The San Francisco call., 1909-10-31
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game Vancouver won, to 0; Stanford
Won, 16 to 3.
to y: Stanford won. TO 3. Second game
Vancouver won, to D; Stanford won,
% to l..
190S-F1rst game. draw. 5 TO 8: stan
ford won, IL TO B. Second game Van
eOuver won. 10 o. Vancouver won, IL
TO B.
Much is said about the training tables
at both Stanford and Berkeley. and
naturally enough the supporters cf
these two teams consider the institu-
tion of the training table a positive
necessity. But is it the necessity thar
lt Is said TO be- In one way it Is not
only necessary. but is also the best
thing that the teams could do The
training table keeps the men together.
and IN this way they have football for
every neal This is a really beneficial
side of training table. In so far as
the main principle OF the table is
concerned, seeing that the players eat
nothing but what is absolutely neceS-
sary to butid up their Drawn and mus
Gle. TO the writer the idea seems 20 be
out of date. There was a time when -
training table meant rare roast beef
dry toast and black tea. These days
are past. and the present day fOOtballer
anyhow must build himself up and to
do this he must eat three hearty mea ls
day. There is no gainsaying the fact
about the three hearties" at these
training tables. They are meals fit FOR
a king. as far as that goes.
Take teams that have no training
Tor instance Both these teams take
the field for their games in equally as
good physical condition as the univer-
S1ty teams, and yet the men OF these
teams do not in any manner restrict
themselves to any particular diet. and.
what is more. if they feel like smoking
q cigarette or cigar they do so. Again.
these men practice. not every afternoon
do the varsitieS. but twice a week
al night after their work, and play a
game on Saturdays. That is the extent
Of
binatiOn. This. of course. would not
answer the purposes at the university.
can attain perfect condition without
having to resort to strict dieting, etc
Personally. j very much favor the
training table for the reason. as first
stated that il Keeps the men together
creates good fellowship among them.
and. their talk to a great extent being
centered on football, they are able to
pick up theory on the game by listen
ing to the other fellow give his views.
Another innovation at Berkeley that
is splendid move is having the whole
at one of the frat houses. This was
started last week. and. like the table,
has its numerous advantages
The splendid spirit shown in practi-
cally all the games played this year
speaks we'll for the sportsmanship OF
There has been very little of what
could be called foul play and in this re
SpeCC the universities deserve IuA
credit There has been less rough play
this year than in any previous games
and this is no doubt brought about by
the greater knowledge of the game and
the Idea of playing the ball instead OF
the man.
A GOOD spirit of sportsmanship was
exhibited during the week by the Cali
fornia committee in not pressing its
protest against the eligibility OF ID. F.
Crawford. The claim is that Crawford
has exceeded the four year limit, as the
rule on this point calls for. There
seems to be some MISUNDERSTANDING on
the proper Interpretation OF the law
and consequently California says Play
Crawford this time. but we must have p
better understanding for the future.
In so far Crawford is concerned as q
player.sI have not the slightest heSita-
tion in saying he is the finest forward
that ever followed a pigskin on this
coast. and I will go further and say
that it is my honest conviction that
Crawford would make any first class
team in any part of the world where
Rugby is played Crawford plays clean
football and is in the game from start
to finish. He is OF the class that goes
to make men famous as information
ais" and as such no higher honor can
be won on the Rugby field