The San Francisco call., 1904-09-03
FOOTBALL MEN
SETTLING DOWN
TO HARD WORK
Players Being Put Through
Some Severe Practice in
View of Early Games
BLUE AND GOLD ELEVEN
Coaches Intend to Develop
a Fast Team at Berkeley
to Offset It's LightneSS

Football practice is already in full
swing at both universities and at the
various preparatory schools and the
sound of the referees whistle will soon
be heard on the gridiron.
AS the University of California is
bound to have a light team this year
on account of the loss of so many of
last years veterans, it will be the aim
of the coaches to develop a fast team.
Coach Hopper had some experience
with Eastern teams last year and this
experience will be of great value to
California this year There will be
many new tricks TO learn In the way of
developing speed and much time will
be spent mastering them.
Demeritt. Heitmuller, Stroud and
Howard are the only remaining MEM
bers of last years eleven on the line.
Overall, Stow and Hudson have left
college and have left some big gaps be-
hind them, too. of the backs there are
remaining Snedigar, Force and Stern.
the absentees being Mini, Whipple and
More
To make up for these losses Califor-
MIA will have to look to its second elev-
en- and the freshmen of last year. The
available second eleven men are Reed,
Gray. Phillips, Elliott and Oliver for
the line and Muther. Belknap and
Boynton for the backs. Kern, captain
of the freshmen team, is the best the
baby eleven offers.
Captain Stroud will retain his old po-
sition as center, with Phillips a reli-
able substitute. For guard Reed, Gray
and Heitmuller are available, though
Heitmuller may be out of it on account
Of a late attack of appendicitis. The
tackles will probably be Howard and
Force, though Howard may be changed
to guard and Force retained in his old
place as fullback A brother of Sam
Stow, last years crack guard, will en-
ter college this year and ii is possible
he will fill his distinguished relatives
place, in which event there would be
more shifting about.
For ends there are more candidates
than for any other position. There are
Demeritt of last years varsity, Oliver.
Coogan, Henry and Caminetti. oliver
is one of the likeliest, as he fulfilled his
mission splendidly when tried out last
year.
For the backs Snedigar is about the
only one that will come through and
go through Snedigar has all the dash
of a finished player and it was some of
this spirit that saved the day last year.
Kern, as halfback of last years fresh
men. acquitted himself handsomely and
the chances are greatly in favor Of his
being accepted for a place. Boynton,
who was tried out at fullback last
year, may be used for a half this year.
In Force and Stern the college has
two premier players for fullback. Both
played a half in that position last year
and demonstrated their fitness. Force
may be used for the line, however, in
which event there will be nobody to
challenge Stern.
Belknap is the best for a quarter
back. A severe injury kept him out of
the game last year and Johnny More
was given the place. Belknap is a cool.
heady player and If he is fortunate to
go through the season without an ac-
cident the varsity will be greatly
strengthened by his presence in the big
game.