The herald., 1898-11-07
ON THE GRIDIRON

! Local interest in football seems to be on
the increase, as shown by the attendance
at Saturdays game, for most OF the people
at Athletic park went to see the football
game and not the ''bike" races.
The lovers of the sport will be well sup
piled with good games during the rest Of
the season, for Pomona college and the Uni
versty of Southern California will play
nj Fiesta park on Thanksgiving day, as
Manager X. 2. Jennings of Pomona and
Captain +. G. Wright of u. s. G. completed
all the arrangements for the game on last
Saturday morning. On the Sd of December
the University team will line up against the
Indian team, from Phoenix, Arizona, that
has beaten all the teams in the territory.
The Indians will probably play here on De
cember 10 as well, and will play Berkeley in
San Francisco about Christmas time.
The University will play the high school
between now and Thanksgiving, if present
arrangements are carried out. Manager H..
b. Tebbetts is at present in San Diego ar
ranging for game with the strong team
there to play in this city on Christmas day.
The lighter teams will play games every Sat.
urday that are worth giving a couple of
hours to watch.
The eleven of the high school put up mag
nihcent game Saturday afternoon and are
the best team of their weight in Southern
California. The line men held much
pomona's heavy backs. The backs played
snappy fast ball and could gain on almost
every down. The most noticeable feature
OF the game was the team work and inter
ference of the eleven. This was what won
the game for them, for it was practically a
victory. AT present they have no games
scheduled, but are fixing date with the uni
verslty team.
While the Pomona college eleven made a
showing N the aUDlnst the HIGH
school Saturday, it should not be judged
by that game. The team has only been play
ing three weeks and has not had a coach
until the past week, when Charles Allen, a
member OF the Wesleyan university team of
'95, was secured. The rush line is composed
of new men, with the exception of Captain
Wharton at left end, and they have not yet
gotten the knack of playing together. The
backs are all good players, particularly Stu
art, Fairchild and Hayes. The team will
go into hard regular practice under Coach
Allen, and will give the U. S. c. eleven
hard game on Thanksgiving day.
The football squad of the University of
Southern California is doing good, hard prac-
tice and the men are getting into excellent
shape. On the rush line, the positions are
filled by the same men that played them last
year, with the exception of Knoles, who will
play end in place OF Walker, who is playing
end on the De Pauw university team.
Behind the line, the old backs have all left
college, but the new candidates for their
positions will be fully as strong as the men
whose shoes they will fill. Pomona will
have big job to prevent repetition of last
years Thanksgiving game
Up north the Olympic club men have made
decided Improvement, playing tie game
with Stanford on Saturday, the score being
Q to 8. Percy Morse of the Olympics PLAYED
star game. The club men play California
next Saturday and pretty fair estimate can
then be made of the result of the Thanks
giving game between Stanford and Cali
fornia.
At Stanford the team is doing much bet
ter work in practice, but still does rot show
the same form that the Berkeley men do.
Some OF the best men are on the injured list.
but Will be in shape by Thanksgiving, and
otaniofd'has'a a habit OF improving her team
wonderfully in the last two weeks before the
intercollegiate game.
California defeated the Iowa volunteers
last Monday and there is great rejoicing
among the supporters of the blue and gold
Tor the soldier team beat Stanford bv a
score of 6 to 0.
The Berkeley men are working hard and
are confident that they will send Stanforl
to defeat on the Oath inst.
In the east, Judging by the scores in the
games played with the smaller colleges Yale
and Harvard are evenly matched for first
place, while Pennsylvania, having lost to
Harvard on Saturday and not having had
game with Yale, will have to be content with
third place. Princeton, through The loss
OF so many OF her veterans of last year
can probably do no better than to be y
tail ender. o