| Show d California 0 Has Great Grid Squad Sua I f t 4 Uro r h r x f fI fI I I ttE E tt w ft I x t P 2 i DIXO Y 4 fil W l. l v T T t E I 1 r y l 1712 YOU NEA 1 Andy Smith Favored by hY Return of Many r Veterans I By AN ANDY Y SMITH 1 Head Coa Coach h University of California Cali Call fornia I UNIVERSITY OF dr C CALIFORNIA Oct 12 Whether Whether the University of I California football team of 1925 will willI willbe I be a able ble to successfully defend the I Pacific coast conference title that I Ithe the Bruins have held for the past pastI five years ears is a matter of conjecture I But It is certain that with the quantity of experienced on hand California will vie vie for Pacific Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- I coast conference honors j At present thirty-six thirty men compose compose compose com com- pose the varsity squad Twenty of them are veterans veter of the 1924 season season season sea sea- son thirteen had experience with the freshman team last season one man gained his experience with the 1923 varsity one was the captain of the 1924 freshman squad and the theother theother theother other man is a graduate from the ranks of the reserves I IThe IThe The team has been drilled mainly mainly I in straight football and defensive tactics However with such m men men n I as Imlay Imay Dixon Marcus Willi and Blewett In the backfield the BrUins will vill open up with with witha a strong defense j I later in the season I In addition to these footed fleet I Imen I Imen Imen men the Bruin backfield is re q- q j i forced with some of the best line plungers on on the coast Griffin I Young and Brown comprise three of the best fullbacks that will be seen in action this season Carlson is an invaluable man in the backfield backfield backfield back- back field due to his brainy calling of signals and his ability in running interference for the other men men of of the backfield 1 Jimmy Dixon who won honors as California's most valuable man on the gridiron last season is is' playing I j his third season and is 15 prepared to show a world of ot stuff He is a real triple threat man being being-a a good line plunger and open field runner a a good passer and he will no doubt again bear the brunt of the Bears Bears' punting this year Imlay captain f fis is a fast and tricky open pen field runner runner runner run run- ner and should be seen again at the I receiving rE end of the famous Dixon Dixo to Imlay Imay forward pass many times This s 's pass proved one of California's California California's b best beet t offensive pla plays s 's last year getting getting getting get get- ting the Bears Bears' out of trouble man mana many manya a tynie Assistant tant Coach with th thaid the did aid of Brick Brief Muller and Dan Me Mc- Miln n former Bruin stars has de de- de developed a very formidable forward wall of the experienced material materia that has turned out Probably th the toughest position to fill is center left vacant by the graduation graduation- o ol of Babe Horrell but substitute substitute tute tule for Horrell during the past two years ears and Miller 1 and Fitz members members members mem mem- bers of the 1923 freshman treshman team ar are working hard and look good for th the position Five capable men are out ou for Lor the guar guard positions Carey Rau Couper Jabs and Due to tb their ir experience on the varsity for the past two years Carey and Rau have the call a as regular guards At tackle Sargent Sargen and Cock who have had one year varsity experience have been showing showing show show- ing ink up well but it will be hard to keep Coltrin captain of last seasons season's seasons season's seasons season's sea sea- sons son's freshman team out of one o ot of the regular tackle berths Mell l and Thatcher with two years I var varsity Hy experience and Huber who is s playing his second year as a varsity varsity varsity var var- sity man man are the leading candidates for or the end positions Present IndicatIons in indications indications In- In are that hell Mell l ll and Huber will occupy the regular berths That Phat California will be strong 1 In n reserve material this season is evident evident evi evi- dent for tor aside from the men on the first team there are many capable on the second team that just lack the experience of the first string men and before the season Is well veil under way there may be many surprises in the regular lineup With a Q schedule of nine games the Bears Beara have a tough season season ahead |
