Los Angeles herald., 1905-12-02
COACH W|THDRAWS
FIRST U.S.C.TEAM
ACTION OF HOLMES CAUSES
SURPRISE
Hagserty Astonlshed at Announces
ment and Hints at Cold Feet--Unl-
verslty Man Says He Fears
a Rough House

Coach Holmes Of the University Of
Southern California declared yesterday
that he would not allow the u. s. Q.
football team to line UP against the ST.
Vincent eleven as had been scheduled
for this afternoon.
A substitute aggregation will play the
Saints unless the university coach
changes his mind before the call OF
time. Coach Holmes gave the follow
ing reasons for his action last night:
1--WE have heard rumors that rough
house will ensue at the close of the
game. There may be Ill feeling between
some OF the men of the two first teams.
The st. Vincent men will have COM
passion rather than menace on our
second eleven and II they win handily
will not feel so much like raising dis
turbance. Many of my men are laid
up with injuries and / do not wish to
run the risk of uniting them for the
game against Pomona"
Coach Haggerty expressed surprise
when he learend that Holmes had
drawn out of the game and imme-
diately set 1t down as case Of chilly
extremit1es. He said:
VIII Cause Much Disappointment
1--WE are going to play our best team
III tomorrows contest. The boys be-
lieve they can win from u. S. G. or any
COlleBe team III lne SOuIH. IL JHe
authorities at the university allow their
second team to go on the field 1t will
be an action without precedence In the
history of college athletics.
st. Vincent'S has always stood for
clean athletics. The men on tomorrow's s
team are, with two exceptions. players
born in California and for the most part
were with us last year. The men are
playing for the honor and amusement of
vr1n n di INN ~ ifnC
but the cleanest football will be played
by my men. Tomorrow u. S. G. is the
host and st. Vincent's the guests and
we appreciate our position"
Should Coach Holmes adhere to his
determination not to play his first team
Southern California football enthusiasts
will be disappointed beyond measure,
as the game had been looked forward
to with lively anticipation
The fact that Acker of last years
University team was to go against his
former team mates had attracted gen.
eral interest in view of the fact that
the half back Is the strongest player
on the U. S. c. eleven.
In the event Holmes decides differ
emily before the call of time, one of
the fastest games of the season is an
ticipated. Both teams are capable of
playing a strong offensive game, and
IHe CldSIlliB OIL LIE IWO aSBTeSdllOIS
means much to the Southern California
football world.
St. Vincents' Lineup Strong
The L. s. c. team possibly has lost
more than one opportunity of scoring
during the past season by reason of
persistent tendency to tumble and that
they have shown ability to gain
through the lines which have been op-
posed to them was sufficient to war
rant prospects of a strong showing
when the two elevens met.
In their last game the ST. Vincent
men swept the University of Arizona
aside in a manner that demonstrated
the strong scoring ability which may
be mustered with the men working in
steady form.
Mounier. the husky guard who has
not played since the Berkeley game,
may be out today, along with McDon-
aid, the big tackle.
The lineup Of the U. S. c. team, as
given by Coach Holmes last night, is
devoid of first team material.
Traeger and Hamilton will officiate,
with twenty-five-m minute halves as the
time of play.
The lineup: