The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-27

1t was great game, in which the
VARSITY" team came out victorious by a
score of to 0-the same score as that by
which the Reliance men recently were de-
feated by the Stanford team.
Fully $500 people had assembled when
the game was called. College men were
there in great mum bers, and society was
out en- masse. Among the crowd were
many of the Stanford players and a great
many ex-players.
When the teams lined up it was noted
that the Reliance men numbered among
them such veterans as FELTON, Taylor and
Bert Oliver, and that ex-Stanford men had
been drawn into the list. Mcmillan, Wal
ton, Burnett and doc" Hall were there,
and Berkeley's admirers felt a cold wave
pass over them as they saw these stall
warts enter the field. They apparently
thought it looked bad for the U. c. men;
but when the game opened their conf
dence returned, and it was not long before
much the greater part OF the shouting was
done Tor Berkeley.
Both teams showed themselves to be
much better fit than is usually expected at
the opening of the season; and while the
Oakland men looked, and probably are
familiarity with each other, and they
were handicapped by the fact that the
Varsity men have had the benefit of a
coach for some time. The Reliance men
suffered, also, from several decisions of
Umpire Simmons.
At the outset both teams adopted line
bucking tactics, and held to this line of
play almost entirely throughout the game.
The plays were fairly open, and there was
but little punting and no wedge or mass
plays. Ransom, the Varsity fullback,
outpunted his opponent Hupp, and in the
exchange kicks made gains of from five to
ten yards by running the ball in and kick
ing.
Mcmillan, Stanford's old guard, was
everything to the Reliance men, and at
times seemed to be the very team Itself
bucking the line almost constantly and
always for gain. Prick was also used to
advantage by being pushed and thrown
through the line for good gains.
The Reliance men found the 'tVarsity's"
center and tackles to be the most vulner-
able and made them their points of attack,
but lack of team work prevented them
from reaping the benefits that would other
wise have been theirs under the circum-
stances. Owing to the line of play there
was little interference necessary, but such
as was displayed was not particularly bril-
liant on the part of either team. Follow
ing is description of the. game:
Play commenced at 2:O5 P M Reliance won
the kickoff and Oliver punted for forty yards
Hupp caught at the ball, but went down under
Kaclne's tackle. Berkeley had the ball on the
AAiS ~. ~ hdo pdoStQ " I1upp, WHO went
round Relfance's right end for forty yards.
Then followed fast and furious play. Berkeley
made three-yard gain on the next down and
then Racine broke through the line and
sprinted completely away from his adversaries,
making touchdown behind the goal in ex-
actiy three minutes from the time play COM
menced. Ransom failed to kick goal
When the ball was returned to center Oliver
punted to the Varsity's fiye-yard line. Ran
som returned the kick and sent the ball back
Tor ten-yard game. 1t was caught by McMil-
ian, who was Immediately downed II was Re-
Iance,s ball and Mcmillan went around Berke-
ley's right end for seven yards. Frick tried the
lett end and again the right, but gained MOTH
ing The Varsity's" got the ball on downs
and advanced it five yards, when tumble
gave 1t again to Reliance. Mcmillan went
through left tackle for five yards. Another
gain OF hve yards was made around Berkeley's
LETT END, when Ransom got an opportunity to
punt ana sent the ball to the fifteen-yard line
II was caught by Mcmillan and returned to
center on claim of off side, which was finally
disallowed by the referee and the ball returned.
Mcmillan tried right-end movement, but was