The San Francisco call., 1904-11-14
FOOTBALL CAME
IS DISCUSSED
Authorities Praise the Ma
chine-Like Team Work of
the Eleven From Stanford

The megaphones, the pennants and
the ribbons have all been locked away,
but the great football game between
Stanford and California is still being
fought over by the partisans. 1t is
conceded by every one who saw the
contest that the cardinal vas justly
entitled to its victory. California has
a splendid eleven but Stanford had
its master. There is disappointment
over the result at the State University,
but the blue and gold cohorts are not
allowing the dust of defeat to choke
them.
1t was the greatest gridiron battle
in the history of Western football.
Neither team ever played as rapidly
before nor was so much attention paid
to the fine points Of the game. There
is still a chance for greater speed and
this will probably be the principal OBJ
ject of next years coaching.
The wonder grows that two such or
ganizations should be turned out by
the rival colleges in the same year.
Stanford furnished an example Of
almost ideal team work. The cardinal
eleven was not an aggregation of stars,
but a perfect working machine. The
game showed that while. Stott is not
individually the equal of Bansbach at
quarter, he increases the effectiveness
speed and cohesion. The cardinal
will lose several of her best men this
year. but that is not in any way in
dicative that flanagan cannot turn out
a better team 7 wear now that real
football is known west of the prairies.
The blue and gold will have a much
better start next year than this in hav-
ing a nucleus composed of experienced
men. This years defeat will also have
a salutary effect on the general stu
dent body in creating a sentiment that
a victory must be secured next season at
any cost. Coach Hopper has demon
strated that he is a gridirOn aIchenist
and if he and Greisberg are retained
next year, as they should be, the
chances are that with the working ma
terial now in hand they can turn out
a championship eleven.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Nov IS
There was never happier collection Of
youthful humanity than the student
body of this institution is to-day. The
great victory over California was not
unexpected. but the achievement is
none the less glorious on that account.
1t marked the successful elimination of
moths of arduous labor on the part Of
coaches and players, and was therefore
we'll deserved.
The football squad spent Saturday
night at the ST. Francis Hotel in San
Francisco, and returned to the univer-
sity at noon to-day. The team is, OF
course, exuberant over it's feat. The
men have two post-season games and
cannot yet break training. 1t Is hoped
they will keep in trim to win these
contests and close the football year
with the Iuster Of their achievements
undimmed.
BERKELEY, Nov. 13.-The members
of the varsity football team spent the
day after their defeat at the hands Of
the cardinal in their homes and frater-
nifty houses, nursing their wounds and
trying to forget it." Not one Of them
was seriously injured by the mauling
which Stanford's giants administered to
them, but there were sore places
a-plenty for Berkeley men to saIve,
and the day was principally given over
to this work.
Prentiss d. Gray. left guard of the
team, went into the game with a broken
rib but despite the rough handling he
received and the fact that he was taken
out of the game in the second half,
Gray's injured member was not serious
ly impaired nor made worse.
Captain Stroud smashed while on the
line until flesh and blood could stand
the pressure no longer. He showed the
effect of the pounding in a bruised and
blackened body. but of lasting hurts
there will be none in his case, nor in
that of Stern, Force or Heitmuller.
There is to be reorganization Of the
men on the campus tomorrow after
noon. Those who wish to play in post
season games viii go into light train
ing.