The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-22
COLLEGIATE FOOTBALL.
Captain Sherman on Berkeley'S
Chances for Next Season.

Chances for Next Season.
Although it is nearly two months before
football playing will begin on this coast
the captains of the various teams are al
ready actively engaged in overhauling
their material and taking an inventory
FOR next year. From the present indica-
tons it looks as though the great college
game will be the sport to attract the IN
divided attention of the college athletes.
The track athletic team that will return
in few days will be too tired to go into
training at the opening of college, and so
that branch of athletics will remain quiet
for the first term at least, thus giving foot
ball the entire attention OF the colleglans.
The miidness of last years great Thanks,
giving daysgame has undoubtedly gained
the pastime numerous new enthusiasts.
Captain Ed Sherman of the University
of California eleven has been carefully look
ing over his men as lar as can De relied
| upon at this early date. He is confident
| that as good team can be gotten together
| next season as ever defended the "blue and
! gold" He has this to say Tor the general
prospects and for the players IN their re-
| spectlye POSITIONS:
| The prospects for next season I consider to
| be as good as they have been in almost any
| season heretofore, that is, considering the
| aNAllADl6 anu ilkcIy-lO-pe-dSdlid mate ldi
| that will be required. A brief summary OF the
| men for each position is:
! NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. '97 needs no explana-
| ton. His safe kicking makes him Invaluable.
| His knee, which caused him so much ineon-
yenience last year, may possibly oother MIN
| slightly.
| Hupp, '97, though light, is rafting good
player and has the making of star in him.
! He is speedy and contains the necessary grit.
| Dozier, '9S, it is said, will be unable to play
| on account OF his parents Directing.
| HilhOrnNo6 make q gOOQ PLAYER II he
will train hard enough.
Kinzie, '97, is good player in all respects,
but as yet he is somewhat uncertain.
| For fullback have Rhubottom, hard gritty
player. Last season he played tackle and will
| be somewhat new at this position. He bucks
well.
| Dorm, '9S, is green man all around, but he
! is fast and tower OF strength. He made the
| largest strength test among the freshmen last
year, being second only to Yale's strong man.
| He kicks well for beginner and may make
very good man.
Magee, another '9S man, is also new at the
game. Like Dorm, he kicks well and is fast and
schmidt, Law College, '97, substitute for
last seasons team, is the only available man at
good man. His build may seem to be against
| him, but not necessarily. He is fast, strong
and willing At present his weight is 225, but
he will play at about 200.
| For guards we are well fixed Sherman, '96,
| is good fast player He is a great deal above
the average in weight Plunkett, 80, makes
| q good guard. he does most OF MS Playing Dy
mere strength. He weighs heavy and always
keeps in the pink of condition. am not GER
tain of having him with us, for he is talking
some of going to Harvard. Winkler, 9S, is
| the tall man of the team. He is very strong,
| having the greatest lung power of any man in
| the university. If he learns to handle himself
| better he may make something
| Tackles-Wittenmeyer 1913, is hard player
| in all respects. He knows the game perfectly,
and handles his great weight with agility.
| Ferguson, '9S, has excellent chances to be
! takle next season on the first eleven. He takes
| such great interest in the game, and is so de-
termined that he will probably do excellent
| work. Avery, SO, is q good player, but he Will
have to train harder ,han last year to &C.
complish much. Bunker, 9S, is an entirely
new man. but he is quite strong and very
| heavy. l have hopes OF him.
There are four or five men for ends. Wilson,
| 80, is among them. Hopper, '9S, although
light is OF the grittlest little players OF the
| do or die. Morgan, '9S, and Julian, 98, are
well-built fellows. They both did excellent
Work on the freshmen team last year. will
| play my old position OF end.
| The most important position in the team
! that of quarterback, will be well filed. Ken
nedy, '97, plays the position well. He is very
| Baker, '9S, did wonderful work last year.
| When he makes up his mind to tackle man he
is sure TO do it. He will make q hard struggle
In the class OF '9s can as yet give no
| opinion. expect to get q couple OF men for
center work from it. l saw Hall of the Oak
1
| examinations. He will be likely for
| tackle. Reno Hutchinson of the same school
and g. very good player is coming in also, 1
| think.
| We have plenty of material for as good
| team as the University of California ever pro-
duced. but it all depends on how the material
develops Some men develop into good
| players in one season; for others it takes much
| longer. The great fault with the men is that
| they do not study the game.
| When asked as to the result of the next
game with the wearers of the cardinal,
| the doughty little captain shrugged his
shoulders, but from the expression it was
easy to see that he did not fear the other
| fellows.
The training next year will be radi-
cally different from anything ever at
tempted at Berkeley. The coach and the
captain will not have so much to do in the
matter as will Walter Magee, the in
structor in physical culture. The term at
the State University begins much earlier
than at Stanford or at the colleges in the
East, thus giving the football team much
more time for training.
| The first two weeks beginning with
August Is will be devoted by Captain Sher-
man to getting his men together and CIV
ing them light work in handling the ball.
Then Mr.. Magee will have charge for the
next few weeks. He will do most of his
work in the gymnasium, giving the players
such exercise as will strengthen their weak
! points.
! The actual football playing will not be-
gin until the coach arrives at the usual
time. BY that time the men will be in per-
feet physical condition, and be able to
stand the hard work they will be subjected
to. Great care will be taken not to over
train the men, as has been the case more or
less in previous seasons.
II; FL. Lang, Immediately upon his re-
election to the position OF manager, en-
| gagged coach, whose name he refuses to
make public. He will appear on the
ground about at the accustomed time-six
or eight weeks before the Thanksgiving
day game.
CHAMPIONSHIP TENNIS.