The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
COCHRAN AND
 THE COLLEGE MEN.

For two years the athletic managers Of California moved heaven and earth to se- cure the services of Garret Cochran as baseball and football coach. Ihey now have him, and he promises to 1nsttute q revolution in matters athletic at the State University, which will either De re- ceived with immense favor or dlsgruntled atisfaction-according to the pulse or the student disposition.
 Cochran Is no fence rider. He Is de- termined young man with fixed ideas about the fitness of things. He has seen a system worked successfully year after year. and is as positively assured of tho fruitfulness of 1t as if 1t were an ed!ct from heaven. This system, this morale he will attempt to introduce at Berkeley. If firm conviction and absolute determin- ation count for anything in this world, the University of California, on Its ath- letic side, will certainly be metamor- phosed in a very short time. This means a great deal. It is the implanting, in all its various phases, of the athletic genius of the collegiate East Cochran will be at Berkeley during an entire year-time for the consummation of his plans.
 It did not take Cochran long to pei ceive the differences between the East and the West on track and field Looking out of the window of his study n his Berkeley quarters, with the rain descend
 
 gates of speech and spoke right on, tell ing of his intentions, his hopes, aspira- tons and surprises-all in reference to his new sphere of action.
 My greatest sunrise on taking up my abode in Berkeley and looking out for the distinguishing characteristic of the Cali fornia athlete was to find such an ab- normal lack of college spirit. Such a spirit as exists in the East is unknown here. Why, we men work and work un- til we fali The honor of playing on a Varsity team In the East is paramount to all other earthly glories, and for the laurel we willingly subject ourselves to a few months sacrifice of ease and the pleasure of the senses. tell you, you don't know what it Is out here Why. the other day l went on the field, and what do you think. the entire baseball team didn't show up. If anybody failed to show up on the moment out East, without previously obtaining permission from the captain, it would be all off with him. He would be mile up tree But you can bet things will be different in Berkeley in a short time.
 So spoke the man with an iron hand. man whom the Eastern critics say is the greatest football general in Amer lea. Continuing he said: "When I ac- cepted Manager Browns terms I told him distinctly that I was to be untrammeled in my work that l was to use my judg- ment and to form and use my own plans, for two seasons, to see if l could not develop a winning team and to get away from Princeton. Burning memories of the Yale-Princeton game still cling to me and I want to get as far from the scene as I can. Now I want first to induce in the California man a spirit which will make him do something, which will make him work.
 Another thing never saw Hero-Wor- ship so strong and unalloyed as in Berke- ley. Solace, condolence for shameful de- feat is taken In the form of admiration for the superb efforts of one or two in- dividuals. We haven't individuals in the East, we have teams. To rely upon a single man is suicidal We develop teams, and that Is what must be done here. When we lose in the East we do not care to be seen about for some time after 1t. We slink about as if we had done something mean.'
 Cochran is determined to have his own way and he will have it. A new regime Is in store for California. Instead of a weak, vacillating directorate, there will be one man with ideas in his head and a hand to rule. The dictatorship is what Is needed. Though a strong ruler, Coch- ran has already gained the good will of the. student body, the athletes and the trainers.
 Last week was a quiet one at both uni- versailles. A wet field Monday, holi- day on Tuesday and rain on Thursday interfered with the training of the track teams and baseball hines. Cochran had