The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-01
ALL-CAL|FORN|A
FOOTBALL TEAM
TERMED A MYTH
u. G.. Men Claim 1t to
Be a Fake.
NO IDEA OF AN EASTERN TRIP
II. P. TAYLOR DENOUNCED BY
ATHLETIC OFFICIALS.
He Cannot Expect to Take Califor-
MAS Star Players East During
the Thanksgiving
NO IDEA OF AN EASTERN TRIP
II. P. TAYLOR DENOUNCED BY
ATHLETIC OFFICIALS.

BERKELEY, Feb. 28-The members OF
the Athletic Association Of the University
of California are greatly concerned over
the action of a local athlete now in the
East, who they claim is perpetrating
series of gross misrepresentation upon
Eastern athletic clubs The person in
question is Howard P. Taylor, well known
in San Francisco. The grievance of which
the college men complain is that Taylor
is representing himself as the organizer of
an All-California football team, to be
formed next season, and that he has al
ready arranged for matches with prom
inent football clubs there. to be played
between October 2S and Christmas.
No objection could be made against an
organization of this kind were it not for
the fact that it's self-styled organizer has
announced informally the members of
the team proposed and they include six
men from California, eight from Stanford.
with the balance from local clubs.
From the dates which Taylor has ar
ranged it can be seen that he expects to
players in the East during Thanksgiving
season. This unWarranted assumption is
now the subject of serious consideration
among the officers of the y: c. Athletic
Association. A special meeting was held
to-day at which President Reno Hutch
inson, Professor George c: Edwards and
Football Manager Irwin j. Muma were
present. They all three agreed that the
matter was sufficiently urgent to be made
the subject of formal action by the aSSO-
citation before the misunderstanding on
the part of the Eastern men can go any
further.
There seems to be no doubt that Taylor
is really doing what the u. c. men COM
plain Of for from two letters recently re-
ceived from the East the details of his
plans have been made known. One from
Wolf Ransome, formerly captain of the
L. G. team, and now coach of the Du.
Quesne Club asks that his team be given
a place upon the schedule proposed. An
other from Taylor to Pete Smith asks the
latter to use his influence in securing the
college men. Numerous cuttings from
Eastern papers have also been forwarded
showing the impression TO be prevalent
that the organization Of the All-Cali-
fornia team is a settled thing.
When seen tonight Manager Muma
said:
II wish you would say that this BUSH
ness of Taylors is all a fake. 1t is a
very serious fake, tso, for the idea pre-
walls in the East that our men will give
up the time-honored Thanksgiving game
in order to show their prowess against
Yale and Harvard. Nothing could be
more misrepresenting than that We
never had any intention of going outside
the State, and it would be absurd for us
to think of doing so. especially during the
time that Taylor's schedule calls for.
inquiries about this very thing. The Of
ficers of the Athletic Association have
talked it over and they intend now to
send out official notices stating that the
California men can take no part in such
an Eastern trip. They deem this neces-
sary to insure the success of our next sea-
son here on the coast.