The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-12
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than the cardinal to-day.
Despite the fair reports of the practice
at California there is a lengthy sick list.
The great sufferer is Pete Kaarsberg, who
IS now victim of blood-poisoning.
Kaarsberg has from the very beginning
of the season played a game that insured
his position as full back on the varsity.
At the last stage of the game he was Wis
tied by most troublesome illness. His
general play was of such a character as
to leave no choice for the coaches in their
selection of him for the guardian of the
back field. At present his condition is
such that unless some radical improve
ment is noted he will be unable to don
his suit to-day and possibly he will not
appear in the Intercollegiate game. Sew
eral other men are suffering from bad
ankles and strained arms and shoulders.
The Stanford eleven is also in pretty
bad shape. Burmeister is by no means in
as perfect condition as he should be; Muir
ply is suffering from a bad knee and sew
eral of the other men are running the
gamut of injuries; however, without any
serious calamities.
The Stanford eleven Is giving Coach
Cross more or less worry this year In
the first place there was no such thing as
spirit among the players until the begin
to work in a very listless way and their
playing showed for it with but very few
exceptions On Saturday they played the
suited. On Tuesday last the cardinal
team, weakened by the absence of the
ends and possibly Burmeister at full
score Of 12-0; which. however, is no basis
of comparison of the respective merits
of both teams. The Qlympics played all
round their opponents, and the score
would have been twice its size had the
game lasted longer.
The great weakness of the Stanford
team is at the center. Gilman, who played
that position. may or may not make the
varsity, but the easiest mark for the
through whom gains were made in most
regular order and for even distances. The
Olympic touchdowns were earned by
sheer line bucking. and as this was GER
ly reSorted to any other tactics. What
the Stanford eleven team lacks at present
none of the best, and without team play
the cardinal will not have a chance this
year. The same thing may be said of
the blue and gold eleven. The material
at Berkeley is of mediocre quality, nor is
it prolific; but there is a semblance of
team play in the California eleven. Man
for man, there is pretty much Of a bal
ance in the two teams, but California;
concentration of effort makes 1t an eleven
% per cent better than it's adversary is
at the present time. or course the week
and a half of practice which Stanford
will have before the final meeting will do
something for it.
ing a resurrecting ability. Season after
season has the cardinal team gone into
before the Thanksgiving match and come
out OF retreat rejuvenated body of men.
This may happen again, but the chances
are not as favorable as in former years,
when the coach had a number of first
magnitude football players to work on.
Two years ago, when Harry Cross was
coaching, the team at this time of the
season was in a very crippled condition
They went to the mountains and came
back hale and physically perfect.
In order to get the men to work the
guard of coaches will be at Palo Alto this
coming week. Clemans, Downing. Fran
kenheimer, Code, Fickert and few 9TH
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There will be no fooling on the Palo Alto
campus from now on. The players have
now recognized that they must work to
hope to win and the result may be very
inspiriting for the Stanford students.
What ought to be the very best game Of
the season between the Olympics and q
college team should be played to-day. The
should put up game this afternoon
which should reach the acme of their
efforts The first four games in which
the Olympics played were victories for the
opposing teams. Then they played a tie,
which was followed by a dazzling victory.
The Olympics this afternoon,if they meet
the best that California can produce. will
this season. And this is the very reason
why the game should prove the most in
teresting of the entire series. 1t is the
final appearance of the clubmen and last
showing OF the California team but one.
The Olympics are hopeful of winning and
the California men are the same. The re
suit of this game will give the enthusiasts
an opportunity of forming judgments
more or less erroneous on the respective
abilities of the two college teams.
The OlympicS and California elevenS
will line up In this way: