The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 10, 1901, Page 37

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1901. 38 CALIFORNIK'S VETERAN LINEMEN IMPREGNABLE TO STANFORD'S TERRIFIC CHARGES, WHILE BLUE AND GOLD GHAMPIONS MAKE END RUNS AND PUNT TO ADVANTAGE 5 RO N 8 —_— e ee—— e r——— rrr—————— e —————— { T Al L TR T LR g HILL, LEFT HALFBACK FOR STANFORD, IS TACKLED AFTER MAKING A FIVE-YARD GAIN BETWEEN TACKLE AND EN COACH SIMPSON PLEASED. Mini Makes a Great ™ = e FRT BLAMES WEATHER. R. FRANK SIMPSON, head coach of the University of California’s cleven, said: “I am Run Of 30 Ya rdS. HARLES FICKERT, who coached the Stanford team, attributes the cardinal's defeat to the | as happy as a man could be. I am glad it rained. We gave the cardinal cverything they aatig i inclemency of the weather and to the fact that Berkeley had knowledge of Stanford’s sig- wanted and still we outplayed them man to man. We outgeneraled, outpunted and out- [ {he mestipees ahdinedaihibantititul tackis nals. He said: “Both teams twere materially handicapped by the bad weather, whick bucked them. Our defense was superb. Ours was a team of eleven men with hearts as large as L R e I B L made quick and accurate playing impossible. Contrary to the general opinion it handicapped the oxen’s. 'Ez'er;,‘ man went into that game with a determination to do or die. On that team were men ;’;’;,,fl¥;“,,;',‘,";,‘,‘fi,‘i:‘fi';.;%.,‘“.,’;;’“;-,‘,,"*‘,:: | Stanford team considerably inore than it did Berkeley. who cried when I talked to them before the contest. Hozw can you defeat a team that has such men }(’::n::l"l‘"'r‘mfr;he teams lined up in Caii- “Berkeley played a good, hard game and won on her merits. Back of the line Mini and Wom- among its members? The refereeing was as fine an exhibition of its kind as was ever given on this el f“,‘""'gl“ Jars Rt tileg ble played a game that may <vell be termed brilliant. In fact the whole Berkeley team without any cbast. I cannot speak too strongly against the wmpiring by Di. Garrey. It was bad. yad Y"’)"m""&s_“‘"?g':'h“‘.{",‘1""‘" lT“"‘j"_ (.I'[(‘['!I:GH played good 7-”".'1’1’]” Stanford was again handicapped in regard to the officials. They “We went into the game in better physical condition,than our opponents. This was due to the :E(r'::'uf_’gem.’.'i ;“]fl:{:tia; nade \:;;‘l(h 2 gain might casily have been better. The umpire was entirely ignorant of the rules of the game. Bert Oliver, excellent care given the plavers by our trainer. There were no stars on our team. Every man was ;‘{";’d‘"fi?’::s'F‘)"-Lug“:;ma"?“;:31‘0";‘.'{"‘?; as rrfcrec,- was most satisfactory. 3 in every play and was determined to win or dic. It has been cften said that spirit was lacking in T ‘the bail back 1 ‘;’;‘;&Ldfi]’,[,a"éfli;m‘}’,',:fl “Taking the game all in all and allowing for the weather, the playing on both sides was very the University of California. 1 think to-day's game vemoved that charge. The team upheld the gfl’igm\\%‘%‘b&:'vg?kéfi;gl ";' 5;';);:5‘ good. Berkeley had too intimate a knowledge of our signals for us to have won. We lost, but we blue ond gold, and their fellow-students encouraged them on to victory by their cheering.” gi’!:rnfil‘?{“lf;fid l?fl'%dczésl‘;‘: 3,“;::53%','\‘55‘3 | lost to a great team.” » ——eeee 2 on the 7-yard line. Hill punted over —————————— | More’s head and the ball rolled to the 43- | emmreer———""""" yard line in California territory before it Overall's Block of a Punt Results in “Safety” That Gives | iy’ ettt i o\ Place Kicks for Field Goals Tried by Each Side at Critical man fell on it on the 42-yard line in Call- 2 California the Winning Points in the Match. R A R, Times Fail to Accomplish Desired Results. manding a touchdown. Slaker and Trae- ger could gain' but two vards in two Bucks and Traeger was sent back for a try at place kick for a field goal from the “ 5-yard Iine. The big tackle did not want ne. and Stanford apparently unable to | er, the down was a safety, ‘scoring the | to kick, but Captain Fisher sustained | punted and Raitt made a costly muff,| dashes behind splendid Interference. while | Stanford on the 32-yard lime in Californis Stop the California plunges. two winning points for California. Raitt's judgment. It was a forlora hope | Hansen falling on the ball for Califor- | Stanford's attacks upon the California | territory. Womble bucked between center and left | Thought It Was a Touchdown at such n distance and with a ball heavy | nia on the 30-yard line, Ten yards more | line were In the main as fruitless as in| At this polnt Womble went out to his guard for three yards. Overall was given As Raitt and o from rain and mud. Traeger's shoe was | for offside play put California danger- | the first half. old position at end and stl‘ went ta the ball for a buck on center, but fum- | In & heap mest e LfoLnia tacklers scraped and sponged clean of mud by | ously near the goal line, but the Stan- Stanford’s Hope Is Vain. at half. Fisher Siaker ani’ McFadden bled, and Lee got the ball for Stanford | thougie fi st of the California crowa | Trainer Al Lean, the line strained and [ ford line held 1b% vards out, and Cali- anfo D S e o Dhanat. Shejers and Ny bled, and Les got the or Stan thought It way a touchdown, and in con- | held, the ball was passed true and placed | {ornia' was driven to {ry a place-Kick for ( Traeger kicked off to the 3-yard line.] for & touchdown temporarily made @ Fife i s aimere Score s upsrantlc with Joy over u | true, and “Flufty Bill” sent it safling | tield goal. Wombie made 4 great run of seventeon | In the clouds for the Stanford rooters.” It was a narrow escape for Stanford, mngduu“ll:{:exvecmny and 80 easily ob- | toward the goal posts. The alm was| It was another “chills and fever” situ- | yards around Clark's end, and Mini|The hope was vain, however, and the ball eround in time to stay in the game. 8tan- | but the Stanford rooters did not breathe that but lwen lliw word was passed about | true as that of a sharpshooter, and the | atlon as Overall prepared to kick from | skifted Cooper's end for the same gain.| went to California on downs. ford’s ball on the 2l-yard line. Traeger | normally until Hill punted to the 40-yard S Chils ;‘.pu nts had been scored, not | moment while the ball hung in air was a | the 2%-yard Ilne. 1y chance was an ex- | Then each of these men was stopj in| Mini, ciinging to Overall’s hand, skirted was sent with the ball in & criss-cross on | line. Womble fumbled the first pass for | i Cin, deinOUgLrations ‘were not’ less | heartbreaking one for the grandstand and | cellent one, except for the mud and rain, | succession by the Stantord ends. Overall | the end for eight yards. A plungs at cen- tackle and made two yards. Slaker w.s | California, but Hud 4 the ball | wentic, for the pfnts gave California lee- | bieacher crowds. But the distance was | but the bail went wide of the mark. punted, Raitt running the ball in 10 yards. | ter by Overall netted but a yard. Over- i lled to make a gain L i ason recovered the ball | Yeo+ that augured well for victory. The | tco great and the ball fell into More's [ Stanford took the freo kick from the | Stanford’s ball on the 3-yard line. Hill | ail punted 4 yards, Raitt running it in 10 wobbly and falled to ma B after a loss of 10 yards. Overall punted 0 points were scored exactly fifteen | arms on the 10-yard line, More running | 2-yard line and the ball was Califor- | punted, and on the first line-up Traeger | yards. California immediately took the TANFORD won the toss and chose to defend the west goal, giving Califor- the kick-off. Stow kicked off a: 55, sending the pigskin to the 5- yard line. Slaker caught the ball and ran it in 15 yards, when he was tackled by Gendott! 8o hard that he was laid out and could barely be brought e signal was given for & punt, and | and Raitt fumbled the catch, but fell oa | Minutes after play began. % fa' he 40-yard line in California | got the ball on a fumble by Womble on | ball from Stanford downs on the 50~ et €he Bell diagematly Scvoss f5¢| the hell Ga the Wyard s The ball was brought out to the 20-yarq | 't \0 fIve Yards T oon, "Overall punted, Raitt juggled | fne ff-yard line in Branford terriory. Yard 1ine i Californis (ereitory: fieie Tor but @ d-yard advance. Callfor- | il punted % yards and Fisher downed | Ui 10 accordunce with the rule, and | Dengerously Near the Goal Line. | {0yl but kept it. and Hill ‘punted | “An off-side play by Californfa left the | ' Tarpey stopped Mini's try at end, Overs nia’s ball 3 yards from goal. Mini on the g2-yard line. Mini was|punted 45 y“m':}' hu?rll‘tiu:refilrl:llcrén }(l}l\ll]. Overall punted 30 yards, Raitt running | egain, California downing the ball on the | ball in Stanford’s possession. HIill punted | all punted over Raitt's head to the 10-yard o . ards buck, to the 40-yard line, | 45-yard line In California territory, and | again and little Mini ran the ball back | line, but the plueky Stanford quarter stopped on a straight buck, and on a try bullflln 15 yards. California’s ball, four }i‘.