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eason s ivals '49
rojans Drill in Rain; chneider No. 2 QB
by JERRY BOYD
New York Yankees thought they had a rough time juries this year, but the parade of disabled Trojans s plagued Jeff Cravath rivals Casey Stengel’s in the done to the team.
Yankee injuries were spread out over a six-month •hile all of the Trojan*-
Yankee
Injury List Ailments
re crammed into less than two games and has limited him to is. Most of these have deiensive work only. Rogers, also
ore crucial games.
'•tide is not intended as for SC's losses. But it is conviction of this writer, that if Jay Roundy, Jim t Battle, and Bob Still-escaped injury. Troy be undefeated and un-
JAY MISSED
the most disastrous dis-las injury to Roundy’s suffered in practice a before the Ohio State
offensive threat in Cra-ckfield and a leading can-all-Coast honors, Roundy ing his last year at SC. may be in shape for the me game, he has already live tilts and will probably he UCLA battle.
used only on defense because of a tricky knee, ran for 3^ yards the only time he carried the ball.
Bill Bowers. Pat Duff. Don Burke. Bill Martin, and Ralph Pucci have all been hampered by injuries at one time or another.
No wonder the Trojans are last in the conference in rushing offense, behind such powerhouses as Montana and Idaho.
QB MORTALITY HIGH The quarterback position seems to be the most dangerous this year from the injury standpoint, although none of the disabled Trojan signal callers were hurt in a game. Wilbur Robertson’s jaw was broken in scrimmage, and Frank Giflord had his appendix removed yesterday.
Other players who .have been out jer with the loss of right ^ action with Injuries this year im Bird the same week, are ends Stan Cramer. Tony Line-is injury not only cost us han, and B.11 Jessup; tackles Vol-
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keye game but the Rose-cirier the following week Jifornia. The Buckeye backs d through the right tackle id the Trojans were stag-I th<? ground.
GROUND GAME i es to other key offensive ave hurt the Trojan ground Lrt Battle's preseason knee ept him out of the first
ney Peters and Walt Ashcraft; guards Tom Colley. Jess Swope, Paul McMurtry. and Jim Monson; and centers Mercer Barnes, One Beck, and George Oavisi The Trojans worked out in the rain yesterday in a short scrimmage against UCLA defense setups with the jayvees. Dean Schneider alternated at quarterback with Powers.
N THE LAM
with JIM LAMHOFER
ng as everyone else around wn is busily engaged in ting post-mortems on the Tojan football team, we as well take our turn at ewriter.
ver, we re going to make res here and there frcm e of thinking and talking. 3* becoming pretty stale by e.
urpose is to make as clear lysis as possible of the sit-an analysis which supplies to these questions: ere is something wrong football, hew wrong is
does this condition exist? steps can be taken to oor-s condition?
should take ttv^se steps?
these steps be best and fectively carried out?
we must regard the very of this school itself. For-or unfortunate as it may university is located near e geographical and popu-►enters of one of America's cities.
football and other extra-Jar campus activities have had to surmount and will have to surmount, at SC jer so-called “city’* unland colleges, difficulties (Heaps which they have had to contest at colleges even only small distances cities. In the latter are such colleges as rd and California. i arc the students them-Considcr the tremendous [ago of students living off-at SC and similarly-lo-Icclleges compared to the percentage of '‘commuters" ng say. for example, the |rthem California members Pacific Coast conference. ! face it. For many students iterest in SC begins anew Corning as they hurry to frst class, and it ends as Itructor dismusses their last the day.
(his we do not mean that re necessarily wrong in all j I An outside job. a heme I wife or husband and per- j hildren, certainly deserves \ over worrying about sup-: athletic teams here, if fcr cannot be reconciled with imer.
This is not to say that students here do not attend th,; football fames in large enough numbers. The percentage of our student body which attends our Saturday contests in the Coliseum is commendable and something to be v.sry proud of.
But how much does a football victory mean to the students here and how much does a defeat mean?
It is our contention that, due probably to the great and wonderful records of Trojan teams of past years, wins have come to be accepted just as a commonplace thing—to be merely calmly taken in stride without a great deal of fanfare.
On the other hand, should a j Trojan eleven lose by even a respectable margin, a great movement is launched by students and other so-called “interested" parties to fire the coach and reorganize the whole football setup here.
If the students at SC could hire and fire the football coach as they can do at California, Troy would be a bigger graveyard of football coaches than Cleveland was of baseball managers before
the Lou Boudreau regime.....
Such “spur-of-the-moment, let's find a scapegoat” type of action is a sign of childishness, whether it's found in 20-year-olds or in 60-year-olds. Take note, outside critics of Trojan football!
