Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-26
STARS OF LAST
SEASON MISSING
L A. HIGH ELEVEN IS BADLY
HANDICAPPED
SEVERAL CRACK PLAYERS FAIL
TO REPORT
Coach Noble Rather Disappointed at
Their Failure to Respond to Call
for Practice Yesterday on
Fiesta Field

After several days delay, because OF
lack of equipment and. rainy weather,
Coach Noble finally got the Los AM
geles high school boys together yes
terday afternoon for their first Ioot-
bali practice. at Fiesta park, where
the Hill lads will hold forth from now
on. Several of the stars of last year
team who had been reported as nav
ing returned, failed to appear anu
"Stan" Mitchell. the crack hail. VIII
not be able to get into the game
for some time because OF his rneuana, ~,
tism, while Lull, who was on sne nelu se
last night may be put out OF Syn-
test any day, from the eMects oL
recent operation. There is little pros
pect of Adamson, the nushy 'atnv st,ae,,
returning, as he now is heruing SHEEP
in Arizona. s
Since Bergman has registered at
u. S. c., Cass has the quarterpack po-
sition cinched and was doing the pass
ing In great style yesterday aIternoon.
Silent was in his accustomed piace y.
center, with Scott and Goodwin trying
out for guards Both were subs on last
years team. Hunter was at one tackle,
where he may be used, instead OF In
the back field, and Goodwin, another
sub from last season, was playing the
other Geissler and Brant held down
the extremes, while at halves Decius
and Gale were being given chance to
make good. The former played the
same position last year, while Gale
halls from Belmont where he did back
field work.
The high school will make no north
ern trip this year, but will bring Bel
mont south instead, and possibly, the
northern champions, If satisfactory
financial arrangements can be made.
Noble gave out the following schedule
yesterday:
October 1o--L. A. III. S. VS.. U. s. C.
at Los Angeles.
October list. Vincents VS.. L. A. III.
s. at Los Angeles.
October 24-Pomona VS.. L. A. III. s..
at Los Angeles.
October S1--Elarvard VS.. L. A. H. s.
at Los Angeles.
November 7--Santa Ana high school
vs. l.. A. II. S. at Los Angeles.
November 14--Ocidental VS.. l.. A. III.
S. at Los Angeles.
November 21-Belmont VS.. l.. A. III.
S. at Los Angeles.
More in the nature of a tryout for.
the Presbyterian varsity candidates
than a real football game will be the
match between Occidental and the
Orange Athletic club on the formers
gridiron at Highland Park this after
noon. Coach Gorton has about twenty
men on his corps, who have been
showing up well in practice, whom he
wishes to see proveA their mettle in an
actual contest Even the old members
of last years eleven are not at all
certain of places on this years team
and Coach Gorton must be .shown"
before any man Is given chance to
make his varsity letter. 1t is prob
able that a different team will be used
in the second half. SO that all the men
may be given chance to show what
they can do.
The athletes from the peatland out
weighed the Garvanzas several pounds
to the man, but Gorton expects to
overcome bulk with speed. Hayes,
Thomas and Hopkins are to be tried
out for quarter. with Carus, Collins,
Thomson and Willoughby for the other
backs. Wieman and johnson will hold
down the ends, with Conrad at center,
Patterson, Kellogg, McDermott. Land
dith and Thomson for the other line
positions. Several of the second teams
also may be given shot at the game
and later shifted to the varsity.
Harvard broke into the game with
its first football practice yesterday
afternoon on the military school field,
with fine bunch of old players, of
both last years first and second teams
and several new faces. Coach Boren
seemed pleased with the squad that
turned out and has hopes of playing
second fiddle only to Los Angeles High
school. This year the tin soldier bri-
gade will meet Santa Ana, San Diego,
Long Beach, Hollywood, Pasadena,
Throop and the local high school, with
a possibility of some northern prop
team being brought south to, meet
Boren's men. The high school game is
scheduled for October 81, and in fact
is the only one for which a definite date
has been arranged.