The herald., 1897-11-26

back, the most determined man on Cal
lifornia's team, would have accomplishe'
the much needed touchdown as 1t wa
the Stanford line held and Murph,
kicked out of danger. Berkeley needles
only a little generalship to have secures
six points at that juncture.
Capt Hall of Berkeley is a star OF tn
first rank. his playing being well up t
form. Had he not been impressed will
the hopelessness of the struggle; had h.
received the support which should hav'
been his, he might have accomplished
more. His runs were well executed ant
at times he fought with spirit and vim
which made the Stanford ranks tremble
His kicks, however, were feeble and IL
| this feature he was outclassed by Muir
ply, the Stanford quarter.
Viewed by results, Stanford's play!
were successful, while Berkeley's failed
to bring the expected gains. Califor-
MAS lends back" proved futile ground
gaining method and now and again hel
men were thrown back for heavy loss
Whipple was a plucky end for Berkeley
and kept his opponents busy while or
the quarter kicks he made good ground
and once was all but clear of the tackles
In a word the Berkeley ranks lacked the
necessary ginger, which, apart from
inferior weight and poor generalship
would alone have accomplished theiI
own defeat.
Stanford on the other hand, went te
the game confident and determined to
win. Every man in the Palo Alto eleven
had been worked into the best possible
condition and all were ready and eager
for the great annual struggle.
Murphy, Stanford's quarter back, de-
spite recent illness, could hardly put up
a better game under any circumstances.
His Judgment was correct in every play
and he studied the opposing forces dur
ing the game to the end to advantage.
His kicking and running comprised the
spectacular features of the match, while
his brilliant sixty-five-yard dash
through a scattered field brought re-
newed homage to this college idol.
Capt. Cotton Of Stanford played the
good game expected of him and some
thing more. The huge cash above the
eyes he received in the second half
served but to increase his determination,
and soon after his mishap he made the
cleverest buck of the game.
Parker and Jeffs worked the ends to
advantage, the former playingcN poor
game the first half and not rising to his
form until far into the second half. Jeffs
was finally compelled to go out of the
game, owing to bad knee. Daily at half
played steady game, and Burnett, the
big center, proved the hardest player
of the team.
= fa
said that victory was due to the team
work of the cardinal wearers, the clever
playing of the Stanford backs, together
with the we'll balanced and effective
work of her guards, contributing largely
to her overwhelming victory.
Notwithstanding the big advance sale
of tickets. the gates of Recreation Park
We're besieged at noon by an immense
crowd and from that time on until the
game was called at o'clock a continu-
Gus stream of humanity poured into the
grounds, it being estimated that fully
$1,000 spectators passed through the pay
gates
Although last nights rain had made
the field soft and slippery, this morn
ing's sun had done much toward re-
pairing this fault and straw and saw
dust did what was required to make the
gridiron firm.
The appearance of the rival teams was
the signal for the usual enthusiastic
yells and shrieks by their adherents;
and at 2:30 o'clock. amid the waving of
pennants and flags, and the concerted
yells of thousands of excited students
and their friends, the teams lined up as
follows: