Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-21
LAWYERS MEET
DOCTORS TODAY
FURNISH PRINCIPAL GAME IN
SOUTHLAND
ATTORNEYS SEEM TO BE FA-
VoREp BY DoPEsTERs
Physicians Have Shown Good Form In
Practice, but Lack Playing EXpe-
rlence-Saints and Throop
at Fiesta Park

The principal football game in South
ern alifornia this afternoon will be
that between the u. S. c. law school
eleven and the newly formed aggre-
cation representing the college of
physicians and surgeons. The game
is scheduled to commence at $3.50
o'clock at Bovard field According to
all the dopesters. the Lawyers should
win the game hands down, as they
have had the experience which only
can be gotten by playing the best teams
of the locality The Lawyers also have
| the distinction of being the first team
which crossed the goal line OF the Los
Angeles high school eleven. at that
time considered the best football ag-
gregation in Southern California.
| Today's game will be the first pubic
appearance of the Doctors. and re-
CARELESS of the prestige of any individ-
| ual player on the team, they Will be
| Judged by the public upon the SHOW
| ing they make today Kidder, VINO is
captain of the Doctors team. formerly
was Los Angeles high school player
and held down the left half position
! in 1908. Fullback Charleston formerly
played on the Lake Forest university
| eleven. Thurber, who holds down the
right tackle position, is said to tip
| the scales at 210 pounds. The coach
| should accept no excuses II he falls TO
down his man as soon as he gets with
| in tackling distance. Boyd, at right
end. should show up well, as he has
had much experience in the game and
played several years on the Los An
| geles high school eleven.
Coach Byrnes is pleased with the
showing which the Doctors eleven mas
made in practice and predicts victory
for his proteges. In this game, all dis
putes should be settled quickly and
| fractures easily mended. The lineup
for the Doctors will be as folloWs'
Gavnor. right end; Werner, left tackle;
Stokes, left guard; Peterson, center;
Nelson, left guard; Thurber, right
tackle; Boyd, right end; Harendeen,
quarterback; Kidder, right half and
captain; Rough, right half and Charles
ton fullback
The game scheduled to be played at
Pasadena between the Throop Poly
technic high school eleven and the st.
Vincent props this afternoon will be
played at Fiesta park instead. The
change was made because Coach
Moores of the Saints believes a larger
crowd would attend the game in Los
Angeles than in Pasadena, and his
opinion being seconded by Coach Lar
sen of Throop, the game will take
place on the local grounds at 2:SO
o'clock.
The coaches of both elevens have
been putting their men through some
especially strenuous practice for the
contest, as each knows the opposing
team is we'll up in the game and is
determined to carry the Iaurels 10 lts
respective school.
Yesterday afternoon the Saints held
secret practice at Fiesta park with
the varsity team and appear to be in
perfect physical condition for the strug-
gle After yesterdays practice, Coach
Moores of the locals said, "All my play
ers are in perfect condition for the
coming battle and although the Throop
boys slightly outweigh our team we
are confident that our speed and team
work will win the struggle"
All the regular st. Vincent players
will be in the game with the exception
of Right Tackle Daze, who has re-
turned to his home in Arizona for the
Thanksgiving holidays. The team Will
line up as follows: Right end, Col
den: right tackle, Hanrahan: right
guard, Machado; center, Lewis; left
guard, Lockwood; left tackle, Canepa;
left end. Lane; quarter, O'Conner; left
half, Wilde; full, Bourbon; right half
Brady.
The University of Southern Cali
fornia football team held banquet at
the Westminster hotel last night.
Pomona's fotball team, according to
Coach Stanton, will be in the best con-
dition vet for Mondays game with Oc-
cidental. All of the first team men
are in good shape, with the possible
exception of Shut, who has not been
in a suit this week, but who neverthe-
less will play Monday.
The last practice scrimmage was
held Thursday night. After the scrim-
mage the scrubs were dismissed fter
a Season Of faithful practice. Before
thew left Alumni field they gave three
hearty cheers for the varsity, the first
team men returning the compliment.
First Sub Quarterback Neuls is out
of the game with blood poison. He is
not in a very serious condition, how
ever.
The girls of the freshman class won
the college girls basketball champion
ship Thursday night. The game was
the last of a hard fought series with
the juniors.
Baseball practice already has COM
menced unofficially and the prospects
are good for the Claremonters. Not
only are most of the old team here,
all but one remaining, but there has
been an influx of much good material
notably Shut, who is reported to be
good at catching Football practice
has prevented him getting out for base
ball hitherto.