Los Angeles herald., 1905-11-18
VICTORY MEANS
CHAMPIONSHIP
OCCIDENTAL READY TO MEET
POMONA
Highland Park Team Hopes to Take
Todsy's Game at cIsremont and
clnch Claim to Laurel
Wreath

The Occidental football team, ac-
companied by a big band of rooters,
Will leave the Santa Fe station at
1890 o'clock today for Pomona In a
special train to meet the Claremont
college eleven in the fourth intercol-
legiate game of the season.
Today's game will in many respects
be the most important contest played
thus far, as a championship Is hanging
in the balance. Should Occidental re-
turn victorious over the Pomona men
the laurel for the present season will
be handed to Merrill's team.
From a local standpoint the contest
Is being looked forward to with more
enthusiasm than any game In which
the Occidentals have participated for
several years, as triumph today
means a clean cut championship with
out any pro and con talk as to what
might or might not have been.
Both st. Vincent and u. s. G. have
met defeat at the hands of the orange
and black, and the Claremont players
are the one obstacle that must be
overcome before the flag may float over
the Highland park institution.
Every man with the exception of
one or two are in the best of condition
for today's fray, and the one disap-
pointment that is lending anxiety to
the Highland Parkers Is the fact that
Spaulding, the clever little quarter,
will in all probability not be able to
enter the game. Petty will go in for a
portion of the struggle at least.
Little work was INDUCED in last
night, and a light signal practice ter
minated the final preparation for the
game.
Coach Merrill Is not claiming VIC
tory, but appears confident that Po-
mona will be forced to the last resource
of Claremont football when the aggre-
cation lines up with his men this after
noon.
Excitement at cIaremont
At Claremont everybody in the COL
lege town is at the highest pitch of ex-
element in anticipation of what is
expected to be one of the hardest
struggles of the season.
Every evening during the past week
after the practice of the afternoon,
Coach Noble has had his men before
the blackboard In preparation for every
contingency that may arise. The men
are not overtrained and their eager
ness to get at the Occidental team is
taken as a favorable token by the
Claremont students. The men were
never in better fettle and the weak
ness on the defense which was mani
fest in the games played thus far Is
gradually disappearing before the hard
scrimmage work which the men have
undergone during the past week.
The line is stronger than ever be-
fore. Metcalf at center will probably
be called back to do the kicking for
his team. Giffin or Conrad are the sub
stitutes who may be called upon to do
duty when the game reaches the kick
ing point.
Kepner goes back to his old posi-
ton at guard, where his line bucking
abilities may have full swing. Goode,
the big tackle, will also participate in
today's game.
Captain Wharton at quarter Is per-
haps superior to Spaulding in general
ship, though Spaulding is the surer
man with the ball.
Fulton will not be in the game as
result of broken wrist sustained
in the Arizona game.
Traeger and Roesch will officiate.
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