The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 23, 1895, Page 8

T HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1895. __——__—____—__—_——___—__——____—-—5« SPORTS OF THE WEEK. News of the Cycling and Other Athletic The much- tween the Olympic and Reiiance teams will be decided thisafternoon at Central Park, and doubtless there will be a very rge crowd to witness The wheelmen n hopes of a continuation of fine wea- races are on the slates. re getting ready for some ; new boats have been and the outlook for lively times 3 idedly promising. Cours- 1ball, rifle shooting, etc., are be- y popular. - THE WHE The Acme Club’s Five-Mile Road Race at Haywards To-Morrow. Prospe orde on the t ELMEN. CLUB RUNS TO-MORROW, Acme Club Wheelmen (Oakland)—Road Haywards. cle Club—To park. Club Cyclists—To beach and ad Club—Blind Run. ling Club—To Cliff House. ling Club —To Crystal clers—To Mayfield. co Road Club—To Camp San Jose Road Club—To Los Gatos. If the fair weather of the past two weeks continues there will be any number of country runs made by the various wheel- ing clubs to-morrow; and although the weat vrophets prediet “light showers’’ the captains are issuing their notices of runs just the same, for even weather fore- ters sometimes e {r. McAc in judgment. The s forecasting for ves- nce than would appear at first Thursday he predicted *‘gather- and yet the sky was never Yesterday it was “increasing ess, probabie light showers, north- winds.” The latter was true enough, ) to noontime the increasing cloudi- ht showers had failed to mate- > club captains decided he wrong, and the above long list of 1b runs is the result. Now if the eap- ns are right and no signs of rain appear 1z to be trouble all winter, for continue calling runs when the Bur ces rain ) will go by con- hereas, if the Weather Bureau is n its ‘predictions and rain does and com- T e pet nd the calling of runs, 4 by the forccast made t 6 o'clock. Thus tance 1 attach to sole influence an control bicycli for a few short winter only aphic reports from Southern be watched with interest two weeks by the wheel- v s nea cen the Eastern riders athern California crac m this partof the State and thoze in the south will find d, Freeman and Downing pretty rd nuts to crac ¢ every nd North- ment of eycling knowl- neral public for improvement rcle construction now by the majority of buyers. Al- 1 overlooked though the of b - out as near the perfect form a le to make them, there are too many points for friction in the general character of the running gear. Its simplification must occupy the inventive gemus of our cycle factories so as to meet tLe demand which issure to come irom the he for easy, smooth-ranning qualities. There is a great opportunity fer popularity for the maker who puts into practical form improvements of this character. One feature the single-tube tire possesses | which commends itself to cyclists absolute certainty of its ri i get home with its aid in ¢ piece of chewing-gum inserted in the hole and a_handkerchief wound tightly about | the tire will suffice to temporaril; the leak until a permanent repair can be effected. Repair-strip devices inside the tire can scarcely be said to effect the pur- pose for which they are designed, for should a puncture occur in the immediate vicinity of a previous puncture, where the strip has been made use of, it compticates matters and is valuele: second"puncture, as it is, by service in the f inner tire. stop st puncture, a ps In the case of a sharp nail penetrating through to the part of the | tire next the rim the repair-strip is bound to suffer and become valueless. The only safe and sure way to repair a single- tube tire is by the biunt-edge patch-plug method. The inoperative features of the ra{vulr-fi:riu sometimes used in tube tires present one of the strongest argumeuts that can be made in favor of the single-tubtire. Theformer is compli- cation, the latter simplicity. The Jr. 0. U. A. M. Cyclers is the name of a new club recently organized here, the membership being confined to members of the Junior Order United American Me- chanics and its sister organization, the Daughters of Liberty. It is the first local cycling club to admit ladies to the full privileges, they paying dues and enjoying the same rights as the men. Theriders will appear in white caps, with crossed American flags on the front; red, white and blue streamers on handle bars of wheels, and a peculiar emblem, or more properly insignia, upon sweater-frouts, formed "by a square, compass, arm an hammer, surrounded by the outlines of a shield, a design which will cause some study until it has become famiiiar to the bicyclists. It generally takes some time for an emblem to become distinguished, but when once it is generally known to riders itis a satisfaction to the wearer to know that his club is recognized and to the pedestrian or cyclist 