The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-12-03
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PIGSKIN CHASERS
MEET FOR THE
. CHAMP ION SHIP

The plans for winter football on this
coast are beginning to buzz. Howard P.
ravlor has been considering a project to
take an all-California team East to play
a representative eleven in New York on
christmas and New Years days He has
e,,an gone so far as to secure transpor-
tation from the railroad, the payment Of
which is to be dependent upon the gate
receipts of the prospective games. 1t Is:
Taylor's idea to pick an eleven Whlch VIII:
represent the best we nave IN the west.
The. men whom he wishes 70 take East
are. Hobbs. Olympic, center; Smith,
oIvmDic and Fickert, Stanford guards;
Sheehy: Olympic, and Pringle' Califor~
nia tackles: Womble and Craig Califor-
MA ends: Murphy, Stanford, quarter
Hail and Smith, California, halves' and
Fisher. Stanford, fullback.
This team would certainly be equal to
ANYTHING tie West could get together.
The line is exceptionally strong ana the
hacks are as good a quartet as couio Dc
collected in the State MURPHY WIZ Eli All
a o., dafensiVe is exceptionally fine or
Hall and Smith nothing need be salo aLter
their performance in the IhanKsglvIHs
dav game There is nothing IN the way
of The trin as far as the college men are
Concerned, as they have a three Weehs
vacation beginning about the niiu -1qa5 ,a %
December, and the graduate PLY n.y.,
would certainly accept the proposi III Il
Tavior is now in communication WIN
Eastern teams. is 70 hiring.
the University of Wisconsin .ea Of note
in the Northwest and came out u ZIG
battles a conqueror. Negotlauons arc az
now pending between that coiiese arlo ' n1
Christmas day. The manager OF the Onl-
Versity of Wisconsin team asks for a
guarantee and to this sthe Onlversl1y "a
california does not wish to accedes Man
aeer Brown offers a. large percentage OF
the gate receipts, but this does NOT se cen
satisfactory to the Middle Wester idt 10 =,
Safisfac Glory arrangements may yet pc
mada and the great team OF the Mlddle
West come to the coast.
Should everything be arranged agree
able to a visit from the Unlverslty OF
Wisconsin eleven, the Olymplcs Will take
one game, as it is not. likely that Stan
ford would care to organize Tor con
test. The olymPics coula pc gov 'a and bv
this means help to continue the winter
season up to the first day of 1899 -
To-day the championship ii g gnfbe 0 nj Se
on the gridiron at RecreatIon Farh pc
tween Belmont and the Lowell Hign
School. These games nave peen runill MINIS
since the beginning Of October and now
the last match of the year is to decide
which team is entitled to the palm OF
championship glory. A large attendance
is 6Xp6CL6u dI Tie SeidiO Ills AiAOA
especially from among the college men
who are watching the material IN the
preparatory schools.
Both the Belmont and the Lowell High
School elevens have clean records. and
when they cross swords to-day battle
royal will ensue. Neither team has suf-
fered defeat in the scheduled games, but
both lost to the freshman elevens of the
universities, and the Belmont eleven sue
cumbed to the University Of Nevada team,
the same which beat the second eleven
of Stanford 20.
he will line follows.