The San Francisco call., 1909-11-14
Berkeley and
Belmont Play
No Score Game
Undefeafed Academic EIevens
i'm Swift Battle Quit With
HonOrS Even

BELMONT, Nov. f3.-In one OF the
fastest and hardest fought games OF
American football played this season
the Berkeley high school eleven and
the fast aggregation from Belmont
played to 0 game game on the
Belmont gridiron this morning The
honors were nearly evenly divided. eaeh
team making it's down six times. al
though Berkeley far exeelled its oppo-
nents in punting the long drives OF IN
cell netting good gains for the visitors
Berkeley was penaiized overs yarHs
in all for holding an offslde pIaS- ~.
boys from the college town had thelE
opponents goal line in danger three
successive times. On the hrst occaSi0n
incell. the fast Berkeley LETT hai1gaeHS, ,S.
who was easily the star of the Dach
field, ran 40 yards with the Rizskln, De-
ing tackled on Belmonts z yard hhe.
The play was not allowed, however, al
offside play being called.
When the ball was taken BACK;
Berkeley worked it up TO the yaru
line. by series Of straight ard cross
bucks but lost il on downs at this
point. Belmont.s put put the private
school PLAYERS out of danger for tne
time being. although for the rens N
Belmont was unable TO stand up
against it's fast opponents in any kind
of style. the latter showing better
condition and proving too tast.
For Belmont Thorp. who was play
ing left halfback. was the star of the
day. The fast back took the bail two
in making good gains when backed up
in proper style. In running in punt9
Thorp FAR excelled the work of any OF
the backs on either side.
The game was called promptly At ~
o'clock, Belmont kicking off TO Berke-
ley Morris was dOwned on Berkeley
20 yard line. and aT5eT two two PaaSSS' a,.SS
tory Belmont avoided any attempts 70
use the forward pass. contininG its PLAY
strictly to straight and cross bucks and
end runs and keeping constantly on
the defensive. In the first five min
utes of play the Belmont lads worked
line. but were unable to score. LOSING
the ball on downs. At no other stage
of the game was Berkeley's goal line
in danger.
Berkeley worked the ball past Bel
mont's center line and the whistle blew
for the first half with the ball on
Belmonts 40 yard line.
The second half of the game was en-
tireiy BerkeIeys Belmont cOncen-
trated all of it's efforts in keeping the
1y no attempt TO play an offensive
game, fearing the strong defense that
the Berkeley players we're putting up.
During this part of the game The ball
was kept continuously in Beimonts
territory. although fumbling and rag
ged play within the vicinity of Bel
mont goal pttNtUltu q S-OIc- ~"
half ended with the ball near the CEN
ter line.
The tie will probab bly, be decided at
a later date in the season. Neither team
has been beaten by high school elev-
en- this season and il is generally con-
ceded that either squad viii be a match
for any academic eleven on the coast.
Captain sinclair stated today that il it
is possible to arrange another game
with Belmont and Berkeley wins the
contest. the Berkeley team will travel
to either Los Angeles or Seattle at the
end of the season and may meet the
famous Salt Lake City high school
team, arrangements for the latter game
now being under way.
over 1000 persons were in attend
ance at todayS game, the Berkeley
high school band furnishing the musie
for the occasion. The game was ref
creed by Pete Smith.
The teams lined up as follows.