Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 22

MSEOTTT TEAM Lit tnaiing ems idu majors rz PRESENTING THREE SAN MATEBEARCATS, READY TO CLAW BERKELEY GRIDDERS SATURDAY 1 1 11 1 wwii iiiiiiwiiiiiiimiiwmwmiiiiwwiiiiiiiiiimhwh iiKWKnnriiiiii n'miiiiiiin niiiniiiwifiiwwiiiiiii mi i iwhimhwii 1 if 'X In 1. 1 imiiKi ZlMp'" T-nnnnnnrrnn rr'im-rini nrmnTtr -Ti Out of the wealth of material that'Coach "Spud" Spalding of San is one of the outstanding players. The Bearcat leader's fighting face for the state football championship. FRANK MEYERS, fast half- left of Fortier. while CALVIN NELSON, bie tackle, is shown on th? Mateo will, send against the Berkeley Yellowjackets Saturday after; as shown in center of the group above expresses a determination to has been the proverbial thorn in the side of opponents all season, right.

Nelson is one of seven reasons the San Mateo line is hard at the California Mernorial Stadium Captain JEAN FORTIER lead his team to a victory, thus eliminating Berkeley from consideration- and will be ready for. rapid action Saturday. Meyers is shown to the to penetrate. TRIBUNE Photos. PORTS SECTION ED LEADER MAY WORK STARTED LD FAVORITES STANFORD HAS Bert Ellison to Manage Dallas Team Next Year fri mm? ON ENCHAT AR SHIFTED OAKLAND, THURSDAY, DEC.

1,. 1927 l.M)The TiALLAS, Dec. CHANCESAYS CIO COACH IS club of the STADIUM E-UPS IS COACH SPALDING, LAMAR Texas League will be piloted during- 1928 by, Bert Ellison, former piayer-manager'of the San Francisco Seals and last year an outfielder with the Minneapolis American Association club, it was announced yesterday by Walter Morris, secretary of the Steers; The new manager will arrive from Sun Frnncisco Sunday" Old Pitt Stars To Aid Panthers In Grid Training PITTSBURGH, Dec. Pitt'g gridiron stars of other days are to lend their aid in the task of keeping the 1927 panthers on edge for their post-season battle with Stanford. The unbeaten Panthers, injected to face Stanford'in the ainroal' tournament" of roses game at Pasadena, CaL, January 2, will oppose an all-star Alumni aggregation in an exhibition contest December 10.

In the Alumni lineup will be found the names of some of Pit's most illustrious football heroes of past days. Tommy Davies, all-American halfback of several years ago, "Tony" Hewitt, Howard Linn, Pob Peck, Andy Gus-tafson, Charley Bowser, "Zeke" Wissinger, "Red" Seidelson, "Horse" Chase arid many others of Pitt fame are expected to appear in the came. PR EPARE FOR HARD BATTLE Yale Crew Coach Is to Be Considered for Football Smith Memorial Will Be Dedicated at Game CI ve land Owners Have Not Yet Picked Leader was commenced California Memorial Stadium to Be Scene of North Section Final Saturday; Rivals Plan Varied Attack WORK vestei yesterday in the Uni By ALAN J. GOULD, 'Asociat'ed Press Sports Editor NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (Baseball's -off son is away to a bustling start with three ht a a i a 1 By BURNELL GOULD WE play real football we'll win if not.

we'll lose." changes already eitected, a. Coach "Spud" Spalding of San Mateo busily enaraged fn. The bench itself mill be 42 feet lojig and will be slightly curved. Tlie seats of the bench will be made of lEast Indian teakwood, the most durable wood known; On the Inside-of the bench will be an elaborate inscription to be written by Dr. David 1.

Barrows, former president of the University tit California and friend of the late oach, Plans for tne "dedication exer-cKseshave not been completed, but William Monahan. graduate manager of the California student body, 1ias indicated that they will be simple. The exercises-' will take place just before the football game. Participating in the dedication WW Nibs' present California football, coach, and Lou Young, Pennsylvania, coach," who was a student at the eastern school when Smith was guiding the football destinies of his alma mater. NEW HAVEN, Dec.

