Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-28
FIERCE GAME
EXPEC7EDAT
FIESTA PARK
DOUBLE HEADER IS SLATED ON
GRlDIR0N
AeeIEs AND SAINTS BATTLE FOR
CHAMPIONSHIP
Los Angeles High and Lick VIII Play
Before the oregon-st. Vlnoent's
Contest - klck-off
at 1880

~ SE of the fiercest bitterest, and
hhardest-fought battles ever seen
" in the west is expected 10
come off at Fiesta park this afternoon
when the Oregon Agricultural college
football team meets the st. Vincents
college eleven in game which will de-
eide the western championship.
These two teams have not met the
same opponent this season, so direct COM
parisons are impossible. But recital
of a few of the things accomplished by
each team is enough to guarantee a re-
rocious fight today. ST. Vincents has
defeated Denver university, the Utah
conouerors of the famous Colorado Min
ers. and the Sherman Indians. The Ag-
eies marrled Willamette university and
beat Oregon university for the first time
in ten years, showing that 1t is the
strongest team that the northwest mas
produced in many seasons.
AS far as dope goes, the farmers have
a great advantage in brute strength,
height and weight, averaging loo
pounds, while st. Vincents has the 1ast-
est back field in this part of the coun-
try. and John Gait. the great Indian
half. is without rival in the west to-
day on straight bucking, end runs, and
the successful manipulation of the diff
cult and dangerous forward pass, throw
ing the oval 40 yards with ease.
If Taylor the star tackle for the Saints
since Leffert was knocked out with wa
ter on the knee, is able to handle MS
crippled leg, he is expected to tear the
farmers to pieces. He is the roughest
player ON the local gridiron, and when
he throws a man his opponent usually
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rapid progress.
Keim. at half: runs 100 yards in 10
seconds flat, and the way that he takes
the ball on end runs is certain to net big
gains for St Vincents
Casey, also at half, is not particularly
brilliant in the new methods, but when 1t
comes to hammering the line on old
football, he is strictly there. He has
more real, old-fashioned fighting spirit
and dash than his mates, and his tack
ling is looked to form one of the fastest
features of the game. 1.-THE Mighty Ca
sey" he is jocuarly called, and his
crashing tactics earn him the handle.
The main thing to be settled by this af-
ternoon's game is whether speed, tiger
springs, concentrated lunges in quick
succession, and a spirit that leaps and
tears will be able to cope against giant
strength. mountainous hunks of beef,
pile-driver pushing, and sustained pound
ing.
1t will be the st. vincents panther
against the Oregon grizzly. These two
brutes typify the teams exactly.
1t is almost certain that Wolff, the
farmer fullback, will be the Oregon tow
er of strength on pure scoring, as his
boot-work has won most of their games
He is an expert at punting, and has the
reputation of putting the pigskin over
the opposing goal when he had but six
feet of play to do it in. His kicking av
erage is so per cent, and ST. Vincent's
kickers cannot approach this.
Emily, at left end for the visitors, is
touted to surprise the locals on his whirl-
wind style of play, and he is known to
be great tacker. The Oregon tackles
and guards are all ever 20 pounds heav-
fer apiece than any player on st. Vim
cents, and average close to 200 pounds
Man to man, on general average, the
Saints Will be outweighed over 10
pounds.
Before the game is played it will do
no harm to hint that the Saints should
wallop the farmers disgracefully, if two
certain trick plays, which Hempel has
developed especially for this game, are
used.
Botl of these trick plays are simply
birds, and they are slick enough to fool
any team in the country if properly
handled. More than that, they will even
keep Norcross guessing, but the Saints
will be foolish to waste them in the first
half unless 1t IS absolutely necessary 1t
will be funny to watch the great giant
Aggies when they get to wondering
where the pail is on those two trick
plays.
But as far as tricks are concerned.
Norcross is no slouca himself. and it is
probable that the famous Michigan quar-
ter will have few clever fakes sprung
by his pupils from Corvallis
The football fans will gather at Fiesta
very early this afternoon as a big double
header is o the card.
The Los Angeles High school eleven
will play th4 Lick team for the inter-
scholastic championship of California.
The locals are undefeated, while the Lick
bunch has smeared every high team in
the north.
The first Iick-off will start the joy at
1;oJ o'clock, and the Saints and Farm
ers will begin to play Immediately after
the HIGH GOhnO1 oar ic Int,