The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-11-12
THOSE WHO
FOLLOW THE
P|GSK|N
The Great Football
Match.
BOTH ELEVENS FORMED
LAST GAME OF THE OLYMPIC
TEAM.
It VIII Meet the University of Cali
l.
BOTH ELEVENS
LAST GAME OF THE OLYMPIC
TEAM.
It VIII Meet the University of Cali
fornia Team at Recreation
Park This After
noon.

In less than two weeks the intercollegi-
ate football match between the Cardinal
and the Blue and Gold will be lost and
won, and the usual excuses and explana-
lions forthcoming from the sup
porters of the losing side Even
the interest in the game has not
been Swallowed by the engrossing topic Of
the public mind, politics, which has
buried everything with it but football.
The last time that either college will
appear in match game this year will be
this afternoon, when the Olympics and
the University of California measure
strengths on the Recreation park. Stan
ford has run it's full quota of matches
with the club men. The college men
from Berkeley will play their last sched-
uled game to-day, and much depends
on the result. From this hour on the at
mosphere will be full of the football fever
which will be assuaged on Thanksgiving
day not to reappear for ten months.
At the time Of this writing the respec-
tive elevens of both colleges should be
we'll formed and solidihed This is prac-
tically the state of affairs at Berkeley
and pretty much so at Palo Alto. Bar
ring injuries California will play team
that will present no new faces in the reg
ular lineup The varsity has been in
crystallized shape ever since the change
which sent Cornish to center and put
Greisburg in the second eleven. This hap
pened after the last game with the Olym-
pics, played in this city four weeks ago.
The only doubt about positions on the
Blue and Gold eleven is in regard to the
occupancy of quarter, one guard position
and possibly fullback. Hopper, who was
playing quarterback for the varsity when
he met with a serious accident to his
knee. Is now so far recovered as 20 ap-
pear on the field for light work he is
still weak and not in the best condition
on account Of his several weeks rest:
Whether or not he will be able to round
in shape for the big game is question
which time alone can solve. ShouId ne
not be in trim on Thanksgiving day Thane
will undoubtedly be played quarter. Thane
is fair substitute to Hopper at his best
and the team will not be great suferer
on account of Hopper'S absence, although
he is a very strong, reliable ana STEADY
nIaver II seems very probable that
Ahern will make the team as he is now
playing a game that Will win him the
choice The other guard position VIII rest
between Hooper and Barn ieisi Wh lCo VIII
be the lucky candidate Will De KNOWN
early next week. ,
Fairly good reports emanate from the
Berkeley campus. According to Coach
Cochran the team is playing good qu IA
early part of the week was encouraging,
as men showed spirit animation and pro-
found interest in work cut out for them.
The baneful practice of MISUNDERSTANDING
team action which was so common at
berkeley is not seen there this season
The eleven which will face Stan1orQ on
THANKSGIVING day will, unless 1t fails TO
the daily vociferations of the coach, play
together as if there was common enc
in view. This is the redeeming feature OF
the California eleven at the present time