The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-12
AN EXCITING GAME OF FOOTBALL.
1t Was "Hot Stuff" From the Start
to Finish.
The Stanford Students Won. But They
Discovered They Were In
q Game.

The best football game that has ever
been played in this city, and one of the
hardest contests that has taken place on
this coast, was witnessed at Snowflake
Park on Saturday by about 500 people.
The Stanford University team and the
Sacramentos were the opposing elevens,
and the stubborn fight made by the latter
team was source of surprise to every
body present. Victory rested with the
Stanfords, but the Sacramento boys have
reason to feel justly proud of their work
against team which has for long time
enjoyed the advantage of Walter Camps
coaching.
Had Oscar Taylor. the great ex-Berkeley
team player, arrived in Sacramento
week sooner than he did, it is more than
likely that the score of yesterdays game
would have been very different, and fav-
orable to Sacramento.
Those who attended the game were
greatly surprised at the work of the team
which appeared on the field to represent
this city.
The majority of people half expected to
see contest similar TO that played when
The berkeley team appeared here two
years ago. The score at that time was
something like 81 to 4, but yesterdays
game was an entirely different affair.
IL was the unanimous opinion of those
present who understood football that the
nome team, with good coaching. can be
made working foe tor any of the
Varsity elevens.
line material is there, and the way the
men played yesterday showed how apt
they were IN grasping the points which
oscar Iaylor has made known to them
within the last five days.
Taylor himself says: 1.-The boys played
remarkable game" He predicts that
IL they keep up the interest here and
are encouraged they will prove them
selves football team that will carry the
Sacramento standard with honor"
Inc Stanford men expected very easy
thlng, and after the game very frankly
aQmltted That they never wanted to play
a harder game. The score was to 0 in
their favor, and it is question yet as to
whether it should not have been too.
Both teams went to work with will,
and even at the start Sacramento kept
forcing the ball down the field. But
after having secured this advantage they
allowed few fumbles, and Stanford soon
had the ball back again and near the goal
OF the home team. Finally it was forced
over, and this gave the visitors four
points "a touch-down).
The ball was then brought out for
IIy dG ROdlt ANU tD6 player VINO en-
deavored to kick it between the goal
posts and above the cross bar kicked too
low. May Of the Sacramento team, who
was standing on the goal line beneath the
cross-bar, touched the ball with his hands
as it neared him, and glancing upward it
went over the cross-bar. The umpire
called 1t goal kick. He may have been
right, but great many thought differ
entity.
This first touchdown was made within
ten minutes after the game started. Alter
that Stanford never scored again. Try as
they would! they could not, make any
great gains, and every few moments the
and force the ball back. The Stanford
men tried wedges" bucks" lend
plays" lakes" and half-dozen other
maneuvers, but found disagreeable sur
prlses In almost every instance.
The Sacramento hnemen-Rirdsall, r.
Merkiey, kimball. Bentley and Payen-
held their men IN tine style, and rendered
1t utterly impossible for the visitors to
wedge through at any part Of the line
Hall and Ely, the end-men of the home
team. and Merkley, the full-back, did
some OF the most remarkable tackling
ever seen on a football field. Time and
again were they applauded to the echo.
They went at their men hard, and each
time dropped the runner instantly, even
dragging him back after throwing him.
1t was owing to the work of these three
In tackling that Stanford was not able to
make any advantageous end plays.
Bauer and May, the half-backs, proved
game players and ground gamers almost
every time. Bauer's rush through the
center for about twenty yards was brill
liant piece of work. Both men will play
to great deal better advantage when the
other members OF the team get thoroughly
drilled in the matter OF giving interior
ence. Flint played quarter back with
snap and determination.
The timely punt of Merkley, the full
back. in the second half of the contest,
was one of the features, and a roar of ap-
plause went up as he made it.
Taken in all, the Sacramento team
played remarkably good defensive
game, and they expect to be heard from
as vlctors in their next game, which will
probably be with the Berkeley Fresh
mem team two weeks hence.