The record-union., 1895-12-19
ATHLETES OF THE HIGH SCHOOL.
They viii Meet Those of the Stockton
School on Saturday.
A Tussle on the Gridiron at Agricult-
ural Park That Promises to be
Lively One.

R. E. Smith, the popular manager OF
the Sacramento High School football
eleven, announces that everything is in
readiness for their match game next
Saturday with the Stockton High
School at Agricultural Park. p. m.
Both teams have been doing some
good playing of late, and any athletic
| contest between Sacramento and Stock
ton is certain to be exciting. Some
warm work is expected on this occa-
sion. Both teams have been well
strengthened since their contest last
March, when the Stockton eleven, on
their own grounds, defeated the Sacra-
mentans by score of II to s.
In the last half of that game the Sac
ramento boys pulled themselves to-
gether and made two touch-downs
within few minutes, but failed to kick
goals that would have tied the score.
The Sacramento High School eleven
played their first game February D.
1898, when they were defeated by the
Oakland High School team, which
was at that time the strongest combina-
ton of its class on the coast.
The next season, at the old Snowflake
Park in this city, the local team met
the Stockton Business College stu
dents, and after a long and hard
struggle, in which some brilliant play
ing was done on both sides, resulted in
a tie, each securing six points. The
Stockton men did not know what to
make of Birdsall, the center of the
home team, for he played a strong
game, breaking through their line when
ever necessary.
The Sacramentans next played the
Boys High School of San Francisco,
defeating them by a score of 10 to o.
In three match games with the Sac
ramento Athletic Club eleven they won
| them all, the scores being 40, 16-2,
| 1S-4
On the 7th of this month they played
! the Woodbridge College team, defeat
| ing them on their own grounds after
some hard playing. In the first half the
| High School eleven made their touch
down in eight minutes, but failed to
| kick their goal. The rest of the game
was stubbornly fought, neither side
scoring again. The result was to 0.
This is what brought on the game
with the Stockton High School, and OF
| late the Sacramentans have been work
| ing steadily and are doing some ex-
| cellent team work, which is everything
| in football.
| A Hornlein, the quarterback plays
his position well, and does some very
pretty tackling.
| r. Van VOORHEES,, fullback, does brill
| liant work, and can always be relied on
| Birdsall r. Merkley and H Reed
| form center that is hard to beat, their
aggregate weight being $40 pounds.
| V. Merkley and Flint play good ends
| both being hard workers.
| L. Payen is good at anything, and can
always be depended on.
Farris possesses the material for a
good player, and is always there,
whether the issue is an argument or a
scrimmage.
J. Bauer and 1. May, the halves, are
both sprinters and lads of experience.
They play their positions well together
and do some startling work at times.
Following is the lineup of both teams
for Saturdays game:
| Carkiek, center; Yost, right end; r.
| Henderson, left end; Francis, right
| tackle Dohrmann left tackle; Wilson,
right guard; Moody, left guard; Crit
| fiths, quarterback; Campbell, right
half; Herkner Captain, left half.
E. Birdsall, center; V. Merkley, right
end; Flint or Holl, left end; l.. Payen,
right tackle; Farris, left tackle; r.
Merkley, right guard H. Reed, left
guard; A Hornlein, quarterback; }.
Bauer, right half; l. May, left half Elk
tra-J. Scott and S. Dickson.