The San Francisco call., 1903-09-20

6F9 HE first whistle OF the season
opened a football game on the
Stanford campus yesterday aft
ernoon which was typical OF an
early seasons display. Reliance
and the Stanford varsity struggled Ia
boriously through two twenty-minuts
halves without either side scoring a point.
Long spaces Of time were taken out for
rests and IN vociferous squabbling. The
game was heavy and painfully slow.
AS afrording line on the present con-
dition of the nucleus from which Is to
be selected the Stanford eleven the con-
test was OF interest. Considering the
time Of the season the men Of the car
dinal seemed in remarkably good physi-
cal condition. They were aggressive in
the first half OF the game and quick TO
get into action considering that a scant
month has been spent in training so FAR.
At present the team work is in a nsbu-
lous stage OF development. the line IS not
particularly strong at holding and serious
fumbling mars their work at critical
stages in the game.
MANY PLAYERS TRIED.
In the game yesterday Coach flanagan
gave almost every man on the squad a
chance to get into the game. In fact. it
was virtually a freshman eleven which
faced Reliance in the latter part OF the
last half. Either It Is TOO early IN the
season to take snap judgment OF Stan
ford Is not going to have any pre-emi-
nently star players this year. With the
possible exception Of the work OF SEQ
field and P. Tarpey, there were no plays
above the ordinary. For Reliance Geiss-
ler and Atkinson did some brilliant work
in advancing the bail in sharp, straight
rushes.
The game opened with the kick-oR By
Stanford. Sprott sent the ball to Re
liance's 15-yard line. The sphere was run
in to the 35-yard chalk mark, where Re
lance found the line impregnable and
lost on downs. By penalty for of-side
on the part OF Reliance and some end
runs by Dole. Stanford brought the ball
to the middle of the field.
After losing the sphere Stanford re-
gained II at the 35-yard line and Sprott
tried a chance at Reliance goal by place
kick, but went to one side. It was after
Reliance had kicked out and obtained the
ball on downs that Geissler OF the club
team did some brilliant work in straight
bucks through guard and tackle.
After covering territory which began
to advance the ball into the cardinal side
Of the field Reliance gave up the ball
and it rested on their 20-yard line when
time was called
RELIANCE PLAYS STRONGLY.
II the honors had been slightly In Stan
ford's favor in the first half, they were
certainly all coming to Reliance IN the
second. BY the substitution OF new and
raw men the cardinal team was so weak
ened that big Atkinson. the captain OF
the club men. walked through the line
for the full distance time and again. In
the early part Of the half Parker, the
Stamford f1I1IbacI< made a zOOd long mint
Kicking was not the feature Of the game
and was INDUCED IN but once OF twice
by the Reliance men and scarcely more
than that bv the collegians.
Near the end Of the second half Il was
Reliance's turn To try a goal from the
field. but at this Geissler failed signally.
The game was brought to a close with
the ball on Stanford's 15-yard line.
The lineup OF the teams was as fol-
lows: