Los Angeles herald., 1892-12-25
THEYW|LL ALL KICK ON MONDAY.
Some Points About the Coming
Football Contests.
The Makeup of the Stanford and the
Local Teams.
The Game to Occur on Monday IL the
Weather Permits = The Play
ers and Their Methods
of Playing.

AS the day for the football game be-
tween Stanford Jr., university and the
Athletic club teams approaches the in
tereet increases, and if the rain stops
the largest crowd of the year will attend
the game.
The local men are practicing hard and
seem to be determined to give the Wis
itors equally as hard game as they had
with Berkeley last week. The Athletic
team, if they only know it, have an ex-
cellent opportunity to win, or at least
tie the score. They have the advantage
in weight and individual players. The
Stanfords, however, do the better team
work. The visitors will average 159
pounds, while the local men will tip the
beam st 166 pounds, and it is upon these
respective advantages that each OF
the teams rely for victory. In case
of defeat, neither side need feel cha.
grined.
The visitors are accompanied by DIR.
Wood, the physical director of Stanford
university. The gentleman watches
eachsmember OF the team and sees that
all keep in good condition. He will
referee the first half of the game and
umpire the second, and Mr.. H. w.
Latham, an old college footballist, will
umpire the first half and referee the
second.
The colors OF the Athletic club are
crimson and gold.
Other2events will be given during the
afternoon. Charlie Howard will go
against his record for 100 yards of 10 3-5
seconds. James Quirk, the champion
sprinter of Canada, willeprobably face
Howard.
The bicycle race in the 2 :35 class, ran
last field day Thanksgiving will also
be run off between Fox, Burke and
Abel.
The game will be played if the weather
permits it, and if not due notice of the
postponement will be made.
A HERALD reporter has made an esti-
mate of the players of each of the teams,
and this is the way he sizes them up;
THE LOCAL TEAM.
In Henry Keller, the captain and full
back of the team, is a man who can
play with the best teams in the coun-
try. As footballist his past record is
too we'll known to speak of. He
stands 8 feet 10 inches, weighs 1876
pounds, and is all muscle. He has the
strength OF an OK. His greatest point
is in running with the ball and knock
ing down blockers with his free arm.
When started his momentum is immense
and the bows all say he is terror.
James N. Bethune, better known
amongst the football people as Big Bill
lie, towers above all of the other
players, beingsix feet four and one-half
inches in height. Bethune has been
playing foot ball for three years and is
an enthusiast. He plays game for all
that's in it. AS tackler be is one of
the best in Southern California, and on
the rush line is unequalled. When he
gets hold OF man he always downs
him. AS a motive power for rushes he
is the most powerful in the team. He
is also good as q runner and is extremely
agile on his feet for so large man. Be-
thune will play right guard. Weight,
1872 pounds.
Joe Patrick the coacher of the team,
is really the captain also, as Keller has
not attended much to the team practice
Patrick formerly played quarter back
with the Chicago university team for
several years. He has also been the re
cognized authority on football for Los
Angeles for some years past. Mr..
Patrick is very strong as a rushel,
and it will take a strong line to hold
him in check. On his feet he is reason
ably rapid, and is good. Mr.. Patrick
will play quarter back.
Quincy Spaulding, the champion
wrestler of Southern California, will
play right tackle. His strong point is
in tackling. He is sure and tackles
strong aud low, and is as tough as pine
knot. As blocker he is one of the best
in the team. On his feet he is a trihe
slow, but is eteady at all times.
DIR. Macdonald, the lacrosse player,
will be on rush line. He isone of the
strongest men in the team and will
prove very formidable. In blocking he
is also good, as he is well made and has
all the endurance necessary.
Charley Howard, the right end, is a
swift runner, holding the Southern
California 100-yard record OF 1917 Sec
onds. He is one of the fastest men in
the state. Howard played with
the local men in San Fran
cisco several years ago. He is
exceedingly clever at lodging, and will
make large gains when running with
the ball before being downed While
light in weight, he is no mean blocker,
and if he ever gets start touch down
will be the inevitable result.
Billy Gard is one of the swiftest rom
ners in the team, is a sure catch, and
never fumbles the ball. He generally
makes good game in running through
the lines, as he runs low and we'll to the
ground. As dodger he is about the
best in the team, being excseding shifty
with his feet. Gard is deficient as
a tackler, but will make up for this in
his runs around and through the oppos-
ing line.
Will Tufts lie steady player, and
never loses his head at any time of the
game. He is little slow, but is always
sure. He is of stocky build, and is very
good at blocking. He is cut out for
tackling. and in this respect is very
efficient. Tufts will weigh about ITO
pounds, and is to play center rush.
Will Lockhart, the left tackler, will
weigh about 1876 pounds. He is com
paratively new man in the game. In
the game with the Chaffee College team
he showed up we'll and was strong in
breaking through their line. He is a