1. (P) Selection of a football coach at Yale to succeed T. A. 1). Jones, whose contract has expired, has not been considered by the Yale athletic association in any way, it was stated mth authority in answer to reports that had come here that Ed Leader, rowing coach, rnigh become -football coach.

It was stated that many reports of prospective Candidates for the coaching position have come here, most of thein. linked with names of coaches at other universities. The novelty about the Ed Leader report is. that he is already at Yale. versity of California Memorial Stadium on the erection of the Andy Smith memorial bench which will be dedicated at the California-Pennsylvania intersectional football game, December 31.

jThe memorial which will be constructed of California granil quarried in Madera county, was designed under the supervision of H. B. -Foster, University, engineer. The base of the memorial will be an ornamental structure of red brick and granite, 45 feet in length. Pitt Is the Best Team in the Opinion of Pop Warner By THEON WRIGHT STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec.

1. Pittsburgh is ti better football team than Stanford, and is likely to beat the Cards on New Year's Day. Take that statement for just what it says. It cornea, from Glenn Scoby Warner, coach of the Stanford eleven, who went clear back to Pittsburgh to watch Coach Jock Sutherland' pilghty crusher overwhelm, tha Nlttany Lions of Penn State. Warner returned to the Stanford campus yesterday, ready to taka up the task of building hla machlna for the Pasadena game.

In which Pitt and "Stanford meet in tha annual intersectional classic at tha Rose Bowl. "I do not beiieva Pittsburgh 1 an unbeatable team, and Stanfor4 hag a chance to beat them, but at present they play better football than we do, is not a weakness in the team, and Welch an Hagan are among the beet baft carriers I have seen this year," "Pop" admitted that lie had 1 cancelled all Caster ncueaire- drilling his eleven for the title battle with Berkeley Satur- day afternoon at the California Memorial Stadium, had time to fling these words as a challenge to his team's prowess as the Bearcats assumed a fighting formation in practice scrimmage down the peninsula. And on this side of San Francisco bay, some eleven leagues away from the San Mateo stronghold, Coach mil Lamar of Berkeley was sending his title through (Continued on Next Page.) fourth pending and other (shifts affecting a half, dozen of the most prominent of major league playing figures. It won't seem like the same fields of battle anotfler season with euch veterans "Walter Johnson, Jacques Fournier, Zach Wheat, Dutch Reuther and Bob Shawkey missing, in addition to the pr6s-pect that neither Ty Cobb nor Tris Speaker will be in active uniform. nininn of such a galaxy is which the "White Sox disbursed the equivalent of $123,000 for Chalmer Cissell, Portland, overshadows what dickering been done with the minors but business may pfSS up when the winter pow-wows start.

The minor league jen gather at Dallas this week-end and Ma.iors hold their annual meetings in New York the week "qt December of an epoch in -the nothing short (Copyriphl, 1927, by H. C. Fisher, trade Mark. Reg, V. S.

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T'i A FUWWY. iK removed oy nounccmeht tliat "Columbus will- remain with the taking over an ad-ditkmal share of Connie Mack responsibilities. At least ten others have been BiigRested, however, as possible successors to McAllister at nicnts to pjet back on th ground aa soon aa possible. "We -will have to work hard until the game, and I think Pittsburgh is likelto beat us, he said, "However, the game la not In the bag, and the Stan, ford men work hard and play' better ball thnn thry havo ahown thlH MC.Min mnvhn Mipv Bill McKechnle, returning to the CAM helm of a Kational league ciuu .1 St Louis, is much better equipped for 1928 than tha other two 'managers, Burt Shorten of the Phillies and Jack flattery of the Boston Braves. McKechnle takes over an outfit-that finish'- iTf second last vear after winning world 6 ehanipionshlp the year before.

The Cuyler ease seems to have been written off the books, by the' transfer of the star Pittsburgh outfielder to ChicaKO in exchange for will win." 1 Warner watched the Southern Callfornia-Notfe Dame. at' Soldiers field, Chicago, and he is of the opinion Southern California was the victim ot poor judgment on th play, whlcif has aroused so much controversy. "The decision was War. nr said. "Tha pla should hava been called a safety.

Riley, the Notre Came quarter, had Inter (Continued on Next jj "Sparky" Adams and Floyd Seott In the biggest trade of hi. wlnMr season ao far. 'il.