The San Francisco call., 1898-09-17
THE SCHEDULE
 OF FOOTBALL GAMES,
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A season of games are now assured, and the football enthusiasts are rejoic- ing. Yesterday morning the board of di- rectors of the Olympic Club decided to put a team in the field wearing the red and white, and they ordered the manager to go ahead and make all necessary preparation for the support and mainte- nance of the eleven.
 If the Olympic Club had not formed a team this season football would have been in a very bad way. The Reliance Club of Oakland was represented last year, but the expense proved so great and the demands upon the club so frequent that there was no chance of an eleven be- ing formed from the Oaklanders wearing the maroon and white. The Olympic Club football players started out early this year and pledged a number of the best players on the contingency that the new board of directors would decide to or ganize a team. Now that this has been effected the only thing that remains will be the formation of an eleven, the or ganization and the election of captain.
 On Monday evening the football mate rial which Pete Smith has been marshall ing for the past month will meet in the club rooms and proceed to elect cap- tain.
 The schedule of games for the season will be arranged In the very near future. There will be six games in all, commence ing on the first of October ana continuing every Saturday with the single excep> ton of the freshman game, which will be sandwiched in somewhere on the pro- gramme. The first gane-two weeks from to-day-will in all probability be between California and the Olympics on ac- count of the lead which the Berkeleyites have on the Palo Alto kckers in the mat ter of training. The college at Berke- ley begins its fall semester some two weeks earlier than their rivals, and the
  ly in better trim earlier in the season . than the wearers of the cardinal The second game will be between the Olymp- 1cs and the Stanford eleven, and the games will alternate until the champion ship game of Thanksgiving day.
 The difficulty or an apportionment of the college managers and the Olympic Club. The Olympic Club does not get all the receipts, but a good portion of them; mo Sn9ggh to feam 5atsf I na tae mag The quarters, but they will dine together every evening at a downtown cafe, and the strictest training laws will be en- forced.
 The material which the Olympic Club captain will have is the finest in the State. For linesmen there will be Smith, Sheehy, Erskine, Middlemas, Hobbs, Sex ton and Groat, all of whom are well known and tried veterans. Code, Weldon. Platt, King, fullback of the Santa Clara team Of last year; Nelson, tackle of the Portland Athletic Club team, and Flaw of Oakland will make up a set of players for the baclSfeld. Felton Taylor and Ed die sherman may be induced to wear the Olympic colors, though the latter Is eX pecting call to Arizona to coach a team there. The material of the Olympic Club eleven is the best offered to any of the team captains this season.
 At the University of California there has been no football work going on this week, as Coach Cochran has decided to give the men rest until the 18th. At that time active work will be resumed and the real labors of the season begun.
 The following letter has been received from Stanford:
 STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 1s.- Most of the material that has appeared Is light. A few heavy men, however, have come out to try for the three center positions, all of which will have to be filled this year. Only four of last years varsity are in college. They are Captain Fisher, Murphy, quarterback. Parker and Rae Smith, ends.
 The work of the men has been extremely light up to this time' consisting in bunting aihnE Sa Nt6 falling qn little and taoRng wsh sh Fisher. however, is gradually making the prac tice severer and expects to have the team Pross arrives the Fist
 Everybody is talking about varsity pros poets land keeping an eye peeled for likely looking freshmen. It is evident that Stanford must rely for success this year on the men who have been developed during the last three years by the splendid second eleven policy in successors Cross and Brooke. Of last years second team McFadden, Erb, Bigelow, Rusk, Emerson, Wilson. c. Dole. Beckett, Wood ruff. Hi and Bidwel are back at college
 At present 1t looks if the coming var sity will be lighter and speedier than the last four teams. The ends will be quick and the tackles shifty, while the backs will be of av- craze weight
 Prospects are bright for a good freshman team. number of men who handle them selves will have already appeared on the field Indications are that the baby eleven will be heavy A temporary organization has all ready been effected. Arthur D. Geissler of San Francisco. who explained St. Matthew's team last year. has been chosen as tempor- ary captain. His position is at full He also plays good half. Other promising freshmen Rice. end Tamalpais Academy. Sell end on the Denver High School team, Huff end for Belmont and Cooper, full back for the Portland High School. A heavy and ac- tive man has appeared for freshman center in Wnslow Beedy. He weighs close to POO pounds and Is a likely candidate for the varsity ter as well. Another big freshman who Is showing up well Is Cairns of Tulare.
 The football field is being put in the best possible condition. In the absence of Football Manager Prechard. who is In Idaho, Fred L. Berry, 's9, has charge of affairs.
 CUTTEN.