The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-20

as to be considered the authority on the
American game sat silently on the benches
scrutinizing carefully every individual
move OF the Palo Alto candidates for
Thanksgiving glory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Camp, little Walter and
the maid, left New Haven last Saturday
and came directly to this coast, with the
exception of days stop at Chicago. Ar
rangements have been made whereby the
coach and his family will occupy rooms
nearer the gridiron than in previous sea-
sons, making it easier of access during
rainy days, and at the same time furnish
ing Mrs. Camp with near neighbors in
the little settlement of college professors
and their families.
Regarding his first impressions from a
necessarily brief survey the father of
American football" characterized the Stan
ford team after yesterdays marginal VIC
tory in these words:
81 think their defensive play is good,
but they are weak in the offensive. That
is the most evident thing 1 noticed con-
trasting this years first impressions with
those of last year. You know it avails
little simply to be able to hold your OPP
ponents down; you have got to be able to
advance when you get the bail, and the
Stanford men did not seem to be able to do
that this afternoon. I cannot explain just
why it was either"
Speaking of the football rules to be de-
cided upon for this season the wizard of
| the pigskin said: ~ consider it very I'M
| fortunate that the colleges of the East have
not been able to come to an agreement
| upon one set of rules. 1t is detrimental to
| the sport when such differences occur.
| ''The differences in this years rules with
| the several leading football colleges are
| trivial, and play under the different sets
would not be particularly changed. have
| resigned from the advisory committee on
| football, SO 1 do not like to express an
| opinion.
Zone of the things that prompted nv
visit to this coast this year was to see if
something might not be done toward the
formation of an amicable understanding
between the Western colleges on the main
tenance of strictly pure amateur athletics
1 should like to see Berkeley and Stanford
such friendly opponents of amateur sport
as Harvard and Yale were for so many
years until difference arose some three
years ago.
eyes, the form of rules under which
these two Western universities will play
this year has been left to the coaches to
decide. / cannot say that / shall favor
any particular set or that | shall recon-
mend those under which Yale is playing,
but / do know that any rules that will suit
Frank Butterworth will suit me. We
shall have meeting as soon as possible to
agree upon some rules
''You see, it is too early yet" Mr.. Camp
continued, ito say just what the Stanford
team needs. I shall let them 90 on w 18th
their usual work for a few days while
make up my mind just what course to take
with them. 1t is barely possible that l
may return to New Haven before the
Thanksgiving match; but it will not, as
suggested, be to witness the big Yale
Princeton game. If go it will be because
business compels me to-
When asked if he intended to witness the
Berkeley team practice on Monday, Mr..
| Camp replied:
"Oh, no; shall be in the City only until
Sunday afternoon probably, and then
shall return here. Mrs. Camp will come
down in a day or two as soon as she is
rested
Referring to Berkeley Walter Camp re-
marked that in Frank Butterworth the
State University had secured an excellent
| coach and fine fellow.
| Mr.. Camp has celebrated each of his
visits to the coast by change in the way
OF wearing his hair. In 1892 he appeared
with only mustache last year a Van
dyke beard added dignity and this year
the man whose twinkling brown eyes
would be recognized by any of the old
Stanford players has come out in a mus
| tache and a small lower lip ornament.
| To-day's game between the Stanford and