The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-12
FOOTBALL.
The Stanford College Tearl-Gaelic
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p: The news Of the victory over the Olym-
pic team by a score of 46-O one week ago.
was received with all that noise and en-
thusiasm which coilege-boys know so well
how to display. 1t was the first game OF
the season for the Stanford team. and the
large score was a surprise to their most
ardent supporters. In accordance with q
venerable custom. established upon the
occasion OF the first baseball victory over
the University Club TWO years ago. the in
mates of Encina Hall having donned their
nocturnal raiment, proceeded to publish
the glad tidings over at the young ladies'
dofInitory, on other parts of the campus
and. then in the neighboring burg of May
field. The University brass band headed
the procession, then came the stalwart
npper-claSsmen and sOphOmOreS, supple
mented by the unSophiSticated freshmen,
wearing a most self-conSciOus and apollo
getic air, in the rear. 1t is much too early in
the season, however. to do a great deal Of
celebrating, and there Is very general
feeling that a slight victory at the outset
may be but the precursor Of many trlbula-
tons yet 80 come.
The game showed that there are many
serious weaknesses In the team when
must be remedied if anything like a
creditable performance is TO be expected
on Thanksgiving day. The team work
was pOticeably poor and the interference
very weak. In fact the swift. accura to
interference which once distinguished the
Stanford play seems TO be a thing of the
past. 1t is a pity that there is not another
big college on the coast, from playing with
which the university teams might obtain
excellent practice. without them 1t is to
be feared that football in the West can
never reach the high degree of excellence
found in the far East.
There have been few developments in
the playing of the team during the past
week which are worthy of note. Lewis,
left halfback in the Olympic game has
been replaced by Frankenheimer, who has
played the position all the week and in
yesterdays game with Reliance at San
Jose. A new candidate for this position ap-
peared upon the field last week IN The per-
son of J. Z. Reyn Olds. '96 who has ac-
quilted himself with credit upon the run
ming track at various times. He is feet
inches tall, quick and strong, and weighs
bout 10 pounds. Possessing all the physi-
cal attributes of a strong PLAYER he should
in time give a good account OF himself, pro-
;vided that he has the necessary grit aHd
perseverance.
c. DOwning's star playing in the Olym-
pic game seems to have made him a Tx
be given an opportunity to show what he
can do, in any case he will make a strong
substitute. This matter of substitute
players is one of the greatest importance.
especially when we remember the misfOr-
tunes which overlook the team last year
in the wav-Of injured players. The fact
that 2. Downing was laid off for a month.
Clemans for TWO months and Jones de-
barred for the whole season bad not a
little to do with the performance of the
team in the game last year. And now it
seems as though similar fatalities might
be the clubs portion this season.
Macmillan, left guard, was forced to
leave the field the other evening with an
injured knee, the worst of all affections
which can Overtake the football player.
Cochrane is laid up with digestive ap-
paratns which is out of repair. owing per-
.. haps to the idiOSyncrasies in the menu of
the training table. Although better than
the fare in the big dining-room of Encina
Hall, the service and dietary of the train
ing table are not all that could be desired,
by any means. Most of the players are
pretty badly bruised up IN great measure
because of the extreme hardness OF the
practice field. fault which should be
remedied without delay, unless it is de-
desired to see repetition OF last years
disasters.
The management is preparing an elab-
will contain cuts of the various athletic
teams of the two universities with their
records as well as great deal of athletic
matter of more general nature. Arrange
ments for the game are not yet fully COM
pleted. It will, however, take place as
usual at the haIght-street GROUNDS. 1t IS
probable that the seating capacity will be
much increased by the erection of grand
stand along the whole eastern side Of the
field. The programme for the evening b as
not yet been fully agreed upon. though il
will probably take the form of a theater
party.
One of the attractions at the Midwinter
Fair will likely be football game be-
tween the Stanford and Berkeley fresh
men, challenge has been received from
the manager of the latter team, which has
been accepted Professionally. Such a con-
test would no doubt draw large crowd.
and would be quite in accord with the
practice of Eastern universities, such as
Harvard and Yale.
Next Saturday. in a game against the
Olympics, the club will make its last ap-
pearance in San Francisco before tie
great game
The champion Irish football team, The
Parnells. will face the Geraldines in g
match game of Gaelic football at Central
Park at II A. NJ. to-day. John Desmond
has been selected to referee the game. As
ladies viii be admitted free of charge il is
expected that large number of the fail
sex VIII grace the grand stand. The fol.
lowing is the makeup of the teams:
ParnelIs-J. j. Hurley (captain), j. Cronin
T. Hurley. =. Name, T. Lee. +. Flynn. NJ. j
keleher, j. Jahill, G. Kellehrr. NJ. Fenton. w
Conroy, j. Hannigan, j. Slatlery, +. Morgan
j. Lyons.
Geraldines-J. r. Kelly tcaptain). T. Fiiz
gerald, A. Perry, T. Drlsc0ll. Z. kavanagh, L
Casey. w. Keeffe. M. COughlan, II. McInerney
ID. Walsh, r Ryan. j. Breslin, ID. Hannifin, Z
Power. z. Kennedy.
The following communication from a
Berkeley student concerning football and
foOtball-players at the university will be
read with much interest by students and
lovers of the college game:
1.-THE Berkeley football team made its
last appearance previous to the grea'
Thanksgiving-day game in the city yester.
day.
ION next Saturday the Stanfords and
Olymplcs again play in this city. and the
Berkeley and Reliance boys will play theiI
third game in Oakland.
During the past week the Berkeley boys