The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1906-10-23

SAN FRANCISCO, October il.-Cali-
fornia danced her first serpentine on
Stanford's new football field yesterday
afternoon. She danced it with joy to
the music Of the blue and gold band
for had not her freshmen won that
Rugby game, and were they not entitled
to the satisfaction that had finally come
after long waiting? 1t was a good
natured crowd of collegians who cello
brated their victory in the student way.
Winding in and about. shaking hands
with their friends, and even with them
selves, they glared up at the cardinal
contingent, that sat motionless and
without word of mouth, while the con-
querors had their fun
But in spite of the joy, i'm spite of the
pleasure of winning, there was some
thing lacking, The Stanford boys and
lasses took defeat quite too calmly. and
even the Californians had an expression
of Indifference that has been an absent
quantity i'm other games and other con-
tests, The crowd of 5000 people that
gathered in the bleachers was there to
See the new Rugby game They counted
not so much the result as what effect
the game would produce.
This lack of spirit, the don't-care at
titude and the Indifference to the result
was noticeable on the part of both uni
versities before and after the game
had come to a close There were no
wildly excited groups talking over the
match, detail by detail Even the win
ners, who might easily have been
flushed by their victory, were strange
ly subdued on the homeward trip. But
the game is young yet; the freshmen
did not show the class and brilliancy
that can be expected of the varsity
men when they don their light uni
forms, and it is wise to reserve opin-
ions off Rugby until the season has
finally come to a close.
Mostly in white, with here and there
a dash of red from the natty caps of
the sophomores the Standard rooters
occupied a large block of seats on the
east side of the field, while the Cali
fornians were opposite Each univer-
sity had its band and the repartee
flowed keenly across the field. Roy
Kellogg was yell leader for Stanford.
while Hal Bingham and 5. Hume did
duty for the Californians.
Here they come" shouted a Stanford
girl, as the Palo Alto Babies dashed
out from their quarters.
1t was the signal for a demonstra-
ton from the bleachers.
The California men followed a couple
of minutes later and We're accorded a
like reception.
There was little delay. The referee
blew his whistle and the game-the
new game-was on.
The veterans of many an intercol-
legiate contest rubbed their eyes.
Was this football?
1t was an awakening like that which
Rip had in the dayr OF old.
Yes it was football, but of a different
sort No more heartrending crushed
masses of humanity, no more stubborn
fighting to hold the goal line safe.
No more heroes.
| 1t was a Kaleidoscope of thirty men
dashng here and there, now passing
the ball far back, now punting ant
again purposely kicking out of touch
| Do they like the game?
The spectators hardly know. They
caught glimpses Of sensational play
! Of Spectacular work that brought then
to their feet as of old, but they will
think it over before committing them
! selves.
, Here is the detailed story of tn
game on the cardinal field. 1t tell
first how the ball was carried into Cali