The morning call., 1892-03-20
THE GAME.
A Victory for the Stanford Univcrs'ty
Students.


A Victory for the Stanford Univcrs'ty
Students.
The great intercollegiate football game
between the Leland Stanford Jr. University
team of Palo Alto and the California Uni
versity team Of Berkeley was decided yes
teTday afternoon at the Haight-stTea ball
grounds, and resulted in a victory for the
Stanford collegians, with the score standing
at the finish Il for the StanfOrds against 10
for the BeTkeleys.
The game was the al-absorbng topic
among the students of the various colleges
for weeks, and Ii was surprising TO note the
great interest the ladies took IN the event
Owing TO the makeup of the teams ii was
generally expected that the Berkeley ties
would win, as they had by several pounds
the heavier players.
Betting on the result was quite spirited,
and for hours before the game was called
the Berkeley boys offered three and four TO
one that their team would win the match.
The excitement attending this great struggle
Tor supremacy among the adherents of
college football can be imagined when the
time for the contestants TO enter the field
was up, and il was found that there was
no football within miles of the grounds,
aud telephone messages had TO be sent 10
the Olympic Club TO have ball dispatched
TO the scene or action IN pest haste. The
committee in charge OF arrangements had
forgotten to look after the leather. cOnse-
quently the delay OF an hour and a half
which followed before the covered air bag
put in its welcome appearance.
Inc gathering, which numbered about
10000, got very impatient, and the boys
who wore either the orange and blue or
bright red-cOlege colors-made day hide
Gus by footing lDnumerabe hshhornS and
giving their college wells, which must have
caused the buffal0es of the park to shake the
sand from of their whlskers IN anticipation
of al Indian raid.
The driveway which encompasses the ball
field contained varied assortment of We
hlcles. Some OF the eQuipages were hand
some and costly, and In them were seated
the representatives of the bigher1walks in
life. Hotel coaches and buses which had
seen service on many Of the mountain roads
Of this State in early days were lined up
alongside private carriages and arts tocTatic
gO-carts, and all were
DECORATED WITH THE CoLoRs
OF either the Berkeley OF Stanford univer-
sites.
On the north side of the grounds were
ensconced the supporters Of the Stanford
team in a little nook of the grand stand.
Ladies', as we'll as gentlemen. were decorated
with bands of bright req silk. and many of
the ladies waved tiny red handkerchief
when the StaDfOTds scored vantage points.
Although the representatives of Palo
Alto were out in strong force, the friends
five TO one. and with the exception. as pre-
viously stated, of the small gathering ''of
reds" that had taken possession Of the north
wing of the stand. all other seats were occu-
pied by ladies and gentlemen who wore
either as bOutonnieres or adurDments for
their hats the orange and blue under which
cOlOrs The Berkeley team contested.
A better day or better ground for collegiate
football could not be desired. With the ex-
ception of the long grass. which impeded
the progress of the boys In several ways, the
ground was in admirable condition for the
game.
1t was approaching O'clock when the
game was called. J. w. Harrison. son of
the president OF the Olympic Club, was UNI
pire and @. III. Sherrerd referee.
When the players entered the field the
yell of the Berkeleyites completely drowned
the :" Rah! Rah. Rah ,-Rah! Rah Stan
ford" which came from the threats of the
gents who wore the red
"Golly. boys, remarked gentleman, who
had never witnessed a football match, "if
Alto lads wont be in it,"
Stanford won the toss, and after some
sharp work at tacklng Foulks OF the Berkc-
legs got the ball and made good run,
breaking through several lines and making
about ten yards of ground before he was
stopped.
Gradually the Berkelevs forged their way
toward the Stanfords' goal and it was
thought that the game would be easily won
by them. as the StaniordS' rushiine was
very light
THE BERKELEYs
Succeeded in gaining much ground on their
opponents at the opening OF the game by re-
sorting TO Tobin's scheme of protecting a
runner.
In hot scrimmage Fouks received a
pretty bad cut over the left eye, which,
however, did not incapacitate him In the
least from going ahead with the game.
Code. the Stanfords' quarterback, made
splendid run Of fifty yards before he was
brought to grass. The game at thi, juncture
became very exciting, as it was seen that
although the Berkeeys had the more power
full team they lost In not having speedy
runners.
7. NJ. Downing and Clemens OF the STAN
fords made two fiGe runs. The latter went
through his men like creased lightning"
and before his wild race was sto;ped he
succeeded in getting behind the goal-ine
and securing touchdown, which meant
four points iE favor Of the Stanfords.
Again the play was resumed and the
Berkeley athletes tried series of crisis
some of the boys handled the ball. The
Stanford lads worked like beavers, and al
though several attempts were made to
break through their lines by the most pow
erful men on their opponents side, they
were gradually forging ahead and when
the Berkeley students were taken by sur
prise, SO to speak. This play is done by
forming V-shaped line. apparently with
the Intention OF rushing through the center,
but when ii is in motion the right or left
wing pushes the line back and the half
back works over the line with the ball.
After making one OF these "V's" p. N.
Downing got hold of the ball and was
making great run across country when he
was Intercepted by Dubbers, who made.
afterward, an excellent tackle. which for
some reason was not
ALLOWED BY THE UMPIRE.
Clemens, who, by the way, was doing
most valuable service for his team, again
came in possession of the leather, and by
great tacking gained twenty yards van
tagc. The center rush. Barnheisel, Of the
Stanfords, made a beautiful tackle.
BY clever playing ths Stanfords were
gaining ground on their opponents, not
wlthstandlng that the Berkeleyites were
making desperate efforts to gain advantages
by rushing through the Stanfords center
line. which Is the hardest kind of work in