Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-11-22 | Page 12 | Great Battle at Stanford Today

petition. Stanford at first refused to accede ac-cede to California's demands, holding that the proposed rule was aimed at several ustralian Rugbv stars from the famous All-Black team which toured America in 1913 who had entered Stanford and p.ayed against California. Finally Stanford agreed to the rule. In the meantime. California had decided de-cided to adopt the American game. Stanford Stan-ford was determined to stick to the English Eng-lish game. Athletic relations were broken off in the summer of 1915. California turning to the north for competition, entering agreement with the University of Washington. Stanford, Stan-ford, still playing Rugby, elected to plains plai-ns big contest of each season with the University of Santa Ciara. Stanford played its big game with Santa Clara of 1915. 1916 and 1917. With the coming of the war athletics was disturbed at the universities. On the return of the students from service demanding de-manding resumption of competition between be-tween two logical rivals. Stanford this year turned to the American game, and the "big game" with California was arranged. GREAT BATTLE AT STANFORD TODAY By the Associated Press. STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Cal.. Nov. 21. For tho first time In fiv years the University of California and Stanford will clash on the (crlillrari In an tntercnllf-sclato football (tame whrri tho te.ims line up her.-tomorrow her.-tomorrow afternoon. For the first tlm In fourteen years tho "big name," the sport clar7ln of the far west, will bo played In America D nf yln CoOtbllSI California Is genr-rally reKarJei as the favorite In the content. She bega n tho reason with more than a full eleven of veteran players. Except for last sn ;on, when the- Stanford 8. A. T. C. team playod Arnrl';rip footbail), Stanford has hen playing Kugby sin' l&Ofi. California resumed re-sumed American frotball In 1104. The fvears not only have the more ox-perlenr-'! players, but the team Is heavier than th-jt or Stanford. However, the Cardinal Car-dinal Is represented by ft fat, ag(jrsslve fOOCbftl ma on I no and (oa-h Rfh Uvans has In Robert C'Dink") TTnpU?ton, former R'jBJhv star, n man who Is consldrf-d th" Itejtt punw and drop kU lter In the west, The flrrt came bMwen r'aiifnrnln and Stanford WM played In lHiO, the pnme played Im-Ih Amerlr-nn foothal. Thin tyn of fame WAM played until 190C. At thll time Dr. Tn .i Htnrr Jordan nd In It": jamln Ide Viieeler, beads of tii to uni ver!Me. d-"ldd on the nubst 1 1 il ion of Rua;bv for American, ber;n. .f i h'' " nihility of s more ynra1 t-a rt Irlpa t Ion In fi l-.ugWvh Kumt', unri i;,, ! ni 1 n 1 1 Ion ,f the alleged rvlln of prof ,,' Ion. t I ": lih i; In the Amerlran Kine It igbv t.'im pla for nine- yearn. In 1 :tM f 'nltfornla nrgr d adoption Of :i rule n,i,li.u t in frciniii" n fi"Mi ii.'iitv (''1111