The Southern California
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Official Organ of th* Associated Students, University of Southern California
Vol. VIII
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday, December 5, 1916
No. 41
WORK STARTS ON NEW S. C. STADIUM
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Oregon ‘Aggies’ Win From Trojan Scrappers; Score 16-7
FRATS’ WILL PLAY
Score of 16 to 7 Spells Both ‘
Victory and Defeat, Say S. C. Fans — Huyck and ‘Frosh’ Thwart Many Oregon Plays.
BATTLE OVTHRILLS’ All Mongram Men Barred From CHARACTERIZES GAME	B,sk«b,n
After Spectacular Try for Goal, Malette is Hurt — Blake Stars at End Until He Breaks Bone in Hand.
RAY MOFFIT LEAVES TO ACCEPT POSITION
U. S. C. Loses Mound Artist— Moffitt May Return in Fall of 1917
Weight won a 16-7 victory over speed Thanksgiving afternoon when Joe Pipal’s heavy—and very rough— Oregon Aggies defeated Dean Cromwell's reinforced Trojans 011 the Fiesta park gridiron.
It was the last local game of the season for U. S. C. and even in defeat its men achieved a victory. Aided by Harold Huyck, the former Syracuse >tar and several freshmen, who had been barred from the regularly scheduled game, the Trojans, although doped to lose by at least three touchdowns, fought the heavy northerners to a standstill, time and again smothering their plays before they got started. Coach Pipal’s muchrated open style football also fizzled out badly.
To fullback Newman alone should go the most credit for the Aggies’ victory. It was Newman who bucked his way for both their touchdowns, one in the first quarter and the other in tlu- third.
I . S. C.’s touchdown came in the last quarter when Hamilton, freshman end, caught a beautiful forward pass from Huyck on Oregon's 15 yard line and carried it over. Goal was kicked by Huyck.
Though marred by fumbles, rough playing and a miniature riot in the bleachers, the game was a battle of thrills between two evenly matched teams.
1 wo luminaries who were expected to thrill the fans with their speed had little opportunity to do so. “Tuffy” Conn, whose fame has been much press-agented, was severely injured early in the game. Aside from a few Rood returns of punts, his playing "as unenviable as he lost many yards 011 attempted end runs. Frank Mal-ftte, -tar Trojan halfback was also hurt during an early period. Shortly before he retired he made a brilliant try fi r goal from the forty-five yard line, the ball hitting the post and rolling t the left side of the field where Huyck Ml on it and claimed a touchdown f(,r u. S. C. After much wran-tfluH1 Referee Kienliolz finally de-j fuled the play was a touchback and Kavt Oregon the ball on its own twenty-yard line.
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In order to make the inter-fraternity basketball series absolutely just, Captain Cliff Henderson announces that all men who have won their letters at basketball, and all of this year's candidates w'ho have played thirty or more minutes in practice games, will not be eligible for the inter-frat games.
This ruling is the result of the feeling that some fraternities have an abundance of basketball material, while others have no experienced basketball men.
The purpose of the inter-fraternity basketball series is to provide an equal and friendly athletic struggle; the elimination of all experienced men is expected to accomplish this end.
Captain Henderson created the inter-frat series in an effort to bring more students into close touch with basketball. He desires to give each fraternity an equal opportunity to win the beautiful Spaulding banner, and has made this ruling in order to equalize the various teams.
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Linus Brown, junior in engineering and a Tennis club man, is ill and will probably be confined to his rooms ‘during the holidays.
HUYCK TO STAR FOR S. C. NEXT SEASON; MALETTE TO RETURN
Complete Change in Athletic Field to be Made; Grounds to be Laid Facing North and South.
FRED TESCHKE HAS CONTRACT FOR WORK
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That Harold Huyck, star freshman backfield man 011 the University football team, will be seen in action next year was definitely settled yesterday. This sets at rest some rumors Saturday that Huyck would return to Syracuse next season, taking Frank Malette with him.
Malette, who is considered the best open field runner in the south, will also play next year. He is now junior in the College of Law'.
Malette’s knee is in bad shape from Thursday’s injury, but is healing nicely, and there is a slight possibility that he will get into the game with Arizona.
Baseball enthusiasts of the university are regretting the fact that Ray Moffitt, one of the most promising mound artists in the university, has been forced, because of circumstances, to leave the law school. Moffitt created a sensation by his work at Nor-w'alk last season. His registration at U. S. C. for this fall raised higher than ever the hopes for a successful nine in the spring.
The story has been passed out that the twirler’s arm is out of shape, but this is untrue. With full intentions of making the baseball varsity, Moffitt has been forced to discontinue his work at the university for the present in order to do some outside wrork. But he intends to return to U. S. C. in the fall of 1917.
Moffitt has been attending college and working at the same time. He found he could not do tw’O things to advantage at once, and accepted a position with a wholesale merchandise house at lloltville. Imperial valley.
FIRST MEN S DEBATE TO BE HELD FRIDAY
The first men’s debate of the season will be held next Friday evening when Louis Seman and Alva Hubbard, the law school team, meet Ben Creiin and Ralph Haunt, representing the Polytechnic junior college, at the Polytechnic auditorium. The question to be discussed is compulsory arbitration of all labor disputes 011 railroads engaged in interstate commerce.
Both of Poly’s representatives are experienced, Hen Creiin having had several years of forensic training.
Coach Wells is putting the finishing touches on the law team’s preparation and says he expects a great showing from his men.
TENNIS PLAYER SPENDS CHEERLESS THANKSGIVING
Linus W. Brown, junior in the engineering department and a member of the Men’s Tennis club, hail a serious attack of ptomaine poisoning last Tuesday, which kept him confined to his room during the remainder of the Thanksgiving week He was attended by Dr. Chester H. Bowers.
Seating Capacity will be 10,-
000	When New Bleachers Are Built; Work to be Completed by January 1.
A new athletic field with large, modern bleachers, having a seating capacity of 8000 people, will soon be seen in place of Bovard field, with its tottering, shaky, old stands. Preliminary work has already been begun, the old bleachers and a portion of the fence having been torn down during the Thanksgiving recess.
A portion of the new bleachers, with twenty-five rows of seats and a seating capacity of 6000, will be constructed on the south end of the field, and will extend partly over the present back walk. Wings will extend from each end toward the field. Another unit, consisting of thirteen rows, capable of seating 2100 people, is to be built at the north end of the lot. where the hundred-yard cinder path is now located. When completed, the new stadium will accommodate all told, approximately 10,000 people.
Most of the trees now standing will be removed, and an entirely new fence will be built.
Workmen are already engaged in wrecking the stands at Fiesta park, and will soon begin to transfer the lumber to Bovard Field, where it will be placed in preparation work which scheduled to begin as soon as classes arc dismissed for the Christmas holidays.
With the ringing of the last bell 011 the Friday before vacation begins, !• red Teschke, who has the contract for the work, will have a force of twenty-five carpenters and twenty other laborers 011 the job. It is expected that the new stands can be put up in fourteen days, and that they will be entirely completed by the time that vacation is over. In this way, it is planned to do the w'ork without interrupting classes with the noise of saws and hammers.
A new running track will be constructed and will lie entirely inside of the field, thus enabling the bleach-erites to have a view of the runners over the whole length of the course. In order to do this, however, it will be necessary to reduce the length of the path from a quarter to a fifth of a mile. The new straightaway will be located at the north end of the enclosure. The gridiron will be moved a little further south, in order to fit in with the new order of things.
No provision will be made for a I baseball diamond.