Los Angeles herald., 1908-11-14

games of the Southern California
Il gridiron season Will be played this
afternoon at Fiesta park. The princi-
pal game will be between st. Vincent
and Utah Agricultural college, and the
two teams are in condition to play their
best.
That every effort and artitice of the
Saints coach and players will be useG
to avoid defeat is assured. When the
st. Vincent team is in action and inn
bued with such spirit, football that is
well conceived, brilliant and capable OF
winning from the best local eleven IS
sure to be played The Saints best is
needed to win. No mediocre game Will
do, for it will not even hold the oppos-
ing eleven, as 1t did when the Saints
played the Los Angeles high school.
Unless the orange and white team
shows high grade form the SAINTS VIII
be defeated. The Utah Aggies is one
of the hardest teams that the Grand
avenue eleven are scheduled to meet.
Their eleven is we'll coached, the sea-
sons work being carried out on plans
we'll understood and thoroughly in har-
mony with the type of men on Wnom
the coaches rely. The Utah coaches
are cautious and keep their charges IN
such frame of mind toward the END
of the game that when a crisis comes
the spirit of the men rises to meet 1t.
While the Saints players may some
times be unduly optimistic, there is no
team that so thoroughly dislikes defeat
To return to their school a beaten team
and again start practice for the game
with the Indians, in which there will
be nothing conducive to forgetfulness,
Is an incentive peculiar to the st. Vim
cent men. The Saints place in the
local football world also is somewhat
shaky. A victory over the Utah Asgies
would do much for its security. Utah,
then, has everything to gain and little
to lose. The Saints will gain but little
except the practice of the game, and
has everything to lose. A defeat VIII
put the Saints farther down the foot
ball scale than they have gone since
coming into the local gridiron world.
This fact has come home to the Grand
avenue boys during the past week. A
defeat at Los Angeles high schools
hands still would leave the Saints in
the charmed circle, but defeat by the
Aggles, in connection with the poor
form thus far shown, would give even
the most ardent supporter of the Saints
no ground for ranking the eleven
among the best. In such a situation
the local eleven is a most dangerous
opponent Loyalty to the college, the
traditions of supremacy, the presence
and spirit of the alma mater VIII call
out the best that the Saints can show
this afternoon.
The Utah team arrived in Los An
geles last night from Santa Barbara on
the 1885 train and registered at the
Hollenbeck hotel. The men are conf
dent of victory and their perfect physi-
cal appearance seems to uphold the
assertion made by Coach Walker and
Captain Brossard. Coach Warner said
last night: 1.-THE football spirit of my
men was somewhat dampened by the
death of one of our players, but they
have recovered by this time and l be-
lieve they will put up a game of foot
ball tomorrow that will be we'll worth
the price of admission"
Coaches Hempel and Walker met at
the Hollenbeck last night, but no agree
ment was made regarding a referee for
the game today Coach HemDel left a
list of names with Coach Walker ana
it is probable that the latter coach will
decide upon Bill Traeger of u. S. c.,
the latter is able 10 leave his
huskies at Bovard field long enough
to officiate at the game, Another ref
cree who looks good to the visiting
coach is Ed Galley, former star player
of the Colorado School of Mines, and
at present a resident of Los Angeles |
and a prominent member of the Los
Angeles Athletic club The official Will
be appointed, however, this morning
The lineup Of the teams will be as fol-
lows: