Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-08-26
Berkeley Boys Football Plans

berkeley, Aug. s.-Eary prepare.
lions are being made for the University
OF California football season that Is 10
b" opened formally in little over q
I fortnight. Extraordinary interest Is
being tah"n in estimating the chances
for Il strong team this year, and much
speculation has been INDUCED in re-
Garding the probable makeup of the
eleven, now that It is understood def
nitely that several of the veterans who
played in the last two seasons will not
return to college this fall.
or the plucky little team that snatch
cd victory from Stanford in the hard
fought intercollegiate game last year,
six will not come back. four having
graduated and two having dropped out.
The greatest loss Is Captain Womblc.
who served his full four years on tho
Eridiron, aud demonstrated that he
could play brilliant game either as
End rush or half-back. The others were
dropped out with the class of 1902 arr
Hansen, right tackle: Duden. full-bacl;.
and DibOlee. left END. With these are
pair OF promising und"rclassmen who
played in the big game as substitutes.
They are Starr. left I'D, and Sherman.
right hall, both of whom will be- badly
missed, as they are needed in yacan-
cies that will be especially difficult 10
MI. Along with these losses NAV be
included Clay. the powerful line mar
of the seasons of 1899 and 1900, and
Cannon. half-back on the 1900 varsity
and on the Olympic eleven last year
Both these men signiiied their intru-
ton OF returning to college this year
not expected 10 return.
From present indications the blue
and gold will be left with powerful,
veteran line, Il weakness AZ end and
troublesome vacancy or two behind the
line. The last years center trio Is in
tact; GcndOtti at center, Overall.
right guard, and Stow. left guard. Sun.
porting these three are a pair of sub
stitute guards, Stroud and Hendricks.
beth men Of tried efficiency. who may
yet b" pressed into places in the line,
possibly tried at the vacant position of
right tackle, formerly held by Han.
sen. Captain Albortson will nj the
position of left tackle Tor the third sic.
cessiye year The only varsity end
who remains is Hudson, and he may be
needed AT quarterback, where he PROV
ed such success last year.
The development of another end Ia
he urgent task that faces the coaches. |
! More returns he will undoubtedly go !
y al quarterback, thus leaving HUDSON
fixture at end. Mini will play half |
back again, and as his teammate there |
= strong possibility that Locomotive" |
smith, the phenomenal bucking half. |
back Of former years, may appear
again on the gridirOn. Smith was to |
nave captained last years team. but
he faculty objected on the ground of |
lis poor scholarship. Since then
smith has brought mp the standard of
lis studies and is eligible to play
~ 1" "'iN'S h''H'H u'Hlnu lhN
Inc, where he would be a tower OF |
strength, and IL is believed that no
AN he induced to put on his suit again
md enter the game. The difficult DO.
'ition of mllback is also needing
nan. Whipple, the heavy substitute
lalIback, may be tried here. There
S even possibility that Overall.
whose weight and kicking ability