Arizona republican., 1917-12-26
UNIVERSITIES IF
 CALIFORNIA MAY
 PATCH UP TRUCE
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25-The one topic among followers of football here concerns the possibility of a resump- tion of gridiron relations between the University of California and Stanford university. The consensus of opinion is to the effect that the offer recently proposed by Stanord, whereby that in stitution will play a game of American football against California if the latter will reciprocate by playing an annual rugby match, is an eminently fair one.
 -partisans see in this proposition clear way whereby the annual "big game" will be restored after break of three years. Which of the codes of football, American or rugby, would fur nish the "big game" would not be a matter they think for determination so much on the part of the collegians as it would be for the public. Thi | public will pay it's money to see thd contest which it prefers. On the SUD- port of the public would depend whicI code would be restored to favor. Students of college athletics, un- | UldSGu DN DdI have concurred that Stanford in refus- l ing to play anything but rugby ha: assumed an untenable position. Aftel a protracted try-out, the game failed to attract the colleges with the resul that Stanford and Santa Clara are tn, only institutions in the country wht class rugby as 9 major sport. Witt the lack of competition interest ha waned. This is indicated in the recen annual report of the Stanford footbal management, which announced tha the season profits for 1917 were onl, s3,00O.
 In view of the fact that rowing, a well as the majority of minor sport which are not self-supporting, ar financed by the football profits it i held that Stanford would be unable t finance its intercollegiate sports. an eventually would cease to be a facto in intercollegiate athletics.
 Stanford has put the next nov squarely up to California and the ac tion of the blue and gold is bein eagerly watched as it is believed tha on this decision will depend Whethe or not the much wished for "big game will be restored.
 Without any available statistics, tn students of the College of Montan believe that their football team hold the record for the number of consecu tive tie games played In all si straight contests resulted without an decision as to which was the bette team.
 The games resulted as follows:
 Montana IT, Utah Agricultural col lege r.
 Montana 7, Gonzaga university '.
 Montana 20, Colorado Agriculturs
 college 20.
 Montana ', Utah Agricultural col
 lege :.
 Montana 6, University of Montana As a result of tidy sum netted fc the American Red Cross at a recer amateur championship boxing bot
 held here under the auspices of tt
 Olympic club, the professional rin men are considering a like tournamen } Eddie Graney, boxing referee, togeth, 9 with other men prominent in local prc s tesslonal sporting circles. are castir : an eye about to determine how attra, : tive a card they will be able to pr, sent to the public.
 : It was originally intended to ho
 the bouts on New Years day, but it ! not likely that sufficient time renal, to complete plans so that an ear e date in 1918 is expected to be selecte