Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-11-24
"BlLLY" SCHOLFIELD,
Crack Foot Ball Player Coming Into
Prominence in California

Recently, the foot ball team of the
Stanford University california; played
against the Berkeley team 1t was the
big contest of that state and was played
in San Francisco. viii, the oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs w. B. Schotield, OF
this city, participated in the game and
covered himself with glory, as the fol-
lowing, taken from one of the papers
in reference to him testifies
William Scholfeld, one of the Stan
ford men who played against Berkeley
in the big game of last Saturday, is one
of the most brilliant fullbacks that has
ever lined up on the cardinal team.
The playing of Jim Weller, the young
Freshman giant at the university, was
of such an overwhelming character all
through the season that little attention,
comparatively speaking. was given to
the gau,e that Scholfield was putting
up. When big Jim, Sunny Jim," as
the Stanford rooters call him, was
taken from the game last Saturday,
there was a jubilant feeling of relief
among the supporters of the blue and
gold. They looked upon Weller as a
tower of strength that had been re-
moved from the rival team But blind
ed by the brilliant bucking and hercu
lean offensive tactics of this player they
had not reckoned on the strength of his
substitute. Scholfield went into the
game and soon the Berkeley rooters
saw him pushing through some of those
same holes that Weller had found in
the California line. The wearers of the
| hlua and nnld aanc hoard THAR Y.iu
rooters roaring out Three for Schol-
feld,' and many "skyrockets" were
sent up by the cardinal shouters that
burst into a bright "Scholfeld" at the
end.
When asked last evening why the
team which he supported had not come
out of the contest with the big end of
the score, Scholfield in his modest way
said Il guess because they put me in
the game" But continuing he said
Undoubtedly the reason for the result
of the game was the condition of the
field. Had we had a good, hard field
on which to play, the result would have
been vastly different if / am not mis-
taken. We should have scored about
three touchdowns, judging from the
manner in which the two teams played.
The points made by Berkeley were
made because of good luck and not
through their superior playing"
The game was a tie, and but for the
excellent playing done by Win, the
Stanford team would have been beaten
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Will, for years, was the star player in
the Wausau High school foot ball team,
and all of his Wausau friends and
especially the lovers of the game here
are delighted to hear that he is and will
continue to be a great source of strength
to the Stanford University team.
| When VIII was home last vacation,
his uncle, H. H. Manson, (who is a
great lover of foot ball) said will,
when you play in a contest game with
the college team will send you $l0.00."
He did not expect to have to make out
his check to that amount quite so soon,
but he feels so good over the reports of
his nephew's brilliant playing that it
would not be astonishing if he doubled
the amount.
The next great game in which Stan
ford will participate will be at Los
Angeles on Thanksgiving day. viii