The morning call., 1893-11-28
THE EVENT OF THE SEASON.

cOllegiaps than any athletic event that has
taken place in years. Tie Stanford team
is now resting after its final practice game
of the season.
That's enough for tonight, boys"
shouted Pop Bliss, halfback of Yale's vic
torious team of '92 and the man who has
so patiently coached the Stanford team for
the past three months.
The restless. reckless hammer and
smash. tackle and plunge OF another days
practice at these words suddenly ceased.
Out of the melee of the last scrimmage
slowly arose the eleven stalwarts. the
pride of the Stanford heart, plunged into
sweaters and oVerc0ats and were soon en-
joyng their daily bath and rub down. The
crowd of spectators melted quickly from
the field, and as darkness came stealing
silently down over the campus the wind
swept across the deserted field and WhiStled
dismally through the goal posts. around
which so many gallant struggle has been
fought as II bemoanlDg the fact that the
last practice of the season had come to
an end.
And when the eleven men, who by three
months OF hard, conscientious work have
won themselves place on the Stanford
team, next line up against an opposing
eleven they will face the TedOubtable
giants, who among the Berkeley bills have
been undergoing similar training for this
encounter. On the grldiron field so long the
scene of desperate, fascinating struggles,
and around which throngs of spectators
have surged. have howled and cheered in
the widest excitement, the bare goal
posts pointing meaninglessly upward now
stand deserted and deSolate. The foothills
season of '93 has entered upon its last
phase. And not until the rains have come
and gone, until spring and summer have
each in turn passed by will the old excite
ment so dear to the cOllegian's heart be
repeated as the football team of "a inaug-
urates the fourth football season in our
history.
There is plenty of excitement at Palo
Alto nowadays. you may be sure. Only
once year do the chosen gladators of
Stanford and Berkeley leap into the arena
TO do battle with mind, muscle and endur-
aDce for the honor of third alma mater
and the glory of victory.
Only once year do the students, moved
by universal impulse. leave the learned
precincts of Paio Alto and Journey en-
masse TO San Francisco. When the long
special. pulled by two engines. and be-
decked from the cowcatcher to the back of
the rear coach with cardinal bunting,
flags and trophies, pulls away from the
university siding next Thursday morning
the campus will be left absolutely de-
populated; not even excepting the China
men and Japs who 90 the janitor work
about the quadrangle and dormitories,
The Daily PATIO Alto. the students
paper, will issue to-day special football
edition. which will contain statistics of
the members of the team, the Stanford
football songs and other similar matter
Tin horns and other instruments of ear
torture OF various kinds aud varying de-
grees OF execrability are already in great
demand. Rah-rah-ralI! Rah-rah-rah! Ran
R'h! Stanford! already floats forth lus-
tily upon the passing breeze. Football is
the only topic of conversation, and college
songs, specially composed for the occa-
sion. afford natural outlet for the SUPER
exuberance of spirits prevailing herea-
bouts.
In the midst of all this general excite
ment Bliss and Wilson are keeping the
team steadily at work. Although last night
was the last hard practice upon the oval,
the secret practice in the gymnasium will
to-day be longer and more thorough than
before. For an hour this morning and for
two hours this evening the men will be
put through all the plays which they expect
to try at Haight-street Park. Tomorrow
the team with coach, manager. substitutes
and rubbers will take the % morning train at
Menlo Park, and upon their arrival in the
city will hasten to their quarters at the
Pleasanton Hotel.
The injury to Cochran's foot, mentioned
in last Sundays CALL, has turned out TO
be even more serious than was first an
ticipated. The hurt is In the nature of
severe strain or sprain. and StenfOrd's left
tackle, after playing through the season
without injury. is now upon the eve of
battle debarred from participation, and
forced to watch 1t on clutches from the
side lines instead. Such misfortunes are
by no means unusual in the football world.
Hunt of Berkeley is similarly disabled so
that mishaps are about evenly divided be-
tween the two colleges.
In casting about TOR an available man to
fill this vacancy in the line at the last
moment Bliss and Wilson have taken Hall
in hand and are trying to get him into
shape to take care of the redaubtabie Burr
of Berkeley. Hall is certainly good man
and by brilliant playing has lately forced
himself to the front as prominent candi-
date for the varsity. He is taller than
either Cochran or Whitehouse. but is we'll
built and heavier. He is a fine tackler, a
good ground gamer and not novice at the
game, so that he and Burr will undoubs-
edly have an interesting time of 1t.
Macmillan and Wilson were both out
week. Both are suffering from severe
strain OF the back, which must interfere
more or less with championship work on
Thursday and renders 1t uncertain whether
they will be able to last out the game.
Now that the end OF the season for inter-
association game, which is an excellent
feature OF outdoor sport when properly
played, will occupy the attention of ath-
letes and those who lake pleasure in wit
Messing the Scottish pastime.
An old patron OF the once great Rugby
game of football sends the following com
munication to THE CALL. which speaks
for itself:
SAN FRANCISCO Nov. %. 1898.
To Rugby "BoOtoGiters": All old Rugby men
would 0bige The undersigned by sending IN
their names, the name of their old team and
their position of play we'll as their San Fran
cisco address 10 +. ID. Carpmael. care of DIR.
q. f. Shiels 80 OFarfell street, San Francisco
The object Is 10 establish Rugby game In our
city. EDMUND ID. CARPMAEL,s
Blackheath f. C..
A gentlemen's doubles tennis tOurna-
ment will he held on Thursday-weathe
permitting of eourse-at the Alameda
Tennis Club grounds. Entries will close
on the 29th inst. All matches will be best
two sets out of three. excepting the finals,
which will be best three out of five. No
vantage games except in finals will be a.
lowed and the new footfault rules will be
strictly enforced.
The fall field day of the Los Angeles
Athletic Club will be held on THURSDAY
and the following are the events arranged ::
Lacrosse match between Riverside and Los
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