Los Angeles herald., 1906-06-15
UNIVERSITY WILL
PLAY FOOTB BALL
PROSPECTS GOOD FOR STRONG
TEAM
ochoa Expected to Return and Repeat
Grdlron Performance of Last Sea.
son-Much Material Exists
From Which to Select

Now that athletics are over with for
this year among the local colleges foot
ball again looms up in the list of ath-
letics and is the all-absorbing topic.
Although the northern universities
nave decided to play Rugby next year,
the local colleges without exception,
have remained true to the old game
and lively season is anticipated
At the University of Southern Cali
fornia the prospects for a winning
team are considered esi ,ecially good
and grow brighter from day to day as
word comes of new athletes who are
to enter school in the fall Jack White
will be captain of the team next sea-
son and Hugh Willet manager.
Nearly all of the men who played on
the team last year will be back for the
ensuing season. The eleven this year
was greatly Handicapped in that every
man on the team was a newcomer to
the university. Coach Harvey Holmes
is much elated over the prospects for
a strong team and says he expects to
put winning eleven in the field.
Jack White, Carl Elliott and Charles
Haigler are perhaps the most expert
enced men of the bunch. White and
Elliott are well known in local athletic
circles as all-round athletes and were
stars OF last years team. They are
both light men, but make UP in speed
what they lack Of weight. Charles
Haigler played for four years on the
champion team of Arizona, the Tempe
normal school team, and his knowledge
of the game, coupled with his two hun
dred pounds, make him a valuable as
set to a team. His brother, Chester
Haigler, a 210-pounder comes from the
S1rnn. school and Coach EJn1r1ac ID
counting on him to repeat his excellent
playing of last season.
Juan Ochoa, fullback of last seasons
team, is expected back for the coming
season. He is considered one of the
best, IL not the best, full back in the
south. His weight is ITO.
Ollie Best, quarter on last seasons
team will beN out next year for his
old place. Best understands the game
thoroughly and displayed great skill in
handling the team last season. He is
the lightest man on the eleven, weigh
ing about 1876 pounds
Miller and Brown are out for guards
and will probably make good. Miller's
weight is 1913; Browns tipping at 1856.
Chritten and Cass will again try for
tackle, and are expected to get their
coveted positions on the line. They
average about 175
Shute is one Of the best all-round
athletes Of the school, not only being
able to play an excellent game of foot
ball, but shows up to just as good
advantage in baseball. His work on
the track during the past season is
thought to have materially increased
his speed, and he is expected to be one
of the fastest men on the team Shute
and Nicholson will try for the ends.
Shute's weight is 16O; Nicholson's is
ITO.
Burck, who played left half last sea-
son, will again be out for the place.
He is considered one of the best line
smashers of the squad His weight is
160.
OF the new men the most promising
are Jack Stelgrider and Alma jones'
both from the Tempe normal Of Ari-
zona. Stelgride played on the cham
pion team with Haigler in SO and is
said to understand the game thorough
ly in addition to being heavy line
bucker. Jones will be out for halfback.
Several other athletes have signified
their intention of coming to U. S. c.
next year, thus giving Coach Holmes
sufficient material from which to pick
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