii.
Peart. however. was the backbone
of the team, and without his wonder
full defensive tackling, his hefty boot
and his ability on the attack the blue
and gold would have been in a bad
way.
The men of the two teams gave
everything they had. They played the
way they were instructed. The in
structions on the one hand won the
game, the other instructions lost out
Moral, a teams best defense is It's at
tack
Quod erat demonstrandum--Sta
ford ls. California 8.