The San Francisco call., 1899-12-23
MASTERS OF THE
GRIDIRON AGAINST
LOCAL CHAMPIONS
AN ERA IN COAST FOOTBALL
Athletic Event of the Year VIII
Be Held on Christmas
Day.


on Christmas day the Carlisle Indian
football team will line up against the
University OF California team on the Six
teenth and Folsom streets gridiron. For
the first time in the history Of the game
the West will then be face 10 face with
the East For years events have been
drifting toward just such a contest and
now that II is upon us new era for Pa
cihc Coast football has begun. What les
sons the game will teach can only be told
long after the score is slated in the foot
ball book Of California.
While the Indians do not represent big
Eastern college they stand for the acme
Of up-to-date football on Thanksgiving
day in New York City Carlisles red men
waded right through Columbia's Drawn
10 the tune of SO. This was their best
performance during the entire season.
Eastern critics who saw the game are Of
the opinion that the strongest team in
America played that day. For straight.
hard, fierce football nothing like it has
even been seen in the East. Marvellous
Was the line bucking OF MetoXen and the
kicking OF Hudson; fierce were the
assaults on center and tackles. This same
team that played like a unit will form IN
phalanN next Monday afternoon and with
The same dash and spirit Will hurl them
selves against California 5 opposition.
CALIFORNIA; Thanksgiving oay eleven. the
best the Pacific Coast has produced. will
not be- the same that meted. out to Staa-
ford the 500 defeat on November 30.
As is the custom with college teams when
the big struggle OF the year is past and
gone all training rules are thrown To the
winds. relaxation and indulgence taking
their place. II was not until "Wednesday
OF this week that any real. active wori
was done 10y the blue and gold men.
The last few days have found them hard
al the grilling practice which character
tied their training for the intercollegiate
game. The perfect machine that tussled
with the cardinal is not In its old-time
working order, although II is by no means
deranged; Athern VIII not be IN his post
ton at right guard. nor will Whipple be
in the line. Hill at end will give way To
Masters and Hopper may not be found at
quarter.
With these changes made absolute by
the necessity OF things California will by
no means be strong as on Thanksgiv-
ing day. although the substitutes. with
one exception. are all good. Stalwart men.
The practice Thursday afternoon was eN-
cellent and showed speed, dash and a
vigorous assault
The condition OF the men has improved
immeasurably, but II Is not the condition
III FOR such a battle As the Indians will
give a gridiron fight that has moved
down the big, heavy. matured football
posed 10 reach the standard Of perfec-
tion.
II is likely that California Will
ThS6 the indians aSk baTe no as yef
perfected. No matter what may be said
OF California. that eleven Is capable OF
playing high order OF football. In the
words OF the coachers who have trained
the blue and gold eleven all season, "the
team is a good one and can play great
ball. and II the men go into the game
with the proper spirit the Indians will
find a band Of men against them playing
kind Of football that will force the Wis
itors 10 do their best in order TO win"
IL is needless TO add the Indians will
play their best
MANY charges have been made against
Carlisle on account Of the herceness OF
their play. but they have been more or
less unfounded. one thing is certain-the
Indians play the game from the blowing
Of the whistle TO the end Of the contest.
and such Is their condition that they can
withstand any strain that Is put upon
them. IL IS not weight that the Inuians
rely upon, but sheer strength coupled
with an educated ability TO use their
Drawn. Even the manager OF the team.
the physical director Of the Carlisle
School. admits that his men have not suf-
fered in condition on account OF the trip
across the country. He says the Indians
viii be seen at their best when they face
the blue and gold.
According to figures presented by Di-
rector Thompson. the Indians will weigh
on an average just les pounds. Califor-
MIA eleven Will not quite reach an aver
age Of 10 pounds. so there is no material
two eleVens. Californias strong feature
has been the quartet Of backs. and.
strange 10 say. the Indians are likewise
strong I'm this same instance. The lines
OF the Indians and the Berkeley men will
suffer the brunt OF battle. Whichever
clearly outclasses the other will bring vic
tory for IT'S team.
Carlisle was out for signal practice yes
terday and those who had the opportunity
TO see the red men at work were not dis
appointed. They line up and play swift.
Il Z
swifter and more dashing than the fast
California eleven. The public has "A fine
eve for the blue and gold team and looks
upon the blue and gold eleven Of 1899 as a
remarkably strong aggregation. Bets are
being made that California will score
prominent enthusiast and follower of the
blue and gold wagered five 800 bets that
that eleven would not come out Of the
game without a score. Few or no bets
are placed on the general result. the score
being the only thing that Will admit OF
difference of opinion. Yet all this is reck-
oning without the host. and football
games have been synonymous with sur
prlses.
The accident to Cochran on Thursday
he's taken away from the Californians its
chief coach and best helper but such lit
tie time remains for the actual training
before the game that this is not as Sc
riuus a blow as IL at first seems. Kelly
will be there 10 direct and train. and he
knows the Indians style OF play as well
The greatest difficulty California will
have is I'm the filling Of right guard. left
vacant by Atherns refusal to play. The
latest candidate is Luce. new man TO
the team and without great experience
The teams will line up Christmas day:
Carlisle. Positions. California
Rogers ..ls-End-R.......... Womble
Pierce .I~-Tackle-R Pringle
Redwater ........L-Guaid-R... Luce or Apiin
Smith Center. -.-........ Cornish
Warren ........... .R-Guard-L......... Griesberg
Wheelcck ........ .R-Tackle-L... CLAY
sehclder .......... -RoEnd-L.. Masters
seneca ............ .Is-Half-R... ............ smith
Miller ............. R-Half-L.. Hall
Metoxen ............ Fullback.......... Kaarsberg
After the practice on the grounds yes
terday the Indians looked anything hut
happy. The sandy covering was too soft
for their liking and they think IL will
tend to keep the score to a low-water