10 be able to tell to what club a man belongs. Simplicity of design in an emblem minimizes the chance for error in this regard. S84 when- ever you see a square, compass, arm, ham- mer and shield coming toward vou all at one time make up your mind the wearer belongs to the Jr. U. A. M. Cyclers, and give him the password. Harry Terrill is now in Michigan, and writes me from there as follows: SALEM, November 15, 1895. Dear Friend Harry: Received your letter and the papers you sent me, and read them with pleasure. THE CALL'S bicycle is all right and up to date, you bet. 1 arrived here yester- day from Detroit. Visited the Cleveland bicycle factory while in Toledo, Obio, It has not snowed here yet, but if the city | editor should happen to ask you tell him it is very cold. When I go out Iwear two suits of underclothing, one pair of socks, one pair extra heavy Rolf stockings, one pair heavy shoes, one pair overshoes (flannel lined), one suit clothes, one very long heavy ulster with a 12- inch collar, one fur cap and earfiaps and one extra-heavy pair of flannel-lined knit golf loves. The thermometer reads 25 degrees as am writing. The prophet predicts snow in a day or so, with the thermometer at 10 degrees below zero. Guess I'll have to get out and do some more racing to keep warm. Ican imagine the boys in Southern California-racing around il‘l l(heu suits here. It gives mea chill to think of if. Fcr the above described weather, besides the aforesaid articles of wearing apparel, | have a portable bake oven to get inio when'l wish to g0 out into the cold, cruel world. Well, good-by, old man: do not get anxious, lked-of football match be-! to-day and to-morrow is of more | 1 order | t through- | n that part of | ass vill come an | in | ‘neral lines of the high grades | - | Northon, J. P. Coleman and to remedy the | irtue of its | t of the | double- | of | Worlds. as1will not spoil here in this climate. Give to all the boys—and giris, and believe ver, sincerely your friend, HARRY F. TERRILL. | Address: Salem, Washtenaw County, Mich. R. M. Welch, representative of the Na- tional Racing Board. issued his bulle- tin No. 26, dated November 21, 1895, as foliows: Sanctions granted—November 28, Santa Bar- bara Hign School Ath! Association, Santa Barbara; November 28, Centaur Cycling’ Club, | Santa Maria. Transferred o professional class under clause —J. 0. Arkley, £d Barker, L. Downi unders, Bert C. Stuart, Lomps Meets sanctioned for Thauksgivin as follows. Riders are cautioned nga feivg at others: Santa Aua, O Wheelmen (National Circuit); Los Angeles, Los Angeles Athletic Club; Santa Bgrbara, Santa Barbara High School; Santa Maria, Centaur | my lo | me, s e Lyman | ant. J. Leve, J. T. Shaler and James Con- | Jin have been appointed delegates to the Associated Cyeling Clubs. Captain Bear- wald has called a blind run for te-morrow morning, leaving the clubrooms, 813 Oc- tavia street, at 9 o’clock. | The Liberty Cycling Glub will have a run l to-morrow to Crystal Springs, leaving the | Mission at 9 a. . | Captain Argenti requests of the Camera Club Cyclists to meet to- | morrow morning at the Baker-strect en- trance to the park at.9:15 o'clock, when they will il ride to the beach and Presidio. | To-morrow the California Cycling Club and the Alpha (ladies’) Cycling Club will bave a joint run to Golden Gate Park, leaving Twenty-second and Folscm streets at9 a. M. This will probably be thelargest run to-morrow, as both clubs have a great many members, and they will turn out i | night which will be largely attended. New Year's eve the club will give i anniversary party, admission to which will | be strictly and solely invitational, at Mis- ion Parlor Hall on Seventeenth street. The club was recently presented with a fine oil painting of the Gotden Gate by G. War- I ren, a member, which now adorns the ; clubrooms.” Captain Maass has not called | GEORGE HAMLIN, SAN FRANCISCO ROAD CLUB, WORLD'S FIVE- MILE RECORD, 11:11 2-5. Cycling Clu Club; Petai land, Peer Bakersfield, Bakersfield Cycling , Petaluma Wheelmen; Wooad- yelers. ' PACIFIC COAST RECORDS APPROVED. | _One mile, fiy °d, B—Walter F. Foster, Nap, O i One mile, flying start, unpaced, A, tandem— : n and Haray Downing, San Jose, October 23, 1895; 2:03. Three-quarters of & mile, flying start, un- A—Hardy Downing, San Jose, October ! 