The herald., 1894-12-30

Ooe mignsy shout, prolonged until the
echo mingled with IL, went up from two
thousand throats and troubled the
heavy air which hung ovor Athletic
park, and 1t sounded like ''Rah Ran
Rahl Rah Rah! Rail- Rah- -rah Stan.
fordv Umbrellas and canes and hats
that were entwined with red waved over
grand stand aud bleachsrs, and the echo
came back from across the football field
all mussed and untidy from the fray,
and the echo sounded liks "Rah -rah
Stanford. rah Stanford l Stanford
ford III"
Chicago's colors were trailing In the
mud then; not "hicksty-hi" nor a
''hioksty-ho" was heard; for tho score
was 1910 in Staniord's favor and the
crowd was going wild. Chicago gained
no laurels on that field; 1t was Stan.
ford's game when il started and SMn.
ford's when II ended. and all through
the game the crowd yelled wildly, hila.
riously. nightly for the boys that
sported the rsd-the California boys.
"Oh! l am 10 glad" girl with red
on her hat and um brells said, whom the
crowd was going out through the gate.
Il do love the Stanford boys 90 much"
And the raindrops were spattering on
her velvetry cheeks, and there might
have seen a tear or two on them, too,
but II they were there they were tears Of
joy. because Stanford won. "Ohl How
beautifully they in.erIered," she said,
- the young man helped her on the
car. "And how gorgeously they bucked
the center; waen't 1t just too sweet"
and she sank back on the hard car scat
with heavenly smile on her face.
1t Was . sloppy day yesterday, but
not bad one for football game. The
sun tried hard to melt the lowering
attempt before 1t reached Its highest
point in tho heavens, and the sky came
low down ai>t WAS black and threat G ming
IL rained little just hen the game
wes starting, but stopped before Stan-
ford was ready to kick the frat goal.
The crowd would number $500 people,
perhaps, and every one . rooter. Some.
times 1t Was as much fun to hear the
rooters yell as 1t was to watch the play.
Over beyond the sandy field the space
was filed with tally.hos and com pan.
ions, there were the colors sof Stanford
and Chicago and Yale aud Berkeley,
Occasionally, the monotony of the Stan
ford yell was varisd with the y ellis Of
: Yale and Berkeley.
The Chicagos were out in swea ters
and kicking the ball when the STAN
fords came in q coach through the
gates. The rooters yelled th en- and
kept it mp until they fled out through
the gates again.
1t would bs q hard thing to exp lain to
the satisfaction OF all the defeat OF tho
Chicago boys yesterday. Stanford
played on the Offensive all through the
game. Their interference was strong at
al times, and at critical points the Stan.
ford men were seldom found wanting.
Once or twice brilliant plays were made
by the Stanford mon, but the grounds
were uufavorable to much of thar. Ken
nedy, Stsnford's fullbsck, was . tower
OF strengh, and outplaysd Hirshberger,
who was there .or Chicago. Little Bill,
harrelson. quarterback, distinguished
himself in one run through the line, and
was good In all OF the game.
At the start OF the last half, when
Chicago had the ball and wss steadily
xaining on bucks and around the left
END, the critical part OF the game came,
butin one brilliant play. when the bali
was kicked and Kennedy returned it
with p gain of 10 yards, the spell was
broken and the StanforGs' heart came
hack stronger than ever.
THE START.
1t was after O'Clock when the team,
lined up. The ball fell to Stanford
and Kennedy kicked it to Chicago's 20.
yard line in the most approved fashion.
The ball was returned to Staniord's Is.
yard line and held. Stanford made q
gain OF five yards by rush through
center and the crowd yelled like mad
when the man piled up Kennedy then
carried the ball four yards through the |
left line and thsn made yard through
the center. when the ball was lost.
cHICAGo's BALL.
For the first time .Ohiosgo had the
ball aud gained two yards around STAN
ford's right end. A fine tackle by Har.
relson gave Stanford gain OF two yards. !
Ewing OF Chicago with the ball tried the
right end and made no gain, though the
ball went to Stanford.
STEADY GAINs.
A gain eof three yards was made
through center through strong intsrfer.
ence. and then Downing with the bali
madstwo yards and carried the ball out !
Of bounds. Fine was left out here while
CAPTAINS Allen and Downing had little
cnat With the umpire. while little Bill
narrelson was looking wise. The result
OF TINS looking wise was gain OF four
yaros py Harrelson through center and
then hne run nround left by Kennedy
Win another gain OF five yards. After
pe'ng thrown to the ground Kennedy
regained his feet and carried the ball
TWO yards. wedge gave Stanford
gam oi nve yards and placed the ball on
the lo'yard limo. A rush through center
gave Two yards and back Eve yards.
while Kennedy had the ball down again.
Around the left end yard was gained
ana then IuSh through center again
put tho ball within two yards of touch.
down and Kennedy on top OF it.
CRITICAL POINT.
It wa, critical point in the game.
The giants liked up and packed in close.
Stanford, men were watching evsry
point. and at the snap Kennedy was
Ii"wm and pushed over ihs line before
ne Chicago msn hardly had time to
real q, that touchdown had beNn
lhoogst VI. The game had las.ei ~