The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
Stanford's Earnest Work.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Nov. 10
With the Thanksgiving day football game
but three weeks off the Stanford coaches
VIII have their hands full turning out a
winning team. Enthusiasm and interest
in the team, however, were never greater
than at the present moment, and the en-
tire student body is giving the players
unqualified support. Every one recog-
nizes that to defeat the veteran Berkeley
team is d big task, but all are working
earnestly TO accomplish that end.
1t was decided this week by Manager
Berry 10 send the team to the Hotel del
Monte, Monterey, for the last week OF
training. The facilities there for getting
the men IN shape are superior to those at
congress Springs, where the team has
spent the last two seasons. 1t is not 50
near the university and the consequent
expense viii be greater but the general
feeling Is that no expense be spared to
bring home a victory
The conditions this year have been I'M
usual in that the coaches have 10 con-
struct an almost entirely new team.
Plenty Of men have been out trying for
al the B9sitions and no man is sure of his
place. The result * that all the men are
working hard but the team work has not
been developed as yet. The same men
hardly ever played together in two sue
ceSslVe practices. The result is that
though the men are strong individually,
they fail 10 make the most of their efforts
through lack OF cooperation. 1t is 70 this
point that Coach Chamberlin IS paying
particular attention this week and an i'm
prpVement is noticeable. The line men
practice for some time each evening sole
~ on the line work, breaking through and
blocking. At the same time the backs,
under the direction Of Captain Chef Muir
ply, practice catching and running in of
KICKS. The showing of the team in its
first home game with the Olympics on
Tuesday was rather discouraging yet il
had its lessons by which the men will
profit. The weakness of the line was the
whole story of Tuesdays defeat This
came partly from the fact that many
new players were tried, so that the team
was not the strongest that could be put
in the field. Except at end, however, the
Olynpics outciaSsed the line, man for
man, and showed that some Of the men
who have been on the team viii nave to
improve If they stay there till the big
game.
For center, Hayden and Gilman are in
the lead Hayden as a rule playing on the
eleven. with Gilman opposite him. Hay
SO Iar, while Gilman has suffered from
slight accidents that have compelled him
TO lay off occasionally. If Gilman can
stay in condition Till the game though.
leading candidates are De Forrest
Graves, Treager and Cairns. De Forrest
seems almost fixture at right guard
Trying Tor the tackle positions are Babe"
burnett, Benuy, Dole, Houston, Wrigley,
arts and Emerson. Dole has shown
well, but is retired for a few days with
q ',l'A lA4LtA ci4lh4tf inc suit Oh ue9QdK S
game. For the end positions there IS a
three-cornered contest between Parker.
Rice and McFadden, with Raitt and
Caches close up
Back Of the line Captain Murphy will
OF course, play quarter, but the other po-
sluqns are undecided. McFadden of the
freshman team has been playing fulIback
for the last week and his work has been
satisfactory considering his newness to
the position. As Murphy does the kicking
and plays in the, back-field on the defen-
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this position and various men have been
given try, among them. Boren, Ro-
doIPh and Roberts. At half, Smith and
| Fisher are in the lead. Erb Hough and
1 ton. 80 ''-''' po'i-
Tomorrow the team of the UNIVERSITY,
Of Nevada plays the big team on IN.
campus and an interesting contest is eX-
pected. Nevada has developed quite a
team this year, having already defeated
the me, santa san a Clara College team. The prac-
zee Go the stanford men will get against the
Sageorush players should do them a lot
! of good. --- B" ~