Evening Star Newspaper, October 11, 1929, Page 48

48 SPORTS. BY BOB ZUPPKE, Foot Ball Coach, University of Nilinols. it is time to quit talking about one. Before I enlarge on this theme, to forestall the suggestions THERE is no such a thing as a national foot ball cfiampion. and that this statement betrays an advanced case of sour gra] my part, it may be pardonable to recall that the undefeated S on linois eleven of 1927, Big Ten champions, received one of these so-called national titles. Being only human, we did not refuse the crown. But we should have. For the idea of a national champion is all hokum. There never was and never will be a team which can justly be crowned the greatest in the land. People may talk about a na- tional champion, but nobody really believes one exists. In recent years any team which happened to schedule a couple of intersectional games immediately became a bility for the all- country title. The strength of the intersectional foe did not matter— all that was necessary was to meet some teams from other sections. Last year Georgia Tech, by defeating California New Year day at Pasadena, was pronounced by some the national champion, but Frank Dickinson's rating system said Southern California was entitled to the palm. Then there were who submitted that the University of Detroit and Boston College could point to an unblemished record. An Absurd Proposition. It is absurd, in my opinion, to talk about a national champion when there are so many strong teams which never meet each other. Often it is impossible to establ & clean-cut sectional su- y, let alone trying to take in the readth of the land. I have never yet met a coach who, even if his team was med as a na- tional possibility, could discuss the pre- tension with a straight face. Ten teams are seldom if ever ment in any of these discussions of national champions, yet the Western Conference is the largest organization of big universities in the country. As a coach I may be regarded as somewhat biased, but circumstances will always mmthmg 'l“:n tnn;: '{;om getting a reak in any ese Tankings. Play Among Selves. This is because the Western Confer- ence teams play most of their games among themselves, and at best can list no more than one important intersec- tional game on account of their obliga- tions to their fellow members and the greater interest their own traditional Tivalries inspire. But the greatest barrier ‘:o a ider- ation of Big Ten teams . Wi o these heavy schedules with , it 15 hard for Big Ten emerge undefeated. Often each other, you might say. team was defeated last t 1t would be foolish to as- the best elevens were not the those in other parts of the In Class With Best. oot ball does not have to seat for any other brand. after having seen important various sections annually for year I saw Pennsylvania- Stanford-Army. “Pop” ford team undoubtedly e machine, but I am sure four or five Big Ten elevens e class. not grow them bigger or e them faster in one section than another. Some people think the Pa» Coast has better players, but I on its campuses and have the personnels, and I do not be- ‘The fact that they do not ve 50 m:;lyw:nlvflfluelc. does poutill:ly bring more -grade players together one institution. My friend, John Heisman, advocates & division of the country into four sec- tions, from each choosing the best team {0 meet the representatives of the other sections in elimination contests s, of sports editors in each section would select the four teams. ‘Too Many Obstacles. ‘There might be something to such a lan, but there are too many obstacles the path of pu 1t into effect, and 1t is & waste of breath to talk about it. As there is more intersectional ac- tivity in the Western Conference this year than ever before, perhaps those ‘who talk about national champions will include Big Ten sosfllbflnul. Michigan meets Harvard, Chicago Pfllnys Prince- ton, Ohlo State meets Pittsburgh and Tilinois the Army. If Illinois should have the fortune to go through their schedule and some one tries to pin another of those na- tional rosettes on us, I trust somebody will remind me of this article. National champions? There ain't no sich animal! (Copyright, 1929.) g WANTS TO TALK TO PFLAGER. Charlie Deuterman, manager of the Arlington, Va., Prep foot ball team, wants to get in touch with Dutch Pflager. Deuterman may be reached at Clarendon 1280-W-2 after 7 p.m. EXPERTS FORECAST FOOT BALL RESULTS BY RILL ROPER, Princeton Coach. EAST AND SOUTH. Princeton-Brown—Close. ‘Yale-Georgla—Close, Yale. Harvard-New Hampshire—Harvard. Army-Davidson—Army. Navy-Notre Dame—Close. Dartmouth-Allegheny—Dartmouth. Penn-V. P. I.—Penn. Syracuse-Nebraska—Syracuse. Penn State-Marshall—State. Pittsburgh-West Virginia—Pittsburgh. Columbia-Wesleyan—Columbia. N. Y. U.-Fordham—Close, N. Y. U. Carnegle Tech-Western Reserves—" Carnegle. Georgetown-St. Louls—Georgetown. Lafayette-Manhattan—Lafayette. Lehigh-Gettysburg—Close. Williams- Bowdoin—Williams, Ambherst-Lowell Textile—Ambherst, Boston College-Villanova—Boston, ‘Temple-St. Bonaventure—Temple, Holy Cross-Rutgers—Close, Bucknell-W. and J.