At San Francisco the "All-Western Eleven," made up of star players from Leland Stanford, the University of California, Oregon Agricultural College, etc., defeated 6 to 0 the "All-Eastern Eleven," whose players hailed from West Point, the University of Michigan, Florida State, Pittsburgh, Drake, Iowa, Georgia Tech, etc. The proceeds of the fray went to the local Hospital for Crippled Children, and the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine were responsible for staging what proved to be a combined football game and babbitts' revel. To drum up publicity, one Hugh...
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