Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-27
HARD LUCK ON
TRAIL OF OXY
COACH, CAPTAIN AND MANY
PLAYERS HURT
HOSPITAL LIST Is LARGE AND
GROWING FAST
Gorton, Wleman, Collins, johnson and
Others Forced Out Of Workouts,
and Subs Must BE Played
Against Throop

Hard luck seems to be following the
Occidental football team this season.
for. although they won their game with
Whittier last Saturday, the cost was
dear-Captain Wieman was forced to
leave the game on account of the same
bad knee and hip that has been ham
dicappng him all season; Collins mas
not been able to get to his classes be-
cause of his foot blood poisoning hay
ing developed, and the physician III
charge says IL will be some time before
he viii be able to don suit again;
Fred Johnson, who plays the other
half, was not able to appear on the
field Monday on account OF bad Knee
as a result of injuries In Saturdays
game, and II looks as though Carus is
laid on the shelf for the remainder OF
the season, his leg being no better than
IT was two weeks ago, and Coach Cor
ton stil is hobbling on one foot, ms
ankle still being in a cast. All these
injuries greatly handicap the Presby-
terians and prevent them from oeVeiop-
ing as fast as they should.
They meet Throop Polytechnic next
Saturday and Coach Gorton will use
several substitutes in the game to give
every varsity man who In any way is
injured q chance to rest up for the
game with u. s. C. the following Sat
urday. The Throop game probably
will be played In the morning to allow
the men to attend the game between
Saint Vincents and the Miners that
afternoon.
The Sherman Indian football team is
Handicapped somewhat this year in the
m2tter of practice games, which is due
directly to the fact that somebody con-
nected with the Indian team signed an
unbusinesslike contract with the foot
ball leaders of st. Vincent college to
the effect that Warmers huskies should
not play any other football team In
Los Angeles before they played the st.
Vincent team at Fiesta park Thanks
giving day. The contract was drawn
up before Coach Warner arrived at
the institution, otherwise the big
coach is of the opinion that 1t never
would have been signed. Coach War
ner naturally Is disappointed at this
state of affairs. as II is impossible Tor
him to secure any local games mean
time, neither can he get teams to go
to Riverside, as the crowds there are
not large enough to enable Warner
ta> clear expenses. The coach also Is
OF the opinion that the Indian players
cannot show their real value in one
game.
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The public may yet have an oppor-
tunity to witness the best football
game OF the season, providing the Los
Angeles high school succeeds In de-
feating it's rivals and the Sherman In
dians defeat the Saints. Coach Noble
and Coach Warner yesterday seriously
discussed plans for game the Satur-
day following Thanksgiving. This by
far would be the best contest that has
ever been pulled off in Southern Cali
fornia.
The Los Angeles high school foot
ball team will not resume training
until tomorrow Coach Noble has de-
cided to give his youngsters much
needed rest. After playing three or
the best teams in Southern California
the boys practically are "all in" They
will not play next Saturday, but VIII
meet the Santa Ana high school eleven
November z.
Coach Noble of the Los Angeles high
school has received letter from Man
ager Brant of the Colorado School or
Mines football eleven regarding che
position of referee in Saturdays game
at Fiesta park. 1t is probable that
there will be three officials at the
game and Ed Galley has been recon-
mended, among others, as being COM
petent to hold down one of the Jobs.
The officials will be selected not later
than Friday afternoon.