The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-25
BY a. ALLEN WHEaT.

II des 2 F12G&ALN wv II k@A As
TN the presence Of 5000 peenie. whc
lined the rectangular arena OF bat.
! tie ike living belt OF variegafe<l
- colora tae hroad-backed gast-rQn.
ming. hsrd-tackling sons Of the Uni
SerSity OF California yesterday at Rec
'Eeation Park vanquished the football
PLAYERS who wore the cardinal For
the first time IN seven long years the
blue and gold was carried to victory
and honor by sheer right OF their prow-
eas end unninchlng determination.
When the dust OF battle settled and
the shrill cali OF the referees whistle
told that another annual contest had
passed into history. then the men who
had been fercely fighting for their re-
spective Alma Matters fell back and
separated-the cardinal sullen. silent
and determined. the blue and ~old
proSa-and happy. Four times had the
latter seep the goal line Of their oppo-
nents pasS beneath their feet. and
theirs was the victory and triumph
with fhe hcore-Canfornia %. Stan
ford D.
Gresk- is t pc name of Cochran at the
University bf California. To him be-
longs the hbnOr. and 1 freely add my
mite Of prsise, For four years 1 have
followed his Varying fortunes on the
gridiron. and yesterdsy>I knew that he
had instilled into the men\of California
that same spirit that kept\him in the
game at New Haven last ya ar against
Yale. until human stree egth could en-
dure no more. and he Sas led crazed
with pain and grief from he # cid The
he trained played WITH true
Princeton spirit and like gentlemen, but
they pIayea~nard. fast 9nd sure. and
from >tsls beginningset pace that tod
on Stanford pesfpercepttaly. especially,
In the see6nd half. wheA fhe cardinal
practically collapsed fro7 Sser e1-
Although defeat was thetr porson the
eons OF Stanford played aaat khpd OF
losing game that wins adr3iratioA I
saw them rally in the very hws OF De
feat. and, manfully answering th4ir
captains appeals ito win for oi sfah-
ford" desperately strain and GShtep
their battered and tired thews fqR the
effort supreme. and when. despitel tNs-
they went down and backward. they
did so desperately and defantly. They
were beaten. but they los*1ike brave
men This Is not strapse. for they bad
been trained by C1oss of Yale. Yehrs
ago learned to respect the blue nd
honor the "Y' OF Yale. for the sons Of
old Eli are Strqhger in defeat than &c.
sory-and fine Spirit of Yale was ne
meath thgse cArdlnal jerseys yesterday
When the Foutt tand discontinue oS
STANFORD was a ceseslnty the followers\
of California became dallrious with Joy
They had newer tasted \the sweets OF
victory end peir emoNons were beyond
their control. The rev erse of the pic
ture touched ! pc. When looked over
60 where the stamford contingent sat
silent and d!eAayed. kneW that deteat
he'd never ssea theirs>4 The feeli9g ef
hobsIeAsdeas sAS tied over the>safd4hal
ss&ion from thAstart, and althou gh at
timSa tlAey ralfAd and cheezed M\of
yoreA the \sight . the blue and gaSA
pouring through the cardinal line Or
skirtink itA end4 was novslty-yes.
and sad oAe. DAfeat tasted as strange
TO the sappprterS pf Stanford as did
victory ID the ess Of Salifornia. Neither
seemed I'd know how to take its for
tune. ana when tssSontest had ended
both were Smqtionles7 for a few mo-
ments. ThIspace OF tina was short
Then with united peal Of Joy the blue
and gold p{led dpwslf4om It's section OF
the gregg staSd and rushing on the
Geld sufrou7dsG its heroes.
The pIEyefs were tossed up on strong,
young shoulders and the procession
formed. The crowd then witnessed
that which 1t had never seen before.
Round and round the field the players
were carried. while the cheer from
thousands OF voices rose on the air
Ike the majestic and awe-inspiring
rumble OF tho Breaking surf. There
yyas seven years Of disappointed hopes
in those California cheers-and they
were strong. lusty and true to the
SopceTt-pItched key OF victory. There