The San Francisco call., 1901-11-02

has made a better showing than at any
time this season. Their of1ense is faster
and the defensive work is fair, although
there is still considerable room for i'm
provement. Coach Fickert expresses him
self well satisfied with the play OF
the big eleven, but complains of the lack
of second eleven material which is so
necessary in Oroer to develop the varsity,
especially in their defense.
However, the second eleven, although
there are not many players from which
to->choOSe it, is a strong aggregation and
has shown well in the practice this week.
even holding the varsity on downs on
several occasions. Butterfeld who has
been playing half ano end on the second
eleven, has shown a remarkable Knack
in breaking through the varsity and
tackling behind the line. If he can keep
up the improvement in his game he viii
give somebody hard fight for the
cancy at right end. Several of the fresh
men have come out on the field and have
been lining up on the second, notably
Seton Paul Tarpey Barteu MOnzingO
and Van Sickle. Either Parker or Ken
nedy, who have been alternating at full
backs position on the second eleven, viii
make a good substitute full should Shaker
not last through the big game.
The greatest drawback in the cardinal
lineup at present is the lack of good men
at the ends positions The loss of BOren
who was looked upon as a fixture at left
end, has materially weakened the team
and Stanford'S chances on November 8, as
California; speciality appears to be end
running. Cooper has returned to the
grid and is lining up regularly at right
end, but the condition of his spranied ankle
will not allow rim to play his usual fast
game. Clark Kuhn and Freshman Tar
pey seem to be in the lead for the pOsi-
ton at the opposite end of the line. Luck,
Seton, Preston, w. Dole and Wilbur are
also fighting hard for the position.
In Traeger and McFadden the cardinal
has two tackles that would be hard to i'm
prove on. McFadden advances the bal
as well as Traeger, although this is HIS
first year at tackles position. Bills
place kicking, however, makes him the
ha nl rrrfeH
the possible exception of Raitt. Hauver-
man at center is aggressive and has q:
little the better of the fight, but Lee is
a close second At guard Barnhisel AMI
Thompson seem slated for the tntercolle-
giate game. Roosevelt of Lake Forest
is playing a hard game at guard, and
will undoubtedly be substitute guard if
he does not succeed IN beating one of ths.
other men out for the position on the var
sity.
The game tomorrow with the Univer-
sity of Nevada eleven should serve as a
criterion for judging the comparative
strength of Stanford and California.
There is not nearly the feeling of conf
dence among the cardinal ''rooters'' in re
gard 20 the outcome of the big game on
November that there was earlier in the
season. The lineup tomorrow will be
practically the same as it was in the
game with Reliance-center, Hauverman
| guards, Barnhisel and Thompson: tackles.
J Traeger and McFadden; quarterback
| Raftt; halves, Fisher and Hill; fullback
/ Shaker, and at ends several men will 60
Il IN at inherent lulGINdlS, cooper aQ1
/ Clark probably at the beginning 1t Is
not expected that the varsity will be able
to run up larger score against the sage
/ brush eleven than did California. judging
| from the victory of the Nevadans over
| Reliance and the showing the clubmen
have made against the cardinal eleven.
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to scare Whipple into working hard for
| half. Wombles play improved after the
/ change, although Old-timers who have
/ watched his work since he made the var
/ sity in his freshman year declare that he
| is not up to the form he displayed during
his second season for California. His
/ work, although high in standard lacks
the grit of WOmble of old.
There comes story from Stanford that
/ Womble is marked man. For real or
/ fancied wrongs which WOmble has done
/ Stanford men in past games the present
| team, so the story goes, is determined not
to let him play out the first half Stan
| ford has always held a grudge against
Womble since Murphy, the PalO Alto idol.
/ played with a broken rib, for the cardinal
men have claimed that Womble played
have always denied the Charge, but the
prejudice against Womble was never ef-
faced.
| Hudson has been playing at both left
end and quarter and may play either i'm
/ the big game, although the latter position
will more likely fall to him. Starr ami
Dtbblee put up practically equal ball at
end Both are light. Dibblee plays hard
but a wrenched knee has put him from
the field and is likely to keep him out of
the game. STAIRS sin is loafng. His play
| is fierce when he gets at it. Buchanan
| was a promising end candidate when i'll
ness, caused by an injury, took him from
| the gr1d1rOn. Williams, on the second
eleven, is good end man, considering his
light weight.
Who will play quarter is a puzzling
question More and Hudson are the rival
| candidates More played last year at
quarter and Hudson at end. Hudson is
the stronger man of the two and More
passes the ball better. Hudson'S forte IS
backing up the line, while More's strong
point is playing in the back field and in
tain extent resolves itself into whether
the team needs a good man in the back
Held or strong man to brace up the line
in defensive work. Should Hudson play
Mini will go to the back field. Mini is sta
toned at left half and is likely to remain.
He starts fast, bucks low and is quick to
take an opening His light weight IS
against him. Duden will play fIIIlback
if mishaps do not keep him of the grid
iron. Early in the season he was out
three weeks with a sprained ankle ard
one week with blcod-poisOning in the foot
The last two weeks he has been handi-
and on Tuesday he twisted his neck to
such an extent that he had to leave the
game. If he is not able to work up I'm
time More, the candidate for quarter will
pable man at full, but his weight is again
against him.
-Whipple and Sherman are struggling for
right half The former is the heavier
msn, and when he makes up his mind ha
bucks hard. He is apt to shy and does
not handle puntS any too well. Sherman
runs in punts well. and his running
through scattered field is first rate. He
doesn't get against the line hard enough
and is not as consistent as Whipple.