Evening star., 1928-12-03
UPSETS, BIG GATES
HAVE MARKEDP PLAY
Main Share of Honors Has
Gone to Pacific Coast
and Southland.
BY ALAN J. GOULD,
Associated Press Sports Editor,

extraordinary succession of upSets, fea-
turing the downfall of champions and
teams rarely out of the top flight-in
short, a beWildering whirl clinaXed by
three crushing triumphs for the Far
West over legions east Of the Mississippi
From the spectacular viewpoint the
early season crowd of $4,000 that
witnessed the Navy-Notre Dame game
in Chicago was the high spot, smash
ing all foot ball records. New marks In
attendance also were set in the East
and Southwest, while every other Sec
ton contributed to an outpouring over
the country from September to De-
cember approximating 25,000,000 to 30,-
100000.
East Is Dealt Blows.
From the angle of sheer playing ac-
complishments, representatives of the
Pacific coast and the South take the
major share of the seasons laurels.
a situation that will find it's appro-
pirate climax in the New Years day en-
gagement between two of the foremost
teams of these areas, California and
Georgia Tech, in the Rose Bowl at
Pasadena.
The Golden West has double arm
lock and half nelson on intersectional
glory as result of the sensational vic
tories of Stanford over the Army, Ore
gon State over New York University
and Southern California over Notre
Dame within a three-day period. What
ever claims the East hoped to stake
in the scramble for national title hon
ors were wiped out by the crushing set
backs administered to the Army and
N. Y. U. on the same gridiron by teams
that came 5000 miles like twin torna-
does to rip up everything in sight.
Two of the foremost teams of the
year, Georgia Tech and Florida, lead
the South's drive for national recogni-
ton with fine records of achievement
against all opposition. Neither has
been beaten nor tied, but each has one
more sectional obstacle to hurdle this
week, with Tech playing Georgia at
Atlanta and Florida meeting another
undefeated foe, Tennessee, at Knoxville.
No team from any area has an un-
challenged claim to national champion
ship heights in year that has seen
so many sudden reversals, so many un-
expected turns and days where other
wise brilliant outfits met misfortune.
Four With Clean Slate.
So far as the records of major COL
states. Boston College, the only team
neither beaten nor tied in the East,
and Detroit enjoying the same distinc-
tion lin the Middle West, share this
honor with the Southern pair, Florida
and Georgia Tech.
Boston College and Detroit both have
finished fine seasons. Their RECORDS
stand without the chance of blemish
now. Each wound up its campaign In
brilliant style Saturday, Detroit with a
33-to-13 victory over Georgetown and
Boston College with 1910 triumph
over it's old rival, Holy Cross.
But there are others to consider,
Southern California, Utah and Ten
nessee have been tied but unbeaten.
California has bowed to no college foe,
although tied by Stanford and South
ern California. Stanford lost to South
ern California, but gave an exhibition
Of attacking power Saturday against the
Army that has not been surpassed TINS
season in big league competition.
1t is a strange If not unprecedented
season when such ordinarily mighty
machines as Yale, Michigan and Notre
Dame each suffer the humiliation OF
four defeats. Yet they were only the
main victims in the surge that at some
time or another upset nearly every
major team.
Thrills in Big Ten.
Every eleven in the big ten met at
least one defeat during the season, SO
keen was the competition, and Chicago
was beaten no less than seven times.
Every member of the New Big Six Con-
ference, as well as the Southwestern
Conference, also suffered at least one
reverse Only Utah survived in the
Rocky Mountain Conference zone ana
the Indians were tied twice. One after
another the Eastern favorites were
knocked off, except Boston College.
Army's streak was stopped by Notre
Dame and the Cadets were finally
crushed by Stanford. Carnegie swooped
along unbeaten until 1t struck the
fierce charge of the New York Unlver-
sity, which on that day at Pittsburgh
looked like the most formidable. force
drubbed by Oregon State. The Navy
dropped it's first three games before
upsetting Pennsylvania. which other
wise turned in one of the best records
in this section.
Champions were overthroWn IN nVe
of the major fields of action: STAN
ford shared the Pacific Coast last year
with Southern California. but the Tro-
jams occupy the top alone this season.
Utah displaced the Colorado AggleS IN
the Rocky Mountain Conference and
Texas ousted the Texas Aggles from
the Southwestern Conference title.
Nebraska won the first Big Six crown
in group that was led by Missouri last
year. Boston College finished with the
best Eastern record. where Yale and
Pittsburgh shared the 1927 leadership.
Illinois Retains Title.
Illinois, in a race decided on the last
day, successfully defended the Big Ten
championship. Georgia Tech appears
likely to stay at the top of the South
ern Conference, even if forced to share
the leadership with Florida or perhaps
Tennessee. All three of these Southern
teams are still in the running.
The spread of radio hook-upS for big
games throughout the country failed to
cut down the attendance. Besides the
record breaking outpouring OF 122,0OO
at Soldier Field on october 13 Tor the
Navy-Notre Dame game. the East
reached new high marks with crowds
of $4,000 filling the Yankee Stadium In
New York for each of the Army's bat
ties with Notre Dame and Stanford
Throngs of close to 10000 or more wit
messed SpectacleS at Ohio State and
Michigan. while 10000 saw the STAN
ford California game at Berkeley and
80 900 the Southern California -Notre
Dame contest at Los Angeles. In the
Southwest, a new record was set by the
crowd of $4,000 for the game in which
Texas clinched the sectional title, de-