38 4°5. | Baid, San Jose, November 8, 1 One mile, competition, paced, McFarland, Sen Jose, November | " Five miles, competition, puced, | Murphy, San Jose, - November 11:011-5 One mile, fiyin wards, San Jose, November 9, 181 | _HAlf mile, fiving_start, paced | Metcalfe, San Jose, November 9, 1895; 9, start, paced R. ELCH, i Representative National Racing Board. The Tmperial Cycling Club will have a run to the beach fo-morrow morning, leav- ing the clubrooms, 614 Van Ness avenue, at 10 o'clock. The following membe; elected at | the last meetin B J. H. Bas- sett, E. Prahl, H. M. Davis, C. Vanderbos, F, B. Gibb, W. J. Ryfkogel, J. F. Lynch, C. E. Rice, C. L. Rice, W. L. Maule, J. E. J. E. Fago- they. There are now eight tandem teams | in the Imperial Club. No wonder the club li ies, as was demon- | strated at its very enjoyable party at | Union-square Hall last Friday evening. | Partof acircular letter sent out by a | prominent Eastern manufacturing firm | reads as follows: | Itisnow admitted that cycling occupies the highest position ameng the sports and pas- times America. During the past t overwhelming success which has gre every race meet, tournament and fair has been but an indication of the grand future of the sport. In every city of the Union the wheel men scan the newspapers for the iatest c | cling news and their interest is unebated. The daily newspaper is the real purveyor of | excling niews. | it is estimated that fully 900,000 bicycles ! will be manuiactured in America during the | season of '96. Thousands of people, young and d, now possess wheels and delight'in the ex- | hilarating exercise. | There are 37,348 members in the League | of American Wheelmen. Of this number | { TS were M the New York division leads with 9522, Massachusetts has 5883 and Pennsylvania 44 North California has 895 and South | California (the territory below Kern | County) 243. Judge Kerrigan, who is chief | consul elect of this division, hopes to have | the membership list up to 3000 or 4000 be- | fore his term of office ends, and there is | good reason to believe he will be successfal, as members are joining very rapidly now in order to get u copy of the new league roadtook, which is just out. In this con- nection, be it said, there are now less books than members; but as all the members do not want books there will be enouglto go round. If vou want a book send to Chief Consul Melrose, 735 Fourth street, City, and he will send you one by mail. The book is the best one ever issued by any division, it is said, and 1s handy to carry and complete in all its details, Itisa credit to this division, and Mr. Melrose is receiving no end of compliments about the work, which will stand for some time as a monument to his successiul adminis- tration. Some more of the members of the Bay City Wheelmen are drifting away on pleasure and business trips. E. E.Stod- dard has gone on the road selling wheels, E. Ross Lozier will go north to British Columbia in a few days, and on his return here will head directly for the Atlanta Ex- position. Emil Languetin and George Andrews left last Thursday for the south- ern mines, taking tbeir wheels along, of course. 'The two judges, F. H. Dunne and . H. Kerrigan, are following the southern racing circuit, on pleasure bent. R. C. Lennie is now in Chicago, but will e here before long. James Joyce Jr., who shares with “White Fiyer” Rnapp the | honor and reputation of being the most | popular bicycle salesman on.the coast, has been visiting his relatives and the factory in Connecticut, but will be back here soon. €. C. Knapp, who belongs in the same class with Joyce and Knapp, is in Los Angeles. Sanford Plummer is packing his sample trunks, preparatory to his ini- tial trip on the road. The Crescent Club has elected the fol- lowing ofticers for the ensuing year: J Leve, president; J. I. Shaler, vice-presi- dent; A. Bearwald, treasurer; E. Van Wynen, financial secretary; L. Bearwald, recording secretary; A. Blumenthal, ser- geant-at-arms. The road ofhcers are: A. Bearwald, captain; E. W. Wheeler, first lieutenant; James Hale, second lieuten- a run for to-morrow, but most;of the mem- bers will visit the park. Otto glerand others of the team he is on ure expected in San Jose by the end of next week. Ziegler will bring a erack ‘auad”’ team with him, and wilFu' v for all cords on the He hopes to bring the mile record, paced, flying start, down to 1:40. The San Jose Road Club is quite active now. Last evening there was a hop at the clubrooms. To-morrow there will be a riun to Los . Next Saturday night there vi grand smoker at the club. A,big Captain Wiliiams has called a run of the an ‘ rancisco Road Club to Camp Taylor to-mo His notice reads: **Members will leave clubrooms at 8:30, to take 9 A. . boat.” I beg to call hisattention to the fact | that there is no 9 A. M. boat to Sausalito, the schedule having been changed October 27. The run raust go on either the 8 or 10 A. M. boats, and the former is preferable as the heat of midday is avoided, and there is ime for a row or swim on Lagun before lunch. The roads in in County are now in excellent cond. tion, as the members of Tue CarLr Bicycle Club and the Liberty Cyling Club’s ladies’ ound last Sunday. San Francisco Road Club will soon be incorparated. | thal and Peiser are a committee appointed | to lcok for larger clubrooms in the vicinity | but little experience on the gridiron, but | which characterized