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

never whisker. the very thing the aver
age cyclone considers indispensable.
1t is wonderful, too, how mild ma nnered
and soft spoken cyclone may be when
stopping at quiet uptown hotel. The
Sabbath stay-at-hOme guests heard hardly
whisper of 1t. 1t was the Chicago Uni
versity football eleven with six subs titules,
under the direction of Manager Stagg, all
present and, though little travel weary,
healthy, happy and hopeful.
The train was delayed a couple of hours
by the snow st Sissons and the party of
university men and local athletes who
went out 10 meet the team had long ait
at Benicia. George Cochran, captain of
the Stanford team, Fl. S. Hicks, manager.
as we'll as the captain and coach of the
Reliance team. Hoover and Hinsdill of the
Stanfords and a number of others, were
IN the party. The visiting team was given
an enthusiastic reception.
The Chicago team was well domiciled in
a special car. equipped with provisions aud
a cook, and reported having had a royal
time on the way out. They had left Chi
cago with flying colors and public demon
stration of good will, and through all the
towns through which they passed by day
light they had received ovations-or, in
case they were overlooked. they gave the
town an ovation. at Joliet they had been
seranaded. and at Peoria. through which
they passed by night, they were greeted
with bonfire.
1--WE are all right" said Captain Allen.
"Wa have been a little off the regular diet
on the way out. but we have played foot
ball in about six States since last Wednes-
day, and the team was Lever in better
form. Every station where the train took
any kind of breathing spell we piled ont
and had a run. ami il the stay was long
enough we took the ball and went through
a bit of signal practice. 1t was quite an
entertainment for the rest of the passen-
gers, I've no doubt In the evenings, when
it was too dark to practice, we would enter
tain the villages with college songs and
yell or two"
The boys we're all delighted to find
themselves in the quiet quarters of the
PleasantoD, however, and the hotel barber
went through good deal of wear and tear
in short time after the arrival.
Manager A. A. Stagg. who is director of
physical training at the Chicago Univer-
sltY, is accompanied by his wife. who ia
the only lady of the party. Mr.. Stage is
not al all boastful but calmly confident of
his team. He said: This is the first ex-
tended tour of any football team. but |
think it will be the setting of fashion
that will be widespread. What suggested
itf tod the boys by way of a Joke that
If they beat Michigan l would take them
to the coast. Michigan won against us in
the last few minutes Of game that had
been all our own from the start. The
men did so we'll and my suggestion had
so taken possession of them that T tele-
graphed to Professor Woods, who occupn-
pies the same position at Stanford that 7
do at Chicago and whom knew person.
ally. asking him if game could not be
arranged, and the thing was done. Orr
team has played about twenty games this
season, of which we lost only fOur-one
each to Michigan, Wisconsin. Pardue and
Chicago Athletics. These defeats were
suffered before our team struck its gait
and don't believe we would lose IL thew
were TO be played now.
''Our arrangements? As Berkeley has
decided not to enter we shall play only
three games on the trip-that with Stan
ford on Christmas, anotaer exhibition
game with Stanford at Los Angeles and
then with Reliance on New Years day.