Cal and Stanford first met on the gridiron in March 1892. They played again in December of that year and then annually until 1905, a game represented in the RPPC below. The image, of course, is a fabrication created using scissors and glue in the pre-Photoshop days.
The fans in the background attended the game in 1904, not 1905, when designated men wrapped white shawls and turbans to form a giant S in the stands. To the right, another group supported their team by wearing cardinal and white striped hats.
On the field of play, we see a ball carrier running to his right (our left). A defender in a dark jersey is being clipped, which remained legal then. Most of those whose faces are visible in the image wear nose guards.
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