The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16
ALL BLACKS
7 OY W | I H
STANFORD
Visiting Ruggers Make Good
Their Promise and Show
Speed on Turf Field
By WILLIAM UNMACK

Rugby football as played by New
Zealand has for years been conceded
10 be the best In the world. These
All Blacks showed something of
{ what they are capable of at Stanford
yesterday, when they gave the Stan
ford varsity the worst lacing 1t has
ever suffered In the history of the
game, the score being 81 to o. The
result OF the game clearly demon
strates that 1t was just contest be-
tween the seasoned expert and the
beginner
While New Zealand played remark
able football and showed us some
thing worth while. 1t can hardly be
said that the Stanford team showed
Its best The boys We're outclassed
and seemed to display more nervous
ness than is their usual wont
The Stanford turfed field gave the
visitors every opportunity to show
just what they can do under condi-
lions which they are used to- Yes
terday was their first game on grass
since leaving New Zealand, and that
they took advantage of every oppor-
tunity is evidenced by the score of
81 to 0.
FORWARDS WORK FAST
The following up of the forwards
was a lesson to local players Many
a time a forward would get away with
the ball at his toes. or a forward
would pick UP and start a passing
rush. When these things happened
there was always support for the run
ner, and he could pass either side of
him and send the ball onward.
There was one occasion-the last
try of the day-when five husky for
wards came bearing down on Full
back Davidson. There was no one
else to go to the Stanford defense. and
a try with five men lined up ready to
take a pass was a foregone conclu-
sion.
portance of following up and general
support of the runner carrying the
ball something new will have been
accomplished by local players.
Stanford played a fairly good game,
but was not up to its best form. They
were off their work. and will undoubt
edly put UP much better game Sat
urday. Danny Carol played the cool
est, headiest game of the Stanford
outfit. though he lost a sure try when
he fumbled Cards pass when the lat
ter got away for really fine run
from an interception.
Gard took no chances with giving
the ball to the men nearest him. but
tried to feed Carol. His long pass
was a little high. and Carol had TO
jump and missed it. A clean take
would have meant score.
Stanford, though so badly beaten.
has the satisfaction of knowing that
it is the first team to make the All
Blacks touch down in the tour up to
the present. The All Blacks dropped
OUT from their own Is yard line
yesterday. II happened shortly after
the start of the second half and was
the outcome of the long run by Gard.
The work of Halfback Taylor be-
hind the serum for New Zealand was
at times uncertain. He did not get
the ball away Clearly and sometimes
could not get hold of the sphere.
Again he showed an inclination to
hold on to the ball too long. which
proved disastrous.
Wiley. Downing and Mcdonald were
in everything all through the game.
and in fact, the whole forward line
could not have been seen no better
advantage. The work on the lineout.
too, was sensational. and Stanford in
this department was hopelessly out
classed.
Fourteen tries were scored by the
New Zealanders as follows: Mac
Kenzie three Lynch three Mcdonald
two, Bruce, Wylie, hutchinson. Down.
Ing. MacGregor and TAYLOR one each.
hutchinson potted a beautiful goal
from the field early In the game, and
Dick Roberts converted four tries
into goals.