Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-09
LEADING ELEVENS
RICH IN MATERIAL
No Favorite in Sight as Sit
uation Is Sized Up by
Howard Jones.
BY HOWARD JONES.


Foot ball Coach. University OF Southern
California.
THINK it is safe to predict an
other great season of foot ball
on the Pacific Coast, in view
of the fact that most OF the
teams appear excellently equipped
with relatively good material.
For the last three seasons the
Pacific Coast Conference races
have been close, and the outlook
for 1880 indicates no change.
I doubt If there is any favorite at
this writing. Stanford, California, Ore
gon and Southern California finished
their 1929 Conference schedules with
single defeat each, and were therefore
technically tied for the title.
All Of these elevens appear well equip
ped for the impending fight, and IN ad-
dition, Washington State and wash
ington must receive consideration.
A rather unusual situation exists In
that ali of the leading teams, though
losing more than q dozen letter men
each, have IL or more letter men apiece
at the start of the present season.
There is added interest this Fall due
to the fact that two new coaches take
part In the scramble for honors. Eacn
is nationally known, and each should
bring further recognition to the mstl-
tuition now employing him.
Spears Starts Anew.
DR.. Clarence Spears, formerly of West
Virginia and Minnesota, has taken over
the reins at Oregon University, and
starts the season with 20 letter men
available. Only Washington State, with
the same number of returning mono
gram winners, has as many experienced
men back.
James Phelan, who gained national
ranking last year by coaching Purdue
to the Big Ten championship, is IN
charge at the University of Washing
ton. Phelan has IA letter men.
With the exception of these changes
the coaches are the same as last year,
Glenn Warner being at Stanford, Nibs
Price at California, Grin Hollingbery
at Washington State, Paul Schissler at
burn at Montana, Bill Spaulding at the
University of California at Los Angeles,
and Leo Calland at the University OF
Idaho.
California has lost II lettermen but
has Is back. At Stanford there are IL
monogram winners back, II having gone
on their way. At Southern California
we lost 10 and have IL back. Oregon
has II lettermen back, Montana II, Ida.
no eight and Ucla 10.
OF course these figures may not NEAR
q great deal to the coaches, who know
that merely because a man wins a let.
ter he may not be an outstanding
player. From the spectators stand
point, however, 1t gives some inkling o.
how evenly matched the teams are II
the matter Of veteran material.
I have an idea that Stanford, Cal
ifornia and Washington State will bC
three of the toughest teams in the con.
ference. Warner has lost such gooc
men as Muller, end: Heinecke, center
and Smalling, fullback; but he ha!
ert, halfback- fullback NELL, end; Sim.
kins, fullback, and Tandy, tackle. A
prospectus sent out by Stanford lists II
men who are considered of enough
worth to be included on the preseason
roster.
Price Is Satisfied.
California is without Benny LON
halfhack; Lee Eisan, quarterback, anC
Roy Riegels, center, In addition to
others: but Price is quoted as beins
well satisfied with his material, and
look for the Bears to be very dangerous
It Is said the California coach will USE
two alternate backfields, the first, av.
eraging about 1873 pounds, for power
and the second for speed.
Washington State is never easy Il
beat. Elmer Schwartz, rated the lead
ing scorer of the Pacific Coast Confer.
ence last year, will continue to give the
Cougars punch, and Hollingbery ha.
enough experienced linemen and add.
tional backs to make the going tough
way Of thinking, Is apt to spring sur.
prise, for most of Hollingberys materia
Is rich In experience.
Coach Phelan has at least two cork.