The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
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sponadSie. seoistrous youth As TIE
western ead Of the field the panoraz1a
was different. stanfcrd's warriors
had been surrounded by their support
ers. who nainistered to then the con-
ISOLATION that goes with defeat. Gently.
silently. they. too LED their scarrred
heroes from the white-nned arena.
saw the plucky cardinal weep its first
tears. The sight was new TO the Stan
they cried. nor realized that II was
natures remedy to meet the reaction Of
their tensioned feelings
The day was fine and the field ft
Had any one gone through the entire
calendar no better football weather
could possibly haHe been selected The
sun rose into the blue vault that was
fiecked by not single cloud. The air
was cool and crisp. with just that
touch OF winter that sends the blood
tingling through the veins and the
color to the cheek&-~f6e~day was in
vigorating. AT ~H6op~rbs- -Mind began to
rise and blew wIas11xr~bu not Disagree
ably SO. from fhe east. andln was
never strong Aough % materially af-
feet the punting sraeitherS sde. AS earfs
as O'Clock the proya Msan to lend
life and color to Ns16eT atreetLIhe
blue and gold We'd Stsh .be eesdiaai in
uniqueness of design5. =
Many of the undergraduates oteqm
colleges were sccompanfsd bN5~gair
maIdens. who. according TOY their km-
pathies wers<r&re 4ymphonis ss in dblor
The two tea FMS KERR kept quietly away
from the egowd al their quarters Stan
ford wsS at the Rleasanton and Call
fornis>at the sL\Nicho)as. Cochran
broyEht the Iepfer dverabouf / o'clock
od the tug Defiance. specials chartered
for the py1Bose ~ Il
shortly>before noon tbE multitude Be
san ,o>{urn In the Objection of Reerea-
tagh Park The SaE lines oB~Market.
Nd ssslon and Howard syeets were
crowded sotHeir utmost Odpacity. while
the overdoF thronged the 4idewalk- i
The undsrEyaduatehodies OF STAFFORD
and cansqfhlaIshived abe dut IN hour
befOae ,haka1lIhe latter Contingent
had It's band. bdt thas of Stanford did
nas<arrive sstI just before .hs~eame.
and ~ enEance weslthe~sfgnal for a
pig,tfs 6sessrst-d cheers q nd songs. Z
The old grads" were thefe with rib
bons and flags, while the swell girls
lent beauty and artistic fife to the
scene, clad in faultless-fitting gowns
that were gayly bedecked With corsage
bouquets Of violets. while many blushed
and smiled from behind huge rival
chrysanthemums Of yellow and \cardi-
nal ~
To me It was the same Old scene
have witnessed 50 often and one en-
10y with undiminished Eest each yesr.
Presently from the northern edge q
the rectanele hear crash Of noise. q
mighty cheer. and then on the crisp
airy there comes to my ears a sound
tR@a makes the blood tingle and the
splfik OF do and dare run riotlike
through ones veins. 1t is the
RSh, rah. rah rah, rsh!.
California!
Ca1forn yah!i
\ LCea4Sorn yah!!!.
q t6k boys who wear the blue and
goAp, and 4 means that they have ar
rived. SCARCELY has 1t ceased when
they follow VT up by complement to
their coach. Ana the dear. dear old yelp
Of Nassau's sons sounds familiarly in
my cars. There is no mistaking that
war ery. AID something rises IN my
hear 30 many miles from ;
home the
Ray! Ray: Ray.
Tiger! Tiger! Tiger
Eissi Siss! Siss!
Boom! Boom. Boom!
Rah. Rah. Rah!
Princeton!
Princeton!
Princeton!
Then the band played. Not annie
Rooney" but rafting twostep.
which was lost IN @ mighty noise.
Quick. strong and defiant eight "Rahs''
crash on the air-and then In one in
tense volume Of long drawn out SQUAD