The San Francisco call., 1906-11-03


1900-Lowen heat Berkeley 6-5
1SOI-LowelI tied Berkeley. 90
1o02-LoweI beat Berkeley SO
1903-BerkeIey beat Polytechnic. SO
1s04-LicE bert Oakland. .. 12-0
19o5-Berkeley beat Lowell. $3.50. SO
The final football contest for the
1906 championship of the Academic
Athletic League viii take place this
afternoon at Stege's Park, Point Rich
mond.
Up TO yesterday morning today's
game between the Lick and Centerville
High School teams was advertised as
the semi final contest. and the winner
of this game was to play the Healds-
burg eleven, the only team represent
ing the northern sub-league. Yester-
day morning, however. Manager Dearin
of the Lick team received notification
from R. A Balzari, chairman of the
football committee, TO the effect that
the Healdsburg team had withdrawn
from the league and that the game
with the Centerville team would count
as the championship game.
This sudden move on the part of the
Healdsburg boys practically makes a
failure of the Academic Athletic
League season Instead of having two
weeks to advertise the final contest,
which is quite an event. and thus in
sure large attendance, there is only
OnC 0dl notice. 10 make II worse.
no tickets have been sent TO Lick or
Centerville for selling purposes As
Centervtlle is country team. little or
no support is expected from that
source, and the only support Lick can
expect is from the students who follow
league affairs closely. In fact many
students and older enthusiasts not di-
rectly interested in the teams compet-
ing can be depended upon to support
z f7-o <f
League football tournament IL given
the chance
The sudden cold feet" of the Healds-
burg team will not be easily forgotten
by the football boys of this part of
California Not only have they pre-
vented the purchase of gold footballs
Tor the members of the winning team
today, which is usually done with the
money collected in the final game, but
they have brought the season of 1906
10 an abrupt and unsuccessful end, and
at a time when the league needs the
support of every school holding card
The prep" school lads broke away
from college apron strings" and
adopted the modified intercollegiate
game for the present season. When
this was done a move like that of
Healdsburg was not expected. Another
thing also stands out clearly II the
teams OF the San Francisco sub-Ieague
have poor season little or no spirit
Is worked UP for the final game. This
year the city teams left that part to
the Bay County schools as Lick. Low
ell and Wilmerding had no grounds on
this side OF the bay to play on. The
move was bad one.
Despite the unpleasantness the gam
today should be "corker." The Cen
terville team stands undefeated and so
does the Lick aggregation, and both
feel confident that the tide of victory
viii turn their way.
II il were not for the fact that Bell.
fullback, and Mitchell. tackle of the
Lick team. were unable to play, one
would pick the Tiger team TO win. The
boys showed to fine advantage in their
game with Wilmerding last Saturday.
Quarterbacks Weber and Knox ran
was not fumbled by Lick once. Bell
and Mitchell are towers of strength to
their team and it is doubtful whether
the other members can stand their loss
It Is hoped. however, that the cham
will not travel away from the
bay counties. for it has been years
since an outside team has won an A.
A. "a football tournament.
The Centerville boys know the game
and have team work down
to a fine point The players are not
as heavy as the local boys and will
depend on their skill to carry them
through today's contest with flying
colors.
The A A L football trophy is still
unattached To date the Berkeley High
School has two wins and the Lick boys
have one If Lick wins todays game
they viii be even with Berkeley High
School and will only require one more
win to get the cup In their possession
for good.
Those who intend to witness the con-
test should take the 1910 p m. Key
Route boat and transfer to the Pied
mont train at the mole. AT Fortieth
street and San Pablo avenue a special
train will be waiting to conduct the
enthusiasts to the grounds
The teams will line up as follows: