The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21
STANFORD'S NEW
FOOTBALL YELL
Warlike Slogan Calculated
to Strike Terror to
Berkeley.
Enthusiasm Runs High at a
Student Rally Held in
the Chapel.
Varsity Team Zen Leavs for the
Congress Springs Training
Quarters.

20.-Stanford students held big football
rally in the chapel last evening, and for
two hours enthusiasm ran riot. The audi
torium was crowded to its fullest capacity,
and as each football man entered he was
given an ovation, as were Coach Cross and
some of the faculty mem bers, large
number of whom were present. All the
college yells were given, the favorite being
new yell, which is given very rapidly
and is most effective. 1t runs like this:
Give 'em the ak! the ak! the AK!
Give 'em the AK the ak the aIi
Give 'em the ak Give em the ak!
Give em the ak i-Where?
Right in the neckl the neck. tho neck,
Right in The neck! the neck The neck!
Right in the neck, Right in the NECK!
Right in the neck There!
The last words OF each cry are greatly
prolonged, and as it is given by the STAN
ford crowd would do credit to a band of
blood-thirsty Apache warriors.
a speech was made by Professor STILL
man, who said that he did not believe the
team could be beaten, but if it should be
the football men as we'll as the students
should prove that they could bear them
selves as creditabiy in defeat as in victory.
He advised them to be philosophical in
long years of hope deferred and let them
enjoy the victory If they won.
However" continued the professor, 81
have every confidence in our athletes and
believe that Berkeley's hope will of neces-
sity be deferred at least one year more"
Then Coach Cross was called upon and
made a most enthusiastic speech that
brought him rounds of applause, and his
own Yale yell was given with vim. He
said that if the men played the game of
which they were capable he had not the
slightest fear of the outcome. But every
man would have to do his best and every
student would have to lend mis- or her en-
couragement to the men to urge them on.
Captain Fickert maintained, when called
upon, that il was football mans busi-
ness to play good. hard football rather
than TO spend his time talking. He COM
plimented the players on their conscien-
tious training and expressed confidence
that they would work hard for victory.
He extended thanks to the ex-Stenford
players who had returned to aid in the
coaching of the team and concluded his
neat little talk with an expression of con-
fdence that the team would triumph.
Stuart Cotton argued that it was no
longer question of victory. The ques-
ton of the size OF the score was all that
he thought should worry the mind.
Among others who spoke was Archie Rice
OF The CALL who Is a Stanford graduate.
He gave the team advice from the stand
point OF one who had seen both collegiate
teams in several games. Professors Wood
and Miller also addressed the students, as
did Football Manager Dave Brown.
Before ad journing 1t was decided that
the Stanford band should 60 TO the game
in neat uniforms.
The football men, TO the number OF
twenty-eight men, outside of the coacher,
left this morning for Congress Springs
All but four or five were in good condi-
ton, and these are expected to be in shape
in a day or two. The list of men was as
follows: Captain Fickert Searight, Dole,
Rice, Murphy, Cotton, Beckett. Free man,
Parker, Carle. Harrington, Thomas Jeffe,
Straight, Mcintosh, Burnett, B. Thomas.
Williams McLalne, Bigelow, Soper, Rob-
inson, Adams, Daley, r. Smith, Fisher
The big buses were driven around the
quadrangle with their loads of Stanford s
brawny men and were cheered to the echo
by the students. 1t is not expected that
the men will return until after the big
game.
According to her usual custom Stanford
will send band to the football game. A
large number of musicians entered with
the freshman class and after q semester's s
hard practice well-drilled band of forty
pieces has been produced. F. D. Wills '9e
has acted as leader this year in place OF
Adolph kaufman '97, leader on former oc-
casions. The time of the latter has been
occupied in drilling the glee club. The
managers of the band are at present dis
cussing proper uniform for tie men.
Several advocate the adoption of a Cap
and gown; others suggest cardinal NOR
tarboard, dark-blue band coat with the
regulation cardinal braid and white duck
trousers. The latter uniform will proba-
bly, be adopted as the rainy weather would
play sad havoc with colored gowns.