The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1913-10-16
AL b[ ACKS
I 0Y " I H
ST ANF0R
By WILLIAM UNMAcK

Rugby football as played by New
Zealand has for years been conceded
to 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 facing 1t has
ever suffered in the history of the
game, the score being 81 to 0. 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. it can hardly be
said that the Stanford team showed
| its best. The boys were outclassed
and seemed to display more nervous
! ness than is their usual won't
The stanford turfed field gave the
visitors every opportunity to show
| just what they can do under condi-
tions which they are used to. Yes
terday was their hrst game on grass
since leaving New Zealand. and that
they took advantage OF every oppor-
tunity is evidenced by the score of
| "a to 0.
FORWARDS WORK FAST
The following up of the forwards
was lesson to local players. Many
time q forward would get away with
| the ball at his toes. or a forward
would pick up and start passing
rush. When these things. happened
! there was always support for the run
iier, and he could pass stther side OF
| him and send the ball onward
| There was one occasion--the last
| try of the day--when Ave husky for
wards came bearing down on Full
| back Davidson. There was no one
| else to go to the Stanford defense; and
try with I'VE men lined UP ready to
| take q pass was a foregone conclu-
| sion.
When local men realize the inn
| portance Of following up and general
support OF the runner carrying the
ball something new will have been
accomplished by local players.
Stanford played q fairly good game,
! but was not up to its best form. They
were of their work. and will undoubt-
| eddy put up much better game Sat
urday. Danny Carroll played the cool
est, headiest game OF the Stanford
outfit, though he lost sure try when
| he fumbled Cards pass when the lat
| ter got away for g. really fine run
from an interrogation.
Gard took no chances with giving
the ball to the men nearest him. but
tried to feed Carroll His long pass
was a little high. and Carol had to
Jump and missed It. A clean take
Uould have meant q score.
Stanford, though so badly beaten.
has the satisfaction OF knowing that
1T Is the hrst team to make the All
Blacks touch down in the tour up to
the present. The All Blacks dropped
out" from their own rs yard line
yesterday. It 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 clean1y 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
Tin everything all through the game.
and. in fact. the whole forward line
could not have been seen to better
advantage. The work on the Uncut.
too, was sensational. and Stanf.<d in
this department was hope1essly 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 ported beautiful goal
from the field early In the game. and
Dirk Rohnrfa convarfad four frfan