The morning call., 1894-10-28

the teams is the strongest. but the Oakland
team. having played together and practiced
continuously during the summer and having
retained all their players of last season, 1t is
conceded by many that Oakland Will. in all
probability, take the lead at the beginning.
Andrew McCuerney. palyer Of great prom
ise, has succeeded tD organizing team OF
players who should. with little practice and
good management, be able in short time TO
give good account of The Alameda contingent,
and as Andrew has undertaken TO uphold the
honor OF the Bay City by naming his team the
San Franciscos" lie may be assured OF cOnsld-
cradle local support.
The Oaklands also have quite a following
and, consequently. great struggle Is expected
al the opening game on November between
tDese two teams.
OF the Parnells and Emmets little need be
mentioned, as both are well known TO local
athletic patrons.
These later teams will be out in force to
witness the game on the 4th, and incidentally
10 size up the san Francisco aggregation.
McCuerney has some "Dnenoms" from all
climes on his team--sOme Australian stars,
old standbys from the "ould sod" and some
few natives. who BID fair 10 outclaSs any star.
he four clubs will be easily distinguished by
uniforms as iolioWs: san franciscos, pun ana
black; Oaklands, black; Emmets, white; Par
nelis, green aud red.
The following Is the complete schedule OF
games from November 10 March 81, In
clusive:
November 4-San Francscos and Oaklands.
November Il 11-Emmets and Parnells.
November 1910 klaDds and Emmets.
November 25-Parnells and San Franciscos.
December 2-San Franciscos and Emmets.
December 9-Parnells and OaklaDds.
December 16-Oaklands and San Franciseos.
December 23-Parnells and Emmets.
December 30-Emmets aud GA lands.
January 6-San Franciscos and Parnells.
January 13-Emmet, and San Franciscos.
January 20-Oaklands aud Parnels.
January 27-San FTaDeiscos and Oaklands.
February 3-Emmets and Parnells.
February 10-Oaklands and Emmets.
February 17-Parnells and San Franciscos.
ERhruarN OA-San EraDctscOs and Emmafs.
March 3-Parnells and Oaklands.
Doubles
March -Emmets and Oaklands; San Fran.
ciscos and ParnellS.
March 24-San FrauciscOs and EmmetS; Par
nells aud OaklandS.
March 81 championship game.
As will be SEN the regular holidays are not
included in the above schedule. The managers
have announced their intention OF having two
games on Tn nksgiving day, Christmas day,
New Years day aud Washington's birthday
these games being independent Of the schedule.
From March 10 TO 81, TWO games Will be played
each Sunday, winding up on the latter date
With the championship games.
As regards the personnel OF the various
teams, the Parnells have lost pumher OF fine
players, who have left the city, but having a
ru> tier in Hurley. their captain and manager,
no doub 5 are felt that the team will be well up
IN front at he close OF the season.
Manager Palmer OF the Emmets Is In much
better position, he bavlng lost few IL any of his
original team; but In the organization of the
San Francisco team he will be minus the serv-
ices of the safest fulDack in the league In the
person of McInerDy.
The Oaklands, though lighter In weight than
the Emmets or PANELS, are looked upon as
the most formidable of the teams; not so much
because OF their having retained all the old
players as that having more practice than the
others, their combination and mass plays and
quickDeSs in passing are likely 10 land them
the vletOrs In the first part OF the season.
Their captain and Manager Desmond put up
such an lDvulnrrable defense and cover so
much ground that many players OF opposing
teams carry mementos OF their encounters
with the Herculean Oaslanders.
Mclnerny will be captain aud manager for
the local team, the San Francscos, and being a
rustler OF the Hurley brand will surprise some.
body when bis team gets down 10 business
He has secured beyond a doubt in Robertson
and Sloman one of the fastest players and the
surest drop-kicker on The coast-the latter
holding the recod for long-distance drop-kick
on this coast. Both are Australians, the land
OF the phen0m."
THE COLLEGE GAME.
Professor Siagg of the Cniyersity OF Chicago,
after having seen the principal games thus far
played In the East, is now 10 a position TO talk
intenigently on the good and weak points of
the new rules.
Ihe famous ex-Yale player deplores the fact
that the new rules seem TO give all the advan-
tage TO the stronger team, and as a conSe-
quence lie looks forward to season OF one
sided scores. Judging from the games played
on this coast up 10 date the professor speaks
the truth. In an interview of recent daIe this
Is how he summed up The situation:
1.-The committee which was appointed by the
University Club of New York to revise the foot
ball rules after the season of last year under.
took a task TO mase the game more open TO the
players and TO the spectators, as well as to
eliminate certain features of the game which