The San Francisco call., 1896-10-31
PLAYING SNAPPY BALL.
Berkeley Football Men Spend
a Week of Hard
Training.
Coach Cross Says He Would Give
$500 If He Had Ransome at
Paio Alto.

BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 30.-W1thout
peradv nture of doubt, the harde work
of the present season by the Berkeley
football men has been done within the
last four days. They have been working
like Trojans. Their plays have been so
hard and swift that they may be said to
have even verged on recklessness. Every
thing has been favorable for brisk. snappy
work. The recent rains left the ground in
good condition, especially the turf just off
the main field. Each afternoon during
the week the sky has been overcast with
clouds and sharp breeze has blown in
from the bay rendering the air cool and
crisp. The men being in good physical
condition, the ground soft and the atmos-
phere favorable, they worked with unpre-
cedented zeal.
Butterworth introduced novel feature
w Wednesday which proved to be very bene-
fial. He had the men play on slight ln-
cline, giving the hill to the second eleven.
This tended to average things up consid-
erably, and the result was that the second
eleven, VIII ch was on the lower side, had
to work like tigers.
Two new men who give promise of de-
veloping into crack players came out dur
ing the week. They are Mclsaacs of the
Law College, who was formerly tackle or
the Olympic team, and Ba rnes OF Santa
Cruz, candidate for center or guard, who
weighs 1913 slipped.
The team Will have their next game on
election day with the Olympics at Cent raj
Park. They are in much better conditi on
than when they met the Oaklanders the
last time, and are in strong homes OF scor-
inga victory on next Tuesday and thus
rc - iAt tbnV ,,a . h
last game.
Coach Cross of Stanford was on the field
during pra ctice this afternoon, when be
took an opp ortunlty of sizing up the men
and the plays.
In commenting on the last Berkeley
Reliance game Cross stated through The
CALL that he was disappointed in Ran
acme, but when he saw the big U. G. cap
tain go down the field this afternoon,
knocking tacklers right and left, he was
heard to say: 81 would give $500 if we had
Ransome down at Palo Alto"
Will Parade in Oakland.
BERKELEY, CAL, Oct. 30.-Rerkeley
will be represented by large delegation
at the big parade 10 take place in Oakland
next Monday evening. A meeting of the
parade committee was held last evening,
at which Hon. F. X. Shattuck presided
and Robert Edgar served as secretary.
DR.. J. D. fulton. II. M. Waterbury,
George Phillips, Arthur Smith and James
Kenney we're appointed aids 10 the grand
marshal Seventy-fve prominent citizens
were appointed from various portions OF
Oakland Township, which includes Middle
Berkeley, Ashby, Lorin, Piedmont, Golden
Gate and Temescal, TO assist in forming
the delegation. Every delegate will carry
flag, and it is expected that Berkeley
will be represented by at least 500 McKin-
ley men.
Students for Mckinley.
BERKELEY. CAL, Oct. 30.-A straw
ballot for the Presidency was held to-day
at the University and out OF the 279 ball
lots cast 1S2 were for Mckinley and forty
three for B Biyan, with the remainder tor
Palmer and scattering. When the result
OF the count was announced loud and