}’a‘lfi'w Jlaker and Hill netied b yards (h! whistle blew for the end of the |3 yards, but went out of bounds. Cali-| caught up the Plmll and ran it back 13 the Stanford men, stopping up their line | 3¢ the other end made but two yards. |yards across center In Stanford’s term- | hen on un alleged foul Umpire Gurrey | irst hadf. fornia’s ball on the 52-yard line In Cali- _mer. Overall and Tarpey and Hansexn > vt Womble could make no gain, and the ball | tory. A fumble, then two bucks by | \vas going to give California 16 yards, bu The ball had been nearly all of the | fornia territorv. got mixed up In a slugging match and the bucks, and had the ball within striking | went to Stanford on downs on the %-yara | Womble, gave California first down | finally decided that the rules demanded | time in California territory and twice the | Smith came into the game Instead of | big Berkeley guard and the little Stan- distance. Min! made a straight buck for | 1ine in Btanford territory. again. Womble took two yards more and | that the ball be given to California where | Stanford goal had been in danger in addi- | Hill at left half for Stanford, Mini made | ford end were both ruled off. @ two-yard gain; Womble went between fl';“l‘)s:r'd:'u.snéhrfmp mik-!:nr( -b:%-k- :: y.f;'é.w‘r?f,.}.h?’,:":},ea,'.'{;'{“"“' for four | it had |I:lcen d°|w3' on ‘sh«enfi'fl-m l‘l_;le. tion to the time the safety was scored. | another dash around end and was | went in for Overall and Preston for Tar- e an r ce ¥ pe . - uss Traey vera unted to ord's 47-yar X kie and guard for three yards. Duden | sunt. > Overall was through the line ltke | caught Mini back of the Jine for e | 1w s Hi “bunted to the Calfornia 45 | mie Shra Would brace in the second half | Callfornia, fumbled, but. reegvered the | © Fihor ‘gho did the punting after ed into center for two yards, Wom- | a shot and blocked the ball, which re.|yards' loss, and on the next Mini was | vard line, but the ball was brought back | una on oftensive would succeed in opening | ball. Overall punted over the goul line. | was out of it, punted % yards. hit the same place for two yards, and | bounded with terrific force over the sa;\ able to 5!! but two yards nearer goal, | snd given to Stanford with 10 yards for | up holes for the backs to plunge through. [ For Stanford Traeger punted from the | guined seven yards by a straight buck on n a straight buck on tackle took | line. There was a rush for the bounding | Overall dropped back “to ?unt and ,um off-side play. Bucks by Sluker, Hill and ‘I“m coaches rounded up the men and |2-yard line and by a _magnificent run | tackle. Womble got four yards on an end vards more. Womble was again | PiEskin, but Raitt reached it first, saving | bled the ball, put fell on it. It being the | McFadden .carried the pigskin to the 6. q"iw them advice, and the team came on | down the fleld tackled Wombie, running | run and Whipple was held on a buek California was jubflant. She had held The cardinal “rooters” still hoped that | downed by Raltt after gaining 16 yards. | pey's place. e’ e: from an adverse touchdown. | third down anc the distance not havi; @ line in California territory, where {t field after the intermission of fifteen | the ball in on the G0-yard line. Tarpey | aimed at Tho 3 nt at the line, between Traeger and | [is, leam [rom &n adverss touchdown ot having | yar . the fleld a & £ | e | been made the ball went to Stanfor California_on downs. determined to turn the tables, | threw Womble back on an end run for a| More punted forty yards. Stanford's ball Clark, for four and a half yards. Overall | po) and was neld back of the goal line. | the 45-yard line. b w’}’:trp}:y. who had come into the game {7:.!‘“:’?.-’:..:..“". of play developed a | loss of five yards. s ¢ bucked center 1or two yards. First dowr with the ball thirteen yards from g The impetus to the ball_having been| A buck by Hill and two by Slaker . Cooper’s place ut right end, threw |- factor, California’s end running.| Overall's punt was blocked by a Stan- mq-.u-. ].Iven by a Stanford man, Hill, the punt- | ted § yards, Thea 22iof broke throusl:"oln Ifilnl b-‘:.-'kr’ for & loss of i'nrdl. Ovor:ll fi:mbl:‘ and Minl were soon making | ford man, and ou downs the h{l went to| Continued on Page 4 (e