Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-05-12 | Page 13 | Gridder Predicts Rugby Popularity Likes American Sport Plan Best

Predicts Rugby Popularity r i Declares Game Gallic May Rival Basketball I I f t t Likes American Sport Plan Best I NEW YORK May 12 Its It's P Its It's an old English custom the game of Rugby but George Gcorge all America Amer- Amer Lea ica ca quarterback at Cornell in 1923 and Rugby player at Oxford for two years ears thinks it is bound to catch on n in this country now a law lawyer er and right righting wing ing on the scrum of the New Nework NewYork NewYork York ork Rugby club says sas Rugby is an Ideal deal intramural sport ort ort and he be believes es that some day It t will be as widely played as as say basketball He doesn't think It will wUl take the place lace of football as long lone as ns the competitive spirit burns as high as asit asIt it docs does in America CANT CAN'T BE DE COMPARED CO You cant can't compare football and Rugby continued They arc re so to different and nd they both arc are aregood I good rood games There is little tackling in n Rugby as as' we know it In football foot- foot I ball baH all no Interference no forward i passing asking lots of kicking with any I man matl liable to o be don doing it and the play lay is more continuous I The main maui difference however Is thIs Any 30 men who had ever played cd Rugby could go o out on the field choose up sides and play a creditable and enjoyable game of Rugby You couldn't get 22 2 old football men together pick two teams and play much of or a a. football game was asked his opinion of the merits of the English and AmerIcan American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean styles of play FUN IN ENGLAND You have a n. lot more fun pla playing playIng play play- Ing Ine- games in England Englard I believe be said You take things much more casually But you miss a lot Jot too And I dont don't believe their system tern tem of or making the captain the su supreme supreme supreme su- su preme ruler of at a team is Js a good Idea Its It's too much to put ona on ona ona a 19 or year old O- O old ear youngster I like lUe the American system You remember the c case e of oC the Oxford crew captain who fired aUtho all aU the tho coaching staff start because became e they thought he wasn't good enough for forthe forthe the tho boat and were foolish enough to say so Over on this side 1 if a captain isn't the best man he doesn't get on the team I think that's that the right system