The San Francisco call., 1909-11-12


whether these men will be able TO take
would be sorely missed by the cardi
would stand poor chance of winning
For the good of the game and for the
sake of true sportsmanship every lol-
lower of the game wants TO see potn
universities nut their very best fifteens
in the field tomorrow, and II some OF
the best men from either side are an.
sent then 1t will be deplorable. But IL
is something over which no one has any
control and the blame can only be iaid
to misfortune.
FAVORS CHANGE OF BACKS
Dwiggins, the fullbaek of the plue
and gold, has proved himself an adept
at the position. His kicking and tack
ling are splendid features of his play
and his resourcefulness when nara
pressed is an asset worthy of the heady
player that he is. Personally. however,
think he is too light for the fullback
position as If he is called on to tackle
a heavy man near his line it is doubtiul
If DwigginS will be able TO DrlnS Ills
opponent to mother earth.
Watts on the three quarter wing is
one of the fastest men on the team, ana
his play all through the season, ana
more particularly in the later games,
has been brilliant. The other Wlnser'
Johns, deserves his place. He is a vet
eran and his play last year IS vivldiy
remembered by those who saw him IN
action For the two five-eighths posi-
tions no one ever had any doubt as 10
the qualifications of Allen and Elllott.
rms is one OF the IlnSSI pairs tbiS
position on the Pacific coast Fast.
tricky and unselfish to high degree.
they are the pivot that starts all tne
brilliant open play for which the Gall-
fornia backs have made themselves
famous. They open the game up .Spien-
didly and are always in the right place
at the right time. ,
position, and yet. while admit he is
splendid half. full of grit, resource, a
magnificent defensive player and Drill
li,,, m CT a
CARDS his proper position at fullback
still remains the same. and think were
he placed there both attack and defense
would be improved. =,
outweigh the Berkeley boys by a good
many pounds per man. Jordan Is the
heaviest man on the California team,
and his weight viii be of great service
to the blue and gold pack. Jordan, not
withstanding his great weight. is tast
on his feet. seems never TO tire .ls ana Is
the blue and gold men have something
to learn from the cardinal players, and
Jordan is the only man who emulates
his opponents in this regard.
Graft and Northcroft are the otner
two men who will support Jordan on
the rear rank. Graft is the freshman
who showed so we'll In the baoy game,
and if he plays the good, hard game he
can and keeps in his proper position
and does not get mixed up with the
backs then he will be big and strong
against. Northcroft is New Zealand
man and is probably the most expe-
~rienced man on the team. He is an
adept dribbler and is like Jordan,
splendid follower of the ball. He plays
Rugby from start to finish, and in the
open will be big thorn in the side OF
his opponents. Ashley and Hardy Will
form the second rank and both are
fighters of. the best caliber. The men
on whom the success of the serum de-
pends and the men who will have TO
f-rl,f f<.x. 4, l1o hn
Markwart and Carpenter. All three are
splendid front row men, and the blue
and gold followers are sure of their
ability to give the cardinal front row
sion of the pigskin.
HOW CARDINALS LOOK
The Stanford team will have Brown
in the fullback position. He has
up to the last game. when he was
one of the unfortunates TO have to re-
tire through accidents. He is now in
fine shape. and with Brownie in his
position the cardinals can rest assured
that they have man in whom they
can, place full confidence. On the three
quarter line Roth is scheduled to play
in the center, provided his injuries do
not bar him. AS a center three-quarter
there is very little to choose from
point of ability between Roth and his
opposing center. Harris Both men are
born Rugby players.
On the wings Holman and Cook will
hold forth. Holman is without doubt
the fastest winger playing the game in
California today and If he gets away
under full sail there will be very little
chance of stopping him. Cook on the
other wing has been connected with
Rugby ever since it was inaugurated.
and ever since | saw him play in the
freshman game in that year / have
always had very high opinion of his
ability. His magnificent performance
when put In the game last year won
O MIA of q a n
and again and nothing was heard but
Cook, Cook. Cook.
At Ave -eighths the Mitchell brothers
will hold sway. though there is still
doubt as to the captain playing. As
fives they are fast, snre and heady
men and open the game. up. in fine
players they are also well adapted for
the position. At halfback Freshie Cass
will perform. Owing to the recent in
jury to Reed. who had made the po-
sition, a new half had to be found.
and Cass played so well In the Van
couver games that Presley placed him
permanently in the position.
The forwards are a very fast heavy
lot and will take tremendous lot of
stopping by their lighter opponents.
Horton, Cheda and Fitting are all
not a finer trio to be found. on the
Stanford campus. Minturn and Dole
will form the second row, adding two
more giants of over feet to the pack.
liant in the open play and on the line
out they are adept at getting the ball
back to their backs. Crawford, Penn
berton and Thorpe are the three men
who will fill the positions in the back
rank. All are over 6 feet and fast
as the proverbial streak of creased
lightning. So much for the ability of
the individuals.
Up to the present there has not ap-
peared in the Stanford team what the
students call the annual slump. The
cardinal men seem to have been en-