Evening star., 1928-11-12
WINNER OVER c. i.
HELD EAST'S BEST
Plaid Has Two Hard Tests
Ahead-Some of Unbeaten
Not Highly Rated.
BY ALAN ]. GOULD.

VI aspirations have been blown
about in none to gentle fashion
so far, but when it comes TO
measuring the qualifications OF con-
tenders, none stands out any more to-
day than Carnegie in the East, Georgia
in the Middle West.
There are others clamoring for recog-
milton among the slim slate of the un-
beaten, such as Florida, Tennessee, De-
troit, Ohio Wesleyan and Boston Col
le2e. There are still more, such Us
West Virginia and now Notre Dame that
have gathered fresh headway after fal-
tering in the early stages. The flnal
returns are not yet in and they may
take a lot of debate any way, but just
now none has a better claim to recog-
nition than Carnegie, Georgia Teen,
Iowa and Nebraska.
Iowa and Nebraska have had close
calls. I-point victories which the Hawk
ewes gained over Minnesota and the
CornhuskerS over Syracuse, put they
have decisively whipped their other IoeS.
Carnegie and Georgia Tech have neen
eoually impressive. bowling over all op-
pcsition in a season where consistency
has not been an outstanding virtue.
Tornado's Record Fine.
Georgia Techs Tornado, with a
mighty line and one OF the greatest
all-around backs in the country In
Warner Mizell, has just about as fine
a record SO far as any team In the
land. 1t takes on added iuSter
through Notre Danes thrilling victory
over the hitherto unbeaten Army:
Techs great forwards smeared Notre
Dame q few weeks ago on Grant Field,
decisively whipping the same Hoosier
array that ripped the stalwart West
Point defense to ShredS Saturday be-
fore q howling crowd of $4,000 at the
Yankee Stadium.
While this was going on, Mizen and
other Tech terrorS were raising havoc
with Vanderbilt and crushing the pre-
viously unbeaten Commodores. They
take on Alabama's Crimson Tide this
week at Atlanta.
Carnegie's claims to the top fight
were well buttressed Saturday, when
the Tartans took Georgetown, another
unbeaten array, into camp in clean-cut
fashion. And Just to prove that they
have no fears about stalking their rep
utation on any field, Carnegie roams
out to South Bend this Saturday to
mingle with the rejuvenated Notre
Dame eleven.
SkibOs Face Tests.
II the TartanS get by this rugged
test they have only to dispose of the
New York University juggernaut tie
following week to finish with clean
slate and perhaps earn a jaunt to the
Pacific Coast for intersectional honors
There isn't much rest in sight, either,
for Iowa and Nebraska Burt Ingwer-
sens Hawkeyes ride the big Ten"
crest now as result of beating Ohio
State but they clash with Wisconsin
this Saturday in another crucial con-
test. The only thing that mars Wis
consin's slata Is a tie with Purdue, so
that there is anything but a soft as
signment in prospect for McLain, Pape
and other Iowa aces.
Nebraska, with the Big Six crown
about clinched, turns to interSectional
foes for the next two weeks, playing
Pittsburgh this Saturday at Lincoln be-
fore coming to West Point. The Corn
huSker charge, led by the famous Blue
Howell, is at its peak now, but it will
need to stay there to survive the i'm
pending tests.
The classic touch TO this weeks pro-
gram is furnished by the Yale-Prince-
Ton affair, but it won't have a great
deal of bearing on the championship
situation. The Ellis have been bumped
much harder than the Tigers. They
were upset by Maryland Saturday in
one OF the days outstanding reversals
On top Of previous defeat by Army
Princeton has been tied twice, by Vir-
ginia and Ohio State, but otherwise
the Tigers have clean, even If not
everly impressive, slate.
West Virginia, which has been coming
HtnnT q
IL row after losing the opening game
10 DAVIS and Elkins, runs into George
IOWA this week. Missouri comes East to
play New York University and share
the spotlight with such other rivalries
as Columbia PENNSYLVANIA. Cornell
dartmouth. Colgate-Syracuse and Har-
vard-Holy Cross.
Tennessee must beat Vanderbilt and
Florida must dispose of Clemson to
Keep step with Georgia Tech. assuming
the Tornado is too strong for Alabama.
in the Southern Conference race. These
three are having merry battle right
new. even though Tech appears to hold
the e6ge.
S. NJ. U. In Fight
Southern Methodist is engaged in a
hot fight to hold the Southwestern Con-
1er3nce lead, as a result of being tied
~ tne IeXas Aggles. S. M. U. plays
BAYLOR this week. while the University
OF Texas tackles Texas Christian.
Utah. its winning streak upset by a
tie with Creighton in an intersectional
game, returns to the Rocky Mountain
Conference this week. fay red to beat
Brigham Young and keep the lead while
Colorado College battl,s Colorado Uni
Fersity
southern California. now sharing thu
Pacific Coast lead with California, NAV
find tartar in Washington State. but
the Trojans will be favorites as will br
California OYER Nevada and Stanford
oTer Washing n
Southern California may have to be
rcckoned with in the final award of Ma
tienal laurels, even thouoh the Tro;ans
wee held to tie by California. If they
gei by the rest Of the program sue.
c''sfully, the game with Notre D?ma al
LIS Angeles on December may furnish
all indicator to the final rating