The San Francisco call., 1910-11-10
HOODOO SEEMS
To HOVER over
STANFORD TEAM
Long Series OF Injuries Has
Depleted Ranks of the
Varsity
BY WILLIAM UNMACK

tr is practically certain that the
stanford varsity team to meet the blue
and sold team on Saturday will include
every freshman who was held over on
Lhe varsity squad from the freshman
-s ae PLAYED last month. These lucky
youngsters are r. P. Getsler, F. Reeves
and p. Harrigan. All are back field
men and on their play are thoroughly
deserving Of the places they viii no
doubt occupy on the DAY OF the big
1erent.
Coach Presley Of Stanford has had
10 contend with a series OF injuries
this year. This was also the case last
year when several Of his best men
were disabled through injuries. Kern.
who was injured last Saturday, can not
under any circumstances take his place
on the team. and the popular Gene viii
be In the hospital for some weeks TO
come. Schaupp. who IS making bold
bid for the second row in the serum.
was injured couple OF weeks ago and
has been on crutches ever since. IIor-
ton has not been playing UP 10 form
this year. 1Ue principally TO an injured
ankle early in the season.
or the men who viii make the team
nothing bur the highest words of com
oendation can be said. They are all
thoroughly experienced men. though il
must be admitted that the team could
have been stronger had some Of the
.r -urcd men been able 10 play. At the
same time this does not detract from
the ability OF the men who viii take
the places Of the injured ones. For
fuliback Brown has had the field all TO
himself and his few carly season COM
petitors could not compare with the
international fuIlbsck.
At three-quarters the positions are
=ti'I p little in doubt. II is known that
C-eiss1er viii be one OF the wings. but
who The center man and other wing
viii be IS prOblematical at present
though ThOburn on the wing and Stan
Mitchell at center are the logical men
a. The ive-eighths line the TWO fresh
hST EarriFan and Reeves. viii no
doubt find berths there, though it is
YET undecided whether Presley viii
plav Reeves at the center position and
place Mitchell st the five-eighths place,
where he has made a name for him
self
AS halfback Ben Erb has Cass as
an opponent but the playing Of the
former Ieaves no doubt as TO who viii
secure the position. Cass was halfback
on last years varsity team and Will no
doubt be on the lines this year as sub
statute for Erb in case OF necessity.
Stanford viii play the New Zealand
serum formation Of seven men in the
pack and 2 rover For the latter po-
sition Sundeil, who was moved down
from wing quarters. appears to
have the place cinched. Sundell is par
ticuIarly fast in the loose and is an
aggressive man at all times. For the
front row there viii only be two men
in the serum. as compared to the three
man front the California team will put
forward. Hercules Cheda and Lou Ar
reIl viii be the men 10 divide the hon
Ors with Phieger, Pauiy and Markwert
o. California for possession Of the ball
i'm the serum. Cheda IS one of the best
forwards playing Rugby hereabouts
and in the loose he can never get
enough work. IN the second row Min
turn appears TO be the lockman and he
viii be fanked by Captain Ken Dole
one one side and possibly c. Olmstead
or Frank on the other. In the rear
rank Partridge and Smith appear 10
have a slight lead over their rivals for
the place.
should this be the final Stanford
team there is no doubt that IL VIII as
far IS possible make the game a for
ward one. The Stanford teams only
hope lies in the ability of the forwards.
In this forward brigade of the cardi
nails there IS as aggressive q bunch OF
lighters as could be wished for. though
Nhe cardinal will have TO show more OF
Me fight spirit than has been evidenced
rfcently to defeat che rivals from
Aerkeley.
/ Everything IS ready for the game
The teams viii receive official an
nouncement tonight at both universi-
Gsss and on Saturday the doughty war;