Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-11
L. A. High ~, U. S. C. 0

L. A. High ~, U. S. C.
nHE Univerity of Southern Cali
fornla fought gamely to score
Il against a far superior team when
she lined up against the .os Angeles
high school eleven on Fiesta park oval
Yesterday afternoon, losing the game
L. to 0.
The U. S. c. team, fighting to the
last ditch, succeeded in bringing the
ball to the hill teams two-yard line
in attempting an eleventh hour re-
coVery, but they lost th5 ball here, not
Icing able to smash the opposing Lne
for the necessary gain. The deteat OF
the red and yellow was due largely TO
.heir inability at catching punts ana
tackling. However, thu game turned
out as good as was expected, and
the fact still remains that both eIeV-
ems are in a crude stare and are uh-
able to take advantage of the varied
possibilities OF the up-to-date methods
of the gridiron.
When the fact is taken into con-
sideration that this wa; the first game
of the season it. may be safely asserted
that the high school boys put up a
good game, although at times the
Methodists hit their ends so that they
crumbled like cardboard, and the gains
of the U. S. c. backs at one time
were reeled off in raIid succession.
The high school team more than came
up to the expectancy of Coach Noble
and tryout of some CT the men IN
the squad revealed some able players
who are likely to prove a source of
strength before the end OF the year.
Stars Uncovered
The game brought out a few stars
among the members of both teams,
among them being Cass of the Los
Angeles high team. Ickes, quarterback
of the U. S. c. eleven. and Brant of
the hill team. Ickes found great
deal of the work falling upon him
after he had entered the game in the
first half, relieving Berry man at quar-
terback's position. but he carried it all
off with credit, thrilling the rooters
with more than one long run. Captain
Cass of the Los Angeles high eleven
was working in oldtime form and
turned the tables in many a close play
with his perfect catches and long runs.
The forward pass was used three
times during the game and operated
twice successfully.
The biggest crowd that ever wit
messed an opening season game of foot
bail in Southern California gathered
at Fiesta park long before the sched-
uled time for the game At least 1000
persons occupied seats and gathered
along the SHE lines.
As the teams appeared on the field
Ihey were cheered Justify by their
schoolmates and, after n little practice
in signal work and q run down field,
the captains held a hurried conversa-
tion with Referee Draper, q coin was
,ossed and the Methodists took the
kickoff, sending the bali to L. A $
tifteen-yard line, where 1t was received
by Cass. who. however, was unable
to make any consistent gain because
of the speed of the u. S. G. backs who
tackled him at the twenty-yard line.
Play Fast Game
When the hill boys started out at
a whirlwind pace, hardly receiving the
ball before they had it in play, and
by heaping up against the u. S. G.
backs for small gains, it looked decid
edly as if a small score was to de-
velOp.
Los Angeles high put the ball in play
after the first down with a 35-yard
punt, which was fumbled by the U. S.
c. fullback. 1t was recovered by
Bergman, who attempted a run but
was downed on the 50-yard line.
L. S. c. then punted to the Hill
teams 90-yard line, where Cass was
unable to connect with the ball, but
Bryant, who was in the vicinity, fell on
it just as Burek came dashing around
the end.
With the ball on their 30-yard line, L.
A. made a clean cross book in which
Brant was able to make five yards
through Haigler and Wallace of the U. |
S. c. The Hill boys then punted, send |
ing the ball toward the Methodists' 30 |
yard line.
The Methodists received the ball after |
a tumble and mace no advance on the |
center buck. Burek then punted to
Cass who made a brilliant end run for
thirty yards, but was tackled out of |
bounds. After a series of punts and |
fumbles the u. S. c. regained the ball, |
and seeming to recover from her early |
lethargy began a series of line plung- |
ing that was directed particularly to- /
ward the ends, always gaining her dis |
tance on the fifth down the u S. c. |
fuIlback missed the ball and Brant, !
bounding through the line, fell on it, /