The San Francisco call., 1897-11-20

ford eleven will be 1920 pounds, or an
average to the man of ia 3 pounds, which
is practically ten pounds less than the
weight OF each in normal dress or in foot
ball suit On the other hand the Cdifor-
MIA eleven will weigh 1847 pounds, or an
average OF 1913 pounds TO the player.
The Stanford Team will have an ad-
vantage OF seventy-three pounds in
weight. And sixty-dve pounds of this
superior avoirdupois will be massed IN
her veteran cen er trio-Carle. Burnett and
ex-Ca plain Fickert. herwise the op-
posing players ale fairly well matched in
size.
California; three center men would not
| necessarily be handicapped by this weight
against them. But they are med. ocre play
ers OF comparatively little experience op.
posed to men of nusual bility, of long ex-
perience and familiarity with each other s
methods and of excellent coaching through
several seasons.
From now on until the match the pla y
ers of both teams will do no hard work.
| They will devote the remaining time to
physical and mental recuperation. With
The daily danger of hard knocks past ald
the anxiety of not making the team re-
moved they can sleep better and feel bet
ter. In the zest of the final fast but easy
practice OF plays and signals and kicks
they will be able to acquire extra strength
and spirit for the contest that VIII be a
battle to the last ditch, struggle for col
lege glory and honor worthy OF the thou
sands Of spectators that will certainly as
semole to witness it; for about intercol-
legiate otball there is never the suspi-
cion OF a lake, never fear that the rep
resentatives of either university will
shrink from duty or relax their efforts un-
til the final whistle sounds and ends all
chance of victory for the team at the
smaller end Of the score.
The conditions at Monterey, where Cali
fornia is getting lis final secret practice,
are peculiar. There is no unanimity of
feeling between the players and The coach.
The men are lar from having full con-
tidence in their instructor, either as an ex-
pone1t of the game or a a co-worker Tor
the best interests of the team. 1t as
been openly asserted that Bender was the
choice of the whole squad for quarter
back but that Haskell, the retired cap
tain, has the position solely on the prefer
ence shown him by the coach. The gen.
eral opinion is that Haskell is prone to
tum bic; that he is a less "heady" player
than Bender. and that he yeIls his signals
In peculiarly dctatoriaI way that CRATES
upon the mems feelings.
B. similar complaint is made concerning
the treatment accorded Jack" Craig, who
played on the Varsity last year and
was easily the second best end in the
THANKSGIVING game. Neglected from per-
sona dislike by the coach and given few
opportunities TO show his ability he is to-
dav almost broken hearted boy. He is
suffering in a gr ater degree, perhaps,
what Jimmy" Hopper suffered last sea-
son when, preferred by almost the whole
student body, he was supplanted by a
man whose selection looked much like
the payment by last years coach of a per-
sonal social obligation.
The presence latterly of Loren Hunt '93
of Sherman '98, of bob" Porter and of
pete" Smith, all former Berkeley Varsity
men, has done much to inspire the unen-
thusiastic players, where otherwise they
would have had only the constant iollyIng
of their trainer, al Lean, to keep up their
spirits on this. their first, annual absencs
from the noisy and demonstrative student
body for the two weeks before the big
game.
The great Hotel Gel Monte, where they are
staying, is practically deserted, save for
few spoony bridal couples, and the foot
ball men when not on the nearby natural
grass field practIcing forenoon and after
noon have little to engage them. For
the accommo odation of the twenty players,
the coaches and the others, making a
total OF about thirty persons, it is daily
costing the California football manage
ment $50 for this outing, or total of over
$1,000 for the two weeks. exclusive of rail-
road fares.
The California team will leave Monterey