The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-27
FOOTBALL WHOOPED UP,
Rousing and Wild Evening at
the University of Cali.
fornia.
THE STUDENTS AS RIOTERS
Coach Butterworth Advises Them to
Encourage the Team to Win
the Game.
THE STUDENTS AS RIOTERS

BERKELEY, CAL, Nov. 26.-As the
time for the great annual football contest
draws near the students of the university
are becoming more and more on the qui
yive since there is such comparative un-
certainty as to who may make the lineup
and since also those whose opinions with
regard to Berkeley's chances are to be val
ued seem so very reticent about talking.
The coach absolutely refuses to make
even general statement in relation to the
team and the possibilities in store for
them on the day of the game. The mana
ger is so busy with arranging the business
details of the game that he knows but lit
tie concerning the movements of the men :;
the captain says that they all will do their
best, and the other persons whose opinions
are to be esteemed will say nothing defin-
lite. But in the face of all this there is a
strain of confidence running through the
adherents of the university which old
timers say is unprecedented.
Tonight the biggest demonstration of
the football season was held in front OF
the training quarters.
A call was issued this morning for the
assem- blage of the student body in front of
hour came 400 students were on hand,
college and football songs were sung,
and yells practiced for half an
hour. The crowd then marched in
body through several of the principal
streets, and within few minutes another
hundred was added to the number. Going
up Bancroft way they marched to the
training quarters on Union street and
called for the team. Amid loud cheering
Coach Rutteryvorth anpeara6 and ackad If
the team could be excused for few mo-
ments, as they were practicing some pri-
vate signals in the gymnasium Just at that
time. He then said:
my short experience here with you has
taught me two or three things, and one of
them is that you should display much
more interest and enthusiasm in the work
of the players. If | should happen to
come to California again as your coach the
first persons | should tackle would not be
the team, but you.
You, the student body, are the ones
who have it in your power to do as much
or even more for the team than six weeks
of hard practice. 1t does not altogether
take fine football playing, but sand and
enthusiasm to win game. Your backing
is what they want. Ii you give them to
understand that your deepest interest is
in their behalf they will be carried from
the field, every one, before they will allow
their colors to be trailed in the dust. They
want your heartiest support. Give it to
them and trust to their energy for the
rest"
At the close of Butterworth's remarks
the crowd went through the street singing
and yelling while waiting for the return ol
the players from the gymnasium to the
training house, and after half an hour oil
hilarity they returned, and starting huge
bonfire awaited the appearances of the
team. The players came out at last and
each in turn was called upon for remarks
Among those who responded were Captain
Sherman, Ransome. Hupp, Douglas, Lud-
| low, Kennedy, Reinhardt, Radelinger,
Rhubottom, Selfridge, WalIthaA Wilson
and Bender.
President Friend of the Associated
| Students made some stirring remarks
upon the loyalty that the university
should show to the team and the support
due them for their self-sacrihce and hard
work in the name of the blue and gold.
1t was 10 o'clock by this time, and Butter
worth, wishing the players to retire, three
rousing cheers and bear were given
for the team, the coach and the university.