The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-11-29
Annual Football Contest Between the
Stanford and Berkeley EleVenS.
ENDED IN A TIE, WITH A SCORE OF
SIX TO SIX
A Glass Coast Bicycle Record Low
cred at Yesterdays Circuit Meet
ing at Santa AnR-The Aslatic
Squadron's Commander.


the Stanford and Berkeley elevens
faced each other on the gridiron. The
paucity of seats caused people to arrive
early. In fact, there was a long line uI
in front of the gate at u o'clock. FOl
nearly three hours they waited pa
tiently for the arrival of the teams, but
not a murmur was heard. The willy
rooters were plentiful. Berkeley bought
up one side of the field and Stanford
the other; there they planted their ban
ners and pennants and flags and flow
ers of sundry hues, and there they
fought nearly as furious a fight as did
the twenty-five men rolled and tum-
bled in the slush. Society turned out en-
masse, not dismayed by the threaten
ing Clouds Fully $4,000 people Were
more or less uncomfOrtably settled
within the grounds before time was
called
To-day's match marked the fifth time
in as many years that the two teams
have struggled for supremacy on the
gridiron. The first contest between
the two colleges was in the spring of
1892. when Stanford surprised all the
knowing ones by defeating it's rival by
score of II to q. The next fall the
two elevens again met at the Haight-
street ball grounds, and after a hard
fought contest, tied the score, 10 to 10
Two years ago to-day Stanford again
met Berkeley, and again the score was
tied. Last year, with defeat in their
faces, the Stanford boys once more
pulled out of a bad place, with the score
standing e. tO O i'm fhpir favor
Despite the inclement weather, there
was a large crowd at the park when
the teams lined up for play. Game
was called at 2:30.
Stanford had the ball at center and
Carle kicked off to the California -
yard line Hupp, the California left
half made the catch 51ld regained
ten yards before tackled. RansOme
circled Spalding's end for three, and
followed in another gain of two yards
before being doWned on the California
30-yard line Ransome dropped back
for punt on the last down, and sent
the ball forty-five yards to Stanford s
35-yard line. Captain COchrane made
the catch. and ran the ball back ten
yards before he was downed
Then Reynolds was sent through the
California line for three yards. Spald-
ing followed and gained twenty
Yards A double pass to Code, and
Stanfords quarterback went through
Reinhardt for three yards. Cochran
punted a short distance, and Berkeley
failing to catch the bali lost it to Hupp
on the California y.flve-yard line.
Hupp gained only yard. Ransome
tried hard to win the necessary four
yards. but got only three, and the ball
changed hands on downs.
Reynolds was sent through for two
yards. Spalding, under good interfer-
ence, cleared the end, and made a
strong run of twenty-five yards from the
goal Then Frankenheimer was
brought into service and bucked Rein
hardt for small gains. but was forced
back finally with a loss of two yards.
Plunkett was assailed next, and made
three yards, leaving the ball on Berke-
Iey'S twenty yard line, with the
third down.
Cochran punted to the fifteen-yard
line. and Ransome fumbled the catch
for Williams, the Stanford center was
upOn him, and secured the ball five and
a half yards from the goal Franken-
heimer gained three yards and brought
the bali within three yards of the goal,
and then followed with another gain Of
eight feet, but the umpire took the ball
back. and Cochran went tandem
through Reinhardt to within two feet
Of the goal.
Stanford lined up right in front of the
post on the first down, and over two feet
to 90 A buck directed at Wallthall
was backed up we'll and only foot was
gained. Then the Stanfords rushed
tandem through Reinhardt, forcing
Cochran over the line for touchdown,
after thirteen minutes play Cochran
kicked the goal, and Stanford had six
points to California's none.
The Stanford contingent We're the
first to arrive, their coach being greeted
by the widest yells of the rooters. The
arrival of the Berkeley giants brought
out a more fervent Outburst. The
two coaches, Camp and ButterwOrth,
stuck close to the side of the lines and
and party arrived at O'Clock, amid
great applause from the Berkeley sec
It began raining at 2:2O. just after
the teams had passed through the
gate.
in the following order:
-Selfridge, center; Punk
EFT. right guard; Walthal, left guard;
Douglas, right tackle; Reinhardt left
tackle: Wilson, right end; Hutch
inson left end Kennedy quar-
ter; Sherman, right half; Hupp, left
half: Ransome. full-back.
Stanford-Williams, center; Carrie,
right guard: Pickett. left guard; Cot
ton. right tackle; Campbell left tackle;
Spaulding. right end; Jeffs, left end;
Code quarter; Reynolds, right half:
Frankenheimer, left half; Cochran, full
Ransome kicked off for Berkeley to
Stanford's thirty-yard line, where
F'ranlenheimer failed to get the ball,
and il rolled back to the twenty-five
yard line. Cochran punted from far
back of the line, really losing five yards
on his kick and Berkeley held the bali.
CAPTAIN Sherman dashed between
Cotton and Spalding for three yards.
Ransome followed for two more. Hupp
tried Jeff's end. and was tackled by
Code. and the ball was downed without
gain of the necessary distance to secure
possession of the oval
Cochran punted out to Stanford ter
ritory. sending the ball to the middle
of the field. where Jeff downed Ran
some before he could recover more than
three yards. a tandem buck was
started, and the umpire's whistle
sounded.
The BAH was taken back to Stan
ford's tllirty-yard line for an off-sfde
play. with Berkeley in possession After
some hot crossword Stanford took
the ball on a failure to cover five yards
in three tries, and Captain Cochran
pUnted to the twenty-five-yard line.
where Captain Sherman fumbled the
catch. Spaulding was downed after
losing a half yard. Frankenheimer'
lame angle caused him pain, and time
was taken out.
Reynolds went through Douglas
and Piunkett for four yards. and
around Wilson for another half yard.
Code sent the ball too straight ahead,
and Fickert broke through Plunkett,