Los Angeles herald., 1905-10-21

y er games the men nave gone OUT
+ of training and were not able to i
= show the best that was in them. I
8 Trainer Christy Of the Califor- T
+ MIA team. +
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In brusque fashion Christy, trainer
of the Berkeley football team, reached
for the second glass of water that a
thirsty squad man was preparing to
imbibe at the monday meal in the An
gelus dining room yesterday
The watchfulness of the guardian
who looks after the condition of the
California athletes came to the fore
during a repast Spartan-like in its
simplicity, and if Berkeley loses in the
game with the Sherman Indians today
the defeat will not come as the result
of a lack of physical training.
Secret practice had been scheduled
for Fiesta park at o'clock and every
morsel that went into the mouths of
the half-famished youngsters who
breakfasted at early morning on the
Owl was noted in hawklike manner by
the quiet but determined Chris"
The Berkeley men, twenty-five strong,
are accompanied by Head Coach
Knibbs, Assistant Coach Griffin and
OnTlSly. dlleI
their arrival they were driven to the
Angelus hotel and entered into an i'm
promptu reception by friends and uni
Versity men of the city.
AS they gathered for rations allowed
them during playing season they ap-
peared to be trained to the minute, and
facial scratches and discoorations be-
spoke the fast work which they have
been subject to at the hands of Knibbs
and Griffin.
Best Team in Years
Manager Decoto stated that the team
as it is playing today is the fastest ag-
gregation that has been turned out at
California in the last five years and he
anticipated that the afternoons battle
with the Indians will be hard fought
from the whistle.
Coaches Knibbs and Griffin have all
the earmarks of the typical eastern
directors, and their control over the
men, according to Manager Decoto. is
absolute. They both expressed them
selves as satisfied that their team
would give the Indians a hard game
and stated that the men would enter
the fray prepared to let themselves out
to the limit.
Trainer Christy stated that Southern
California will get its first exhibition
of Berkeley football with the men play
ing under training rules. "In former
games that we have participated in the
schedule called for post-season con-
tests after the men had given up train
ing. Tomorrow they will start in per-
feet trim and in condition to put up as
hard a game as may be necessary"
said he.
There are several southern men in
the squad who may get in the game be-
fore the call of time. Forest Stanton,
who played a strong game against the
Stanford freshmen last Saturday. and
Wharton, formerly of Pomona, are
among the members chosen on Thurs
day night to come south and will be on
the side lines at the start of today's
contest
Withhold Northern Lineup
The policy OF the northern coaches is
to keep the men in ignorance of the
lineup until the day of play, and the
team chosen to go on for this afternoon
was selected after yesterdays practice
Sperry, Snedigar and Mead are be-
hind the line in today's struggle and
are accounted among the fastest men
on the team.
Snedigar was famous as the cham
pion 100-yard sprinter of the Pacific
coast until he met defeat in the dash
with Charlie Parsons last spring.
Sperry looks the ideal fullback and
as line charger with the best on
the coast.
Quarterback Whitman has guided the
destinies of the team in the games thus
far, and though very light man has
demonstrated his ability to the salts
faction of the coaches.
The teams will line up with Berkeley
possessing an advantage of ten pounds
to the man, eight being distributed in
the line and two falling to the back
field. The weights were given By
Coach Hcmpel and Trainer Christy.
The Indians arrive this morning and
will make headquarters at the Hollen-
beck hotel.
From the present outlook the game
centers around the coaching which the
teams have received. and If Walter
HempePs men take the game no small
credit will devolve upon the former
Pomona coach.
Condition will not be held up as a
factor in the defeat of either eleven
and the ability Of men and coaches
must determine the outcome.
Both teams will make their way to
Fiesta park in tallyhos, and from the
sale of tickets up to yesterday evening
one of the largest crowds that has wit
messed a game in the south will I've on
hand at the kickoff.
Game will be called at o'clock sharr
and the halves called for in the con-
tract are twenty minutes each.
Traeger will act as referee and Ken
meth Hamilton of San Francisco will
umpire. Coach Haggerty of st. Vim
cents is to officiate as head linesman.
The lineup and weights:
BERKELEY. SHERMAN
Haffey, 1s5............ C ........ Coleman. 16
Stearn, 100. O...........r g l....... Morales, 16
Gray, 178...........I q F. BIacktoofh 1S
Force 175............r I... Hugo 16
Bush $780, 0...........I r T,1Ro i9
Elliott, l65...........r L...,..Kennedy, 16
kltrelle, l15.........l G r....... Shoulder, ~
Whitman, 1S6........q b......... Bullock, 10
Mead, 162. ..........r h l. Tories 15