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Show CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS DOPED TO REPEAT IN COAST CONFERENCE U. S. C. DUE FOB TOUGH TIME ON SATURDAY Only Washington Stands Between California and Title, Says Evans By Billy Evans Vrjtmt about California? Foot bail enthusiast In' tha East ara sUready asking that question. California's u drier, riae to . fame In fh footbail world ha caused Coach Andy Smlth'a alvaa to bo much talked About aggregation. Last year, California waa known aa tha "wonrtw team." At present that tltla will hardly apply, aa a number of tara hava been .oat through graduation art 111 uncertain. j COACH IS OPTIMISTIC. ! Coarh Andy Rmlth, never Inclined to tv boastful, aaya California will again demonstrate Ita superiority by winning Mm t her Western championship. At thla writing. It looks very much aa ff California's moat dangeroua foe will ha University of Wsahlngton. arh Bmlth frankly admits that tha Washington Washing-ton rni la certain to ba troublesome. , A majority of tha atara In tha Wash- fngtnn lineup thla year ara player who 1 attended tha aama nigh erhnol and hava bean playing footbal .together for tha past six years. This la aura to ha a distinct dis-tinct advantage to tha coach In He-eloplng He-eloplng taam play, so eiasntlal to suc-ceea. suc-ceea. U. S. C. GOOD. University of Southern California Is not .saving a great deal, although tt has i high hopes for a most successful season. sea-son. Tha materia) Is good. Stanford Is an uncertain factor. Tha eleven, will largely he made up oof green material- A trio of last year atara remain: re-main: Wilcox, Ludeke and Captain Da Oroot. California will again present a wonderful won-derful back field. The line la rather uncertain. It may develop Into one of the best California haa ever had. Several Sev-eral of tha forwards have great promts, prom-ts, but hava yet to prove their worth under fire. "BRICK- MULL EH IS BACK. Tha famous "Brick" Muller Is at in on tha job. Nlabet, whose remarkable punting featured tha work of California laat season. Is back. In addition, Coarh Smith haa Barkey, Nichols, Krb. Morrison Morri-son and Clarke. Of tha new performers, the most promising are Bpauldtng, a hajfhack ; Ferry, fullback (inilighsr, canter, Beam and witter at tackle. Coach Andy Bmlth la decidedly optimistic opti-mistic Ha feels that, with six members of last year's wonder team In the lineup, line-up, ha should ba able to develop another an-other eleven that will win tha Pacific coast eonierance champlonahlp. |