Let’s take a look at other schools in the nation working under football handicaps similar to those endured here — in other words, other so-called “city” schools.
Lou Little has done wonders with football at Columbia, but the Lions, with the exception of their 1935 Rose bowl team, have had few really good teams. This y-ear’s outfit is an excellent example.
New York university has all but given up football, so greatly is it de-emphasized there. The University of Chicago, once a gridiron power, finally gave up football several years age. Football has been so thoroughly de-emphasized at Fordham it is a small miracle that the Rams have come up with a fairly good team this season.
Remember when Carnegie T.*ch held its own against such teams as Notre Dame? Now the Pitts-
sports
Page Three Thursday, Nov. 10, 1949
Their spirit not the least bit dampened by the rain, Harry Smith's Trobabe gridders slushed through workouts yesterday at the dental field in preparation for their game Saturday with the UCLA Bru-babes.
Smith tapered off hard work and concentrated mostly on polishing his offense. He reports that the Trobabes are showing their best
Trojans Lead In Passing;
Lag in Defense
Undisputed leader in passing offense and undisputed cellar dweller in rushing offense—those are the chief claims to fame held by the Trojans in the Pacific Coast conference, according to statistics released by the commissioner’s office.
Southern California, riding mainly on the strong right arm of quarterback Jim Powers, has fai outdistanced any of the other conference schools through the air.
The Trojans have gained 1307 yards in the ether, this being 46 more than Montana, which has participated in one more contest.
LEAD IN PERCENTAGE Troy is far ahead on percentage, having completed 99 of 163 flips for a .607 mark. Second best is Wash- j ington’s .537. The Trojans are also j low in interceptions, their nine be- i ing bettered only by UCLA's eight, but the Bruins have pitched 71 fewer times.
The ground attack presents a far j different picture—here the Trojan.s I are nowhere.
STANFORD TOPS Stanfords allowance of only 68 ground yards last week not only enhanced its position at the top ot rushing defense, but also kept the Trojans in the cellar. To date SC hac averaged only 138.0 yards per game by rushing, compared to leading Idaho’s average of 271.0.
Defensively, the Trojans are near the bottom in both passing and running. Against rushing plays the Troians are ninth in this ten-team conference and in passing they are seventh.
POOR DEFENSE
Enemy runners have riddled the Trojan line for an average of 208.1 yards per game, while the throwers third win in four games, the Daily have found enough weaknesses to Trojans meet the Nisei Trojans complete passes for an average of No. 2 and the Kallikaks mix with
Trobabes Ready for Battle With Bruin Frosh Saturday
brilliant Ted Narleskl, who came ; shape for Saturday’s game, to Bruinville from Woodlynne, N. Bing Bordier is the only J. Narleski handles the tailback j stringer definitely out. He suffered
End
first-
assignment and runs and passes with equal facility.
Two monstrous ends, Don Moo- 1 maw and Ernie Stockert, handle the receiving chores and are being hailed as the finest pair of fresh- I man ends on the coast since before the war. Moomaw stands 6ft.
spirit of the year and are fired up ; 4in., while Stockert is an inch tal
to score an up',et win over the Brubabes.
The much maligned freshmen have shown little, if anything, this year, but a win over tihe baby Bruins would salvage something from an otherwise disastrous season.
A victory .however, is going to take lots of doing, for the Brubabes have a good team that has won j three of its four starts. Their lone j loss came at the hands of the i Stanford frosh, 6-0, on a blocked punt.
Their most impressive victory was a win over the highly-touted Cali- | forma Cubs, 47-20. The Brubabes held the fabulous Johnny Olszewski to just 16 yards net in nine carries. Last weekend they romped , over Bakersfield JC, 44-21, scoring four times on pass plays.
Leading the Brubabe attack is
URA
ROUNDUP
ler. Stockert caught three touchdown passes in the Bakersfield game.
The Trobabes will be in fair
URA Basketball
One undefeated and five once-beaten teams lock honis tonight in the headline games in both divisions of the fourth round of the UFA Men's Independent Basketball tournament.
Newman Club, with a clean slate after two games, mixes with Thompson's Tornadoes, beaten once in three tries, at 8:30 in division 2.
In division one, seeking their
Courtesy Ixis Angeles Times
ART "BLOODY" BATTLE, number 1 on Trainer Kearney Reeb's injury parade, is expected to be ready to face UCLA. A star performer at halfback when in action. Battle has already been forced out of the lineup twice this year with a recurring knee injury. The ill-fated bloody one missed the entire 1947 season because of knee trouble.
