The San Francisco call., 1910-11-11
CRACK ELLIOTT
ISN'T ON Blue
And GOLD Team
Decision of Coaches to Omit
Last Years Star Creates
Surprise
By WILLIAM UNMACK

The California coaches have made
one or two changes in the back divi
sion of the team that are bound TO
cause wonderment among the follow
ers of the Stanford and California var
stiles. The most noticeable change is
the placing Of Evans in the lineup At
the last hour and leaving Amos Eli
OFT out Of the reckoning altogether.
This move viii cause widespread
amazement among the followers Of the
blue and gold but there seems TO be
a proviso attached TO Evans place in
the lineup.
That Elliott should be left out does
not seem credible. and the only reason
that could be assigned for the change
is tie injury received by the hero Of
last years big game in the final prac-
tice game this year. If Elliott shows
signs Of Improvement between now
and the hour Of the game he viii be
put in the lineup against the Stanford
team. There is no doubt that Elliott
received bad injury last week, but
with the injured ankle securely ban
daged and strapped it seems equally
certain that he viii be seen in some
portion Of the game, even though he
does not go in at the start.
The other change that has been
made has been expected by all close
followers of the team during the last
few games. The change moves Stroud
back To the center quarter posi-
tion and puts Allen in the outside five
eighths place. These players have
been playing in the reverse positions
most Of the season and it has often
been remarked that greater benefit
would accrue 10 the team by playing
Allen at the hve-eighths place.
Tie wing three quarters positions
-
Watts on the right, just as was eX-
pected. Morris has been given the
berth at halfback and the forwards
re exactly as was anticipated Phle-
ger Pauly and Markwart viii form
the front row Of the serum, while
Hardy and Ashley viii play the same
positions in the second row as they
PLAYED last year.
The back row of the serum will be
composed OF Jordan, Swartz and Har-
ris The moving Of the latter up to
forward from the three-quarter posi-
tion. where he played such a phe-
uomenal game last year, IS the result
Of the recent tour Of the antipodes-
Il was while on that tour that Harris
was tried out as q forward and his
ratural ability for the position has
Kept him there.
The reserves viii be II. Phleger. T
Dills. @. Emerson and s. Hansen. The
team is 2 splendid aggregation and,
with Elliott in place, the scoring abil-
ity OF the team is assured. Evans IS
an exceptionally brilliant man and has
earned q place by hard and consistent
work. but he is more suited right be-
hind the serum at halfback and may
not make the success at the five
efghrhs back position, which is new TO
him. that would be expected of FL
liotr.
California has the best attacking
team Of the two yarsities, while the
stanford men must be given credit for
their ability on the defense. The car
ffnal team all through the season has
been considered a better defensive team
than the blue and gold squad, but
whether the defensive capabilities of
the Stanford men can Withstand the
terrific attack that California viii
make remains to be seen.
The Stanford team has a slight ad-
in weight. but in this regard
the teams are far below the average of
The teams that played last year. The
Stanford forwards in that game tipped
the scales at 199 pounds per man, while
the California men were 10 pounds per
man lighter.
The cardinal team is practically the
So me as the team that played against
the Olympic club in the final practice
"a me or the season al StdnAohu last
week The places in doubt were the
center three-quarters position and one
u1ace in the rear rank Of the serum
In the center position Coach Presley
has finally decided 10 play Stan Mitch
ell Mitchell has been playing IN the
fve-eighths line most of the season
: nd II is owing 10 Kern's injury more
than to anything else that the popular
Stan finds himself in the center posi-
tion. Thoburn has been given the wing
made vacant by Kern's retirement, and
the hve- -eighths places have been as
signed TO the two freshmen, Harrigan
and Reeves.
Erb. as was generally expected,
cinched the halfback position.
Stanford Will use the seven man