Evening star., 1941-08-25
BY RUSS NEWLAND,
Associated Press SportS Writsr.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25.-War
conditions such as the draft or VOL
untary enlistment thus far have ex-
erted only the barest ripple Of in
f1uence on college football on the
far Western front, where the usual
hefty, sizable touchdown army is
being assembled.
OF the hundreds of college boys
thinking in terms of the gridiron
for the next few months, only =
handful have been claimed for mill
tary service. Most of them have
not yet arrived at the draft regis
tration age.
Eleven major institutions on the
Pacific slope, off the latest check,
had lost a total of only 81 players.
They probably will count more cas-
ualties than that on the benches
during the season.
Stanford. conqueror of Nebraska
in the Rose Bowl last New Years
Day, rolls up for action in the 194l
campaign with man power some OBJ
servers believe will be sufficient to
defend successfully the Coast Con-
ference championship.
Clark Shaughnessy, who parlayed
net formation into q football for
tune, lost eight times as many play
ers in a purge by Conference Com
missioner Edwin N. Atherton last
spring as he has to military service.
None of his varsity squad has been
called to Army or Navy colors and
none seems likely to go, at present.
California Well on.
A similar situation prevails at the
University of California. Only IA
varsity holdovers are registered for
the draft and of those who could
be called, only five enjoy flrst-string
status. AS proof it's a young mans
game, Jim Jurkovich. slated to carry
the ball from the tailback position
this fall, will have played all his
four years of football before his
21st birthday. Novmber 27, 194l.
University of Southern California
suffered its biggest loss in the recent
death of its nationally famed coach,
Howard Harding Jones. The Trojan
playing manpower has been depleted
bv four enlistees in the Army Air
Corps. including Ray Woods, a likely
looking quarterback. and his twin
brother Roy, a guard. Jerry Bow
man. quarterback, and Hal Williams
end. are the others who Joined up
The University of California at
Los Angeles, will go without the
services of its co-captain and guard
Dave CASTOR. He's in the Navy
Dale Upton, tackle, and Bob Can't
well, end, signed up for the Army
Air Corps for momentary call and
Jack Kinney, tackle, expects word
from his draft board before the sea-
son opens.
Maurice Stacy, halfback, ex-
changed his University of WASH
ington uniform for that of Navy
ensign but he's the only one ex-
pected to go. oregon State Col
lege and the University OF Idaho
each lose four, the former Bob
Rampo, guard. an infantry volun-
teer: Bud English, center, Army Air
Corps, and Vernon Cults, center
and Les Bartholdi, tackle, in the
National Guard. Idaho contributed
George Whitlock. end, and Chester
Long. quarterback, enlistees, and
Charles Chandlero, guard, and Ell
mer Smith, tackle, draftees. All
were lettermen.
Cougar Flankman Enlists.
Washington State College said
goodbye to Wayne Harris, end, who
enlisted, while the University OF
Oregon will come up with its squad
intact, pending voluntary joinups
Among the major independents
University of Santa Clara and St
Mary's College each lost couple
OF boys. Bill Collier, first-string
tackle for Santa Clara, accepted an
artillery lieutenant's commission
and his teammate, Gil McDermid
guard, was drafted last June.
st. Mary's put Donald Butler
tackle, in the Army as lieutenant
and Ken Sanders, halfback star In
the Fordham victory last fall. in the
Air Corps. The Gaels also lost their
publicity man. Bill Bettencourt, via
the draft but saved their trainer
Frank Medina, a 27-year-old full
blooded Cherokee Indian. The Army
looked over Medina's head. He's
feet 11s4 inches tall.
All football authorities look fol
q sharp rise in attendance, due tc
increased wages and fresh money
from war defense projects. Service
men will see most of the games fol
30 cents.
There will be no changes in the
conference set-up or among the
large independents to permit fresh
men to play varsity ball
(Nest-Southern Conference)