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Show TRY PLAYER FOR FOULING Australian Rugbj' Team Charged With Using Rough Tactics San Francisco. Nov 2 Charge of unsportsmanlike conduct preferred against W G Tasker of the Australian all-star Rugbv team because of his expulsion from the Australian-University of California game last Wednesday Wed-nesday for rough playing were declared de-clared unwarranted last night by the California Rugby union after a formal for-mal lncstlgation. The tilal was held at tho request of the manager of the Australians, who stated that should the erdlct have ijeen against Tasker the playor would hive been brought before the New South Wales Rugby i nlon, as he Is tapraln c the all-schools team of New South Wales It was found that Tasker and many of his team mates did nat hear tho sound of the referco's whistle which Indicated that a free kick had beeni awardoti tc the player whom Tasker I tacttled Neither Tasker nor his op- i ponent. It was found, struck any blows and the mitp was entirely due to I inlf understanding. Tho Australians were scheduled to meet the University of California team for the third time this afternoon after-noon While no lineup had been announced an-nounced In adwince by the varsity coaches, It was believed tho second team would be sent in, as the great event of tho college year, the annual annu-al game with Stanford unlversltv. is but a week away, and the coaches aro unwilling to lake chances of Injury with the varsity players. The Aur-tiallans Aur-tiallans won the first game from California Cal-ifornia IS to 0, and California the sec-end sec-end G to 5. W W Hill of the Australian team, secretary of the New South Wales Rugby union, was recommended as referee of the Stanford-California j game last night by the Joint inter-j collegiate commltitee He probably j will be formall) selected next week ' |