DT Footballers Threatened Loss Of Star QB Beyer to Varsity
Chances that Ernie Beyer, crack Daily Trojan quarterback, may be called up to play with the SC varsity . have virtually wrecked Daily Trojan hopes of upsetting the Bruins this year, Sports Editor Cliff Dektar revealed today.
Boyd Hachten has recommended to Jeff Cravath that Beyer be given a game suit for the pockum-sockum Bruin game.
“Ernie is very upset over the possibility of getting a chance in the big time,” said Dektar. “He is so unhappy over leaving the DT team that it has ruined our morale.”
The game, however, will still go on.
Meanwhile Jarrin’ Jim Lamhofer has been promoted to head waterboy. Seems Lamhofer is a three-year letterman in water sports because of active participation in waterfights on the Row.
burgh school’s roughest competition each season comes from Case and Albion. The cause in this instance is administration d.;-em-phasis plus lack of student interest.
Countless other examples may be found throughout the country.
There are exceptions to be sure, but they are far outnumbered.
To sum it up, we feel that one of the main factors in the lack of student enthusiasm for football here is that a city of LA’6 sire affords simply too many other attractions, or distractions, however you may look at it, to keep student interest centered on campus life itself.
Therefore we feel that the athletic administration of this university deserves a bi^ pat on the back for. down through the years, putting and keeping the Trojans on the football map of the nation iii the big way it has. and in particular during these postwar years, when an even much larger percentage cf the student body than before is living off-campus.
SC, with LA. has an even more difficult prob!,?m than many other colleges located in smaller cities where football has failed. So we more or less consider it a
marvel that football has always thrived so well here.
If any student her« thinks that we have the student interest in football that Cal or Stanford does, that person should visit either of the northern campuses. The contrast is startling. It’s pretty sad for a school that has the football record through the years which Troy has can boast.
Having gotten all wound up on the subject, we have much more to say that is pertinent to this timely topic of Trojan football troubles, but space forces us to write “30” for today.
However, cheer up! We'll try to say something else we have to offer in cne more column, which will probably appear on this page sometime next week.
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Odell Tunes Up Offense For Southland Invasion
SEATTLE, Wash.. Nov. 9— <U.E>— The University of Washington Huskies drilled under the lights for the J second time tonight, concentrating oy offense, as they prepared to meet UCLA in Los Angeles Saturday.
121.0 yards per game.
In total defense the Trojans wound up eighth this week, having allowed 329.1 yards per contest. On the offensive side the Trojans got into the top .half, finishing fifth, mainly on the strength of passing, with an average of 324.7 yards per tussle.
CAL LEADS
While Stanford thrived on Trojan running, it found itself in different straights In the passing phase. With Powers flinging for 290 yards against the Indians, they dropped from the leadership to ninth place In passing defense—all in one week,
California, leader in the conference, also leads in both total offense and defense. The Bears have allowed only 232.9 yards per garni, while gaining 378.6 themselves. offense
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Calif.
Idaho Stan.
Oregon SC
Montana OSC UCLA.
Wash.
WSC
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SC
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Calif.
Oregon Stan.
Montana UCLA Idaho Wash. f*C WSC OSC
HUSHING Stan.
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8	3028	378.6
7	2547	367.7
8	2873	359.1
s	284 2	355.3
7		ttil
8	3563	320.4
8	2320	290.0
7	2030	290.0
8	2316	289.5
It	2088	261.0
(i	XYfi	Ave.
7	1897	271.0
8	2045	255.6
8	1965	245.6
8	1926	240.8
7	1436	205.1
8	1302	162.8
8	1273	159.1
8	1192	149.0
8	1156	144.5
7	966	138.0
PA	PC NYG	Ave.
163	»9 1307	JN
1« j	92 1261	.503
177	95 1160	.537
130	54 1103	.413
154	60 1047	.390
167	73 908	.437
140	52 896	.372
112	56 797	.500
107	37 677	.346
DEFENSE	38 594	.413
(i	NYG	Atr.
8	1S63	232.9
8	19S8	248.3
8	2020	252.5
*	2236	2*2.0
7	2033	293.3
7	2162	308.9
8	2551	318.9
7	2304	329.1
8	2709	338.6
8	2723	340.4
G	NYG	\Vf.
S	942	117.8
ihe Aeneas Hurricanes.
Schedule tonight as released by Duke Lokka, URA Men's Independent Basketball chairman, is as follows :
Division I
Daily Trojans vs. Nisei Trojans No. 2 on court 2. 6:30.
Legal Eagles vs. Rinky Dinks on court 4 at 6:30.
Hillel Foundation vs. Phi Epsilon Kappa on court 2 at 7:30.
