The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-09-05
STANFORD GRID
TEAM FAVORED
!. FOR 3RD TITLE
California Golden Bears Have
Most Impressive Squad This
Year Since 1924
TROJANS BEAR WATCHING
Graduation Struck a Heavy
Blow to Coach Enoch Bag
shaw's Washington Team
TROJANS BEAR WATCHING
By RUSSELL j. NEWLAND
ASSOCIATED Press Sports Writer)


San Francisco, Sept. 5. (AP) =
The team that wins the. 1928 Pacific
Coast Conference championship will
have to travel a more rugged route
than ever before.
Not only has competition been
broadened by the addition Of another
commemorative University of Cali
fornia at Los Angeles--but the dis
tribution Of man power is more even.
Teams TINT were weak last year
have more potential stars glimmer-
ing in the ranks and early season
dope" promises a terrific scramble
for honors by the ten grid squads.
Adding to the keen conference
rivalry will be three important in
tersectional games. They bring to-
gether, Stanford and Army in New
York City; Oregon State College and
New York University on the latter's
home grounds, and Notre Dame and
Southern California in Los Angeles.
Stanford Is Favorite
Stanford, conference champion for
two years and victor over Pitts
burgh in the East-West game last
season, will be a slight favoritc
again this year. Foxy Glen Pop"
Warner. whose perennial and amaz-
ing formations have caused the rules
to be changed many times, is count
ed on to come up with several new
plays As usual.
Coach Warmers first gesture has
been to add power to his backfield.
He plans to use heavy quarterbacks.
The Cardinals offense, always spec
tacular, will be built around big
"Biff" Hoffman, captain and full
back.
Southern California will bear
watching. With Captain-elect Jess
Hibbs, who was chosen as tackle on
many all-American teams last year,
as the nucleus, Coach Howard Jones
has seasoned material for every
other position on the line. To re-
place Morley Drury, all-American
quarterback, Jones is grooming three
1927 regulars-Russ Saunders, Don
Williams and Rocky Kemp - and
Marshall Duffield, q. newcomer.
California Comes Back
After three seasons filled with
many defsAts and disappointments
University Of California comes to
the front with the most impressive
squad since 1924. Coach C. M.
'Nibs" Price will have 20 veterans
to work with, including Captain
elect Irvine Phillips, who received
generous mention in 1927 as all
coast end. A wealth of backfield
material features several men who
helped California beat Pennsylvania
last year.
Among the northern members,
Oregon State College stands out. Six
Of the 10 regulars returning have
had two years varsity experience.
Among the prospects is Coquelle
Thompson, 200-pound Indian, whose
spring practice work stamps him as
IN outstanding ful]back possibility.
Whitlock to End
One Of Coach Paul Schissler's first
moves was to shift Mel Whitlock,
mammoth halfback. to an end posi-
tion. It is expected to materially
strengthen the front line while
there is plenty Of "beef' left in the
baek row. Among the graduates
from the freshman team is Henry
Hughes, who learned to carry the
ball in the barefoot league" Of
Honolulu. The Hawaiian can kick
ball Is far barefooted as most others
do with shoes on.
Graduation struck heavy blow at
Washington last season and Coach
Enoch Bagshaw is faced with the
task Of replacing many positions
with new and practically unknown
performers. In the backfield, how
ever, he will have Charles Carroll,
J6Adine point scorer Of the confer
omee last year, and Thurle Thorn
ton, another capable ball lusser.
Washington State College takes
~ field with a stronger looking
a0uad than in 1927 while Idaho,
Dragon and Montana, all in good
lhape in the way Of veterans, are
nred to put formidable .elevens
10 action.