The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-11-29
Il! MEET
NEW YEARS.
IN BATTLE
sgY esterners Have A Very
High Record Dur
ing Season

with the California Bruins and
Ohio State invited to furnish the
sgridiron entertainment for the
Tournament at PParadena on
New Yaer's Day two different
Kinds Of scoring machines will be
brought together.
The Buckeyes, champions OF the
Western Conference, are low
sc6rlng team. They won the TUE
shonors with a season total OF but
81 points.
Almost in direct contrast to
them 9the University OF California
team Is the biggest scoring team
OF the country.
Against the strong teams OF the
Paclfic Coast Conference, includ-
x Sug slWashington State, Oregon
State, Oregon Aggles and Stan
gf6tdy 1.-THE Californians piled up 444
\ points to their opponents Ii
this year--nnd those Ia points
7 were the result of tumble i'll one
game and doubtful kick in an
other
Amy team that has attempted to
PLAY 0Id-fashioned football against
the Bears this year has been up
against q brick wall defense. But
followers Of the OhIoans know
that they are forward passing
team VINO have no regard for
the old style line football.
The Ga1ffornians have four out
staining stars on their eleven this
year. They are Brick" Muller.
! end and an All-AmeriCan man,
.Psskyss Sprott, halfback, Dan Nc
( tackle and ], 3. Morrison,
fu1lback.
All four of these men arc
whafesF on defense and offense.
Sprott and Muller were both menu
beTB2 OF the Olympic team.
Muller, right end. although he
is but IS, is one of the most pow
s arfuI athletes ever developed on
( the coast. He weighs lSS pounds
and lis considered the fastest wing
man California squads have had
the last 20 years. Working with
i Erb, the T50-pound quarter, Null
Her has proven to be the most con
3sistent forward pass ground gain
4efs0f all the Coasters,
He's a red-headcd lriShman and
never speaks from the time the
whistle blows until the quarter il
ended, but he tackles en- till tehl
teeth crack and can be counted OH
to eliminate two opponents for
each play coming around his end.
Sprott, backfield star, has been
IA great ground gamer for the
Bears. His method of whipsnap
tackling whereby. he grabs his man
i by the arm and spins him round
for a big loss has many times
caused a three or four-yard loss to
his opponents and their consequent
loss of the ball.
tackles the Californians
have pair of fast darting men
who weigh 1856 pounds in Dean
and Mcmillan.
Mcmillan is a heady. quic't
thinking. man and plays the hit
{ 'en1-fiyst sort of game. He has
been one OF the main reasons for
4 keeping the California goal line
practically uncrossed this year.
Morrison has stood out as one
of the best fullbacks on the coast.
{ l19t weighs L - pOulub am HAAAo
plungess have made 1t possible for
his team to march straight down
. the field without having to resort
4 to overhead play. He boots con-
sistently for 60 yards and several
of his kicks have measured 70
/ yards. He is feet and when
& charging he resembles n battcrns
ram with his head ducked down
as he plows through.
1t will be interesting to note
/ lust how the forward pass wond D.
Eeom OF Ohio will stack up against
the high-scoring machine OF the
the Buckeye quarterback
ssHodge'' Workman and his speedy
\ ginning mate, Pete Stinchcomb.
: Be able, to pull the New Year
DAY game out of the fire in the
last minute of play as they won
1.-The Western Conference title
sIErom Illinois?
the Californtans will have to
watch lem.
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