The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Stanford Points
Are Better Than
Blue and Gold
Figures, However, Do Not Prove
That California VIII NOT
Win Big Contest
STANFORD-20l points.
CALIFORNIA; points.
By WILLIAM UNMACK

Stsnford'S POI points have been scored
in seven games. while California's 1872
are the result of 10 games or three
more than played by the cardinal, and
this makes the Stanford showing much
better. OF the seven games played by
Stanford not one decision has gone
against the cardinal men. while the
California team has won eight games
out of the 10 played by it, one game
was lost TO the Bsrbsrians and one
against The Castaways resulted in a
drawn decision.
stanford has not had solitary point
scored gainst il. None of the teams
have crossed the cardinal goal line ana
not one penalty goal has been placed
over the bar that the cardinals defend
Cd. Surely an enviable reputation, In
the 10 games PLAYED by the California
men total Of p points has been regis
tered against the blue and gold team.
This is not q very big total but II is y
points more than was registered against
me stanford team, and both teams have
PLAYED exactly the same opposing
teams. In the games played by the
Bsrbarians and the Stanford teams the
latter has always been declared the
victor. with comparatively good sized
scores. on the other hand PLAYING
against the same team. California has
lost one game and the others, the blue
and gold won by comparatively small
scores. and only after the very hardest
kinds of struggles. This again. ac-
.ording 10 the dOpesteTs who use COM
0aratIKe nguEes is in stanford favor
and all these things combined viii
aoubuesSlN 20 a long way in determin-
ing the beItng on the game
7 am not z believer in compare tive
scores for deciding upon the ability and
the chances Of team 10 win, and We're
! 10 state that / consider California
mas Il splendid chance TO win next sat
0rdaE. Notwithstanding that all the
statistics Of preliminary games are
against III. ] would doubtless be told
that ! 90 not know what / am talking
"a bout. by these dopesters. However, L
do consider California has greater
chance TINS year Jhan ever before. Let
as continue with the games and scores
Now take the games each university
has played with the olympic club IN
tle l1laPlc games ttie dLlloi ND testLl :
has shown up best california mas won
these games with the same ease that
stanford Vanquished the Barbs. Zach
university has played two games
gainsf the Olymplcs and the winged o
lost ali of them California defeated
olympic by IS to o in the nrst game
and ] = 20 % in the second one. stanford
just managed 10 win the urst by 10
and the second won by Is 10 q. Neither
pf the Stanford scores. however are
equal 70 California : in this game Here
shen is ray OF hope for the blue and
Now. take the Castaways games. The
blue and gold could only manage TO
draw the game. while Stanford found
them easy picking TO the tune of II TO
@. No need 10 comment further on
those games. is there? The Reliance
games were also easy picking for both
universities. though Ia these games
Stanford. although only playing Reli-
ance once. scored almost IS many points
in the one game as California dad IN the
sWo contests. Here gain Stanford
shows up 10 better advantage
Now, in regard to the Vancouver
r4aFf hot a 4
Stanford In so far as the California
games were concerned the blue and
gold met the nOrtherners before they
were badly crippled and consequently
met them at their best This, however
does not in any way detract from the
Stanford victories beyond the fact that
if the Vancouver men were in as per
feet condition when they met Stanford
as when they played California first
tueN prOba bly, would not have been
beaten so easily by the cardinal
Now, let US look a little further than
comparative scores. What about the
physical ability Of the two teams
What about the ability Of the backs of
each team? How do the forwards of
each team compare? What is the abil
ity Of the two teams in the open play2
What about the securing of the ball
Personally. the writer is of the opin-
ion that California has better pack of
forwards than have the cardinals. No,
not heavier. but for ability in the serum,
and 7 viii not he the least bit surprised
next saturday to see the blue and gold
front rankers easily beat the cardinals
for The ball As d fast lot OF forwards
Stanford is it but FOR general abil-
fty both in the loose and the serum l
think California viii be the masters.
On the line out Stanford viii predom-
mate. Those big 200 Founders OF stan
ford will do practically what they like
on the line out. The extra weight of
the stanford men in the pack viii be a
blk thing for them II they ca n use it, to
1dFp and might he the
means Of the cardinal men getting the
hall. and this Will be the only chance
they viii have. Now. in regard tosthe
Ia ckS my opinion is that in this de-
vantage. but this viii be Offset alto
gether II the forwards lose the ball. !
Fast and tricky. the Stanford backs
= re- like 2 machine. Their pa asslng is q
treat to watch and when properly go
ing they need a lot of stopping The
backs have improved consid
era bly, since the start of the season, but
Still / do not think they are the equal |
of the Stanford men, Now. another
point 10 look at is the attacking and |
defensive abilities of the two teams. /
shows good streak of both |
these requirements, but in so far as
attacking goes Stanford shows UP to /
better advantage by the comparative
scores than does the blue and gold In |
defensive work Stanford has been /
called upon very little 10 show her 1
proper ability and as a defensive team 1
the cardinal is TO a certain extent an /
unknown quantity. Now. on the other
hand California has shown good de- /
fensive capabilities in almost every |
game played and has done more defen |
sive work during the season than has
the cardinal team.
Now what viii be the outcome OF /
the big fight next Saturday. The writer /
Is Of the opinion that should the game |
resolve itself into a pure Rugby strug
gle, devoid Of all pugilistic features, an
absence Of trying to buck the line, and |
the men play the ball all through in
stead Of attempting to play the man
th0n California should win. IT, on the
other hand, il develops into ma tier of
Of weight size of the men
and ability TO push in the serum then
Stanford viii be returned the victor
whichever side wins, however. will |
thoroughly deserve the victory as it is
bound 10 be hard earned one.
With less than a week for Referee
JenkinsOn's whistle TO blow to set the
Dizskfn IN motion the followers of each
are debating on the posi-
5ilitv OF this man or that one ma king
The team. To those who have closely
the trend OF events at the
svo universities ii is almost impossible
10 pick the ffteeDs that viii represent
,oth California and Stanford. At Stan
lord in particular practically the same
m has played in most of the pre-
imfnarv games. while at California
almost the same men have played to-