Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-05
.M'EWAN'S BIC YEAR
LOOMS AT OREGON
Ex-West Pointer Has Chance
to Prove Old Army Game
Is All Said of 1t.
BY LAWRENCE PERRY.

"a VIEW YORK, September 5.-This
is the year when Capt. John
VI w. McEwar, who resigned his
4 position as head coach at West
Point to 90 to the University of
oregon, may be expected to demonstrate
that the old Army game In all its
efficiency can be transported to the
In his first year, 1925, McEwan had
an impoverished inheritance from the
preceding year. yet, beaten though his
team was by various opponents. 1t re-
vealed the dawn Of scoring mood by
IL against Stanford and Is against
California.
Next year, with material even poorer
than In 1925, the webfoots took ter
rible beating all along the line. 1t was
the material, but even so, doubtful
Oregonians began to wonder just what
merit there was to this brand Of Eastern
foot ball which the former all-American
center had brought over the Oregon
trail.
Beat Its Big Rival.
last season, though beaten by STAN
ford and California, oregon won all her
other games. including a victory over
her great rival. oregon State, whose
defeats of State university elevens in
recent years had been accepted prac-
tically as a matter of course. This made
the biggest sort of hit with oregon
rooters, who were further exalted by q
27-to-0 victory over another blood rival,
the University of Washington.
Well. this Fall Oregon will have
virtually lie same flrst-string lineup as
in 1928. .iagen at guard will be missing,
so will Pope at end and Burnell,. who is
slated for the Army. it is said, and
Gould-both backfield men. But
capable players to fill these vacant posi-
tons were found in the course Of
Spring practice. While weak in reserve
material, Oregon Is herewith selected as
the likelieSt team to win the Northwest
championship and, indeed, there are
those who would not be surprised were
McEwan's outfit to come through to a
Pacific Conference title. AS to this the
Stanford game october will afford a
speaking hint. Hurdling this formidable
obstacle, 1t may well be that the
Oregonians will not be stopped at all.
With dissatisfied alumni bowling for
Ernest Bagshaw's scalp, it Is problemat-
ical just what the Huskies will do. But
the coach will have certain assets which
are not generally recognized. First OF
all, the Seattle squad contains material
which, properly whipped up, might re-
suit in the development Of an eleven
as fine as that of 1925, when the
Huskies captured the Pacific Coast
Conference title. Secondly, every man
on the squad Is keen for Baggy and
that means lot to o coach. The stu
alton is squarely up to Bagshaw this
year. He has the opportunity Of stop
ping the mouths Of his critics or OF
giving them additional ammunition.
Washington State Strong.
Washington State will have at least
as strong an eleven as the 1923 combi-
nation. Coached by the capable Babe
Hollingberry, it is regarded as certain
what with numerically strong squad
that working organization will be eff
fected. The problem lies in the devel-
opment of tackles and quarterback.
Oregon State, whose sprightly and
efficient play in New York when the
Westerners crushed New York Univer-
sity will be wildly recalled by metro
politan fans, has lost such able per-
formers as Maple in the backfield; Carl
son and Eilers, guards: Whitlock, crack
end, and Luce, veteran tackle. With the
entire left side Of the line thus wrecked
Paul Schissler Is confronted by rea
task in developing replacement.
Idaho, coached by Leo Calland. whit
had marked success as freshman coacf
at the University of Southern Califor'
mia, is likely to be fairly strong. Mon
tana's prospects are nil.