Evening star., 1933-11-06
BY JAMES PHELAN,

NC OAatOA VIVA ~ oS@@ ~~~~
Spaulding and the U. C. l.. A. team.
But to the writer, who travelled by
air to Los Angeles in order to
scout both teams that must be
met on the next two Saturdays,
the game proved that U. c. L. A. is
much stronger offensive and de-
fensive team than the experts
estimated.
U. c. L. A. stopped the power attack
of California by using a seven-man
line with a diamond defense, just as
Washington State plugged UP the same
offense at Pullman three weeks ago.
Both teams spent the first three quar-
ters trying to prove that the running
game would be effective against two
such wonderful defensive lines, and
forgot that the rules permit the throw
ing of forward passes any time that
scrimmage formation.
A great battle was waged between
the two outstanding centers, Coats Of
with Christie having slight advantage
due to the fact that his play was more
conspicuous backing up six-man line,
where he had the opportunity to cover
up on all parts of the field, whereas
Goats was confined to plugging the
center Of the line
U. c. L A. lost It's best scoring op-
portunity when Quarterback Franko-
witch hurried his drop-kick, which went
two feet wide of the posts a minute
before the first half ended. California's
scoring opportunity was ruined by q
penalty involving the violation of the
shift. Both teams operated from set
as Wen as shifting formations. and for
hard running, blocking and charging in
the line the game was classic. But
the average foot ball fan likes to see a
little more daring and open game
OREGON started the sshock troops,
against Utah, champions Of the
Rocky Mountains, but they
washed out at the end Of the first quar-
ter and the regulars were called upon
and promptly shook loose Halfback Gee
for 51-yard run behind perfect block
ing. Gee caught a 29-yard pass and
scampered 81 yards for his second
touchdown. The reserves, with Van
Vliet and Peplinjak leading the march,
scored Just TO prove that they merited
the coach's confidence In starting them
In the first quarter. Oregon made q
better showing against the Utes than
u. c. L. A.. and held back q lot of
offense that will be used next week.
The Fighting Owls of Rice Institute
Travelled all the way from Houston, Tex,
to show the Pacific Coast how to use
the forward pass, but the dapper Clip
per Smith gave Rice postgraduate
course in forward passing that might
well be taken back to the Southland
and used against the Southern Confer
ence.
Sobrero and Britschgi gave a classical
demonstration of how Santa Clara uses
the famed pogo" jump pass. Seldom
has such an alright pass defense been
shown, the like Of which Santa Clara
put on for the edification Of 5000 fans
Both teams were polished and handled
the bali much better than the majority
Of major league teams who went in for
q week end Of plain and fancy fumbling.
A S PREDICTED, Gonzaga University
~ could not stand UP under the bat
tering Of either the first string
or reserve backheld of washington
State. After a fine demonstration OF
quarterbacking by Phil Sarboe and
some nifty running by Magness and
Sebellia, it took young high school
boy to put on the real hidden ball play
by stealing the ball on the last try-for-
point when both teams were called
to produce new ball for the final kick.
Jones and four of his u. S. G. assistants
in the press box, Stanford did not show
any more than the law permitted In
defeating the Olympic Club. The out
standing play Of Hamilton, blocking
back, and Grayson, bucking, running
and passing fullback, held the interest
of the Southern California Scouts and
gave them a busy afternoon devising
ways and means Of stopping this pair.
WITH bad weather prevailing in
w the Rocky Mountain district,
Denver University proved too
much for Brigham Young and climbed
into a position within reach Of the
Rocky Mountain Conference champion
ship. Colorado Aggies were the COM
plete masters of the much lighter Colo
RADIO Mines team and Colorado Uni
versity scored 26 points on Colorado
College with a well diversified attack.
The lack Of ofense and line that
looked like tissue paper were the causes
Of Wyoming losing by ~ points to Utah
State.
Foot ball coaches, sport writer's, as
well as Sunday morning quarterbacks,
are finally having the fact soaked into
their cranal cavities that there must
be something wrong with foot ball when
each Saturday brings forth q new and
alarming number of scoreless ties. One
reason for this might be found in the
curbing of shift play by the one-second
stop. Defense is becoming too much
of a factor and II the rules are not
loosened up for the benefit Of the Of
fense, foot ball is destined to lose some
of its snap and thrills that the paying
customer enjoys.
VERY team on the Pacific Coast,
n with the exception of Oregon
State, has at some time or other
this season used a shifting attack The
new converts to the shift have been
Stanford, Washington State and Cali
fornia There must be some food for
thought in the fact that the able
coaches of these teams have deemed 1t
wise to shift their men from one for
nation TO another In order to develop
more deceptive offenses.
The Rules Committee must eventually
realize that the penalty on shift play Is
too severe. A halfhack on the Califor-
mia team who started . fraction Of 4
second before he had completed his fun