The San Francisco call., 1897-09-25
First Season Tests Of Sew
eral Teams This
Afternoon.
Army and Y. M. G, A., Berkeley
and Reliance, Stanford Fresh
men and Belmont.
Comments on Varsity Material and
Candidates for the Various
BlevenS.

The first regular match game of the
season Will be played at the Presiiio A:h-
letic Grounds this afternoon, beginning at
o'clock The contestants will be the
well.known Y. NJ. c. A. team, that holds
the lightweight championship of the
coast, and a recently organized army
team, made UP OF the most part OF en-
listed men stationed at the Presidio.
Stickney, the old Harvard player. who
coached and played on the old olympic
team last season, is now coaching the Null
nomah Club team, which hopes to get q
match here with one or both of the varsi-
ties during the season.
No hard work has yet been given to the
players at Berkeley. The first regular
lineup took place on Thursday afternoon.
The following men made up the varsity
team: Center. Greisberg; guards, MeDer-
mott and Ludlow; tackles, Barnes and
Dickson; ends, Wolff and Premo: quar-
ter, Haskell; halfbacks, Spence and New
hall; fullback, Hall.
As yet, the University of California has
no kicker who can fill Ransome's place.
Halls catching and running are as good
as ever, and much is expected of him with
practice.
McDermott at guard is dong good work,
and many believe that he will make the
team.
There are candidates galore for tackle
Wolff and Premo are the varsity ends at
present. Collier IS also showing up well
as end, and has been captaining the
second eleven.
Another Santa Clara College football
player has appeared on the Berkeley field.
Jim Bride, who played end and fullback
on the Santa Clara eleven, was out for
practice for the first time last Thursday
He is freshman in the medical college,
and will be eligible TO play on the U. c.
freshman team.
Coach Mott has been assisted during the
week by a number of old university play
ers. Loren Hunt '93' has neen coaching
the tackles. Archie Pierce '92 the center
and guards Reno Hutchinson 81 the
ends and Eddie Sherman '97 the backs
The Berkeley freshmen have been prac-
ticing together FOR the last few days under
the direction Of Roy McCabe who has
been chosen captain. Among the most
promising candidates for positions on the
freshman eleven are Sheehy, McCabe,
Premo, Kerns, Guilberson, Pringle, Smith,
Morgan, Shaw, Roster, Kinley, Horftlein,
Fowler and Clark.
The varsity team will line up for its
first game to-day at 3 P NJ. Three prac-
tice halves will be played with Reliance
on the Berkeley campus. The players on
the university eleven will be constantly
shifted and a large mum Der of candidates
given a chance to try at the various posi-
tions.
at Stanford the varsity and the college
team lined up for the first time Tuesday
with great crowd of yelling enthusiasts
On the new bleachers to give the opening
gend-off.
Suits have been issued TO fifty three can
didates for the varsity and freshman teams.
Enough men for four eIeyens now daily
apuear on the field.
Nat Carrie, varsity right guard, is showing
up in excellent form this season. His
work is sharp and aggressive and he is as
fast and sure as any of the men in getting
down the field under punts, aud Carrie
weighs little over 225 pounds.
1t is possible that big Burnett, in
stead of training Tor the center position
vacated by "Heff' Williams, may be used
to better effect at tackle, exchanging
places with one of the large candidates fol
the position.
Jack Rice weighs fully twenty-fi
pounds more now than when he went into
the Thanksgiving day game.
Ed James and jerry Rusk are making q