Imperial Valley press., 1931-11-06
STARS OF COAST
ELEVENS TO BE-
UNDER SCRUTINY
BY earle ii. BENNETT
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 6. U.P)-
| Talents Of four outstanding foot
ball players on the Pacific coast
were open for microscopic examina-
tion today.
Public attention is focused like a
magnifying glass on Mohler, Uni
versity OF Southern California, Phil
Moffatt, Stanford, Merle Hufford,
University Of Washington, an d
Henry Schaldach, California.
These men, each a triple threat
player, have been elevated to high
pedestalS.
When they have been kept out
of games because of injuries, fans
had declared it would have been
different with Mohler, Moffatt,
Hufford or Schaldach in the bat
tie.
Each of them is now declared
ready for a critical test in the two
most important games on the coast
tomorrOW-U. S. c. against Stan
ford, and Washington against Cal
itornia. Many believe the outcome
OF these contests depends entirely
Oh their ability and durability.
Even if none of them gained a
yard, their teams are bound to
benefit by their presence. With
Moffatt on the field, the U. S. C.
secondary defense is likely to play
close to the line of scrimmage in
order to stop him, and this will
give Dusty Allen, Stanford full
back, a better chance to toss some
long passes.
This works just the opposite in
Schaldach'S case, for he is better
known as a passer and he might
scatter the Washington backs while
Ralston Gill, his team mate, bucks
the line.
Southern California is given an
edge over Stanford but Stanford
prospects are far from hopeless,
particularly if Moffatt's broken
ankle and sprained back have
healed better than Mohler's neck
muscles, hurt in the U. S. C.-Cali-
fornia game.
Hard California fight prevented
Southern California power from
scoring more than one touchdown
in that contest.
Stanford and U. S. c. are unde-
feated in conference competition SO
the conference title is at stake.
Stars Needed
In the game at Berkeley, Schal-
dach and Hufford will be badly
needed, but Schaldach is just re-
turning from an idleness Of six
weeks caused by a broken wrist
and Hufford may be susceptible to
weakness because of an early season
| hurt.
Washington seems to have as
good a team as last year when the
Huskies beat California, 13 to 0
but now they are meeting a group
of players who have the reputation
of being the hardest fighters on
the Pacific coast. This spirit car
ried the Bears to victories over
Washington State, Olympic cluo
and Nevada without Schaldacl.
Washington held Stanford to g
scoreless tie after being beaten by
Oregon, and California made a
creditable showing against U. S. c.
one touchdown, therefore, will look
big.
The weather man says the grid
! irons in Los Angeles and Berkeley
will be dry and fast tomorrow.
Two other conference games are
on schedule. An old grudge battle
between Washington State and Ida
no is renewed, with Idaho deter
mined to win. The Staters have
taken six straight and are favored
to make it seven Oregon State
meets Montana in its fourth con-
ference game of the season and
should gain its first victory.
Gonzaga and University of San
Francisco battle at Spokane, Wash.
Sunday, the popular Gaels of st
Mary's should gain their 18th con-
| secutive win in two seasons at th1
expense of the Olympic club at Sar
Francisco.