Trovets vs. Apologies Unlimited on court 4 at 7:30.
Aeneas Hurricanes vs. Kallikaks on court 2 at 8:30.
Division II
Cobwebs vs. Nisei Trojans No. 1 on court 3 at 6:30.
Five and Ten vs. Tro-Rickshaw cn court 3 at 7:30.
Thompson's Tornadoes vs. New man Club on court 3 at 8:30.
Turley Terrors vs. Bulldogs on court 4 at 8:30.
STANDINGS
HARRY SMITH
Upset Win?
Harriers to Run At San Diego
Jess Hill's unbeaten cross-country I team journeys to San Diego Saturday for a 5-mile AAU-sponsored race.
The Hillmen have swept all opposition to the side so far this year and again will be heavy favorites to cop the team crown at the border city.
SC's potent 1-2 punch, Jim Newcomb and Bob Mitchell, should run away from the field as they continue their friendly feud.
Two weeks ago at Westwood, Mitchell defeated Newcomb for the
first time. Up to that point, “The
Ohief” was unbeaten and appeared j sponsoring body, said that “we will
a concussion in a jayvee game and spent nine days in the hospital.
| Second-string guard Ed Rogers also will miss the encounter because of a shoulder separation. Quarterback Tom Henderson probably will I sit it out, too. He is suffering a knee injury.
Should the rain continue until late in the week, the game will i have to be transferred from the i Coliseum in order that the turf I may be preserved for the varsity game. In that case, it would be played at Westwood at 10 Saturday morning.
Bowls Feel NCAA Pinch
NEW YORK. Nov. S—d'JJ)—Despite the fact that the National Collegiate Athletic association's tightened restrictions on post-season football games do not go into effect until next season, a number of the New Year's bowl promotions will be affected this year, a United Press survey showed today.
The major bowl games, the Rose bowl at Pasadena, the Sugar bowl at New Orleans, the Orange bowl at Miami, and the Cotton bowl at Dallas, will go on as usual, as will the Shrine East-West all-star game for crippled children at San Francisco. But most of the others may have difficulty lining up teams to appear in their sociables.
Principal complication fe the NCAA “sanity code” which already is rigidly in effect. Nine schools have been cited privately for outright violation of that code and 16 others were warned of borderline practices.
With such close policing most schools with top-notch football ; teams, particularly in the major I conferences, will make every effort ' to kow-tow not only the spirit but the letter of the law and will go out of their way not to get on the doubtful list.
Even the Sugar bowl sponsors indicate that some revision of their plans will be necessary after this year. President Frank Schaub of the mid-winter sports carnival, the
to be in a class by himself.
Mitchell exploded this theory, and his backers think he can keep on winning. Newcomb supporters, however, figure that their boy will bounce back with a record performance and a win over Mitchell.
Hill will take an 8-man squad south, including such regulars as John Cherry, Wally Wilson, and Gray Berg.
install the NCAA regulations next year.”
Those regulations require the sponsors to turn over 80 per cent ol the gross receipts to the com-_ peting schools and that one-third of the available seats must be allotted equally to each school. From the remaining 20 per cent the sponsors must pay the entire expenses of the event.
DIVISION		I	
TEAMS		WON	1.0 ST
Phi '•'psilon Kappa.		3	0
Rinky Dinks		3	0
I>aily Trojans		2	1
Kallikaks	.	2	1
Nisei Trojans		2	1
Aeneas Hurricanes		2	1
T.esial Eagles		1	<>
Hillel Foundation		A	3
Trovets		0	3
Apologies Unlimited		0	3
DIVISION		11	
TEAMS		WON	LOS 1
Cobwebs		3	0
Newman Club		2	0
Fighting Top		2	1
Thompson's Tornadoes		s	1
Nisei Trojans j£l		1	2
Tro-Rlrkahaws		1	n
Five anil Ten		1	s
Bulldogs		0	2
Turley Terrors		0	2
			
Calir.	*	1102	137.8
Oregon	8	1222	132.8
UCLA	7	1140	162.9
Montana	8	1549	193.6
Idaho	7	1374	196.3
OSC	8	1390	198.8
Wash.	8	1624	203.0
SC WSC	7	1457	21(8.1
	8	1926	240.8
PASSING	r.\	Pt NYG	Ave.
Montana	122	47 687	83.9
Calif.	158	66 761	93.1
Oregon	145	59 766	93.8
WSC	138	36 783	97.9
Idaho	15	42 788	112.C
Wash.	131	71 927	113.9
SC	184	«l 847	121.0
rcLA	137	61 913	130.4
Stan.	182	82 1078	134.8
OSC %	165	84 1133	141.6
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