The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-06
OAKLAND WON THE GAME.
The High School Team Across the bay
vanquished Lowell High at
Football.

The Oakland High School football team
comoletely defeated the Lowell High
school eleven OF this City yesterday after
noon ON the Central Park gr1dlron. The
score was % to Q.
On the Saturday before the rival hlgn
schools had played tie game, neither
side being able to score. Their second
match was to decide which should contest
with st. Matthews School OF San Mateo
on next Saturday, December II for the
State academic championship. Oakland
was conceded the advantage before the
game, for Lowell High had been ma
terially weakened by the loss OF the two
Bishop brothers, whose playing was
feature of Lowell's game the week before.
This loss in itself had something to do
with the result, though Oak and High de-
serves credit for the wonderfully improved
game her team put up. Oakiand's play
was much faster, her backs were remark
ably quick in darling for and finding
hole in the Lowell High School line, ana
Quarterback Russ and little Collier at lett
end four times made connection on the
seldom successful quarterback kick, and
for gains of from twenty to thirty yards
each time. These quarterback kicks and
the skillful catching and plucky lacking
of the diminutive Collier, by far the light
est man in the field, were distinct features
of Oakland's play.
Where but two punts were attempted
during the whole game on the previous
Saturday, and those by Lowell High, yes
terday no less than twelve punts were
made by both teams in the second half
alone.
The present apparent prospects of the
State academic cham ionship were tritely
sized up al the game yesterday by Porter,
the Olympic tackle OF '95 and '96, the Cali
fornia Varsity half OF '94, the Amherst
player of '88, and the ST. Matthew's School
teacher and coach from 90 to 49, Coax
land High School," he said, lis putting
up fine game and I'm afraid shell prove
too much for San Mateo next Saturday."
Heretofore San Mateo has been con-
sidered pretty sure of the first place, so
chances promises good contest Tor the
final game to be played at the Presidio
grounds next Saturday afternoon.
Both High schools were well repre-
sented in the grand stand by students
wearing the blue OF Oakland and the
scarlet and white of the local school, and
their clamorous chorused wells added to
the spirit OF the occasion. Along the side
lines were number OF men who in their
schoolboy days had owed allegiance to
one or the other of the rival schools.
Following is the lineup, together with
the stripped weights of the players, and
other summaries of the game:
Oakland High (2s). Position. Lowell High (O).
EHan a 1870 .........L. E. b.. Evans, 1888 Of
Ayers. lbO............L. T. R....... Jackson, 14O
E 1essf tae ia5. ..L 6. Cook 1s7
Walton, / 0..............C.... Maze, lao
Nelson l93.. R. g. L.. Mcconnell 1872
Nedde rman, 1866. r. L. m cGeehan, l35
+. King. 1876 r. E. L.. Cha wick 1S5
Russ, l39. $500. Moore, l25
Chestnut l4s...L H. r.. R Robinson go5 iS 81
]. King (capt), l41. .R. h. L........ Varney, 155
Reddin ton, i39. f. .Ticknor (capt), 146
lat Average weight. AZ
Final score-Oakl nd High %, Lowell High o.
First half-Oakland High I6, from three touch
downs, the first by Collier and goat kicked by
j. King, the second by Ches nut and goal by j.
King, and the third by King and goal by J.
King; second half-Oekland High -. from two
touchdt WINS, the first By Chestnut and goal kicked
by J. King, and tue second by Reddington and
goal by j. King.
1otal number of piays-First half SO, second
half 49,
Time OF play-Two 35-minute halves Weather
and ground favorable.
Attendance, 300
oficials-Umpire and field surgeon, DR. Bruce
Ffoulkes, formerly student of Lowell High
School: referee, Tommy" Code, Lowell High
School 81 and stanford University '96: Iinesmen,
Reno Hutchinson, Oakland High School '95 and
University OF California '99, and Egan, League Of
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