him as a star end. the members | arden City Cyclers’ track. | n will be tendered Ziegler upon his | Messrs. Pixley, Blumen- | | and considerable rivalry among the mem- bers, which will tend to make the race ex- citing. e . i The Olympic cyelers will ride to May- field to-morrow morning, starting at 7:15 o'clock from the clubhouse. Captain Butz expecis a large turnout and promises an excellent meal at the end of the'foumey. The ride made by B. Blakeslee, | who arrived from across the con nent fast time of 47 days and 19 hours, is considered by the itorious performance. He was | very ‘meri : 2 mounted on an eighteen-pound Ariel The lizhtness of his machine, and the fact that he was only delayed twice by tire punctures, are mat:ers of surgr se. There 15 no quesiion but that he rode the entire distance from New York on his wheel, however, and dierton,Duxbury’s previous record is now a thing of the past. Blakes- lee will remain in San Jose until next spring and then ride back again. SPALDING. ———— FOOTBALL. Something About the Teams In the Coming Inter-Varsity Match. Four days more and then the great an- nual intercollegiate football contest be- tween Berkeley and Stanford comes off. Next Thursday afternoon collegiate brawn will meet coilegiate brawn, and then a shiort but vigorous battle over the pos- session of the pigskin bag will take place.’ The representatives of each of the contend- ing universities will by that time have undergone a thorough course of training especially adapted to the needs of a foot- ball player, and the chances are that there will be no lack of bard muscle and the power to endure a vigorous drubbing. For the past six weeks all the players from both tniversities have done. is to prepare for the game, and itis safe to say that save a few slight bruises and scratches representaiives from eachare now in the pink of condition. Though Berkeley has been under the direct tutelage of a coach longer than Stan- ford, yet the experience o Camp fully makes up for the handicap of Butterworth. As a matter of course much speculation has been going on as to the relatiye merits of the men who uphold the cardinal and those who are to espouse the cause of the blue and gola with varied results. Though neither team has yet been publicly an- nounced, yet it is not a very difiicult mat- ter to presage, at least with some degree of accuracy, the nm{orxly of the twenty- two men who will form theline-up on Thankseiving day. As for Berkeley it seems that those who, from their work in the past fortnight are almost certain of places on the team, are: Selfridge, center; Piunkett, right; Wail- | thall, Teft guard; Douglas, right tackle; | right end ; Hutchinson, left end; Kennedy quarterback: Sherman, Hupp, Carr and Hilborn, halves; Ransome, full, with Kaarburg alternate. Seliridge, the most iikely man for center, has been a substitute for some years past, and has had an opportunity to ®earn con- siderable of the game. Coach Butterworth says he is light and short for that position, but his activity more than makes up for those deficiencies, Selfridge plays close | to the ground, and lately has been getting past Foltz of the second eleven very | ofen, though he frequently leaves holes | | in the line through which the opposing | backs make their way. At the eariy part of the season his playing was not suffi- | ciently aggressive, but since the coach has | | been paying him considerable attention he has improved admirably in that particular. On the day of the game he will probably | mi the beam at 180. | Plunkett, who has served the university | for the past two seasons at right guard, is | | again in his old form, though several | days ago he suffered some little incon- | venience from a twisted knee. | through the line exceedingly well, but | does not often take down the man with the ball. When he does reach his man the | chances often are that he will tackle too | high. Plunkett does not seem to be able | to break up interferences as well as a man of his experience and physical qualifica- | tions on;:xt. nor does he always bring his | man when running down the field on a | kick. Nevertheless, with these slight de- | fects, Plunkett is commonly dubbed the | “‘star cuard of the Varsity.” Wallthall was a green player at the | opening of the present season, but he | took hold of the game and buckled down to business from the start. Heis rich in | all the physical qualifications for the | position of guard, and old football- la ! Hevel opment he has made in the past two | months. He will tig the balances at 200 | and stands over six feet in his stockings. | At the opening of the season he was tried | for center, but it was soon found, on ac- | failing on it when fumbled. | count of his height, that the position of guard was where he belonged. wheel, fitted with ordinary road tires. ! | Reinhardt or Ludlow, left