Imperial Valley press., 1920-10-08
BEST FOOTBALL
PROSPECTS EVER
FOR SOUTHLAND
All of the Southern California
Schools We'll Supplied With
Good Material; u. S. c. to
Haze the HeaUiest and Best
Team in Years.
(By Associated Press)

LOS ANGELES, Oct. S-One of the
oest football seasons in many years
IS being looked forward to by the uni
versities and colleges of southern Cal
ifornia this year. Almost without an
exception the schools have at least
more than half of last seasons squads
On hand with last years freshmen
players to rely upon for material with
which to fill the places of the players
who left.
The University of Southern Califor
lia will probably have the heaviest
and most experienced team it has
lad for several years. Although no
,fficial information has been given
out, it is expected the squad will aver
age about 100 pounds from end to
End with the backfield about fifteen
pounds lighter. The Trojan team is
he same as last years with the excep-
ion of the two guards, center and
quarterback. Those positions havp
been filled by experienced men.
When U. S. c. plays its first i'm
portant game here, October 16,
against Stanford, Coach Henderson
avs he expects to use the following
lineup: Bill Isehhouer and Jimmy
Smith, ends; Captain Roy Evans and
Beale, tackles; Orrue Hester and
Babe" Calland, guards; Red Cox,
center; Jimmy Woodward, quarter
back Frank Lockett and Charles
Dean, halfbacks and Johnny Leading
nam, fullback.
Pomona college candidates, among
whom are eleven veterans, have been
showing up exceptionally well in prac-
.ice, according to Coach Eugene
Nixon. The entire freshman squad of
asst session is out and many of the
veterans are being given hard fight
fer places on the team. Besides Cap
tain Charles McClain, 170-pound full
back, Nixon will have in the backfield
Ed. Covington at quarterback and
Chauncey Voorhies, Glenn Doughty,
Eugene Kennedy and Ray Wilson to
pick from for the other backfield po-
sitions. Nixon is having a hard time
rying to choose players for the line.
Bill Cooper and Bill Haughington are
spoke of for ends, Vail, Chambers,
Gillingham ard Pate are also out for
The positions. Warren and Bruce Ell
lott are likely candidates for center
and tackle, respectively while Baker,
Rich, Bell and Denebrink are consid-
cred for other positions in the line.
At Occidental college the turnout
S the largest since 1916, when Occi-
dental claimed the state championship,
according to Coach w. L. Stanton, who
believes in his present material. a
combination of a heavy plunging line
and a light shifty backfield, can be
found.
Reports from Redlands university
squad. Nine veterans have appeared
for practice and enough new men re-
ported for the other positions. Sub
stitutes will be scarce, however, as
there are only about 100 male stu
dents in the school.
Gerald Hastings, substitute quarter
back last season, is being picked to
call signals, Ben Carpenter again to
play at fullback. "Wild Bilr' Yount
and Ted Loper, halfbacks; Max Weld
and Clyde Cook, tackles; Colon Ogden
and Milton Gair to enternate at CEN
i er; Pauley and Hitch, guards and
Perry Hatcher, captain at end.
At the southern branch of the Uni
versity of California, Coach Harry
Trotter says he does not see how he
can turn out good team when only
sixteen candidates reported for prac-
tice and most Of them without foot
ball experience. The Cubs received
the worst Of the argument in two
practice games held recently, one with
local high school team.
The California Institute of Technol-
ogy is expected to be represented by
a team on a par with last years ac-
cording to reports. The line, it i;
aid, will average about 185 pounds
from tackle to tackle and the back