Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-20

, drawing to a close From now on the
! big local teams will face opponents who
will try all their resources. Fierce
fighting and doubtful issues. the char
acteristics of the coming contests, make
one game a week an ample sufficiency
for the most aggressive eleven. Two
days of rest from the last game and
four days of drill for the one coming
will be the program of the prominent
elevens from now on. Los Angeles
high school, Occidental varsity, Univer-
sity of Southern California varsity and
the Sherman Indians will be the only
| important teams to get into action next
Saturday. The Indians shoulu have
their hands full with the u. S. c. eleven,
which defeated Whittier last Saturday
by a 10 to score, and which kept the
crack high school eleven down to II
points. 1t generally is conceded that
the Methodist eleven has improved
wonderfully since the game with high
school, and the fact that the Indians
made only four points against the Oc-
cidental varsity eleven proves that the
former team is in poor shape. The
game will afford an excellent oppor-
tunity for those who like to figure out
the comparative strength of teams from
scores to get a line on the relative
ability of u. s. c., Occidental and the
Sherman Indians. Occidental seems to
be taking chances by playing games
with the U. S. c. law school today and
Thursday. The barristers have an ex-
ceedingly aggressive team that gives
her stronger opponents all the work
they care to handle. The GarvanZa
players may need the experience of
more games before the championship
contests, but they are apt to find that
they paid good price forAt.
Local football enthusiasts will watch
with interest today the game '-1tween
the football teams O. the University of
Southern California law school and the
Occidental varsity, which will be
played on the latter's oval. Coach
Drapers men made a creditable show
ing last week and are expected to show
up to advantage today The game will
r called at $3.50 o'clock.
With the ST. Vincent game safely
out of the way, Los Angeles high
coaches and players will settle down
in earnest to the work of developing
their team up to the standard required
by the nature Of the coming contests.
The game with Pomona varsity Sat-
urday should not trouble the blue and
white much. Los Angeles high then
has three weeks in which to train for
the real big game. the battle with the
Occidental boys. The men laid off yes
tterday and will resume practice this
afternoon.
Last Saturdays game with the In
dians, being the first important game
of the season for Occidental, showed
! Coach Gorton the weakest spots in
his team and some hard licks will be
put in this week in an attempt to rem
edy them. Another big shakeup will
be made and several new men will be
tried out at guard, as the Indians
T11nTUnd fhrO11cr1, fhiC nnGif{Oo
ingly at will Saturday. Kenneth Cor
don, who has been playing at end thus
far this season, should make good. He
is big and fast on his feet. Patterson,
who has been playing substituted this
year, is much more aggressive than
either Smart or Thomson, and on this
account he may get the job over them.
"Bull'' Thomson is back in the game
again and will play at full instead of
at left end, as Hopkins showed that
he is competent at that position against
Sherman. As a result of this probable
change Fred Johnson may be shifted
back to his old position at left half,
and Carus will go to the sidelines until
his leg is well. Three games will be
played this week, two with the U. S. C.
lawyers, on Tuesday and Thursday,
and Whittier next Saturday, so there
is plenty of hard work in store for the
Presbyterians. Occidental has not for
gotten the scare the Quakers gave them
last year and will go into the game
next Saturday to win.
Manager Martin of the Ninth street
football eleven desires a return game
with the Seventeenth street school on
the Ninth street gridiron. Martin states
that the Ninth street club was badly
crippled in it's last game and was COM
PEELED to place substitute men for tine
game on account of injury by several
players while in scrimmage practice the
evening before. Also. the fact that the
Ninth street star fullback Pierce, was
out of the game and no competent
Sub" could be secured at the eleventh
hour.