tackle; Wilson, |* He breaks | rs pay him hizh encomiums for the | | | © Douglas, from the Utica mine, has had | been doing some more of his vrilliant work | is an old player at end, having served for Tapidit, I that he now lacksis wind, which seems to come rather slowly. Ludlow was a freshman eandidate for | tackle this season, but Douglas and Simp- “ son outclassed him, so that he was given | 4 place as sub, He has improved in a | marked degree with his tackling, but as | for keeping men from getting through the | line there is still room for improvement. He has more than ordinary activity, but is Jast Sunday night in the remarkably | somewhat slow in realizing his opvortuni- | ties. I he gives Reinhardt second place | wheelmen here a | it will be largely from his greater endur- | ance and familiarity with the team work. | Wilson and R. Hutchinson have been playing ends the entire season and, since ' i to Haywards. There is a large entry list ! principles of playing tackle with great | tious worker, uses his strength wall and breaks through the line bettor than any other one of tiose trying for quarter.. His passes are slow but accurate. He has a tendency toward not leaving his position uick enongh to be of much assistance to the half in the matter of interference. Bender will be a close second to Kennedy as quarter. Ransome, the old reliable fullback, has been almost equally unfortunate as Hupp in the matter of getting done up this sea- son. He hurt both knees a few days ago, and has been prevented from doing any very effective or dashing work. Since re- ceiving his injuries nhe is rather slow and inaccurate at kicking, but seems to make FRANK S. BUTTERWORTH, COACH OF TEHE UNIVERSITY OF CALI- FORNIA F.U1BALL TEAM, SEASON OF 1895. Captain Sherman gave up his place | as end to go back of the line, both Wilson and Hutchinson have been on the first eleven. Wilson played un- der the U. C.colors in last Thanksgiv- ing game and showed up brilliantiy. U to the time Sherman took the place ol back Wilson was making a better showin than the wiry little captain atend. He i fast down the field and gets under kicks admirabiy, seldom missing his man. He is not heavy nor very strong, but full of pluck and true footbail spirit and enthusi- asm. He breaks interference fairly well, follows the ball closely and helps his own runners to a good advantage. Hutchinson, thouzh onl f hal a freshman, several years past on the O. H. 8. and Re- liance teams. Butterworth says that he picks his man out of an interference bet- ter than any other man on the field. He gets down under kicks very well and sel- dom fails to bring his man at the touch of the ball. Hutchinson showed more improvement than either Sherman or Wil son up to the time Sherman changed his | position, but he does not seem to have mastered the trick of following the ball or | Captain Sherman, who was ten days ago transferred from left end to halfback, has He 1 TO [From a photograph by Morris, Oakland.] THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA FOOTBALL PLAYERS FROM WHOM WILL BE SELECTED MEET STANFORD ON THANKSGIVING DAY. avenue. George Hamlin and L. Leavitt | bave been presented with gold and silver medals respectively, which they won by their race last Sunday, wherein Hamlin lowered the world’s five-mile road record vo 11:112-5. He has gone away for three weeks, and will be tendered a grand banquet by the club on his return. Joseph Lewis, a popular member, has re- turned from his trip to Eureka. Harry Raymond was married the other evening to Miss Clara Robinson. | The Olympic Club Wheelmen had a jolly theater party at the Califorma last evening. The members and their friends complelery filled the lower part of the house, and aside from the merit of the play a number of humorous joshes by the actors at var: ous prominent members of the club serve { attend the football game at Central Park to-day, between the Olympic and Reliance teams, in a body, leaving the clubhouse promptly at 3:15 o’clock with their wheels. The regular meeting of the wheelmen takes piace next Tuesday night. The regular bi-monthly meeting of the | California Associated Cyeling Clubs will be held at San Jose Saturday evening, De- cember 7. Clubs that have not appointed their allotted three delegates for the ensu- | ing year should do o at_once by sending | their names to Secretary Hancock. The Acme Club Wheelmen will hold the second of a series of five-mile handicap road races to-morrow from San Leandro of the present quarters on Golden Gate | | to keep their interest unflagged through- | | out the performance. The wheelmen will | has been looked upon as a man of more than ordinary capabilities for successful football pl; g. The physical director of the unijversity says that Douglas is the best built man who has played oa the U. C. football tield this year. About ten days ago much doubt was expressed as to whether he would be able to qualify for the Varsity, on account of what was Jooked upon as a severe case of water on the knees, He has been laid off tor about two wecks, but is out again and is gaining strength and ability for putting up a good game with every day’s practice. is chief weaknesses seem to be his comparative in- | ability to put up a strong defensive game and lack of speed in_making his way to | stop kicks, In running with the bail he has a tendency to turn too soon and to run too high, but as for driving the line | entire list of players. 