The San Francisco call., 1904-10-08
FRESHMEN ELEVEN
NEEDS COACHING
Cardinal Enthusiasts Are
Not Satisfied With Work
of This Years Baby Team

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Oct. r.
With the intercollegiate freshman
game with the University of California
only one week off, all the attention Of
the cardinal supporters has been cen
tered on the work of the Stanford baby
team. The fast work against Oakland
two weeks ago encouraged the coaches
and started a feeling of confidence
among the members Of the young squad
The tie contest with Belmont school,
when the prep" boys both outplayed
and Outgeneraled the collegians,
showed that any feeling Of confidence
was sadly misplaced, and that the out
look for an intercollegiate victory was
far from bright.
The work Of the freshmen through
out the season has been disappointing
Coming out with the largest squad that
has ever represented an entering class,
great things were expected, but little
has been materiaIized. The line, sup
posed to be the strongest. has shown
itself pitiably weak The Belmont
halves sifted through it in the last
game at will. The backs were also
furnishing a poor exhibition of foot
ball, and, barring one or two brilliont
individual plays, their work was dis
appointment to the coaches.
With one more weeks steady prac-
tice, Coach Hauverman may be able
to put on the touches that are needed,
and on the final day send a strong
team on the field. Coach flanagan did
the same thing last year and took
California by surprise Freshman
games are all a gamble, the team that
gets the first jump generally winning
out, even though it be the weaker The
addition of Horton and Tomasini, the
two big tackles who have been play
ing on the varsity squad all season,
to the freshman line will add greatly
to the young teams strength, and will
give the men a new feeling of ag-
gressiveness. The backs will go
through strenuous signal practice all
week, and they should round into shape
in time for the game.
The varsity has been unfortunate this
week in the number of men injured,
and many substitutes have been play
ing on the big team. Weller, Chalmers
and Brennan, the three backs, have all
DetI idiu III dl ullltItllL llllES. w est
and Hyde have water on the knee,
and the other players are sore from
the hard training. The Olympic game
was a bad one, and the men have not
all recovered from the effects of it. Be
cause of this Coach flanagan has spent
the week at signal practice and in de-
veloping fast team play He has only
permitted one scrimmage game.
The absence of Hyde at center has
necessitated a change in the lineup of
the first eleven. Shields, last years
tackle and one Of the shiftiest men on
the team, has been moved from the
right tackles position, and wiz pass
the ball from center. Tomasinl, the
freshman player is filing Shields
place. This change should benefit the
team, as it adds a strong player to the
center. the place which has been the
weakest.
Savage" Dole will return to the
game. The followers of college football
received the news from Coach flanagan
yesterday. Dole is one of the best
half-backs the Stanford squad has
ever had He is not a spectacular
player. but he is wonderfully consist
ent, equally good on blocking up a
play or running with the ball. He is
a first-class punter, and his presence
in the lineup will add strength to
the team.