The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-01
STANFORD MAY
HONOR COT TON
The University Fullback
Slated for Football
Captain.
Fickert Declines to Accept the
Position for Another
Season.
For the First Time in Years the
Student Body IS Believed to
B, 0nt CT Debt.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Nov.
30.-Now that the football season is over
speculation is rife as to next years cap.
tain. The election is left to those football
players who have taken part in regular
scheduled game as Varsity men, and any
player is eligible for the position. This
year there will be eighteen or twenty men
entitled to vote for the captain. The
election will be held in about ten days
Inasmuch as the captaincy of the football
eleven is the highest athletic honor among
all the branches of sport at college, and
wlthal one of the highest honors man
can receive in college, there are generally
a number OF aspirants for the position.
This year Stewart Cotton seems to be the
only man in the race, and his generally
recognized ability, so clearly proven in
the game Thanksgiving day, will doubt
less make him the next captain of the
Stanford team.
Many of the players and hosts of Cap
tain Fickert's friends urged him 70 captain
the team once more Cotton, with his
customary generosity, volunteered TO
withdraw in Fickert's favor, but The big
captain was not to be outdone in whole
heartedness and firmly refused to run
ford to devote so much time another sea-
son to the game, and that it seemed TO
him bad thing TO start such a precedent.
Cotton, he declared, was capable OF get
ting out good team, and if he should be
elected captain would get the reward of
conscientious playing and hard work.
Stewart Cotton is 10 years old, an excel
lent student, now in his third year. His
wonderful aptitude for the game was dis
played in the Stanford Berkeley game
and his experience OF three years at STAN
ford and Two years at Belmont has given
him a mastery of the principles of the
game. He was elected captain OF the '9S
team lear ago and managed his class
eleven with much skill.
The students, now that the lull has come
alter the re joicing over the football vic
tory, are speculating on the financial re-
turns and whether the student body will
be BILE to get rid of its old debts at last
Each year ior two years past there has
been an attempt made to wipe out ex-
penses incurred during that season and
preceding years; but the Indebtedness
Kept gradually increasing. Last year it
looked as though the returns would be
sufficient to clear away all outstanding
accounts, and this was done with the ex-
ception of about $500. Then theatrical
venture, together with loss on a southern
trip by the musical club, again raised the
debt 10 $1,000 or $l700. &.
Expenses OF a coach amounted to about
$1,000. The Iraining-table, kept running
for six weeks. was another big expense.
Then there were the week at Congress
Springs for the football players, the rub
bers," care of field, doctors bills, outfit
ting of the men and all. which make the
expenses OF the season quite heavy. The
cost of the grounds wassshared equally by
The teams.
About $l2, 600 was taken in at the game
and this Is divided equally between the
two colleges after deducting common ex-
penses. Last year football by itself turned
in profit 10 the student body of about
$i400. This year it should turn in at
least 5000 more. The Stanford entertain
ment at the California Theater in the
evening melted at least $3.50 and the
football souvenirs $500, SO altogether
it now looks as though Treasurer +. w.
MORRISON will be able TO have little sur
plus in the students treasury after all
debts are paid-something that has never
happened before. However, it is a little
early 10 make broad speculations on the
result, as Morrison has not figured out his
receipts and expenses vet.
The young ladies of Roble Hall gave
rece ption to their friends last SATURDAY.
evening. A dance programme followed
The coy parlors of Roble were crowded
to their utmost and all pronounced the
affair decided success. A number of
friends from San Francisco ard San Jose
assisted the young ladies in receiving the
guests Several of the Varsity football
players were present and received great
deal of attention. Charles Fickert, the
doughty captain of the Stanford team,
was the hero of the, hour.
turkey dinner was served at Encina
Hall this evening. About a week ago the
Young men of Encina decided TO forego the
usual Thanksgiving dinner unless Stan
ford won the football game. The fortunate
result of the game made the dinner pos
al 10