5 | Reinhardt wili have a struggle with Lud- | low for the position of leit tackle, though | the odds seem to be in favor of the former. | Reinnardt has not played football for two | years, but in. his that he put up astrong game. Heisshort, best 175 pounds. He has had the advan- tage over most of the other players of hav- ing a thorough preliminary training in gymnasium work, being an instructor in hysical culture at the university. Though A nhardt has been playing for only about | ten days, yet he has learned the necessary he seems to have no equal among the | reshman year it is said | stocky and strongly built, weighing at his | T 50 brilliant was his work in the Stanford- | has not U. C. freshman game this season that he | but has glayed half before for two years, ropped into the channel with ex- ceeding great promptitude. His light weight is somewhat of a handicap, but his ability to see holes in the line and get through them counterbalances to a certain extent his deficiency -in avoirdupois. He has glenty of dash and staying power, and sets his men a good example by playing with a will. When first tryinz half he fumbied on passes quite often, and when he did take the ball ran high, but by prac- tice he has fairly conquered these defective points. If Hupp’s ankle gets we!l before the in- tercollegiate be will undoubtedly play the other half alongside of Captain Sherman. Hupp has been particularly unfortunate in his fuotbali career, having had an acci- dent to his arm last year which prevented | him from making the Varsity, and then again this season he has been laid up on | account of a sprained ankle. Though he has not been on the field for a week he has kept his muscles in trim by daily exer- cising in the gymnasium. In the early | part of this season he played somewhat | of an erratic game, aliowing too many balls to slip from his grasp. He tackles well and when running with the ball shoves off tacklers better than many men of heavier and stronger build. He takes an opening quickly, and plays a hard, fast ga]x(ne. edy has been playi rte: enn as ying quarter on the first eleven most of the gti(alne for the last month and seems to stand a good show i for the Varsity. He is a hard, conscien- his starts somewhat quicker than for- merly. Whenin prime condition he wor! fast with his opponents, and is a good line- breaker, nea always making a few yards when necessary in order to gave the ball. Kaarsburg has been playing fall on the second eleven, and should anything hap- yen to Ransome that would prevent him rom playing through the entire game Kaarsourg will doubtless take his place. | As for the backs who seem tc stand in sec- ondary positions with reference to Hupp and Sherman, Hiloorn and Carr are the most promising. Both are old players and have done very commendable work in vrevious contests. Of the two Hilborn is perhaps the better, having had longer ex- perience. His ability as a sprinter serves l:illll\ in good stead when running with the all. Notably among the men on the second eleven who have been playing good ball Haskell, Greisberg, Lessen and Craig. Both elevens have been putting up gin- erly practice games within the past few days, doubtless as a grand finale before the great struggle. As the team has not yet been named, ¢ach playerdoubtless has some hopes of making the Varsity, and realizing that such a place can only be reached by hard work and efliciency, he has played as he never played before. Some critics have_said that almost too vigorous work is being done, since in_such hard playing there is great danger of dis- abling the best men. The practice games which have been played with the Olympics | have been fruitful of much good, since an opportunity was thereby afforded for the Berkeley players to learn something of the methods of men other than those with whom they have been playing from day to day. The student body seems by the interest manifested to be more than con- fident that the wearers of the blue and gold will trail the cardinal in the dust this season, notwithstanding the many mis- fortunes with which the U. C. players have met from time to time during the past month. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL., Nov. 22.