Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1916-12-24 | Page 14 | Ruggers Plan Big Drive on Amerian Game

PLAN BIG DRIVE ON ONA A AMERICAN GAME CAME Movement nt at cit Stanford to Convert Colleges to English Sport Special to o The STANFORD UNIVERSITY Dec 23 3 O J Rugby enthusiasts at Stanford are reported to be planning a big campaign campaign cam cain to re establish the English game as the official grid sport of the state Followers of the English game are In control of the athletic situation at Stanford and are arc believed to havo have a movement mo under wa way to convert every cven school and college In the state to their wn way vay of or thinking Graduate Manager Behrens Is one ono of ot tho the strongest upholders of oC the nearly nearly- defunct sport and it has been largel largely due to his efforts that the present I campaign has been undertaken PresIdent President Pres Pros ident Wilbur is avowedly in favor o otho or of orthe the tho English game and is thought to have been een called Into the consultations of ot the other agitators ag Data Gathered As the situation stands at the thc present pros pros- ent time the state is badly split Stanford Stanford Stanford Stan Stan- ford Santa Clara and the high schools of the bay region are aro playing rugby Tho The University of or California and every other college and high school in the state tato has switched to the American game The first move lOVO in the pl plan n of th the thc t t. t is to secure in time switch back of ot tho the dissenting high schools now constituting tho majority of the tho prep federation To this end data has been gathered all year on the tho two games Rames as to attendance en enthusiasm en- en shown kind and variety o or of plays and the number of players In action Also a careful list of Injuries sustained In the two varieties of ot sport has been tabulated Campaign Planned When hen the principals of ot the state high hl-h school go Into session at Riverside thi this month several of them are understood to be primed to mal make mako c a n strong fight figh for or the tho English game The They will b ie he equipped with the collected data provided pro pro- vided It is favorable to the rugby style of pla play and will bo ho In Instructed tr to pu put up UI a fight to the last ditch for tor their thel game It is known that a re few of or the principals principals prin- prin are still in favor of the thc same game for Cor their departments It is hoped by bj bythe bythe the men who are engineering eng this deal dea eal that the they will ill bo hO of sufficient enco to swing the entire bod body to their wa way of ot thinking Hears Bears Counted In If It this first step is completed to th tIme the satisfaction of ot the dominating minds the tho next plan will ill be to secure the re return return return re- re turn of the University of or California to tho Cardinal style This seemingly impossible Im- Im possible task is considered by bj the tho rugby lel leaders ers to be of a comparatively simple matter They maintain that tha California has ha had enough of ot the American game and that if It the matter matte were put to a vote ote with the proper consideration on the part of ot the students students students stu stu- dents there would be only one result reull the establishment re-establishment of or the English game Other moves mo In the samp same general genera plan are tho the propos proposed cd trip of the Michigan Michigan Mich Mich- I igan rugby squad to the coast and tho the invasion of th tho Vancouver YanCO and other othe British Columbia teams into the state this or next season The club of Seattle is understood to be planning planning- a rugby rUSby team for th the tho tn j season and It is jn reported that Manager Maui Man ager Behrens was waN lal largely ely Instrumental In arranging this detail on his recent northern trip I I