The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
BIC GAME MAY
PAY EXPENSES
Prospects for California
Are Bright for An
other Year.
Football Men Will Consider
Princeton's Offer for
Match.

| BERKELEY, Nov. 10.-Berkeley Is hop
ing that this season the intercollegiate
! football game will pay the. expenses of
| the team. Last year Manager Reno
| Hutchinson paid all of the expenses OF
| the team for the year and lquidated the
4 entire athletic debt that hung over the
university, amounting to several thousand
! dollars. This year Manager Decoto says
| the indications are that expenses WILL be
! paid Financial returns cannot be had as
| early as this, but Decoto estimates that
| there were 1900 people. at the football
| game yesterday and that California 5
share of the receipts will meet the outlay
that he has made during the year. He
does not look tor much profit, and says
that he will be satisfied If he comes OUT
even.
Princeton's offer to play a game with
| California IN this State this winter will
be considered by the executive committee
of the student body tomorrow. The an
/ swer is in question, but should the foot
ball men be willing a game will be ar
ranged. Some of the eleven are unde-
eided about their ability to take up train
| ing again, and unless they are eager to
meet Princeton the offer or the New Jer-
| sey university will be declined.
:. Califorhia's prospects for next years
football co contest are bright: I eay Many yeter-
unusually large and good supply of fresh
man material will be on hand to develop.
/ Besides this the Berkeley contingent be-
lieyes that a style of coaching has been
| secured and a spirit aroused which will be
! hard to overcome. In fact, a series of
victories is looked for on the football field
track DIR. Frank Simpson, the head
! coach is receiving his full share of praise
| for the splendid manner in which he
| OF this years varsity but two will grad
| uate-Captain Womble end and back and
| Hansen, tackle. Womble can never play
! -l.,,,
game was his fourth in the intercollegiate
/ contests and intercollegiate rules forbid
man entering more than four. AS this
was Hansen's first year on the big eleven
pete again if he chooses. All the other
men expect to continue their college
| courses. There will be left Gendott at
center; Giant Overall Stow and Stroud.
! guards; Albertsen, tackle Hudson and
! Starr, ends; More, quarter; Mini. Dnden
| Whipple and Sherman. backs; Dibblee.
! for wrenched knee, will be back for end.
! Clay, guard. and Cannon. back who
played on last years varsity and later left
| college, may return to university work.
! Both signify their intention of so doing
The addition of these two men to the
squad will materially strengthen 1t.
! There are large number of freshmen
| out who should make strong bids for the
varsity next year and make up splendid
second eleven. Morehead and Howard are
heavy men for center. Howard is also a
good guard Possibly he, Heitmuller and
| Stroud. who went into the game yester-
day after Overall was put off the field
should make a strong run for one of the
! places. Watson, Metcalf. Gastrich and De-
merritt will be out for line position. Back
of the line there will be Risley, Graves,
! Kittrrell, Saeltzer and Evans.
I Dr. Simpson stated to-day that pros
poets for the coming season were very en-
couraging. There is plenty of splendid
material left he said land this victory
l should bring out all the boys. Every man
] Oh the team has promised to be back next
year, If not to try for the eleven at least
| to help coach. There Is plenty of loyalty
| there and among the students and
alumni"