The San Francisco call., 1897-11-27
LADIES WORSHIP MURPHY
The Great Stanford Quarterback
Receives Jewelry and
Praise.
Aftermath of tie Big Thanksgiving
Game-Proceeds of the Gate
Not Vt Counted.

The result Of the football game has
made OF Murphy, StanfoId's brilliant
kicking quarter back, popular hero with
the women. Yesterday h comely young
playe- was the rec.p ent of scores OF
dainty noles of consratul alton and praise
from girls and women lie little knew
They sent him jewe'ry. rings and va u
able baubles as tributes to his work on
the gridiron field.
Murphy, who is now in his sophomore
year, will lie a candidate for III, captaincF
of he Varsity team of next season. But,
if report be true, he will have two formld-
able opponents in Fisher, recognized as
the best defensive halfback Stanford ever
produced, and Carle, who is without
doubt the greatest guard that has peen
developed on the Pacific Coast.
With such competitors, and both OF
the having the prestige of maturity and
advanced class Standing, Murphy may be
com PEELED to wait until his senior year 10
attain the most popular individual honor
among the students of Stanford Univer-
sity-lhe captaincy of the Varsity eleven.
Captain Cot on of STANFORD. now in his
senior year and only 10 wears OF age, has
played four seasons on tae Varsity-the
limit in the intercollegiate agreement.
He has announced that he will never
play football again. He prefers 10 END
his gridlron career as college player and
victorious captain, and not after gradua-
tion become rounder of athletic cuo
teams.
Referring to Captain Hall Of California g
team, Cotton relates an incident that
illustrates his respect and admiration
for B,fkeley's great ha!fback. 1t was
known be ore the game 1T Cotton had
lame ankle. Once, when tackled by
Hail. it seems Cotton fell in such a way
t al his legs were crossed i'll dangerous
position. With no one to observe it. Hall
could proba bly, then and there have lald
tn. Stanford captain out for good, and
apparently only by the accident OF play,
| but he showed the spirit Of the true sports
man, the exempla. Of clean and manly
| football by throwing all his weight upon
| his hands and CONSIDERABLY holding him.
| self off his fallen adversary. Cotton re-
| memb bers that, and coming footb ball paJ-
| ers might remem Der ii also.
The two university tco ball manager.
we're to have counted the tickets yester.
day, but deferred the arduous uadertak-
| ing until to-day. They estimate that
| there were only between II, 600 ard II, ,0OC
| paid admissions to The game.
! As for the acc dent in one part of the
grand stand, due to the weight of boys
permitted by negligent police TO clam bel
upon the temporary roof, the managers
say that even if the unfortunate occur
renee had resulted so seriously as TO have
! prompted some persons to sue for dam
ages none could have been Obtained, as
the management is not corporation Oh
an individual.
Coach George Brooke OF Stanford will
| depart this evening by train for Phila.
| del phla TO resume his law studies.
BILLY" Mcleod, the trainer OF the vic.
| torious team, will probably be presented
| by the players with a wat n as q testl.
monlal OF their appreciation of his
services.