The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
STANFORD'S
PERSONNEL
IN DOUBT
Varsity and Second Eleven
Men Vying for Places on
the Team.
BY J. F. SHEEHAN JR.
Special Dispatch to tn. Call.

DEL MONTE. Nov. 25-The cardinal
jerseyed football men OF Stanford had a
day OF solid hard work that savored OF
decided Improvement over early sea
son form. but which still evidenced
some lack OF unity OF action. Can
the eleven gain il by Thursday next?
is the question. II not the generally fierce
aggressiveness. the manifest determina-
ton and the fact OF being in superb con-
diuon may still make the team a sturdy
opponent OF the blue and gold This is
the hope Of the coaches and the spirit of
the players. Backed by as sincere a con-
ndence OF the Stanford student body in
the lighting ability Of the eleven as 1
nave ever seen, they are at their cut-out
Work with a zest that IS good TO see.
over on the improvised gridiron on the
polo Held at 10 o'clock this morning the
twenty-siN candidates were run through
signals FOR an hour. Candidates they NAV
be stu called, for IL was nip and tuck
yesterday and to-day for number of the
coveted places. and the general smash OF
varsity and second elevens for touch
downs demonstrated an equality of rough
rushing force, with perhaps an advantage
gains.
Coach Chamberlain, has officially an
nounced that no final selection OF the
eleven will be made until the day OF the
game. This afternoon Lee, the freshman
center, got back on the Varsity and looks
the left while Cairns slight Injury gave
Huston the right guard place during the
practice.
Babe Burnett and McFadden oflci-
ated on the right wing at tackle and end
with Traeger and Beckley on the other
side in the same positions respectively
Rice was rested for the day. while Parker
FOR two years Varsity end, was on the
scrub. Raitt the freshman captain
played quarter and was used in the far
back field on the receiving and run i'm
Smith, the '03 half. Fisher and Boren com
pleted the makeup behind the line With
Parker, Erb and Gilman out again I'm
shoulder harness over a bad bruise Hav-
den. Roberts, Allen and Rudolph PLAYING
the game with commendable despera-
ton and plenty of individual cleverness
on the scrub team. the Varsity personnel
is certainly still In doubt. Captain Muir
ply has not yet donned his football togs.
and, II at all. only Thanksgiving day will
see him back OF his team on the field
Tomorrow will be a day OF complete
rest but the condition OF the squad will
probably allow some fast. hard play on
Monday and Tuesday. Murphy assisted
by BILLY Mcleod, has certainly sue
cessfully timed the finish I'm point OF phv-
sical fitness for the battle, and. differing
from the final days Of other lessons, the
few remaining days may be safely used
II the coach so determines in further per
fecting team playing. Good condition
means good spirit among the men, and.
while the odds are certainly against them
there is an entire lack OF that depression
that / noticed here with Berkeley in '97
and with Stanford at Congress Springs
IN '9S
In the language OF Captain Murphy. the
while Coach Chamberlain, when the close
Princeton victory over Yale to-day was
announced, grimly muttered that the tide
would have TO turn next Thursday.