—Bucknell. Dickinson-Muhlenberg—Dickinson. Haverford-Susquehanna—Haverford. Georgia Tech - North Carolina — Georgia Tech. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. €, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1929. Zuppke Says It Is Impossible to Pick National Championship Foot Ball Team TOO MANY GOOD ELEVENS NEVER MEET EACH OTHER Mini Coach Doesn’t Want Any More Rosettes Pinned on His Elevens as Result of Unbler-"-"-~d Records for Season. SOUTH CAROLINA FOOT BALL V. M. I-The Citadel—V. M. I. Minnesota-Vanderbilt—Minnesota. Alabama Poly-Florida—Florida. Arkansas-Texas—Texas. ‘Tennessee-Mississippi—Tennessee. BY BOB ZUPPKE, Tllinois Coach. MIDWEST. ‘Wisconsin-Northwestern — Wisconsin, with a line that is more agile and a more elusive backfield, should take the Wildcats. Towa-Ohio State-—Iowa has as good a line as Ohio State’s and better backs, and should win. ' Purdue-Michigan—Mi 's line is stronger; Purdue has the better backs. The Michigan, but Purdue Nebraska—Syracuse fened after the tie by dist, should win. Towa Stat2-Missourl — Missour has mol: manpower, and that counts. Mis- sourd. Minnesota - Vanderbilt — M i n nesota eventually, if not at first. Illinois-Bradley — Bradley, & well coached team, superior in its clasé, can hardly hope to win. Oklahoma-Creighton—Oklahoma will probably have a shade. Kansas es-Texas A. and M.— ebraska, Southern Metho- | to fall. -Kansas State Teachérs—Kan- sas. Colgate - Michigan State — Colgate showed strength against Wisconsin and should take this one. Drake-Washington U.—~Drake, cham- pion of the Missouri Valley last year, is strong again and should win. Margquette-Grinnell: probably exact revenge for last ye Detroit-Tulsa (tonight)—Victory is a Detroit habit, and they should win their eighteenth straight ?ome. 4 uis Louls 3 — 8t. flashes against Davis and Elkins, but hardly hope to win this one. BY HOWARD JONES, Southern Californis Cosch. California-Washington State—Cali- fernia by not more than one touchdown. ‘Washington-Southern California — If 8. C. expects to win it will have to be at top form. Idaho-Montana—Idaho should - take this one. Stanford-Ucla — Stanford ought to have an easy time. Oregon-Williamette—Oregon, without much trouble. Oregon State—Columbia — Columbia no match for Oregon State. (Copyright, 1920, by North American News- Ppaper, Alliance.) CORINTHIANS TO DRILL. Corinthian A. C. basket ball squad will drill tonight at Peck Memorial gym at 7 o'clock. Teams be organized in the 100 and 115 pound classes. Young Men Prefer W alk-Over WARWICK A serviceable, shoe, _in. n_ 8 ery ‘Reading from left to right, they are: Front row—Culp, M. Blount, Coker, ‘Wingard, Brunson, Donelan, Stoddard, Williams, Hicks and Bostick. Adair, ‘Whi Hatchett, Farr, Capt. Julian Beall, Barney Smith, Graham, Derrick and Moore. Third row—Manager Yancey McLeod, Gressette, Shand, Watson, Wylie, Hamilton, itey Rawl and Coach Kenneth Thrash. Back row—Sikes, De Vaughn, Powell, Brigham, Lavel, Hughey, Vaughn, Rhame, Boineau, Z obel and Head Coach Billy SPORTS. SQUAD, WHICH PLAYS U. OF M. AT COLLEGE PARK TOMORROW Second row—A. Smith, Edens, Eaddy, f:lnl, Leardo, G. Blount, Correll, Coach vel. ATHENS 1S MECCA OF DIXIE GRID FANS Tarheel-Tech Title Contest Today Overshadowed by Yale-Georgia Tilt. BY EDDIE BRIETZ, Associated Press Bports Writer. TLANTA, Ga., October 11—The biggest foot ball movement in the history of the South &z: under way last night when first of 23 special trains rolled into Atlanta loaded with ticket holders the Yale-Georgia intersectional game at Athens tomorrow and the North Carolina-Georgia Tech clash at Atlanta today. N “The Athens extravaganza 5 the week’s premiere attraction in the South, but the meeting of Tech and North Carolins, in which championship hopes of two of the foremost contenders in the conference are at stake, is playing 8 lusty second fiddle in interest and importance. This game, well supported by the Florida-Auburn title under the floodlights at Montgomery, and the Clemson-North Carolina State scrap at Florence, S. C., will serve as a prelude to the main events under tomorrow's big top. Storm warnings are out at Georgia ‘Tech, North Carolina, with the best team developed in the Northern end of the conference in many ym.hls in- vading Grant Field with - better than fair chance of bumping off the 1928 clm::&mm ‘The North Carolinians have recovered from the stage fright which cost them last year's game, ahd the experts are unanimous that .if Geor, Tech is as badly off its game as it was against Mississippi A. & M. last week, Coach 30x6.00 31x5.00. . . $12.95 31x4. Rockne Too Ill to Make Trip to Navy Grid Game SOUTHBEND, Ind., October 11.