Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-17

Southern California ended the sea-
year. The Golden Bears had two
On the Pacific Coast the thu
come to be regarded as the stront
under Nibs Price, has splendid ma
with Pop Warner at the helm. Nc
material at Southern California is
to what appears to be an even sta
The fourth team I am incline
Oregon University. Coach McEwa1
with the loss of only a few men
coming campaign.
Oregons schedule may work out to
McEwan's advantage. too. The Web
footers meet Stanford October S. and
this will be the crucial game for Nc
Evans team. If Oregon wins this game
you may expect to see the champion
ship going to McEwans team, provided
the same standard Is maintained
against Washington and Oregon State.
Has Is Letter Men.
Oregon has Is letter men returning
among them John KitZmiller, a fine
backfield performer. Most Of McEwan's
men are veterans Of two years expert
ence.
California, with seven regulars and
four additional letter men returning,
has only four positions to fill. Those lost
are Capt. Phillips, end; Bancroft and
Fitz. tackles, and Schmidt, fullback.
All were very valuable players.
Norton, who played end much Of last
year, will probably take Phillips place,
while Clarity and Gill. the latter from
the frosh team, are promising candi-
dates for the position formerly held by
Schmidt, who was a great defensive
player
CALIFORNIA; line was strong last year,
and price has good players to plug up
the gaps left vacant by Bancroft and
Fitz.
AS long as California has a strong
line. backed up by LON. with his power
full punting, the Golden Bears will be
dangerous. Lom should be one Of the
Coasts best players again this year.
Loses Clever Guards.
At Stanford the main problem seems
to be replacing Post and Robeskey, very
good guards. Coach Warner is planning
to try Heiser and Driscoll, and although
all Stanford rooters expect them to
make good, nobody feels that they will
measure up to the standard of the other
two Immediately.
For backfieid material Coach
Warner has several fine ball carriers.
Fleishhacker and Smalling, quarter
y.
hacker weighs 220, and played great
foot ball against us last year.
Simkins and Frentrup, who came to
the front near the close Of last years
schedule, ought to be a big help to
Warner. Frentrup, it will be recalled.
did lot Of damage to the Army, while
SiInkins had considerable to do with
Stanfords last-minute rally to tie Cali
fornia. Rintala, from the frosh. is an
other good ball carrier. Stanford lost
6 regulars through graduation, but
has IL letter winners returning.
Well Fixed Himself.
At Southern California we have Is
letter men back. but only of these
were regulars last year. Moses, a regu-
lar in 1927, Is back, but recently he
broke a bone in his foot and he will
not be available until mid-October at
the earliest.
AS I look at the situation it's just
about toss up among the three Cali
fornia teams, much depending on hcV
the lines develop and how the breaiS
Of the game go once the campaign IS
under way. Southern California does
not play Oregon. Neither does Cali
fornia, so it's up to Stanford to keep
coast foot ball supremacy in Cali
fornia.
OuI returning Ve6EdnS are Ndpt.
Barragar, center, whom will probably
shift to guard on offense; Tappaan,
end; Anthony, tackle: Galloway, guard;
Edelson, halfback, and Saunders, full
back.
1t Is too early to tell just how things
will work out, but right now think I
shall use Steponovitch at thu other
end position, Hoff or Hall at tackle. and
try Dye at center. In the backf1eld
oNt will fpio al az nfIfc
and MusicS, from the frosi1, may work
into fullback position, as 1t is my plan
to employ Saunders at quarter.
Washington Puzzle.
In the Northwest they regard Wash
ington University as the mystery team
Of the conference. It is often hard for
a coach to get going again after trouble
such as 1Enoch Bagshaw had last VIM
ter, when a move was made to Gust him,
but on the other hand such things often
weld group of foot ball players into a
fighting unit.
Bagshaw is said to have fine material
coming up from the frosh team. In ad-
dition he has eight two-year letter men
returning, which is enough to gladden.
the heart of any coach. It has been
said Washington will be easy this year.
But would not be surprised If Wash
ington turned out one of the strongest
teams on the coast.
Washington State should be hard to
beat. Coach Hollingbery always has a
scrappy outfit, and with 16 letter men
returning the Cougar mentor should
build strong eleven. Oscar Jones and
Porter Lainhart are very good backs.
but they may not show so we'll this year
unless Hollingbery can fashion a new
line to replace the one he lost through
graduation, nine veterans being missing
from the team.
One of my former assistants, Leo
Calland, takes over the coaching at
Idaho University, and I am hoping he
will have a good year. Leo is a keen
foot ball student and has the happy
faculty Of imparting confidence to his
men. Give him two or three years and
he will do something for Idaho.
Oregon State. surprise conqueror Of