Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-25
j. Of WASHINGTON
RATED CONTENDER
Figured in Race for Pacific
Title Despite Unusual
Conditions.
BY FRANK G. GORRIE.


- EATTLE, Wash, September IS up.
Although losing an all-Ameri-
ca halfback and coached by
~ man whom the student board of
control attempted to pay off"
last Winter, the University Of Wash
ington foot ball team, which won only
two conference games last year, is
doped to be a championship contender
In the Pacific Coast Conference this
season.
with 20 letter men back for duty
and some extra fine sophomore mate
rial on hand, Coach Enoch Bagshaw
poets. Bagshaw. lost Charles "Chuck"
Carroll. all-America ace, through
graduation, but figures that on the
whole the Washington eleven will have
better all-around combination this
year.
Ninth Year on Job.
Despite the fact that he was the
storm center of highly political cam
paign on the university campus last
Winter, BagshaW stuck to his job and
has started his ninth year of coach
ing at Washington. The student board
of control twice voted to dismiss the
husky mentor and pay up his contract
of three more years, but the faculty
committee decided this could not logic
ally be done. The student board then
requested that the coach Immediately
resign. He refused, but offered to leave
at the end Of this season II the uni
versity would pay him the balance Of
his salary. The students turned down
the offer and dropped the matter.
Although Carroll left great gap in
the husky backfield, Bagshaw has a
find" in Merle Hufford, who graduated
from the freshman lineup last year
and is being counted on to fill great
ford was a star with the yearlings and
showed rare form in Spring practice
with the varsity. He Is fast and
shifty runner, good passer and fair
kicker.
Another freshman to move to the var
Sity ranks was Charles RoSenhan, a 200
pound full back. RoSenhan is triple
threat man and powerful ball carrier.
Several letter men also are available for
the backfield. Johnny Geehan, a regular
two years ago, but ineligible last season
because of a college prank, is the lead
ing candidate for the quarterback posi-
ton.
Geehan's performances on the field
have been remarkably smooth and he
displayed field generalship of the first
order to WIN two letters in 1925 and
1927.
Other shining lights for backfeld posi-
lions include Elliott Pulver, Thurle
Thornton, Johnny Stombaugh, Bob Buzz
gard, Bill Marsh and Gordie Jenkins. All
except jenkins are varsity letter men.
Jenkins came up from the freshman
team and is an outstanding ball carrier.
Has a Strong Line.
The husky line Is Bagshaw's strong
point. Last yera's forward wall Is back
intact and from present indications
looks as II it will be left virtually that
way. One change has been considered.
that of moving Capt. Paul Jessup, g.
foot 7-tnch veteran tackle to center.
Paul Schwagler, brilliant freshman
tackle last year, would probably get Jes-
sup's old job. Sam Kraetz, regular
center last year, would be the loser in
the deal. Henry Wentworth, a big,
rawbone youth, is the other veteran
tackle. The guard positions would be
capably filled by Jack Seaman and Bill
Greger and the ends managed by Bill
Snider and Clarence Pautzke. Several
other flashy wingmen also are available.
including Larry Westernweller and Roy
Squires.
The Washington teams greatest
weakness Is in the kicking department.
The huskieS play their first game of
the season next Saturday against a
non conference member, but an old
tough rival, Whitman College.