Imperial Valley press., 1934-09-15
COAST GRID
TEAMS READY
FOR SEASON
BY JAMES A. SULLIVAN
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. Is. -

Intent ON producing a national
champion to complete Tie Pacific
coasts grand slam" in sports for
1884. major college football teams
on the western slope held their
first practice drills today.
The gridiron warriors got down
to heavy work Immediately. For
some of the schools the opening
kickoff comes next Saturday-just
seven days away. For the others
the first game is set for Sept. 30.
The limited practice period is the
rule of the Pacific coast conference,
TO which eight of the schools be-
long and to whose regulations the
others subscribe.
Despite its so-called suicide
schedule" Stanford is the favorite,
the team to beat" With a high
powered backfield led by Bobby
Grayson and line that lacks only
Bill Corbus, the All America guard,
and AL Norgaard, veteran end,
Coach Claude Thornhill and his
Rose Bowl team are sitting pretty.
Most of the regulars are juniors.
Three deep with veterans for
almost every post, Bill Ingram is
radiating confidence at California.
Ingram has a powerful line and
a backfield that features Arleigh
Williams and Floyd Blower, elusive
and versatile backs, =. .%,.-
T,,rr,v, i,1nilanfo11y tNrnt,aicnc
the cnly innovation in systems on
play on the coast. He has a
"stream-lined" team ends and
backs clad in shorts-to use in
opening game. They'll use a
spread formation and will drive
the opposition crazy" says Navy
Bill"
Howard Harding Jones, mentor
at U. S. c., has the biggest prob
lem of the big three" He has to
replace eight regulars, including
Aaron Rosenberg, All America
guard. But those feeling sorry for
Jones are advised that a similar
condition existed three years ago
and he came up with a national
champion. He has Cotton ,Warburt-
on, fastest of backs. as a nucleus.
Fans are looking toward the
University of Washington, where
Jimmy Phelan holds forth, as the
dark horse of the season, Univer-
sity of Oregon, co-holder of the
1888 conference championship has
a; prize crop of junior college trans
fers and some good un's" from last
years reserves.
Over at Corvallis, Oregon State
college reports without eight OF
last years iron men"--the team
that stopped U. S. C.'s winning
streak by holding the Troians tc
a tie-Norman Franklin, red haired
halfback, remains to make the
staters contender.
Washington State is placing
great reliance on newcomers ano
235 pound George Theodoratos
potentially the greatest lineman ir
tho conference.
, Bill Spaulding at University Of
California at Los Angeles has what
he has lacked for years-beef ir
the backfield. University of Idaho
has IS lettermen returning anc
University of Montana, conference
cellar occupant last season, has
sprinkling of veterans and sopho'
moreS.
4 Among the teams outside the con-
ference, st. Mary's, with slip
Madigan starting his 14th year
appears to have the power. Clippel
Smith at Santa Clara is building
quietly and saying little pointing
his vaunted aerial attack towart
the sensations he produced in th'
years when his teams defeated
California. University of San Fran
cisco, the team that lost six game
by single touchdown in 1888, ha
added new backfield men to
veteran line.
Gonzago at Spokane and Loyol'