—The first and seccnd elevens played a practice game of football here this morn- ing. The play was very lively and for the short time it lasted was quite exciting. There is an unusually small amount of team work shown by the men as yet, and while several individuals play good ball the men are far from showing Varsity form. With the big game less than a week off there is little wonder that a feeling of anxiety pervades the general mind. Stu- dents are fearful that the team has not had sufficient practice as a team. Owing to the injury of Harry Reynolds and the sprained ankle of Frankenheimer, the backs have had but little practice together. Another strange feature of the training is that Cochran has commenced playing at full, so every one is kept guessing in what position be will actually play. His ab- | sence from the line would weaken Stan- ford materially, though Thomas has been showing up remarkably well at tackie lately. Thomas formerly played sub guard on the team, but is a little light for that position. Until recently he seemed to lack spirit, and while he is very strong he failed to use his strength to any advan- tage. Camp seems to have instilled the idea of more vigorous work and Thomas just now is playing the best tackle on the field. Campbell and Rice are both good men for the other tackle position. The odds are a little in favor of the former making the team. Anotber conundrum is the position which Cotton is going to hold down. Cotton was looked npon as a most promis- ing man for end. H};oiu heavy enough for a tackle, but was Elay'mg a very fair end. Two weeks ago, however, he "was taken away from end and has played a little of everything since then. g!e has been tried at halfback, at tackle, at quarter; now the question is, what will he play in the big game? Holbrook has been putting up a good game at quarter, and with practice may yet make a subon the Varsity, His chances of making Varsity were spoiled by a'sprained ankle some weeks ago. Fisher and Dole are both doing fine work at halfback positions. Fisher as a line smasher, is almost phenomenal for a man who never played football until two weeks ago. He has every promise of makins in time one of the best backs Stanford ever turned out. . Dole, '98, would have made a hard fight for nalfback this year but for an unfor- tunate injury received during the middle of October. His accident prevented him with the team until last Monday. Eoerskri»gfvs such decided aptitude for tge ame and is so strong at backing up tbe ine that he will undoubtedly make a s\g‘ - stitute half. Capfain Cochran is easily the best punter on the team, but is 'Iowi in hitting the bail. The benefit of having been behind the line is that he is Bfl;n'" tackler, and should a runner succeed in getting past the en ds his fate would be i settled by Cochran. pr"l"(r::emt‘i‘;n left for Woodside to-day and will remain in the hills until Monday, when the players are to rwc;rt at their classes. The trip will be a decided change for the men and Camp is anxious g: ha\? them where secret practice may be freely indulged. Two games will be played every day and a marked improvement in the men is expected. Last year, when the plavers were taken to Woodside for the week preceding the practice their condi- tion and play were changed almast miracu- lously for the better. It remains to be seen what effect the trip will have this year on the team’s work. Had it not been for faculty opposition to the idea the players would have been given a full week’s trip preceding the game. All the men will bave to do during the next three days, at least, isto eat, sleep and play ball ‘Among the vlayers the following left for ‘Woodsi 3 Cochran, Carle, Fick- ert, Williams, Harrington, James, Cotmnd Overacker, Code, McIntosh, Jackson an Harry Reynolds, Weldon, Frankenheimer, Bunker, Leavitt, Fisher, Dole, Thomas, Campbell. Spalding, Holbrook, B. Thomas, Jeffs, Robinson, Lewersand a half-dozen others. g The band is_practicing hard for the ap- pearance on Thanksgiving. Van !\ordepl 3 96, is leader, and he says that there wil be thirty pieces in the band on the day of the game. Several new Stanford songs have been written and printed recently. The stu- dents are practicing them assiduously for rendition on the day of the game for Berkeley’s discomfort. At a meeting of the student body yester- day Schwartz, '99, and Bradley, '99, were elected to the board of directors of the Daily Palo Alto. e GUN AND GAME. Hunters Arrested for Using Large Bore Guns—Good Duck-Shooting. As the gentleman who foretells the coming of storms and fine weather, ete., was correct in his latest prediction, there should be excellent sport on the marshes to-morrow. A cold snap accompanied by a heavy north wind has come according to schedule, and sportsmen who have been waiting for a change in the weather will certainly enjoy splendid duck-shoote ing on the marshes and sloughs. 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