The San Francisco call., 1899-11-04
DEVOTEES OF
FOOTBALL ARE
MORE ARDENT
New Schedule Promises Good
Matches Between West
ern Colleges.
yXT HEN the preparatory work OF this
w season was under way the football

yXT HEN the preparatory work OF this
w season was under way the football
prospects for the year were never
before so glowing nor so bright Hardly
had the games begun when a slump
changed all the glittering promises INTO
the most mediocre football possible.
A week ago the football atmosphere
was not lnspiriting, but the unexpected
has happened and it now looks as if the
month of November would bring with it
some interesting gridiron sport. Arrange
ments have been made for contests be-
tween the two California universities and
the rival colleges of Washington. Oregon
and Nevada. The new schedule of games
contains = series of matches which VIII
run through the present month and w1ll,
on account of their number. allow of con-
tests in this city and at either Of the
university fields every Saturday. There is
a possibility of the non-appearance of the
teams representing Oregon and Washing
ton but the University of Nevada eleven
will certainly make the trip, although it
has been delayed d week on account of
faculty opposition.
Stanford and the Olympics will meet
this afternoon for the third time this sea-
son. They Will play again on Tuesday
election day-at PalO Alto. The students
of the University OF California were pre-
pairing for a reception OF the Nevada
boys, but on Tuesday last a telegram was
received from Reno which calleI off the
game scheduled for this afternoon on the
Berkeley field. Ever since 1896, when the
custom of sending the freshmen elevens
Of the universities of the State to Reno
was inaugurated, Nevada and California
have been more or less IN touch in foot
ball matters Hitherto the local fresh
man elevens have found no great difficult
ty in taking the measure of the NevadanS,
but conditions are not as they were. Ne
vada 5 team of 1899 is a stronger and bet
ter drilled aggregation than in former
years 1t is not, however, up to our col
legiate standard in the game and there
can be no doubt as to the outcome of the
Stanford will meet the University Of
Nevada team next Saturday on the Palo
Alto gridiron. The week following will see
a match between the University OF Cali
fornia and the University of Nevada.
These games will serve as good practice
for the college elevens, as they present a
different team against which to battle.
The college men of Stanford and the Uni
versity of California have played against
the Olympic team so often that they know
thoroughly the style of play affected by
the clubmen This new team will force
q change IN tactics and be a good lesson
to the big college elevens Of this State.
WIN the OlympicS win q game this sea-
son? That is the question which those In
terested in football are repeatedly asking
at the club, and the answer is anything
but comforting. After week of complete
rest the Olympic eleven has returned to
its peculiar system of practice The red
and white team which will line up this
afternoon 10 practically the same that
played Stanford two weeks ago, with the
exception CT Fickert, whose place will be
filed by Atkinson. Fickert strained his
shoulder during the week and is on the
shelf temporarily.
Less than four weeks remain in which
the college teams may perfect their play
ing and form their Thanksgiving day
teams. Progress so far has been uniform
and the prospects Of a hard-fought cham
pionship contest are brighter than herto-
fore. There is plenty of spirit at Palo
Alto and with heavier material strong
team should be the outcome of Chamber
lain's efforts. AS it is, California will ind
an organized team pitted against IT on
November 30.
The coaches at California, Cochran and
Kelly, are not enthusiastic over the work
on the California campus. They have
been trying their best to break down the
unwarranted spirit Of overconfidence the
California men seem to exhibit on all oc-
casions. The games between that eleven
and the Olympics have not displayed any
great superiority of playing on the part
OF the California eleven. 1t has not come
up to the anticipated standard. Cochran
and Kelly do not neglect moment. yet
the eleven is by no means what 1t should
be for a team that has been playing to-
gether for two seasons. Whipplc has not
yet been able to rejoin the eleven. of
which he is captain, but it is expected he
Will be in the ranks next week. The seri-
GUS part OF the work has begun and In
difference will not be tolerated during the
remainder OF the season,