Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-27
O. A. GIANTS
ARE READY
OREGON AGGIES OUTWEIGH ST.
VINLENT's MEN
Farmer Tackles and Guards All Tip
the Fairbanks Around 200.
Taylor, Saints Star,
Is Crippled

Coach Norcross is fairly earning his So
hriquet of "rhe Sphinx" and maintains
an attitude of studied silence as far as
publicity concerning his Corvallis war
riors goes.
The Oregon Aggies arrived yesterday,
and after refreshments at the Hollenbeck,
the northwestern football champions
strode forth to practice.
Norcross was known as the foxiest
quarter that ever played on Michigan
when undergoing his tutelage at the hands
of Yost three years ago. and he is still
doing that Brothers Reynard act. Walter
Hempel had courteously offered the visit
ors Fiesta park for practice, but Nor
cross ignored the proffer and jerked his
team clear out to the end of the Bimini
car line, where they maneuvered out of
the sight of possible alien eyes.
It's a dead sure cinch that no one will
be able to carry information from the
Oregon camp to the Saints, and every
Aggie sigma, tomorrow afternoon will be
absolutely secret as far as the opposing
team is concerned.
Norcross is wise, and his rivals cannot
blame him, in view of HempePs recent
startling charges that the St. Vincent's
signals and trick plays were betrayed to
the opposing team before the games here
against Utan ana Denver.
Hempel stated last night that the
Thanksgiving double header has started
the greatest rush for seats ever known
at local football game. Every inch of
the Fiesta park stand will be crowded.
Speculation is rife along the fans as
to the result of the contest, as the Ore
gon bunch is an unknown quantity so
far as the local situation is concerned,
neither team having played the same op-
ponent, so that no line can be drawn for
comparisons
Oregon Averages 1876
The Aggies yesterday presented a
threatening appearance that boded Ill for
the Saints. The farmer tackles and
guards are simply giants in heighth and
weight. Barber, Dunlap. and Pender-
grass guards, all tip the Fairbanks at
over 1856 pounds. while Cooper and Ben
nett, tackles, weigh nearly 200 pounds,
and Jamison, the freshman tackle, is ad-
mitted to drag down the scales 215
notches.
The Saints are again outweighed as in
the Utah game, only more so. for the
players just mentioned are bigger men
than "Cuddy" Russell, Convill, seeley,
or any of the monster Mormons.
According to the Portland papers the
Corvallis gang averages 1S5 pounds, and
liiiS may NC IdhSI do COHoClNd-
tive, but it means that ST. Vincent's
will be outweighed t least 10 pounds
and probably more, to the man.
An average taken of the Saints last
night showed 165 pounds for each one of
the eleven men. Fat Phillips, Taylor,
Keim and Stoney weigh from to 20
pounds more than that, but the low
weight of the other men pulls the col
lCge average perilously near to lightness.
Puf \, 1T
ness counted for naught in the Utah
game, and it may not cut much ice in
Thursdays battle, but it is certain to
worry the locals to some extent when
they come to rushing tho ball through
the line on straight bucks.
Star Tackle Crippled
Taylors knee wobbled in practice again
last night. and it will be distinct mis-
fortune to ST. Vincent's if this star left |
tackle is unable to pay with his accus-
toned ferocity and dash on Thanksgiving. |
His condition towaruJ the close of the
Sherman Indian game was something
frightful, and he was at last carried un-
conscious from the field, after hem
crrhages of the stomach.
Keim. the fast half. also was forced to
acknowledge last night that his old ankle
sprain had come back on him, and he
limped badly
One thing that is puzz,ing the fans is
how Hempel can find suitable man to
take the place left vacant by Leffert, |
whose fierce tackling will be seen no |
more because of his enforced rest with |
water on the knee.
The one bright CLEAN in the ST. Vim.
cents horizon is the fact that John Gait |
is in the pink of condition. This great |
Indian bucker, punter end-runner, and
general utility man, is counted on to
play the star game for the locals against
the Aggies.