The morning call., 1893-12-14
FIELD OF SPORT.
Reliance and Stanford
Football Game.
Local PugiliSts Who Are Anxious to
Emulate Mitchell and Corbett.
Kennel Notes.

On Saturday next what promises to be the
| greatest intercollegiate football game Of the
season will he played at Central Park. The
teams that will be represented on the field are
the first eleven OF the Stanford University and
the stalwarts of The Reliance Athletic Club of
Oakland.
The Reliance team is unquestionably In first.
class condition. and having had considerable
pra ctice this season under tile watchfu eye of
Coach Norton II expects to surprise the clever
and able players that VIII journey TO this city
from Palo Alto.
1t will be remembered that when the 'U C."
team OF eikeley encountered the Oaklanders
At Piedmont q frW weeks prior to the big
Thanksgiving day game il met with most dis
aStrous defeat which Coacher HeffefDger
could mol account for. The college boys looked
decidedly detected when the news OF The Re-
lance Clubs victory over their great team
reached heir ears. In fact they gave up all
hopes OF scoring vic ory against Stanford
when tile event OF the season arrived. They
could not understand how a frsl-elass college
team could possibly be defeated by what they
called raw recruits f; ON athletic >chon
The next game OF any importance the lance
team had against the first eleven of the
Olympic CInb. and, As all admirers OF the game
are well aware, the Olymplans shared worse
fate than the team that Represented the first
eleven of the University OF California.
The Reliance players had scored two de-
ciSiVe victories over the two crack teams rep
reseDting the football lie CUE, and naturally
they long for a me ting with the Stanford
eleven, which, IL they .hOuld succeed in defeat
ing, would place them on the top Tung of the
ladder. This means champions OF the Pacific
Coast.
Considerable correspondence has been done
between the managers of he Reliance and
Stanford teams relative TO a match, which is 10
decide the question of supremacy with the re-
suit that on Saturday the battle will be fought
and lovers of the sport can look forward TO
game that from a n athletic point OF view Will be
the Joe Dandy of the season. Members of
the Reliance Club have raised good-sZed bag
of golden nuggets, which will be placed at
equal weight and value on the Reliance eleven
winning the final event OF the season.
The following Is SUNNI ~ of the seasons
games; Stanford won 2. lost o. played 2 rer
cent 1000; Reliance won 2, lost 1, PLAYED 8
per cent .66623; Berkeley won l, lost l. payed
2, per cent .500i Olympic won o, lost 3, played
3, per cent 900.
By the above score II Will be seen that both
the Reliance and the Stanford boys have two
games 10 their credit. Each have won TWO
games. but the Reliance has lost one having
played three. The Stanfords played but two
games.
Ever since it was determined that a final
and championship game would be played the
Oakland boys have been doing some tall prac
tce work at Piedmont, and even while common
morials slept iunocently In their soft couches
the long haired eleven who strut under the
Reliance banner have been doing hard work
by electric lights.
The team chosen to range up before the
Sanfords on Saturday is, with one exception,
the same as that which met the Olymuics
Wyckof will be played IN McPIke's place at
quarter.
No club in the league has made as rapid a
rise as the Reliance. and Oaklanders are Justly
proud OF the team. Their first game was de-
feat. They had score of 40 to staring them
In the face, hut no wis disheartened. they
practlced all the more, with a determination to
win, well knowing they had the material within
themselves II II could be rightly developed
With Coach Norton and under the efficient
captain, FELTON, laylor they have not only re-
covered from their first severe blow. but nave
made such rapid strides toward the champion
ship goal that but one more victory stands be-
tween them and tn championship. Against
the univ rslty team they had scor- OF 16 10 4
in their favor. and against The OlymDics the
score stood l8 TO for The Reliances.
In the only game they have had with the
Staniords. their first game they met with de.
feat. but since that they feel that they have
graduated in football and confident of
giving the Palo Alto boys the hardest fight
they ever had.
The rapId rise of the Reliances has brought
The attention OF sporting men all over the
country to the team. The Denver team tele-
graphed that they would guarantee the ex-
penses of lie Reliance team II it could be
brought 10 Colorado for series OF games. AS
1t would mean an outlay OF some S15OO, II NAV
be seen that the Denver people know a draw
lng-card when they see it,
The Stanford boys are equally anxious TO
meet the Oakland boys, and have been prac.
ticiDg assiduOusIy for the coming game The
winning of the match will not only put Stan
ford under Tie championship pennant, but will
make the contemplated northern trip OF the
team n ovation and insure them a successful
financial journey.
Oaklanders are getting ready their tin horns,
and propoNe TO go TO Central Park 10 a body
aud see that their net club gets all the encour-
agement That usually falls TO a foot ball team
through the big end OF a big tin trumpet
One would think, from the numbers OF fistic
challenges and countrr-cballenges that have
APPEARED In the NEWSPAPERS of late, that the
city Is to be invaded by pugs In the near future.
Mr.. Ryan, Mr.. NcAulife and John II. Mitchell
ESQ.,, have become evidently Jealous OF the
nol0riely mat James Coz bett, ESQ., and Charles
MI chell, Esq. have achieved through stubborn
battles fought on paper. If the local ceebri-
ties are really anxious Tor war they could very
easily decide their grievances by engaging
iugboat aud sleamlng out 20 The Farallone ISL
ands, where they can enjoy little quiet sport
with the mlttens WIthou iucurriug the dis.
pleasure OF the residents of this city.
Professional wrestling was a great sport in
this city at The time IL was introduced bv The
cbampiOn fakir, Billy Muldoon. H. reaped
rich harvest during his hippodrome season. but
result of his visit the game was buried out
OF sight, and 1t Will be many years before IL
Will rise again 10 the surface and regain popu-
larity. There are a few members OF the fra
Iernity now 10 tbis city who are working tooth
and nail IN the vain hope of restoring the old
time paSinc. Professor Miller, the strong
man. would not object TO making little money
by engaging in a little squeezing match with
Dan Mcleod ana u IS safe lo say that any ler-
son who might feel disposed TO gamble on the
result can he accommodated by making appIi-
cation TO either one OF tie wrestling STARS when
negotiations VIII have been completed
AT meeting OF the Fox Terrier Club held at
81 hearny street, 10 was decided that a sweep.
stake for the FOX terrier breeders OF Califoi MIA
will be held some time IN The summer and that
an entrance fee OF 50 will be charged TO close
on April l. A picture of thr famous dog
d'OfSay, one of the best dogs I'm England will
be offered as a prize. The club will also offer
solid silver cups as DriZes for dogs owned by
members al Tile shows Which will be held In