The San Francisco call., 1904-10-30
Blue and Gold Men
Defeat Pomona
Players.
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California defeated Pomona by the
small markin Of FIVE points in the
football game yesterday at Berkeley.
The visitors played the blue and gold
eleven off its feet for a few minutes in
each half, and were good for substan-
tial gains at almost any stage of the
contest. The result Of the game was a
decided disappointment TO the home
team and its supporters.
Pomona is faster, with the exception
OF Carlisle, than any other outfit that
has been seen On a Western gridiron
for many years. The eleven had its
signals and was lined up for play be-
fore its opponents were aware they
were not TO get their accustomed
period Of rest after every scrimmage
II the visitors had not fumbled fire.
quently and had their interference not
strayed from home they should have
won.
California had the advantage in
weight and her men had more class.
When it looked like a touchdown for
Pomona the blue and gold huskies re-
membered where they were and got
into the game. California's tackling
has improved i-lImeasura bly, within the
last TWO weeks, and it would take a
crackajack TO make consistent gains
through the line. The principal fault
with the blue and gold is that the men
seem rather spiritless, indicating that
they may be going stale. Coach Hop
per played two full teams yesterday,
and II he works carefully along such
lines in practice until the big game
his students should be in trim.
The ends are inferior to Stanford s.
BeIknap or squeaky little Whitman
may yet solve the quarterback prob
lem. Iliuelle went TO end yesterday,
where he should be more useful.
TOUCHDOWN IN FIRST HALF.
The one touchdown of the day was
made near the close of the first half
Pomona fumbled on an attempt at a
field goal from the thirty-five yard line
and California got the ball. Mead
made thirty yards around his teams
left end After that Boynton, Mead
and Snedigar plunged through for
steady gains until the first named went
over the line for the score. Force
kicked into the post and the ball
bounded back when he tried for the
goal
Pomona got the ball 10 the blue and
sold ten-yard line after the first few
minutes Of play. California braced,
and the visitors tried for a field goas
The bail fell inside and Heitmuller
nzce short punt over the side line
on the first line up Pomona failed tc
Ssin, and Cadwalader tried another
field soal at thirty-fiye yards. The ball
was fumbled and a California man fell
on IL Then the home team went down
the gridiron for the touchdown Dur
ing the remainder of the half the pig
skin see-saWed about the middle streak
Of whitewash When the referee sig
nailed for the intermission the ball was
ia POInOna's hands on California's
forty-yard line.
Hopper put a combination freshman
and second team on the field for the
last half Neither goal was in much
danger during the rest of the game,
although IL seemed at one time the
home eleven might be penalized enough
10 give a score TO the visitors.
The officials handled the game well,
and there was consequently little op-
pOrtunity for those who wished to kick
10 do so. Both teams punted liberal
~. California was surer on line plays.
Pomona showed excellent team work
at times, but was weaker than the op-
posing boys on tackling.
FIELD IN GOOD SHAPE.
The weather was almost cool enough
for football and the ground was in ex-
cellent shape. The visitors had an ex-
cellent representation on the bleachers
and the blue and gold rooters were
numerous and noisy.
Tia lirrIa-rrra fcllcNr-c.