Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-24
STANFORD SQUAD
LACKS TEAM WORK
Ted GeissIer, Former Los Angeles
High School Star, Shows
Up Well

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. %.
The appearance of the Stanford
varsity for the first time last Satur-
day has given much food for thought
to the undergraduates who are look
ing forward to a victory over California
in November. While q victory of 14-0
was scored over the Olympics, the
playing on both sides was ragged,
showing in particular lack of practice
together. The Standard veterans showed
a thorough and intimate knowledge Of
the game as individuals, but their
team work, particularly in the mat
ter of passing, left much to be desired.
The tries made were the result of
Individual brilliancy, and not of a con-
certed piece of teamwork. Once they
get together the veterans, and especial
ly those who profited by the Australian
trip, ought to make a splendid ag-
gregation.
One of the pleasant surprises of the
work so far has been the way in which
Floyd Brown has handled himself in
strange position. Brown has always
been known as one of the most steady,
thorough and reliable fullbacks which
the English game has produced. rms
year he has been played at center and
and made good most emphatically.
Brown has more excuse than the 9TH
er old men for being strongly eind1-
vidualistic in his style Of play, because
his old position was one in which
man depends on himself much more
than on his fellows. Brawn says he
felt lost at his new position, but his
actions showed that he felt anything
but bewildered.
Among the varsity men with whom
the rugby fans are reckoning is Benny
Erb The versatile youngster has
played this far in Browns old posi-
tion at full, and his clean, clever kick
ing was a pleasure to see. Several
times in the last game he lodged half
a dozen of the enemy and kicked in
touch in the nick of time for good
gains Erb can be depended upon in any
position, and 1t is pleasure to know
the team has another good fullback
to rely upon.
Probably the best individual work is
being done at present by Captain
"Ken' Dole. Dole, besides being mag
nificently built, is as quick as anyone
of his size could be, and his head
work is such as to make him pre-em-
inently fit to lead the cardinal forces
to victory this year. He was ably as
sisted in the Olympic-varsity game by
Schcppp and Partridge, with Cheda
fighting hard as always. Schaupp
shows a thorough knowledge of the
strength to good advantage as for
ward. Minturn at lock does hard,
persistent work of the gruelling sort
that wins games in the long run.
ZAP Franks, the freshman front
ranker of last year, has been showing
up well all season. He is a hard work.
er, and fights like a tiger. Frank is
we'll up to the company he is keeping
on the first eleven. Sanborn, who
played at five-eighths with Thoburn,
showed up well in the first half, but
is not in quite as good condition as
might be desired. Sundell made a
sensational run, lodging his tacklers
cleverly, in the last game, and is play
ing in consistent form all the time.
The freshmen team are playing
good, consistent ball at present, and
are evidently an earnest lot of young
sters Ted Geissler, the former Los
Angeles high school star, probably
ranks first in the baby lineup for in
dividual brilliancy. Geissler goes
through his opponents like knife
through butter, and his passing is
clean cut and accurate. In conjunc-
ton with Reeves and Boulwaro he was
responsible for most of the thirty
three points scored against San Jose
high school.