The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-25

The various mixups over finding
a strong eastern college team to go
out and play California on New
Years day suggests the necessity
Of a new shuttle In collegiate foot
ball.
Now we have no way OF deciding
upon national championship
team There ar echampions in GER
tain sections Of the country. but
that isn't enough to satisfy public
that has come TO regard football as
the greatest American amateur
sport. and TO have a lively curiosity
about the picking OF "all-Amerl-
cam players and teams.
What we need IL college confer
ence, this winter. at which repre-
sentatiyes will gather from all parts
of the country. TO arrange q eched-
ule In which the champions of east.
middle west, south and west can
meet, and for a final game the last
two chamnions fight II out for the
national title.
This would not he difficult
thing TO do. II will be done before
long, and might as well be done
now. 1t would not make It neces-
sary to play more games than are
now arranged for In the colleges.
but the schedule could be more
carefully worked out.
This year California has what all
the west calls a wonder Team"
II is probably one OF the strongest
football tee rs ever seen In this
country, and al least equal to the
best In any other section.
Something Always Happens.
Yale was to have gone west 20
meet California II Yale had won
from Harvard. One or two other
eastern teams, invited after Har-
ward had beaten Yale, were unable
to accept-although the players
were eager for the trip-&ecause OF
faculty objections. Notre Dame
wanted 10 go but was not accept
! able tn California because Notre
| Dame has not the same standard OF
| eligibility that governs players on
| the California and other big college
| teams. Iowa was invited, but could
not go. Penn state, acknowledged
/ the strongest team in the east,
went west and played washington,
/ winning by a score Of 81 to Z. but
! California beat Washington 1913.
| Penn state was unable 20 make an
/ other western trip. Princeton, a
| strong eastern team, lost to Chicago,
and Chicago was beaten in turn by
| Ohio State, whose championship
! team of last year was annihilated
by California last New Years day
/ at Pasadena.
Some Of the strongest eastern
| teams have gone through the sea-
son without n defeat, but as these
/ teams didn't meet each other there E
no sure way of fixing their relative
strength.
IL there was a national intercol-
legiate schedule leading up to one
| intercollegiate championship game,
all confusion would be avoided, and
we would have the satisfaction OF
knowing positively what American
team is entitled to first honors.
i The Tournament of Roses com
| mittee, which is building a great
stadium in Pasadena and taking a
lively interest in college football
offers to arrange for an intercol-
'egiate convention and pay the ex-
penses of delegates from all parts
II the country, If they will meet In
Pasadena and try to make n per-
manent American intercollegiate
football championship schedule. Al
least their proposition sounds in,
teresting. and may lead up to what
the football fans have wanted ever
since the west began TO take p posi-
tion on the football map and prove
that the east had no monopoly ol
football talent.
Should Be Moderate.
The latest proposed prohibition
Is directed against making wageri
on college athletic contests, by col
! legians.
/ have noticed that the wild bet
ting of years ago has died out. bu
as long as we have any sporting
: blood there will be some wagering
and a little bet now and then add
, | to the spice of life. There's M