The record-union., 1893-02-21
GALA DAY TOMORROW.
Snowflake Park to Glitter as it Never
Did Before.
The Universlty-Amico Football Game
Young Ladies VIII Wear Their
Favorites' Colors.

Tomorrow afternoon will undoubtedly
find at Snowflake Park the largest assem-
biage of people that has ever been seen
on the grounds, to witness the football
game between the AMIGOS of this city and
the University lads. The continuous
good weather has thoroughly dried the
held, and yesterday afternoon the space
| between the goal lines and the touch
lines looked 10 be as smooth and level as
| well-laid carpet. Men were engaged
all day with teams, harrows and scrapers,
and after eight hours work the ground
was placed III perfect condition. When
the touch, goal and five-yard lines are
marked out with whitewash the field will
present a very pretty appearance.
The management of the AMIGO Club
have been untiring in their efforts to
make very complete preparations and
those who attend will find the park in
neat condition. The work of decorating
Will be commenced to-day, and the Uni
verslty and AMIGO colors will be seen in
abundance.
Eight pennants will be flying from
fagstatls and there will be streamers of
bunting. suspended about both grand and
special stands. In fact, the day will be q
gala one in Sacramento. and by this even
ing Snowflake Park will look as though
something unusual was going to hap
pen.
The colors of the AMIGO Club are
light blue.
The University colors are gold and
blue, the blue being OF darker shade
than that of the AMIGOS.
What with flags flying, streamers
floating and banners waving, together
| with throng OF people with ribbons and
tiny pennants, tire spectacle will be one
we'll worth seeing.
1t VIII be the first game of football that
the general public Will be able to witness.
Almost every business house in the city
Will close for the day, and the interest in
| the contest is not restricted alone to Sac
ramentans. People will come from Au-
burn, Rocklin, Woodland, Loomis, Da-
visville and other points on the railroad,
and this number of visitors will be aug
! mented by large delegation of Univer-
sity students and people of Berkeley.
The railroad car bearing the students
and football team will be decorated with
the blue and gold colors.
Percy Benson, regarded as the best
quarter back in the State, has been in this
city for several days coaching the AMIGO
team, and he has succeeded in getting
some excellent work out of them.
The High School players and members
of the Athletic Club team have kindly
consented TO play practice games with
the AMIGO Club, and a great deal of bene-
tit has resulted from the field work. Ben
son is one of the quickest and best-posled
football players on the Coast, and he has
a knack Of putting ginger into a team.
He has been of great service to the AMIGO
team, and will undoubtedly assist them in
putting up strong game. He watches
plays closely, and alter down is able
to tell which OF the players played prop
erly and the ones that did not.
The contest Will begin promptly at 2
o'clock, and extra street cars will be run
to the park.
The Berkeley team will be capta1ned by
Mr.. " ilder, son OF Superintendent Wilder
oil the Nisalia Division of the Southern
Pacific Company, and William Flint will
captain the AMIGOS.
1t is understood that the fine 'tally-ho"
belonging to Ben Crocker has been char
tered by party of young ladies and gem
tlemen, and will be tastefully decorated.
All the carriages and other vehicles
will be admitted to The ground by the
Thirtieth street gate, which was yesterday
swung on hinges, so that high convey
ances may enter without trouble.
Following is the makeup of the con-
/ fpGtinu teams