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Show COAST TEAMS I AFTER BEARS 1923 Race Promises to Be Greatest in History of Conference BERKELEY. Cal . Dec. 9. Football Foot-ball teams of the Pacific const next year again will go gunning for the scalp of the University of California's champion team and again the title I holders will attempt to defeat all op- position. For three years the Bears havo not been defeated and California Califor-nia rooters aro hoping for anothl r victorious season. California loses e-U-ht stars, who. in their sophomore year, formed tho Wonder team 1 that downed :iil opponents op-ponents by Idk' scores and defeated j Ohio State and who last year and this year, continued to turn back all Other t- aiiis. Coach Andy Smith. However has another team ready for m-xt year and this team. It Is said, looks to be above the average. Tho two star ends "Brick Mull I and Berkey, are going, so it is probable prob-able that the rids n. xl y ar will be picked from Ilufiord. I'hrce dBri.n; or Meli. At tackle the B( trs win have "StccW Beam, a veteran, and Neumeyer, who sat on the bench most I of tho time this year, but who Is considered con-sidered B gOOd man. Terry and ' u ey may be at guard, and Horrell, a ast, aggressive man. will be a candidate for center. , In tho backfleld. will be l iptaln ron Nichols. Jim Spaldlnr. J u.-k 1 mini Jack Witter, Burgess and good m D irom this year's freshnr.n squad like Jimmy Dixon and Imlay, both speeds haPtbucks. For a kicker, .smith I IS Witter, who probably will play lo.i-back lo.i-back Witter was converted Into a tackle this year, because there were too many other fullbacks but next year, he will lie In hlo natural position. posi-tion. He can kick almost (us well as "Duke'' Morrison or Archie Nlsbet, the two booting baoktielders the Bears lose. And noxt year Stanford. Washington and tho University of Southern 'ii-fornla, 'ii-fornla, tho Blue and Gold's greatest rivals, will all bo stronger as they aro not hard hit by graduutlon. So th now California team will have to fight harder than over to keep Ha record clear. |