The morning call., 1895-01-02
HOW RELIANCE WON.
A Technical Description of the Great
New Years Game.

A Technical Description of the Great
New Years Game.
The pork-packers from the would-like-
to-be metropolis on the shady sands Of
Lake Michigan once more succumbed to
the well-trained and disciplined Drawn OF
jewellers on the slope. 1t is true that Re-
lance had stupendous time in beating
the shaggy-heads, in spite of the shaking
up they received in Los Angeles at the
hands OF the Stanford boys.
The game itself assumed all sorts Of
phases. both g God and i'll. To an Oak
land ''fan" sur ely it was an ideal pigskin-
pummeling tournament. out of which Cap
tain Frick and bis worthy followers were
the Yictors. A Chicago rooter would
hardly fall in line with such an opinio u.
The cardinal ell even was weak in ma ny
places. The gam played with Stanford
can scarce ly be compared with yesterdays
misery. The line was wretchedly tame
When a wedge was hurled against the
Chicago people they retired down the
field wi thout making comparatively any
resistan ce. The team work was far from
IN TO the standard. The excellent inter-
ference exhibited on Christmas day had all
vanished. The only way the Chicago team
opponents was to buck the center, aud in
the last half. when Reliance was gasping
for wind, the pOrk-packers pushed their
load down the grdlrOn quite successfully.
If the two opposing elevens had been in
apple-pie shape yesterdays struggle no
doubt would have put the cap sheaf on all
kicking con tests thus far on the coast. Re-
lance in the second half was badly
winded, and this alone marred somewhat
their brilliant record made in the first half,
Chicago, as has been said, was not in
trim, the trip TO Los Angeles had a most
telling effect. The best men were on the
rack. and the substitutes were too unac-
customed TO active service to fill the shoes
of their predecessors.
Again, The condition of the ground was
totally opposed to good playing. The
heavy rains of the past month had left
everything in slippery condition. The
halfback could not get around the end with
out mbing all over himself The bail it elf
was so soggy that good pun ting was out OF
the question. Hence mass charges were
the only plays that could be used with
safety.
Struggling was frequently resorted to by
both sides. This disagreeable feature,
together with a muddy uuderiOOting, cast
a murky halo over yesterdays proceed
ings. One man on the Reliance tam par
tieularly made himself very conspicuous
by his dirty ball-playing, and that gentle
man deliberately bounced down upon a
little opponent and struck him. This
action was entirely uncalled for and the
crowd showed its disappr0val of such
playing by openly Kissing the Oaklander.
He should have been ordered from the
game and severely reprimanded by Captain
Frick.
While the teamwork Of both elevens
was not especially fascinating the in
dividual Efforts wore in many instances
highly commendable.
Captain Frick, who made the boast
before the activities began that be would
eat the dirty pigskn if Reliance bowed to
defeat. was shining light throughout the
match. Judging by his Slipping and
sliding the genial attorney from over the
bay does not relish tripe. A French spread
capped with little "extra-drv" is a better
layout, and that is what Mr. Frlck had to
tackle last evening If his numerous sd-
mirers had their say.
Frick had things pretty much his own
way during the game. Ii there was a