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Show 1 iwdeSI Precautionary Influenza Meas-uresold Meas-uresold Up Schedules of Military and Naval Teams. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 26. Precautionary Pre-cautionary measures to prevent tho spread of influenza havo delayed tho football schedules of tho husky football foot-ball teams of half a dozen military and naval camps in central California, but tho season, when it really starts, is expected to develop more high class footbcll than has ever been seen In those parts. Tho United States Marine corps j team of the Mare Island Barracks, al- though under quarantine, io practicing dally and the early season showing, j according to sports writers here, indi- ! cate it is the equal of the undofcated ( 1917 eleven. William Dietz, Carlisle ' Indian coach, is whipping the men into shape. Most of tho players are former stars of the Universities of California and Washington. Mather Field, Sacraemnto, is put- ! ting out a crack aggregation and the fliers expect to give the "devil dogs" a close contest for the const championship. cham-pionship. This eleven recently defeated de-feated the Fort Baker soldiers who aro being coached by Lioutenant Dorman. The Fort Baker team is said to be the Heaviest InAho west. The "gods" of the Yerba Buena ("Goat Island") Naval training sta tion are .trengthening their weak backfield to balance against their defensive de-fensive line, which, though strong, recently re-cently failed to avert defeat at the hands of the Mare Island Marines. The Fort Baker eleven defeated the Student Army training corps team of the University of California early in tho season, but the college lads aro reported to be making real progress under Andy Smith, their coach. A Sar Francisco sports editor suggested this week that, the eastern plan of playinc series of football games for the benefit of war funds might be adopted by the University of California Califor-nia and Stanford University, thus ending the prolonged disputes which has sevq-od athletics relations between be-tween the two Institutions. St. Mary's College at Oakland also has a team In tho field, Its first game having been played with the heavy artillery Saturday. St. Mary's will j meet tho . University of California November. Another team Is being organized at tho Presidio here, and each of the j , cantonments on the coast is expected ! to put a representative eleven In the filed. |