The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-12-24

AS for the men can only repeat that they
are in the best of form and will play good
ball."
The team was served with dinner in the
private dining-room of the Pie asanton,
and during the afternoon n party of them
went to the Cliff House with some CT the
Stanford boys, while others took In the
sights downtown.
To-day they will go out to the Stan ord S
grounds and put in several hours of hard
practice. as we'll as returning TO the SIT ct
training diet of beefsteak and toast and
oatmeal water. This will only last for
one day, however, for on the evening of
Christmas. after the game. the Stanfords
will entertain the visitors with banquet
at the Pleasanton.
Following is the form in which the
Chicagos will line up for the first game:
Center, Wyant; lett end. Gale; tackle,
Knapp; guard. RuikoeIer; right end.
Lamay; tackle, ROby; quarterback,
Herring: right half. Nichols; left half,
Ewing; full back, Herschberger.
ing front: Center. Hazard; guards.
Fickert and Field; tackles, Cochran and
Cotton; ends, Lewis and Spaulding;
halfbacks, Captain Downing and Frank
enheimer; quarterback, Harrelson; and
for fulback Kennedy.
The Stanfords declare that the exami-
aHu tnO Odu WOubECI. NHlCu Hdo
prevented any outdoor practice, has left
them in by no means the form they were
when they played Berkerley. Still they
are in strong hopes of winning.
"Chlcago'S strength is in their CENTER"
said Captain Cochran yesterday. 'Our's
IS at fullback. where Kennedy stands.
Ihey are weak where we are strong, and
vice versa. It is just possible that our
strength may match their weakness and
that we will win. The place of Reyn olds,
who had his cOllarbone broken. will be
played by c. f. Dole. captain OF the
freshmen team. Doc Hall and Pauly will
serve as subs"
lows:
c. E. Allen, captain and right guard, 90
years, ia pounds, feet.
A. r. E. WANT, center. q years, 40
pounds, 6 feet inches.
w. Rulkoetter. left guard. 80 years. 1877
pounds, feet 10 inches
Z. +. Roby, right tackle, % years, It's
pounds, feet 10 inches.
c. n. Knapp, left tackle. q years, ITO
pounds, 5 feet IL inches.
j. Laymay, right end, 81 years, 149
pounds. feet inches.
ii. 6. Gale. left end, 20 years, 153 pounds.
B feet II inches.
+. Z. Herring, quarterback, 20 years, 145
pounds, 3 feet inches.
F. S. Nichols. right half, "a years, 161
pounds, feet 10 inches.
81. l. Coy. lief. half. $50 pounds, 5 feet 7
inches.
C. B. Hersberger. fullback, is the young
est man in the team and the lightest, 142
The preliminary practice of Stanford
though not sure criterion, indicates that
the team work will be almost if not fully
equal to what 1t was three weeks ago, The
great ale coach, during his sojourn at
Stanford, concentrated his efforts upon
the development Of team work. That he
succeeded In this particular was apparent
In the game against Berkeley. The team
work, especially he interference, was ad-
mlraDle. and herein lies the hope of StaD-
ford as against Chicago.
The available data upon which to base q |
comparison between the teams is volumfn- |
Gus enough. but such calculations are al |
ways more or less con ectural The only |
Eastern and western teams Is by bringing |
them together.
american baseball teams have crcled the |
globe, but American football teams. whose |
contests assemble greater masses, have |
heretofore confined their campaigns with
10 very Limited territory. & Hence the |
national interest which attaches to this |
great enterprise of Chicago and Stanford. |
Inc whole country will watch it with |
closest interest.
The Palo Alto team has the advantage |
OF weight, which is always an important !
factor in football. They average 172 |
pounds to their opponents 161 pounds. Ia |
cldentaliy, conn arison of ages is also IN. |
terestng-Stanford q years. Chicago 24h
years.
Chicago's center men are said to be one |
Oh their strongest points. Allen, right |
guard and CAPTAIN. was first choice for |
guard on the All-American team. How
aver, he has to play against Fickeri, a 200
pound man, and the fight between them
must be royal. The Chicago center,
WANT, Is said to be a star player. but it is
llflcuit to conceive just how he will man.
age to play monkey with 216.pound Haz-
lard. The Windy Citys' left guard weighs
I87 pounds and is 80 years old. Joe Field.
me heavyweight Texas youth, will buck
against the sporty old patriarch and will
10 doubt convince him that he should have
rested his laurels upon earlier years.
All IN all there are several cool ju 1ges
who are placing their money on the Stan
ord team. declaring that territorial isola-
ION has magnified the prowess of the East
I'm team, and that the latter will discover
o their sorrow that the empire of foot
)all has taken its wav westward faster
han people suppose. One thing, however,
8 rePretfullv certain thu PaIo a Ito p,an