Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-28
STANFORD HAS lob
IN GRID INAUGURAL
Will Have to Be Strong to
Defeat Olympic Club
in Coast Feature.
BY HOWARD JONES,
Foot Ball Coach, University OF Southern
California.

A THOUGH the foot ball season
n is only in its first bloom, two
II very important games are
4 4 scheduled today on the Pacific
Coast, Stanford-O Olympic Club,
at Palo Alto, and University of South
ern California University of California,
at Los Angeles.
Exceptional interest attaches to the
Stanford game because the Olympic
Club team won last year, 1876, and
because of Stanford's strong showing
against the West Coast Army team last
week
Our game in Los Angeles is COM
handing attention. as it is the first
Coast Conference battle Of the year,
and also because 1t marks the start Of
foot ball relations between the two in
Stitutions.
I saw Stanford play last week and
was very much impressed by the size
Of Coach Warmers material. Stanford
certainly is as heavy, If not heavier.
than last year, and Warner seems well
fixed with reserve material.
doubt If there is a heavier backfield
in foot ball than that which Stanford
can use-Fleishhacker. Hillman, Small
ing. Rothert. Frentrup and Simpkins.
Each weighs over 100, and Fleshhacker
and Hillman top 2l0
But unless Stanford is on its toes 1t
may lose to the Olympic Club. which
has such players as Allen of Yale. Kaer.
Southern California: McLain Iowa:
Marcus. California: Wilson and Kuhn,
Washington. and Watson OF st. Marv's.
look for a tough game, With the
breaks likely to decide the winner. al
though I pick Stanford to win unless
all the luck is with the OLYMPIC Club.
Regarding our game with the Univer-
sitv of California at Los Angeles. I am
not of the same cpinion as many peo-
ple. who feel it will be an easy affair.
expect the Bruins to put up a lot
better game than most people expect
Copyright, 1929. by North American News
paper Alliance
By the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. September "a
Traditional opening day rivalries and
keen interstate clashes called out more
than twoscore college elevens today as
foot ball got under way in the Far West.
The 10 members of the Coast Confer
ence listed engagements ranging from
easy workouts to stiff competition.
Conference standings we're involved in
only one game. that at Los Angeles be-
tween the Southern California Trojans
end the University of California Bruins.
he powerful 1TOJdn squad. 1870 con-
ference champion. was favored to win.
Stanford's Cardinals faced a stiff
hurdle in the strong San Francisco
Olympic Club eleven with its near all
star cast. In their meeting last season
the clubmen romped off with a 12-6
victory. and critics favored them TODAY,
despite Stanfords fine showing m
trounclng an Army service team, 45-0.
a week ago
A. Berkeley. CALIFORNIA; Bears and
Santa Clara's Bronccs were slated.
Washington. other member of the
conferences big four" had date with
Whitman College. at Seattle. Other out
standing encounters today will bring
| together Oregon State and the Cali
fornia Aegies. Washington State and
College of Idaho. Oregon and Pacific.
University Of Montana and Mount St
Charles and University of Idaho and
Montana State.