East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1920-10-12
FOOTBALL YEAR
BIDS FAIR TO ECLIPSE
ANY FOR PAST DECADE
United Press Sports Editor
Says Outlook is Fine for a
Banner Season; Interest in
Games Shown by Public, Too
BY NJ. D. TRACY

Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. l2-It look
like a tough year for pigs.
There will have to be heap oi
them slaughtered sor Pacific Coas
footballers are going to kick more pig.
skins around the gr. .diron this yeaI
than in many years past.
American football on the coast fin.
| ally has come into its own once more
after surviving the combined attacks
OF the war and the importation of the
Rugby game. Colleges from Canada to
Mexico have launched the season with
fall schedules and with coaches and
hackers loudly proelaiming that they
have the real stuff.
What's more the general public is
taking heed, and listening with the re-
suit that. there is more football inter-
est in the west than there has been for
decade.
Critic r ciSs Five
With the season just opening the
University of California. the Univer-
,ity OF Southern California and Wash
ngton States, the University of Wash
nR and oregon Agricultural seem to
oe the outstanding teams OF their re-
spective sections.
But the general situation is far from
clear for Stanford and the southern
branch of the University OF California
nave big squads out and dopesters al
most without exception regard them
as mysterious elements. Stanford
came back to the American game and
the inner circle of collegiate sport last
year after first prolonging filtration
with Rugby and then quarreling with
the University of California over the
question of permitting freshman to
play Last year her showing was a
bit sorry But this year Stanford is
'.viewed with alarm" by numerous
gridiIon seers
The University of California south
ern Branch in Las Angeles boasts an
enrolment of $500 and with Harry
Trotter as coach, is prom sing TO put
some exotic seasoning into the coast
football pudding.
In the Pacific northwest Washing
ton State and the University of Wash
ington have strong back fields while
the oregon Aggies are concentrating
on the development of line. feeling
that theirs backs are in class with
any.
The University of Oregon team
which fought Harvard to standsiti
in the East West game on New Years
Day at Pasadena. will be weakened
this year by the loss OF
many of its veterans. Coach Shy
is about all there is left Of
last years machine.
California Rated Strong
The University of California is con-
ceded things pretty much its own way
in northern California, unless Stanford
carries out it's threat to spoil the dope
sheets.
Southern California is backing the
niversity of Southern California TO
beat the University of California and
represent the west in the East West
game at Pasadena. The Method SITS
have many OF their last years men
back on the squad. Pomona's team is
the same as last year--light
and speedy. ccidential is admittedly
weak.
Two important intersectional games
are scheduled both with northwestern
theams representing the coast, in ad-
ditian to the Pasadena classic New
Years day. Washington State Will
play Nebraska at Lincoln on Nevem-
ber 25 and Dartmouth will play the
University OF Washington at Seattle
27.