The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-12-22
HARVARD OR YALE.
The Winners WiIl Play the
Olympic Club.
Arrangements for Next Seasons Foot
ball-Presents for the New
Athletic Building.

Intercollegiate football took the people
by storm this year. and judging from the
large gatherings that Witnessed the game
al Cen trial Park and at tie Haight-street
ball grounds. the pastime has established
itself in the public estimation as being 8
sport worthy OF patronage.
The contests this year were between the
teams that represented the Olympic Club
and the Palo Alto and California universi-
ties.
Next year an added impetus viii be given
this manly game, as the Olympic Club has
determined 10 spare no expense to bring
college football on this coast on a par with
the East, where the game has taken a firm
foothold.
William Greer Harrison, president of the
Olympic Club, has already made arrange
ments with the managers OF the Yale and
Harvard teams 10 have the winning eleven
OF next years contest pay q visit to the
Pacific Coast for the purpose of playing n
series of games with the Olympic Club
team, the Stanford College team of Paln
Alto. the MultnOmah team OF Portland
Or, and the Los Angeles team of Los
Angeles.
A magnificent trophy will be given by the
Olympic Club TO the team that VIII win the
: greater number OF games of the series.
The Olympic Clubhas already new team,
composed principally of outdoor athletes, in
practice. From the 1900 members four
teams will be organized, and from this
number an eleven Will be selected next year
to meet the Eastern players OF either Yale
or Harvard College.
When the season for next years football
shall have arrived an Eastern coach will be
engaged to teach the Oympians the latest
moves of the game. Certainly, with the
great field Of athletes the Olympic Club can
choose from, IL is IN position TO send TO til e
deld OF action team that SHOULD make a
gallant stand against the premier eleven of
America.
Football on the Pacific Coast will be. IN
doubleday, the great game of 1898.
The officers of the Olympic Club decided
last evening that any member of the club
who shall take part In any professional ex-
hibltlon will render himself liable to expul-
sion from the club.
The pipes which will convey salt water
from tile ocean TO the club building on Post
street are being laid, and the directors ex-
pect to give members an opportunity OF en-
Joyingsa saltwater plunge about the first of
April. Until that time fresh water will be
used In the bathing tanks.
Members OF the club are reminded that
invitations for the ceremonies attending the
inaugural opening of the new building can
be had at Mr.. Harrison's office on California
street.
The club has received recently some yalu-
nihcent etchings on subjects appropriate to
the club from John W. Mackay. John d.
Spreckels presented a handsome painting
HllPs Bridal Veil'; A. b. Spreckels an
oilpantin Of the yacht Lurline; J. Mac
donongh. an oil-painting by Davidson re D.
reseBting naval battle scene; Stewart
MenZies, two engravings, representing
the going out and returning of the lifebOat
T. Il. Pond. large etching of Napoleon on
board the Bellcrophon; DIR. Chismore, a
portrait OF Washington; Irving M. Scott,
the late Brooks masterpiece. known as Inc
Combination Picture; G. NJ. Palmer, a
handsome painting; Arthur Price and W. j.
Rltchie. magnificent animal drawing,
The Lion; Robert Sherwood a bronze
statue OF the 'Grecan Athlete; w. b.
Webster. w. Macondray and Clarence Stow
each presented beautiful works of art In
prone; Mrs. Yeamans and Miss Brechtel
gave handsome oil paintings.
The new gymnasium of the club will be
embellished by large supply of new gym
nastic paraphernaiia just received from the
East