The San Francisco call., 1904-11-15
COACH PRAISED
BY PRESIDENT
Football Expert Receives
Recognition in Public of
His Work for University
EULOGY FROM WHEELER
Rally on California Cam
pus at Which the Squad
Receives Hearty Cheers
Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,

Berkeley Office San Francisco Call,
214S Center Street, Nov. IA.
In accordance with the customs Of
past years, the blue and gold football
enthusiasts gathered on the steps Of the
gymnasium at the university this
morning to hold the annual rally fol-
lowing the big game with Stanford.
President Wheeler, Coach Hopper,
Trainer Christie and members of the
football team made short speeches.
Hopper has been criticized in various
quarters for his handling Of the team
and his inability to make eleven cham
pions out of green material, but Prest-
dent Wheeler utilized the occasion to
give Hopper unusually emphatic praise.
He said:
There never was a team I should have
wished to see win so much as the one that
went down to glorious defeat last Saturday
1t went into the contest inferior in weight
and physical strength to the Stanford team.
and it took grit and spirit to make 1t the
equal Of Stanford which feat was done in
the first half. 1 particularly want to speak
OF Jimmy" Hopper and his magnificent spirit,
spirit which he transferred to his men and
made them fight a memorable battle. A team
needs rigid organization and spirit and Hopper
gave the eleven both. What It lacked in
pounds and experience Hopper made up in
spirit, and It was this courage that made it
take the fearful pummeling and meet the trip
hammer Of the opposing team. For the sake
OF California the eleven played its hopeless
game like men and revived and closed the con-
test gaining ground. There is no fight like
uphill fight. l am prouder of that team
than of any other that has upheld the blue
and gold since l have known this university.
1 make no exceptions.
Hopper made a hit by requesting
that any or all blame be put upon him,
and not on the team, declaring that
death was not too severe q punishment
for a man who should criticize the Cali
fornia team. He spoke in part as fol-
lows:
I certainly am not disappointed with the
work Of the team. On the other hand I am
absolutely satisfied. It was the most heroic
game ! ever saw. You ought to kill the man
who dares 70 criticize the team. II any crit
icism comes il ought TO be directed at me. I
stand Il.
I knew that I had hard contract when I
undertook the job this year. but I didn't
could under the conditions, and some OF these
were inevitable. Had II not been for injuries
and disease we should have won We fought
them to a standstill and when our men gave
way they gave way physically and not in
spirit. 1t was only when battered bodies could
do no more that Stanford was able to win
Trainer Christie criticized Coach Ian
agan of Stanford for coaching from the
side lines during the game, declaring
that 1t was unsportsmanlike and inn
proper from any standpoint. He sug-
gested the framing Of regulations which
would prevent a repetition of the al
legged infraction of football ethics.
OF the football eleven Force, Lasa-
ter. Stern, Snedigar, Kern and Boothe
made short addresses, thanking the
previous speakers for kind words
spoken. Yell Leader Bulkeley spoke
briefly in praise of the rooters and was
received with enthusiasm. He told how
a few plans of the rooters had gone
agley." The California rooters were
congratulated for the splendid showing
made during the game.