Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-04
j. S. c. FOOTBALL
TEAM PROMISING
Plenty of Material for Light, Fast
Team Is Ready for
Cromwell

Six veterans VIII not answer the call
for football candidates at tho Univer-
sity of Southern California this year.
They are:' Ickes, quarterback and cap
tain-elect; Selph. fullback; Wirsching,
right end; Cochran, right tackle; Bun
ker, center, and Decius, right half. In
spite of these losses, Coach Cromwell
is very optimistio over the outlook for
the coming season. and expects to turn
out a light, fast team, capable of
handling the forward pass In all its in
tricacies, aiming to have 1t take the
place of the line buck, and thus place
the offensive team In the same position
in case the required number Of yards
is not made, while using up compar-
atively little energy.
The loss of Sidney Ickes is most
keenly felt by the university. Ickes
was not only quarter, but a gridiron
general, and in these days of wonderful
possibilities in driving an eleven a man
of this character Is the greatest asset a
team can have. He is to enter Dart
mouth this fall, in company with his
friend and chum, Getler, the speedy
end.
Courtney Decius, all-Southern Cali
fornia halfback, and a most brilliant,
player in carrying the ball from fake
formations last year, has deserted the
university for Stanford, where a berth
alongside Stan Mitchell and Louis Cass
looked too good to resist. He will be
greatly missed from the varsity back
field because of his clear head excel
lent judgment and defensive skill.
The varsity lost through graduation
only two men-Selph, an aggressive
player and an excellent defensive full
back, and Carl Wirsching. who played
magnificent game last year at end
until disabled by injuries received in
the Occidental game. 1t was his first
year at college football, and he leaves
a place hard to fill under the exigencies
of the new rules.
Bunker, the clever center who was
not heavy enough to be very aggressive,
but fine defensive player, and Coch-
ran, the right tackle, will not return to
school this year.
OF the veterans who will return to
school the greatest tower of strength is
Malcolm, all-Southern California guard
last year and mentioned as the likeli-
est candidate for captain since Ickes'
departure for Dartmouth. Malcolm
was the quickest and most active of
last seasons guards, with a record Of
diagnosing plays extremely we'll and
breaking them up. He combines an ex-
cellent defense with good speed In get
ting down the field under kicks, ano
opens up good holes for his backs.
He is one of the best at recovering
loose ball, a quality that is excep-
tionally valuable in the new game. He
is strong, steady and has the ability
to outlast any amount of hammering
attack.
Stookey is another veteran who re-
turns to play his old position at right
tackle. Last season he played a game
second to none in the south and was
picked to captain the All-Southern CAL
ifornia team.
Hill. All-Southern California end last
year, the lightest and at the same time
the speediest man on the team. will
play his old position. On getting down
the field under punts few can equal
him; he tackles cleanly and is exceed
tngly clever at boxing his man.
Allan, right guard, and Hal Paulin,
left half and captain of last years
team, conclude the list of first team
members who will report for practice.
Paulin is good, consistent back. but
did not have much chance to shine
with the more sensational Decius on
the team.
New material seems to be rather
E scarce this year. Wilfred Taylor the
crack Hollywood quarter and half
back, who was expected to enter the
university this fail, has changed his
mind and is to enter Ames college,
Iowa.
Two men who are likely to pdove of
value to Cromwell this season are
Hummel and Henderson, who played
with the academy last year. Hummel
starred at end and should make a
good bid for the gap left vacant by
Wirsching. He handles the forward
pass very successfully, which should
make him a valuable man under the
new rules. Henderson played center
and right tackle.
Carl Skinner, a high school man,
will try out for his old position at
end and should make the team.
Swartz of Polytechnic will enter
school as a freshman this fall. He
was one of the best serum men Poly
had last year and should make good
at the American game.
The return of "Bul' Hatch brings
Joy to the heart of Cromwell. "BilT'
was one of the tackles Traeger had on
his championship team of 1908 and was
accounted one of his strongest men.
While not as aggressive as Haight,
who played on the opposite side OF
the line the same year, he is a pow
erful man, seldom put out of play
and does not allow himself to be boxed
by the opposing ends.
Another old veteran to return is Tom
Woolin, who played tackle position
three years ago. He may be used be-
hind the line in place of Hall, who Is
rather light, as he had considerable
experience in q halfback position
when at Culver Military academy
Some of last years scrubs are in line
to make positions on the varsity this
season, and one of the most likely of
these is Hogan, who played a half
back position in several of the minor
games and during part of the Pomona
game. He is an exceptionally fast
man and should prove good at hand
ling the forward pass; he is a fairly
accurate passer and with little more
experience will prove a valuable man.
Burleson and Rogers, candidates for
an end position; Keller, Hall and WAL
lace, substitutes on the first team, will
be back to make hard fight for posi-
tions as regulars.
One particular change in the new
rules this year which will decidedly
favor the u. s. c. is that permitting
a team to remove a player in one
period and then to allow him return
in a subsequent period, provided, Of
course that he was not removed for
any violation Of the rules.
The university, with her afflliated
schools, has as many students to pick
from for team as the other four con-
ference colleges combined, and will
therefore be able to have great num-
ber of players to substitute, whereas
It will take a lot of scurrying for Red
lands and Whittier to get together a
single team.
GOLF MATCH POSTPONED
BOSTON. Mass, Sept. 3,-Robert C.
Watson, secretary of the United States
Golf association, announces that the
team match which was to have been