The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-29

CALIFORNIA AND
STANFORD IN LINE
Varsity Shapes Up Without WhippIe and Cor
nsh-CardinaI Eleven Displays COnfi-
denCe- Murphy viii Surely Play

~ ERKELEY, Nov. 2S.-Less than two
* days and the two collegiate foot
Ill Uball teams. trained for the gridiron
struggle IN which their hopes and
joys are at stake. will meet face 10 face
for the great battle of the year. All the
frettting and nagging OF coaches is over
Three months Of solid labor have been
passed at Palo Alto and Berkeley by play
ers and coaches. and until the signal
blows which sends the opposing forces
into collision Thursday afternoon merry
Gus expectancy Will lay hold Of all. Moth
ing but signal practice viii be attempted
by either team tomorrow.
on the Berkeley Held this afternoon a
regular practice game, and Il was "A hot
one, concluded the seasons preparation
The varsity lined up minus two OF its
regular play erS, Cornish, center. and Cap
tain Mhpple. tackle. Cornish was the
victim OF "a nervous headache, superin-
duced by a severe attack OF nausea. The
big center, whose stalwart physique has
withstood the attacks Of seasons hard
knocks and cudgels. was anything but
happy man to-day with his tempest
coaches and trainers he was laid OF. al
though he wanted 10 play. He viii be
dOctored 10 remove the sudden visitation
OF stomachic sickness.
Captain Whipple did not play, for reas-
ons other than physical ailments. While
his team was IN the throes OF an arm
to-arm tussle on the field he was in the
the supervision OF Colonel Edwards. pro-
fessOr Of mathematics. who is Jealous Of
the luroadS football has made upon his
courses as far as popular interest Is con
cerned. on that examination depends the
taculty's consent Tor Whipple TO take part
In the big game. But SO strong Is the
student opposition 10 Colonel Edwards
and his ulumatum that Whipple Will
probably play, faculty willing or not.
In the place OF Cornish and the mathc-
matlcaly annoyed captain. Dunbar and
Clay filled the vacant places on the line.
The twenty minutes of play showed the
team strong, quick and aggressive. As in
other practice games. no trick work was
Hopper. who is now in Ellis
place at quarter, played faster and surer
pail than at any time this season. The
backs. Han, Smith and kaarsberg.
worked well together, and some long end
runs were the features OF the day.
Womble was the star. and his playing
Is far and away the best of any of Cali
tornia men. The strong point of Cali
fornia last practice was the Interference.
which forms rapidly and holds fast under
attack.
This evening another rally was held on
the campus. Conforming 10 the precedent
established last year, the tackling-hag
was burned on the campus. Around a
honilre the collegianS cOngregated and
gave way 20 a wild orgie of shouts and
college songs. Soon after the hour for as
scmblage . stand was brought into the
light and college speakers harangued the
thr0ug on the approaching struggle T.
r. Thayer. 9S: W y Friend. ~: Bernie
Miller. 81; DIT Pardee, G. D. Cobb '0l: T.
j. Dorety, 700. II. ". Tully. 'Ol
and others did the talking Pipes and
tobacco Were distributed and the rally
did not break up until after a great
smoker. Then. as a finale a procession
was formed and the streets of the town
paraced until the hOarse and exhausted
could yell no longer.