The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
FOOTBALL MEN
IN THE HARNESS

VEAEuLN th~ee weeks remain for the
( { California and Stanford football
teams a. finish tnis seasons work
and perfect their play. This IS the time
when speculation runs rife and the
Thanksgiving battle is fought out in the
minds az che college students TO their
own liking, even 10 the fixing of a score.
The situation has not materially
changed California still leading with a
more than. comfortable dividing space be
tween Stanford and itself. Unless Stan
fora takes q wonderful brace within the
uCNt Few weeks victory viii again I&ll
upon the Blue ana Gold eleven. Al the
present time there IS no comparing the
TWO teams. California being SO immeasUr-
ably superior in every point OF the game.
From now ON the time Will be devoted at
Berkeley 10 the rounding out of the team
ana TO the development of some original
plays at which both Cochran and Kelly
are adopts.
That Stanford has not yet developed a
strong team Is no fault Of Coach Cham
berlin When he arrived at Palo Alto the
team was disorgauized in the sense that
there was really no team at all most OF
the men who formerly played on the rep
reSeltatiye Stanford eleNenS having grad
LaUeG or left college. He looked around
for material, but found nothing above
the ordinary. Many weeks We're neCes-
sariLy consumed in trying men out, and
Stamford Will find difficulty in oIfsettlng
on Thanksgiving day. At Berkeley con
UiUICuS have been the reverse. There the
team was organized ana in good shape
from the. outset OF The season. The only
SERIOUS obstacle which the coaches have
Lad 10 overcome in the drilling OF the
Blue ana Gold eleven was q prOneness
t. uVer-c0uAuenCe, and they have not Yet
Cloakcd this bughear.
Tie two Victories OF the Olympics over
Stanford have resulted in giving life and
0rrF.a lfstarN rs
Stanford. The game in this city last
Saturday showed what the Olymplcs
might 10 il they played 10 win. AT PalU
Alto the OlymplcS scored three touch
downs with apparent ease, all due TO the
line buCking, which the Stanford rushers
could not stop. Murphy kicked another
field goal, making the second this season
during the big games, something which
has hitherto been unknown in California.
If he repeats his performance Thanks
giving Gay the public Will see one OF the
prettiest Of football feats.
The most noticeable Improvement in
CALIFORNIA; play is seen in the work OF
the backs. Coach Kelly has labored in
cessGntly with the men back Of the line
AND they are playing a different style Of
game than in former years. Smith is the
star of the California backs. His lire
buckng IS revelation and he never
seems TO tire. Hall, whose sensational
runs and offensive play formerly de-
tTacteu from his defensive game, Is now
rapidly reaching an equality in both But
Kelly : work has not been confined to
Hail. Smith and Kaarsberg at full. He
has also developed a pair OF substitute
backs that are OF no mean quality. Du-
den and Lipman. half-backs, are rapidly
reaching high class form. California Z
line is the same that began work early
III the season, and there seems TO be no
chance of change except on left end.
Whippie's shoulder is mendng rapidly
and he viii soon be at his old game
This afternoon two games are sched-
uled. California and OIympics. at Sixteenth
and Folsom streets. and Stanford and the
University of Nevada. at PalO Alto. The
Nevada team was billed 20 arrive last
night. Eugene Sheehy. who plays with the
OlympiCs. has much 10 say about the Ne
vaGans, having played against them this
season. lie says they viii give Stanford
q rub. but that California VIII defeat
them easily. Others who have seen the
Ncvadans play are Of the opinion that
both the California college teams will
find them AN easy mark.
The game in this city Will be the last in
which 10th OlympiCs and California meet
this year. Since the TWO Victories over
Stanford the Olympics are more hopeful
and. they. say they Will play the Caiifor-
mans the hardest game Of the series. The
Blue and Gold Will put its best team OF
the field and the result should be a hot
match.
TIE minor football leagues around the
bay are attracting much attention, partic.
ularly. that Of the preparatory schools