7~e ueL/1 Sto'tfl ol de 1955 ~otJtdate 7ea~n By VIC KELLEY A fast-maturing UCLA football team, verg­ Tailback Ronnie Knox ; and you have a four­ ing on greatness, today makes its first appear­ some of many talents. ance on Rogers Field under direction of Coach .Knox, who completed 15 out of his first 21 Red Sanders. passes, adds a phase that explodes the theory A Sanders-coached team managed to man­ that the single wing is essentially a ground euver out a spine-chilling 27-20 victory in 1949 , game. With a potent threat of the type of this but without the aid of Red, who had to fly to his six-foot-one, 195-pound junior and the nimble­ Tennessee home upon the death of his father . footed, quick-handed ends and wingbacks on the 1955 team, fans can expect one of the nation's But in these seven years, the mark of San­ most pass-conscious collegiate aggregations. ders is still stamped indelibly and interestingly The Bruins matured rapidly in the line last on Bruin teamJ;> . They are teams of poise, char­ week at Maryland. They were thoroughly tested acter , spirit, conditioning and efficiency. Their and performed well against true grid might. mannerisms are often imitated, but never du­ plicated. Captain and tackle Hardiman Cureton, who will also see much action at guards, and Jim Following the historic national champion­ Brown, another guard, were two standouts who ship team of 1954 , which won Sanders "Coach of will continue to show up well. the Year" honors, the 1955 group has much to live up to. Top Linemen In Johnny Hermann and Rommie Loudd, Standout Back Field Johnny Smith and Tom Adams, UCLA has fine But in two games, including a narrow 7-0 , wingmen. Alternate Captain Gil Moreno and loss to a majestic Maryland team, the present Roger White, hurt much of the Maryland con­ squad has shown promise of many more victor­ flict, will see good duty in the line at tackles ies. This is the team that possesses what Ter­ while the Northwest will be seeing the last of rapin Coach Jim Tatum termed "the perfect one of UCLA's fine centers in Senior Steve P al­ single wing backfield." mer. Others likely to see much action are guards This year UCLA still has the " king" of all Don Birren and Don Shinnick, along with backs fullbacks in 210-pound Fullback Bob Davenport, Bob Bergdahl, Sam Brown, Chuck Hollaway and who led the league in scoring last fall, and Wing­ Doug Peters. back Jim Decker, the will-o'-the-wisp reverse runner who compiled the highest average per But the Southerners come north with no il­ play of any regular performer in the nation last lusions. Their record against the Cougars in the fall. Northwest is two wins, two losses. Against all Northwest teams in the area it is 14-15-1. They Add a fine rough-and-tumble blocking back know they can expect more of the same today in Bruce Ballard, successor to " most valuable that they had a week ago. It'll be tough down player" Terry De bay, and the much-discussed there on the field. The Official Watch for Timing Today's Game Is Longines - "The World's Most Honored Watch." .