Imperial Valley press., 1926-10-22
ANNUAL. TROJAN
AND BEAR SCRAP
DUE TOMORROW
L. s. c. Squad Favored
to Win Battle With
Northern Eleven.
gy JOHN MCDONALD
Il. p. staff Correspondent


SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 22.-As
waning October carries coast con
ference. play step farther toward
footballs glorious month, Novem-
lc~. into the bard fought fields of
the elimination grind. fou. teams.
TWO south and two north, are clam
orirg at the gate of titledom,
through which only one may enter
n winner. Three of these four run
into dangerous opposition tomorrow
afternoon against conference schools
but thcv should \continur their
march TO yictory.
Tie four big cantcuderS are |. ;.
c. Stanford Washington and Ore
con Aggirs. the latter marking time
tomorrow The Vrojans meet Cali
foruia q hc:tvv tavorite to win over
the yauut,d Bears of other wears;
Stanford. on paper, should beat Ore
con: Washington should dispose of
Washington State. An upset IN
any one Of these three battles viii
MAKE the far west race a puzzle
to dope.
Bv virtue Of tradition, the Tro-
ian Bear contest Shouid hc a foot
bail classic. By token Of compare
tive strengths this wear it might Dc
vclon into virtual track meet for
the herd. HoWcvcr, III" fighting
spirit Of the Golden Beer, reused by
two tragic defeats i'm succession and
n,
light, must not h" discounted.
Countoring this, the Troians are out
to aNeugc Il EcarS o. dcf"at At
the hands OF California. 1t WAS
1915 when L. :. c. last defeated the
Bear.
Unlrys California uses its advan-
tage in punting, the TroianS bid
fair to ran uP an overwhelming
score. Predictions are they will win
ny two u siX touchdoWns. Cali
foruia enthusiasts are consollng
themselves in recalling the last en.
gagemcnt between the rivals in 1924
whom thc Beay took the field an IN
derdoe but came through q : 70 0
fwinnar
Wb,-he- or not the game itself
proves q classic. il viii he staged II
a picturesque classic setting at
Berkeley oval. with wildly en-
thusiaSt.c crowd Of 10000 in pros
pect Special trains viii arrive 10
night bearing thousands Ct South
land supporters.
Watch for Kaer
FrcquentorS Of Berkeley ovalS
who have already seen two coast
sensations. the galloping cowboy
smith Of 81. Marv's and the plung-
ING Schuimor.ch ot Oregon Aggics,
awaited II" cntrec Of third lus-
trous one-man scoring machine, ono
Mort Kaer. who last year dashed
his way 10 the individual touchdown
crown and .s off for q similar rec
ord This year.
- There win be veterans Of other
Trojan Pear battles in the lineup,
, stars like Jeff Cravath, Morley
Lrury, Andy Miller, Griffin and
Jabs.
1t Will be Oregon : Homecoming
tomorrow and a week s celebration
, marking the schools fifticth an
; riversary will be fittinglv climax
ed when its lemon and green mingles
in combat with the cardinal of Stan,
ford.
Coach John McEwan purposelv
arranged his schedule giving Ore
oon a two week rest, TO point for the
Warner men, anticipating 4 cardin-
a! onslaught, such as was directed
at Nevada last Saturday.
Stanford arrived at Eugene to-
1av a slight favoritc to win its
first conference game of the sea
son. The Cardinals Will dig their
clcats into the sawdust covered
HAYWARD field with the opening
kickoff and attempt to wrest an
carly victory to save strength and
Coach Warner : biggest bag Of
tricks for the Trojan Stanford bat.
II" next week. Trojan scouts will
watch every movement in tomor.
.lcw's battle
Other Good Games
\ iimping Cougar viii face Wash
ngton at Seattle. Coach IIOlling-
horv 5 statcrs were badly battered
iu the L. S. g. game two weeks ago.
The Cougars haven t recovered
from that fierce engagement and
enter the game tomorrow under a
Landicap. Coach Bagshaw at Wash
iHgton, however, must see a tough
tattle ahead for he has announced
ne will unleash the huskies in ear
nest for the first time this season.
ST. Marv's will meet the wolf
pack of Nevada in all its hungry
fury at Reno. The two are almost
cvcnly matched. st. Mary's goes
in a slight favortc but il is home
coming day at Nevada, an inspira-
tiou to any team.
The California Aggic-Collcgc of
Pacific affair at Davis should be
no petting party. Boosting the
strongest outfit in wears, the farmer
lads should win the important inter
valley battle.
Other games tomorrow include
Montana VS. Montana Teachers at
Butte; Idaho vs. Idaho College at
Moscow, and L. G. Southern branch
vs. Pomona, at Los Angeles.