The San Francisco call., 1897-11-24

Who the Players Are That Represent the
Universities.
Among Them Many Giants Of Long Experience the
Gridron
Among

Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
Stanford University and the University
of California will line up on the gridiron
field at Recreation Park for their seventh
annual intercollegiate football match.
Both teams have finally recovered from
their recent injuries and indispositions
and are in physical condition and spirits
to play the game of their lives.
Stanford is happy and confident and
eager for the battle. CaIfornia's hopes
have revived wonderfully during the last
few days of systematic, machine like, per-
fected plays.
California's team will arrive here from
Monterey at a o'clock this afternoon.
The Stanford players will be here to-mor-
row noon.
Over 1000 reserved seats and several
thousand general admissions have already
been sold. Perhaps 1000 reserved seats
were left when the local sales temporarily
closed last night at Claborough & Goi-
cher's. Great sales have also been made
at Berkeley and Palo Alto.
The grounds will be opened at noon
tomorrow.
There will be put on exhibition this
morning in the Market-street window of
The CALL business office a mammoth
photograph by ThorS of the Stanford
Varsity eleven, the largest single print
ever made in the West.
Ell MONTE, CAL, Nov. 23-It was
raining a FL Monte this morning, sharp
drizzling rain, which caused the omission
of the customary morning walk. But at
! 10 o'clock the men were out in their suits.
The practice yesterday had shown lack
of good wind, which could be remeded
only by hard work. The rain and mud
gave an opportunity to practice handling
wet ball, and such chance was not TO
be neglected. The morning work from 10
/ to II and the afternoon work from to 3
consisted mainly in sharp signal practice
The men showed more life and dash
than Yesterday. Every body was in every
play, with a noticeable improvement in
precision. The ends were run down often
on punts. The coach was well pleased
and cut the practice short after a series OF
dashes.
The rain necessitated the utmost pre-
caution against catching cold. The men
were continually Kept on the move while
out After each practice they took their
! bath and rub down and the suits were
III oroughly dried III the laundry.
| To-day's was the last practice, although
little Work may be done tomorrow
morning.
Tomorrow at II As A. NJ, the squad
leaves FL Monte, arriving at San Fran
ci. co at 4PM The men will be taken I'M
mediately 10 the Baldwin Hotel, which
vii! be heir headquarters before he game.
They vii probably pass Wednesday even
ing at the theater TO drive their cares
away.
The team will put up hard fight. The
! plavers realize the efforts made by their
| university to enable them 10 be victors,
ana intend to do their part fully as well.
| On the whole, their physical condition
| is superb. Mayer, Pringle and Ludlow
| have almost recovered from their little
! ills. Haskell has been extremely muscle
bound of late, and his work had to be
eased off. A days full rest will restore
| him to form. According 10 all indications
| here and the opinions of the team the
coming Thanksgiving will not see 20 to
/ game.
JAMES HOPPER VARSITY Left End)