The morning call., 1892-12-04
AS SEEN BY r1R. CAMP

There was no more interested spectator
Of the game than Walter Camp, the great
football expert and coaen of the Stanford
team.
AT the commencement of the game he
took up position on the top of the fence
at the east side OF the grounds. opposite the
center line.
From this prominent but slightly uncom-
Portable seat, he had to descend to mother
earth, the police making no distinction of
persons.
For a few moments he stood keenly
watching the progress Of the game. Stand
Ing, however, became tiresOme, and he
quietly folded up his big macintosh, placed
it on the wet grass and sQuatted on TOD of
II. He retained this seat during the re-
mainder of the game.
At half time he talked like father to
the StanfOrds. giving timely pointers to the
leading players and words OF encourage
ment.
During the scrimmages, tackling and in.
references one would have thought 10 look
at him that he was the most unconcerned
man ON the grounds.
Only twice did his face light up and his
eyes fash with genuine pleasure. Once
when Harrelson made his brilliant run of
eighty-ive yards. and again when Franken-
heimer made clever dash of fifty yards.
A few minutes before the close of the
game CALL reporter approached him and
asked what he thought OF the crack West
ern teams.
WELL" said he. quietly. 81 think both
teams are playing good game.
S"BOth are, however, weak in interior
ence. which is the great feature of the game
in the East.
"You saw that little fellow make that
splendid run and you could see how pretty
it was?
"Of course we can't In two weeks time
teach them all the pointsin the game.
II have a light team to deal with and
must adapt their style OF play TO their
weight.
81 won't try to teach them any tricks at
all, except perhaps one or two that might
be helpful in scoring a touchdown.
what particularly want is to esta blish
the game on firm basis here.
What has struck me most particularly
In this game? Well. frankly, what strikes
nue. more than anything else is the way the
referee and umpire are treated.
The amount Of kicking against their de-
cisions and the manner In which they are
spoken to surprise me.
I'm the East such thing is unheard OF
and would not be tolerated.
what is tbs use Of having referee and
umpire If their decisions are TO be con-
stantly questioned. When there is a tackle
the play IS stopped and an appeal made to
the referee.
"Wbatever side he decides against begins
are incurred.
Just look there" he said, as Taylor
made a clever run toward goal before he
was tackled. As soon as the crowd piled
on top of him there was call for the referee.
In the East" continued the expert ,the
boys would have made quick kick on goal,
but here there is protest"
Does it not strike you that these appeals
to the referee are made for the purpose of
gaining time?"
'Well. admit there is a good deal In
that" replied Camp. with smile. But
each side seems to be as much to blame as
the other.
~ must compliment your papers In the
prominence they are giving 10 the game of
football.
1T is. OF course, the only way to popular r
ize the game, and footballers ought to thor
oughly appreciate the way in which the
press is treating them.
Football is the great game in the East,
and see no reason why it should not be tue
same in the West.
81 must confess that am agreeably sur
prised at the progress football has IL ade on
this coast.
at is as good as Yale was six years ago
and wont take so long TO catch up.'