The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-02

end With the Thanksgiving day
game canvas jacket and cleated
shoe are usually discarded on this coast
and the kicking OF the pigskin ceases for
nine months. There may be q change in
The condition OF things this year.
The 80 victory. the most overwhelm-
ing that one California college has melted
out 10 another since the inception OF the
dual league. has filled the minds Of the
blue and gold players with gridiron as
pirations 20 try something from a foreign
soil Just now the blue and gold man
ayers are looking 10 the University Of
Chicago FOR a game between Christmas
and New Years day. Correspondence has
been conducted between the two colleges
with this end ga view. but nothing sat
isfactOry or definite has resulted, except
an expression OF willingness on the part
OF the Chicago players 10 make the West
Manager Mumma Of the University of
California eleven viii leave Berkeley In
about a week for Chicago and see what
DE can do personally 10 Induce the Chi
cagO players 10 visit the coast. All foot
bah men who know the situation are OF
"a common opinion that the University Of
Chicago team would give California the
very best possible battle. Influence is be-
Ing brought 10 bear upon the faculty OF
The Middle West university 10 allow the
team play with the Californians. Were
n not for the fact that the Chicago eleven
has been kept moving all over the coup
Try this season there would be no doubt
as 20 the outcome, but at present there
exists a. slight opposition among the Chi
Cago professors as TO the adVisability Of
permitting the team 10 make such long
journey.
The University Of Chicago team is
much Ike California IN general makeup.
The backs are fast as lightning and they
work with precision and eNactness that
leaves nothing 10 be desired. Team play
is their strong point. and this combined
with seasoned. experienced players all
working Tor common end makes the
eleven one II the strongest in the coun-
IT. fdlc West Nothing but The most IA
N0rable comment has been heard Of this
eleven. and ever since the eleven began
a career of unbrOken victories California
has been planning for game with them
Tho blue and gold contingent IS more
than anxious for the match. Manager
Mumma may succeed In bringing the
game about. ana IL he does this season
viii not end until the year.
A. far as a series Of games is con-
cerl.co. that is out Of the question. one
or TWO games with California are the
most that could be expected In any event.
Stanford is SO UNNECESSARILY inferior 10
California in every point OF the game as
10 ouer uo resistance 10 so strong a team
a. chicago. The Olympics, on the other
hand. while a. - have material, could
never get INTO shape Tor hard gridiron
fight. Their tie game with Multnomah on
Thursday and their defeats by California
shut out the athletic clubmen from any
contest with the possible Wctors.
80 matter what agreement Is made be-
tween the University OF Chicago and Uni
rersity 81 California elevens. the latter
has gone out OF training. AS soon as
d.falte news Is heard the men will re-
commence the conditioning process The
lapse from habits OF abstemiousness viii
nUt inJur- the players In any way. In
fact, ~ viii work 10 their advantage. for
California was on the road 10 overtrain-
irE. A few weeks Of not too severe work
would bring the team into splendid con-
d a.. al tzNf ~ :
81 regard 20 the Chicago eleven.
II Dr. a question whether the prospective
game with Chicago or the post norton OF
tho intercollegiate Is receiving the greater
attention among the college men. One
thing ID agreed by all-that no such ag-
gressiNe team play has ever been seen
on this coast. But all that Is an old
story. What has not yet been consid-
cred Us the question OF condition. No eN-
cuses can come from the Stanford eleven
on this score. Tor Or. Murphys work was
without question thoroughly done The
cardinal athletes were trained TO the
hour. Yet when they went against the
California team Il was the Stanford men
that suffered the knocks and bruises OF
the battle. The eleven California men
played through the entire game. not a
man being disabled. II Is true. the work
81 the first half told on the blue and gold
athletes and they did not play as fast a
game Ia the second half, but the Stan
ford brace had something TO do with this
Bat one player left the field badly hurt
Murphy OF Stanford. He was out on
the street yesterday dashed IN spirits and
weak in body. This IL his last football
not on account OF his "splitslat." but be-
cause be has played four years with q
college team.
The coach problem is already under dis.
cussiOn. Although no contract has beer
signed. 81 IS generally believed that Cham.
berlin will be found with Stanford next
year Cochran will not return to Call.
fornia but viii be at the head Of Prince.
toms coaches for the season Of 1900. Kelly
may be the coach. OF Hldebrand. last
Years captain Of Prnceton's team. Other
princeton names are under consideration
lut IL viii be difficult 10 fill the places
which Garry" Cochran occupies IN tho
affections 81 the University OF Califor-
MIA students nd u1nvero