— Knute K. Rockne, famous Notre Dame coach, was too ill yesterday to accompany the Notre Dame foot ball squad to Baltimore, where the Irish will meet the Navy Baturday. Two hours before the departure of the team physiclans announced they had forbidden Rockne to attempt the trip. Rockne has been indisposed dur- ing the last month and his condi- tion this week has been aggravated by sciatic rheumatism. Doctors are confident of clearing Rockne’s health within the next few days. Assistant Coach Tom Lieb is in charge of the team. Chuck . Collins and his men will ride home with the big end of the score, North Carolina appears to be much more advanced in its training than the Golden Tornado. With two victories under their belt, the Tarheels are the only team on the Tech schedule with an uncrossed goal line. The Florida Alligators, who got the scare of their young lives from V. M,,I. last week, will be strictly up aga! it when they tackle Auburn. Three - ular line stars were left in Gainesville and the Alligators will be forced to take thfl fleld with a patched-up forward wall. Coach Josh Cody’s powerful Clemsons, who have rolled up a total of 127 points in three games so far, will be after their fourth straight victory and their second against a conference foe in their con- test with the remodeled Wolfpack of North Carolina State today. U. S. ROYAL BALLOONS Unconditionally GUARANTEED Standard Grade 12 Months Heavy Service 18 Months Guarantee Covers Cuts, Bruises, Blowouts, Under Inflation, Wheel Misalignment, and Other Road Hazards. PEERLESS UNITED STATES 28x5.25. 30x5.25...$13.95 31x5.25. ..$14.80 +..$15.95 32x6.00. 33x6.00...$17.98 ..$13.60 $16.95 Trade In Your OLD TIRES Compare These Prices on Traxon Treads 30x3%....84.85 ...$8.95 32x4......$9.55 Other 29x4.40. 30x4.50. 31x5.25. GUARANTEED BATTERY YOUNGSTERS OUSTING CAVALIER VETERANS UNIVERSITY, Va., October 11.—The line-up Virginia will start against Swathmore on Lambeth ¥ield tomor- row is likely to be somewhat different from that used against South Caro- lina in Columbia. With two youngsters, Thomas and Bryant, both demanding a place in the starting backfield, some of the let- ter men of last year must be replaced. Capt. Sloan is sure of starting at quar- ter, but Kaminer, Faulconer and Lewey are fighting for positions with. the two former freshman stars. Several line positi | Z00 .\ 5% 4 doubt. Taylor will be at center, Tur- ner on left end and Motley and Whalen in the tackles. But Byrd will not be able to play right end, and several are scrapping for the right to fill his shoes. Dunn and Kimball may again be started at the guards. But the coaches have been experimenting with other men to flank the center. . BIT OF PSYCHOLOGY. Before going onto the field, every foot ball player at Wesleyan, in Mid- dletown, Conn., is required to stop in front of a full length mirror in the dressing room and view himself. Accord- ing to Coach Bill Wood, the gridiron warrior is harder hitting he can see 1f in his war paint. than Ever th his attack if | HOWARD OPENS HOME SEASON WITH SMITH Howard University's foot ball team will open its home season tomorrow, en- tertaining Johnson C. Smith Univer- sity of Charlotte, N. C. in Howard stadium. Last Fall the Bisons defeated the Smith eleven, 19 to 6. Coach Verdell will start virtually the same Howard eleven which fell before Hampton last Saturday in a 6—0 game, the season’s opener for the Bisons. Smith ‘will present a stalwart eleven here. It has its 1928 team practically | Inta including Bogle, all-America guard, who showed strongly against | Howard last Fall. “SHELDS Clatm to this distinction is more pronounced, pr s Fall — FOUR CONFERENGE - BATTLES ON COAST }Washington State Expected to Make Things Hot for California. By the Associated Press. AN FRANCISCO, October 11.— Four conference clashes head to- morrow’s Iist of foot ball exhi- bitions for Pacific Coast fans, with all 10 members of the West- ern gridiron loop swinging into action. ‘The Washington State College Cou- gars and the Bears of the University of California will come to grips in the | Berkeley Stadium. The Cougars gave the Bears plenty of trouble last year and, although they lost, 13 to 3, the principal cause of their defeat was six punts that Halfback Porter Lainhart had blocked. This year 15 letter: men | returned for competition. Hence, fans expect the result of tomorrow's game to be relatively clos The other major clash of the day finds the Southern California Trojans battling the University of Washington Huskies. Early in the season this con- test was looked upon as one of the cru- cial games of the 1929 conference race. Since lasj week's tie game between Washington and Montana, howaver, the Trojans have been installed as great favorites to win. At Los Angeles the Stanford Car- dinals, with their coach, Pop Warner, 2,000 miles away sizing up the Trojan- Husky encounter, will run up again the baby of the conference, the University of California, at Los Angeles. An over- whelming victory for the Cardinals is anticipated. The other conference encounter will be between Idaho and Montana, the two mystery teams of the loop. The Mon- tana Grizzlies sprang the first surprise of the 1929 season last week by holding ‘Washington to a 6-to-6 tie. The Idaho Vandals still are an unknown quantity, making their first conference start. 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