Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-23
TACKLES, CENTER
MAY ANNOY 'BAMA
Cougar Forwards Regarded
Best in West-Wingmen
Are Clever.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

q AN FRANCISCO, Calf, De-
cember %. The Pacific
- Coast now confidently looks
to Washington State College
to restore some Of the sectors
foot ball prestige that was lost
when Notre Dame slaughtered
University Of Southern California.
The Cougars, undefeated champions
Of the Pacific Coast, stopped off here
Sunday en- route to Pasadena and in q
workout against the all-West squad that
is training at Berkeley for the annual
Shrine Hospital charity game looked the
part Of fit opponents for the University
OF Alabama in the annual Rose Bowl
game on January /.
Washington State is a team Of ire
mendous physical strength, and while
1t relies mainly on a power attack, it
also uses the aerial offense with much
cleverness. The Cougars have a fine
defensive line, and one gains the I'M
preston that their forward line will
be very hard to smash
Glenn Edwards has been heralded as
one of the best tackles of the season.
But those who have followed the Cou-
gars closely claim that Sleepy Glenn
has little or anything on Ahlskog, his
running mate on the opposite side of
the line. Ahlskog is much faster than
Edwards and Is regarded as the superior
on offense.
Fine Men In Line.
With Edwards and Ahlskog holding
the fort at the tackle positions and Mel
Helm at center, the Cougars have three
men who are the equal of any in the
game, and Freddie Sington, Alabama's
all America tackle. may not have things
entirely his own way on the line.
MaSkell and Hurley. the Cougar ends,
also are a pair of finished Workmen.
Maskell is regarded as one of the best
all-around wingInen on the Pacific
Coast, while Hurley is very clever pass
receiver. Hurley is one Of the main
cogS in the success of Washington's
aerial attack and will demand consider
able attention from Alabama.
In the back1eld Washington State
has great defensive man in Elmer
Schwartz, the fullback. On the at
tack Schwartz Is the fellow who is
called upon when two yards or so are
| needed for first down, but 1t Is on the
defense that he is most adept, and few
are the ball carriers who can get past
him.
Lainhart is the speed merchant Of
this way rate him right along with
Johnny Kit1miller, the Flying Dutch
man OF Oregon. Ellingson, another
halfback, is a regular jack Of all trades
and can handle every assignment
capably.
Have Powerful Offense.
The Cougars vary their offense from
punt formation to a single wingback
and are capable of generating tremen-
dous power Coach Babe Hollingberry
has veteran team at his command,
and the only probable weakness Coast
critics fear may develop in the game
with Alabama is on pass defense, al
though the Cougars were very effective
in defending the air lanes all season.
The present Washington State eleven
rose to its greatest heights when it de-
feated Southern California, to 6, early
in the season. Later it had narrow es-
capes in games with Washington and
Oregon State, but showed sufficient de-
fensive strength to protect small leads.
Whether the Cougars could have de-
feated Southern California later in the
campaign IS question that still is being
debated from Seattle to Los Angeles.
But Pacific Coast foot ball followers
are quite confident that Washington
State will give Alabama a hard game
and perhaps defeat the unbeaten cham
pions of Dixie, although the Crimson
Tides great play against Washington
University and Stanford in previous
Rose Bowl games has not been for
gotten out this way.