Evening star., 1931-12-29
LUCK BIG FACTOR
IN CHANCE TO WIN
Coast Figures Troians Simply
Are Too Powerful for
Greene GriddGrs.
BY FRANCIS ]. POWERS.

I OS ANGELES, CALI, Decem-
ber 29.-Southern foot ball
l. teams have. made a great
record in Rose Bowl compe-
tition; far better, in fact, than the
East or Middle Western represen-
tatives have been able to accom-
plish when they come out to meet
the best Pacific Coast elevens in
the New Year day game. Alabama
has been out three times and
scored two victories, Washington
and Washington State being the
Tidal victims, and Georgia Tech
defeated California team. -
But unless Tulane is luckier than
most foot ball teams, the Dixie record
will be broken when the Green Wave
meets the Southern California TrojanS
Friday. The TrojanS are just too
powerful and play too much foot bali
for Tulane to win this time. That is
the unanimous opinion here on the
Coast and after watching the Greenies
at practice the writer subsCribeS to that
thought. e..
This is Southern California's greatest
year ON the gridiron, and the TrojanS
are not going to lose single shred Of
glory by dropping the Rose Bowl game.
Howard Jones big squad is rounding
into trim for the game rapidly, and ID
it's practices, at least, is showing all the
devastating power that came pouring
over the dyke to beat Notre Dame IN
the final period of the game at South
Bend. ~
TULANE has some fine foot ball play
l. ers. There are few better backs
than Don Zimmerman, who is q
fine runner and paSSer, and the Green
les have pair of ends in Dalrymple
and Haynes who would satisfy any
coach But, unless Tulane plays so
minutes of inspired foot ball, the
Trojans are going to do some terrible
things to the middle of the Southerners'
line.
Bernie Bierman is depending largely
upon his passing attack to score against
the TrojanS. Zimmerman has the label
of q fine paSser and in practice he has
been planting the ball in the arms OF
Felts, Dalrymple and Haynes with ex-
cellent precision. There are some OBJ
servers who believe Ell Trojan Is weak
against good forward pass attack, and
Tulane has one ready for use.
Then, of course, there Is the posst-
bility that some Tulane back, most
probably Zimmerman, may get loose
for a long run and touchdown early in
the game and put the Trojan at q
disadvantage. Should such O. thing
occur the Rose Bowl may see tough
foot ball game, for the Tulane OUTFIT
can and will fight, but as matters stood
today when both Tulane and Southern
California began to put the finishing
touches on their work, 1t Is hard TO
predict anything but victory Tor the
Trojans and that by o wide margin. ~
TULANE viii need TO fear Ernie
l. Pinckert when 1t goes out to face
the TrojanS Ernie well may pc
called the iron man of foot ball. He
has been a Commute man for Howard
Jones over his three years and his
durability is one of the reasons for
the Trojans' success. AS sophomore
'Pinckert played 481 minutes in II
games: last year he worked 355 min
utes In 10 games, and this season he
has been in action 470 minutes in 10
games. Apparently impervious to in
jury, Pinckert has been the giant of the
Trojan team and in addition has the
best average of any Southern Califor-
MIA player in carrying the ball. o.,
Back East Pinckert Is known best as
blocking back. But he is fine ball
carrier and one of the finest defensive
men the Coast has developed in many
seasons. Ernie is going into the news
paper business after his graduation In
June and already has signed q contract
as a cartoonist. 1t will be many sea
sons before Howard Jones finds his
equal.
0RV MOHLER, the race horse Of the
~ Trojan back field, looks to the
Rose Bowl game with regret.
When that game is finished Moh1er
will have played the last time with his
pal Gaius Shaver Those two have
been the inseparables of the Trojan
team and much of Mohler's success has
been due to the powerful blocking fur
nished by Shaver. The Trojans always
are at their best when Mohler Is at
quarter and Shaver at fullback, and
Howard Jones may start the pair
against Tulane, although it is his cus-
tom to open game with Shaver at
quarter and Jim Musick at fullback.
Having made so many large scores this
season it is unlikely the Trojans VIII
show Tulane any mercy. Hence the
belief that Mohler and Shaver will
work much of the game.
Both Trojans and Tulane resumed
work Monday after a Sabbath rest, and
will travel at high speed until Wednes-
day, when Jones and Bierman viii
taper off the work and finish with q
signal drill on Thursday. Tulane does
not appear to be any great drawing
card here, and unless there Is last
minute rush for tickets it is improbable
that the Rose Bowl will be crowded for
the game.
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