The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-01
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: THE OLYMPICS AND
: CALIFORNIA;
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: WILL LINE UP.

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A few weeks ahead of the chrysanthe-
NUNS the football season will be ush-
cred in this afternoon when the Olym-
pics line up against the eleven wearing
the blue and gold stripes. 1t will be the
first game since the intercollegiate match
of Thanksgiving day, 1897, and the enthu-
siasts have been waiting for 1T with i'm
patience. Whether it will be good or
bad football does not matter as long as
it is football. 1t is not likely that the
game will show the latter day perfection,
but it will be a contest worthy of the
seeing
The Olynpics took their first practice
last Monday on the Recreation Grounds,
Eighth and Harrison streets, where the
game will be played to-day. About sew
enteen men turned out and the prelim-
mary work was begun. On account Of
the scarcity of men the Olympics will not
have a second eleven for daily practice,
but this is really not hardship as 1t
at first seems The Olympics are with
very few exceptions all trained players
who have fought on the line shoulder to
shoulder AS far as defensive work goes
the Olympic athletes are not in a serious
condition at present. Later on When the
college men improve their play and are
steadily advancing to the perfection or
their Thanksgiving day form the Olym-
pics will be handicapped by TINS lack OF
active practice. The offensive Work VIII
be a matter of signal practice ana the
execution of plays without opposition
On the Berkeley campus new system
stituted by Coach Cochran. He allows
the men to smoke and TO take an occa-
sional stimulant, deeming II wise not 20
restrict them to rigid course OF
training at this early day. He thinks that
the defeat of Princeton with It's sup
posed invincible team at the hands OF
Yale last year was due to a premature
training and a consequent gong stale OF
the team The Californians line up TOT
active practice, but no one man Is Kept
in position for any length OF time. Coon
rams coaching is pleasure 10 Watch'
One has only to see him in action Tor
five minutes to appreciate the greatness
of his football intelligence. His eye IS
as sharp as the edge of knife, and there
is hardly a detail of the practice Whlcn
he does not grasp. he seems 70 Know
just how each man conducts himsel1 IN
every play. One thing is nouceaple ABOUT
his coaching, and that is freedom from
profanity. ia
eleven is the withdrawal OF CadWaIadeT
from the ranks. 1t is hoped that ne WIZ
reconsider his intention not to play VIII
California this year ana don the sly III
iron moleskin. The rule which the Dig
Eastern colleges have adopted which pro-
hibits man from playing with coAese
eleven unless he has been a year IN the
university prior to the beginning OF the
season is what is assigned by CauW
as his reason for not playing WIN San+
fornia. He intends to return 10 I ale HeAC
wear and if he played here TINS season
that would prevent his playing IN the
Yale team OF 1879. =, -, - +bie
afternoon Will be a very heavy one. Ihere
is some doubt about Hobbs playing cen
ter Counting him nm; out iv OF cen Ins Ward Ward
is the lighter of the two, weighing, In the
neighborhood of 1855 pounds. Bandy Is
man of gigantic proportions, tipping Ing tnS
scale at 220 Smith, the best left guard
on the coast will play his old POSITION.
Middlemas, who has shown up Wen our
ing the games of the last two years IN
der the Olympic standards, Will pc on
the other side of the center. Inc threo
tackle positions will be oistr Miso1 Sexs
ton will play left tackle and either Frs
kline or Nelson right tackle and perhaps
right end for the University of California
eleven under Butterworth's coaching VIII
guard the right end OF the olympic me.
Back of the line the Olympics will have
some new and some old players. II Code
field he viii play quarter; otherwise Roy
Weldon, the former fullback, Will appear
in his place Weldon, who is by no means
Olympic material is all of a heavier or
der. Joyce, who played half on the Low
end en- sheehy' oI the big guard who is re-
puted the best on the coast, will have to
play back of the line. He will be found
for him King viii play right half. If
Code plays quarter, Weldon will go TO
full, otherwise DE BdlI1Sterl or Atkinson
or King will play full and Joyce half.
During the week both Morse and Code
were out on the field coaching the Olym-
pics, who are rapidly getting INTO shape:
Greisberg will play center for California.
He played the position early in the season
of 1897 and was a success for a time, but
he was switched to halfback later on,
a position which was not to his ability.
For guards the blue and gold eleven will
have some new men, drawn from the
freshman class. Hooper, who played on
last years team, will appear on the field
to-day as right guard and Abortion. a
new man, as left guard. For tackles there
will be Atherton on the right side of the
line and Webster on the left. Craig and
Whipple, who have played ends on the
team in other seasons, will hold down
the right and left extrenlitieS respectively
Hopper, whom Cochran has been training
as quarter all season, will play in that
position to-day. Thane and Hall will be
the backs and Kaarsberg full.
The game will commence at $3.50. If
Harry p. Cross the Yale coach engaged
by Stanford, arrives tonight he will off,
ciate in the game to-day.
The lineup will be as follows:
California. Position. olympics
Griesberg. center. Hobbs, Ward. Bandy
AIberlson ..........left guard. Smith (capt.)
Webster ...........right tackle. Erszine, Nelson
Anterior ..........left Sexton
Craig. end .McNutt
Whipple. end. .Tausg. Joyce
Hopper quarter. Weldon, Code
Hall (capt.) left back. .Sheehy
Kaarsberg. back. Weldon, De Ballister