The morning call., 1894-10-10
WHEEL AND BALL.
College Sport at Haight-
Street Park.
Athletes Who Compose the Reliance
Club feam-Great Bicycle Race
at Los Angeles.

when the college boys and athletes were
hgurlng on the teams that would be repre-
sented in the field this year The CALL
suggested to the universities that they lose
no time in getting their teams in readiness
for practice, as they would find strong op-
position IL the Reliance Club team, which
is composed of the best talent that could
be secured from the athletes OF the coast
For some years past the college boys had
everything their own way, and the great
contest OF the season always centered in a
meeting of the teams representing STAN
ford and Berkeley. The athletic clubs cut
but very little significance in the years
series Of games, as in Intercollegiate football
was looked upon as being solely college
game. Last season the Reliance Club of
Oakland mustered in lis best men and a
hrst-rlass team was selected from the
athletes who had been assigned to tho
gridron Geld. 1t goes without saying that
the college teams were given a surprise
when the athletes had gone through the
mill. which Ii is presumed they have not
| forgotten.
However, the Reliance team, which will
wear athletic colorS this yea-, can De
| looked upon as a most promising candi-
date in the race for first place at the end
of the present season. A glance at the
athletes Of Oakland should be enough to
satisfy the most sBeptical observer that
| the college teams will need keep an eve Oh
their practice il they hope TO defeat the
| Reliance men this year.
The athletes who will represent the Re-
| lance Club are: W. Il. Pringle Coach,
| Walton, Whitehouse. McMullen, Smith.
| Sherrard, Whitney, Frick, Beck, Sullivan,
| Racine, Wyckoff and Edwards. Walton,
! Whitehouse and McMullen have played
with the Stanford team and have proven
good men at the game. Smith is an old
the game thoroughly. Sherrard is
| an excellent player and was the
man the olympic Club relied upon
last year TO pull 1t out of the fire, but
he found the task hard one, as his men
| were, with one OF two exceptions. verv
raw recruits. Whitney saw service in
| Yale and FTick is only too well known to
| need any comment. Sullivan did himself
credit lastyear as center. Racine, Wycko off
| and Edwards are warriors who can we'll
! hold their positions when competing in
| the test OF company. As whole the
| Reliance Club can feel proud of the men it
| has selected TO hight its battles this year.
and on Saturday next, at $50 O'Clock, the
Reliance team will engage in the inaueural
match oil the season against the u. G.
team of Berkeley, at the Haight.street
grounds.
ne Odlly Id!O allO, lHe organ Oh the
| Stanford students, has the following to
| say concerning the game:
In making review of the football work up
| to the present 1t is wel-nigh impossible o make
| any remarks that are not already trite. Lick
| of vim, lack of thorough interest has charac-
| acterZed much of the work. The slOwness
| with which the men line up is painful The
| lack OF aggresslveness on the part of each
| eleven Is also great defect. The ball Is not
| followed by more than third OF the team. and
| those who play hard and fast and follow The
| ball are compelled to stand waiting for the
strageiers aud dawdiers TO come up before the
| ball can be put In play again. Such sluggish
ness destroys the possibility OF quick, snappy
game.
| some brilliant work Is done, but it Is erratlc;
| The new men must learn the gospel OF success
inl playing. Tackle low. tackle hard, follow
the ball, and don't inform the umpire or assist
the coach. The Team has practiced for almost
| a month now, and new men should have learned
| some OF these things before.
| Another thing that has caused some msun.
| Outstanding Is the lack OF a recognized tenn
| porary coach. Ii different men take hand at
coaching every night. the men fail In their
obedence to his orders, and in their respect for
| his opinions. Half dozen men cannot iudi-
| CITE In an intelligent way how the team should
| play; one man is ample. The umpire and
| referee are doug good Work. and deserve credit
| for their energy and devotion. The captain
| should be more aggressive, and make use Of
| the confidence the men so deservedly repose IN
him 10 urge them to play In more unified aud
| intelligent way.
The Spier twenty handicap
bicycle race, which will take place at
Agricultural Park, Los Angeles, on the
25th insl., is creating considerable interest
in wheeling circles. Among the crack
riders who have entered for the contest
are: Otto Ziegler. McAleer, Ulbracht,
Foster. Wells, Castleman. Terrell, Shoe
maker, Hall, Joe Long. w. j.. Allen,
Burke brothers. Bob Long. jenkins,
Washbourne. Cowan brothers, Taylor,
Kitchen, Fox, Holbrook. Williams and
others. Entries will close on the goth
inst. and the prizes are: First. 5000
pauo; second. bicycle; third, a gold stop
| watch. There. are other splendid prizes
well worth competing for.
Santa Ana has a new bicycle club of
twenty members. who will soon have a
| bicycle track.
San Bernardino wheelmen are at work
on new track and boom in racing is
looked for.
The Flint brothers of Los Angeles are
fitting out for their tour around the wcrlt.
They will start about the middle OF next
month and be gone two years.