The morning call., 1894-09-23
FOOTBALL.
A Great Season for the intercollegiate
Game Is Expected.

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Game Is Expected.
The college boys are now specializing on the
seasons football games. which promise very
interesting results. There seems TO be big
kick already among the University OF California
players over a bad play made by one OF Berke-
ley's brilliant stars. at Stanford smooth sail
ing is reported and promising future assured.
THE CALLS correspondent writes from Stan
ford College the following interesting budget of
news:
"SOme slight improvement can ALREADY 5e
seen in the way players handle the ball and
also in their way of running and tackling
Team work, that most necessary OF all ee-
ments for success, is seldom seen 10 perfection
until the players have been in training for
weeks and even months. AS yet, very little. il
any, team work can be witnessed GU the Stan
ford grounds.
The new rules are going TO have a marked
effect IN the methods Of playing the game this
year. A greater opportunity is offered for in
oVi1ual skll, anu yei team Work Is as lmpor-
tan as ever. Pondr0us mass and momentum
lass largely give place 10 running and puntIng,
which will be far more interesting and excit-
ing Tor The onlookers. Good tackIing Is an abb
solEte essential, and Berkeley in choosing her
COACH" Charles o. GIN, the great Yale
tackle" has shown that she recognizes this
facT and intends 10 make the most of it.
What with new players on both college
teams, and the teams are sure 10 be
pretty VII made up or new material, what
with new rules, new systems OF training and
playing, dOuby tied score 10 be settled, ana
the unusual rivalry this year between Stanford
aud Berkeley, there Is bound TO be a nOst in.
tensely energetic struggle for supremacy OF ex-
traordinary interest 10 tie public and far
greater chances for surprises 10 be sprung by
each of the teams.
This season Will find the college eleveps ex-
tremely hard pushed by outside teams. The
Olympics VIII put an excellent set of men on
the field, and the Reliance has secured some of
the best players on the coast. In truth. there
Is grave question whether the universities
can hold their own against these athletic Or
ganizatioDs when play Is called.
Berkeley's coach Is expected to arrive In
California early in October; Stanford expects
her coach about The same time. but his name is
still kept secret. Rooms have already been en-.
gagged tor him, however, in "EscOndita'' Cot
iage. This is the house where exPresident
Harrison was dOmicled While al Stanford Uni.
verslty last April.
Politics is at present eDgrossing some of the
students precious time. Republican and
Democratic organizations have been outlined
ana are being perfected for active work duripg
the coming campaign. At present the q. o. z.
seems TO have an advantage. at least in num-
beTs. over the unterriiled and unwashed.
Previous election years have developed some
very amusing episodes here, and many more
are anticipated for the coming political battles.
The skins of two immense basking sharks, OF
which Stanford University was the DOssesSor,
have been sold. One was purchased by The
University OF Copenhagen, aud the other by
the University OF Berlin, which shows as DR..
Jordan smilingly remarked, that 'Ihe lnflu-
eDce OF Stanford University is extending even
" Tue cuctO UdllOUS Ol tue east L he uni
verslIy still retains one very valuable speci-
men OF this species of the fnny tribe.
Colonel George G. Edwards. associate pro-
lessor of mathematics at the State University
has created somewhat OF Juror In the athletic
circle in the university by submitting his
resignation as member of the executive com.
mittee on football
The directors of the Athletic Association.
which has jurisdiction over the executive com
mittee on football, have asked Colonel Edwards
TO reconsider his resignation, as they feel that
N haV nal
out OF It's councils; but Colonel Edwards saws
lie is not going to remain on committee as
hgurohead, with no attention paid TO his opin.
Ion as 10 The policy OF conducting the cam
paign in football, aud If he Is to remain there
must be serious reconsideration of The pres.
ent methods.
Ii was early last spring that a football con-
vention was held at Berkeley at which football
men OF the faculty and students discussed ;he
situation. Ii was concluded that the policy of
The preceding year had been wrong-IhaL the
rule-of-humb method OF training men, putting
them 10 playing before they had been taught
the game-would never make u am that could
play the best football. 1t WAS also thought that
dictatorial power In the hands OF even the best
intentloned manager was dangerous. As an
outcome it was agreed 10 create an executive
committee on football, which, whIle not ham,
pering tile manager in his executive work,
should exercise general advisory control of the
policy and methods of the next season. This
committee was made to consist OF Professor
George T.. Edwards OF the faculty. Warren
Olney and Walter Henry of the Alumni. Her
bert Long, football manager, ana Percy Benson,
football captain.
This committee has been relegated by the
present manager 10 beautiful and innoeuoHs
desuetude. Despite the TACT that a certain
policy was supposed TO be adopted and the
committees advice TO be regard d the ola ham
mcr aud tongs go-aS-vou-please way of con-
Quoting the game has been continued, and all
the advice of Colonel Edwards 10 the contrary
dlsregarded without explanation. The culmin-
atlng episode which led he colonel TO consider
he was useless on the committee came out last
" af,1a, ~,
TO friend the news OF the new coach, Charles
O. Gill.