Los Angeles herald., 1907-11-16

ALL READY
FOUR HUNDRED RIOTERS WILL
ACCOMPANY TEAM
Goheen Has Drilled His Men In For-
ward Pass and Players Are
Proficient In New Style
Game

If crack football team and 400 frantic
rooters, loaded to the teeth with joy
noises, will turn the trick the Occidental
ties ought to come back from Claremont
tonight with the intercollegiate cham
pionship pennant hanging to their spe-
cial train,
The Presbyterians will journey to the
home of the Pomona pigskinners this
morning and endeavor to wrest from the
Congrega the final game of the
season for both schools, which carries
with it the regular intercollegiate cham
pionship of Southern California. A spe-
cal train will carry the Presbyterians'
supporters 400 strong, to the rural insti-
tuition, and the Highlanders are confident
of victory.
The student body of Occidental as
sembled en- masse on the athletic field
yesterday, to practice the rah rah hymns
which have been set to screeching music
by BIRD and Morgan, and to outline the
prospects of the gladiators who will rep
resent them today. Prominent members
of the student body and faculty delivered
enthusiastic speeches and Captain Crane
stated the platform of the team, which
is: ITO bring back the championship or
fight to the last down, and then say, We
haven't begun to fight!
This is the enthusiastic spirit of the
rooters who will follow the players to-
day and the confidence is not misplaced
in the team.
Since the San Diego game the most
strenuous routine of practice has been
outlined by Coach Goheen and the High
hangers have been rehearsed in every
possible play which will add to their
strength.
The Presbyterians are heavier than the
Pomona aggregation and will have con-
siderable advantage over the Claremon-
tians when 1T comes to the close play
and battering ability. Goheen has also
taken into account the facility with
which the Congregationalists handle the
forward pass and their touted speed and
has given his proteges a course in the
advance toss which he thinks will offset
any ability on the part of Pomona.
"Old Independence Wieman, who fire.
quently wins a game alone with the aid
of his punting fooD, has done nothing
for the past week but rehearse his pedal
legerdemain and has developed a won
derful alacrity at kicking from place
ment.
Ends Are Ready
The ripping charges which have made
Thompson famous are expected to wreak
havoc in the Pomona line, and the Occi-
dental ends have been reinforced until
nothing is expected to get past or around
them. Speedy Rush will not be able to
play, but his quarter has been filled by
Brewer, who has showed we'll in the
position during two games. The sub
stitute signal announcer is undoubtedly
the next best to the speedy quarter and
will fill his place better than any man
who has aspired to the job.
The second team will accompany the
varsity as substitutes in case of acci-
dent and many of the afterchoices are
eligible to patch the first ranks with
No. material. Spring and Blee have
substituted faithfully all season and will
probably get into action the latter part
of the game.
The contest this afternoon is the last
on the regular schedule of both schools.
and except for possible post season games
which are not listed as yet, the Occi-
dental and Pomona football calendar
will end win today's struggle.
Being the only official intercollegiate
game of the year, more than usual i'm
portance is attached to it from the
players standpoint. Those who partici-
pate will be awarded the letter GUS
tomarily given as a sign of the wearer' 3
prowess on the gridiron. Only varsity or
first team members are entitled to sport
the 20" or "P," and only about four
teen letter sweaters will be given out in
each institution Those who will most
probably get them at Occidental, and
who will line up today, are Conrad john
son, Wieman, Burt, Patterson, crane
McClung, Brewer, Collins, Merrill,
u,hornDson and Petty.