Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-19
FOOTBALL IS
in SCRAMBLED
FREE-FOR-ALL
Wide Open Chase For
Titles Full of Up
sets; earn e gle In
Lin for Honors
BY ALAN J. GOULD
(Associated Press Shorts Editorl

N4tscotI1tNu tACrS OpOAto 6dlAON.I
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.-CP)-The
college football campaign approaches
its big climax within the next two or
three weeks with six Of the seven
major championship races undecided.
In few recent seasons have the
contests for sectional, as we'll as
national honors, been as wide open
affairs as this year with n dizzy sue
cession of upsets to keep matters
scrambled in the east. south and west.
Today, with the end of the gridiron
grapple in sight, only Nebraska ap-
pears to have a firm hold on any
sectional title. The Cornhuskers
have been tied by Pittsburgh and
play the Army this week in their
quest for honors over a wider
stretch OF territory but they need
only to beat the Kansas Aggies to
finish their Big Six conference
schedule with a clean slate Of five
victories.
The other sectional chases arc so
close that most any upset will shift
the standings.
Carnegie Heads East
Carnegie, fresh from a sensational
victory over Notre Dame, heads the
Eastern parade, with only Boston
College TO rival the Tartans' unblem-
ished record. but Carnegie must hur-
die New York University this week
to stay on top. Anyone who has
seen the N. Y. u. steamroller lately
Will testify this is quite an obstacle.
Army and Princeton, neither beat
en- nor tied by any eastern team are
prepared TO enter into the argument
while Pennsylvania is also ready to
step up with a claim for recognition
Il anything should happen to Carnc-
gle or Boston College.
Wisconsin has scaled the Big Ten
peak over the PROSTATE forms Of
Iowa but the Badgers have their old
foe, Minnesota, to play this week be-
fore they can make any definite
claim.
Georgia Tech, Florida and Tennes-
see. all victorious in their latest
tests and all with spotless states.
hold their edge on Southern confer
nee rivals but Tennessee alone Of
the three 10 play this week, must
beat Kentucky to stay in the running.
Texas on Top
Texas had displaced Southern
Methodist in the Southwestern SON
ference free-for-all but it will take
the concluding battles Of the season
to settle this issue.
California and Southern California
are deadlocked in the lead for the
Pacific Coast conference title but
California risks its position this
NH,nI "A. - ,-rn.I H.. 1T
Stanford.
Utah has shown signs OF slipping
since taking a commanding lead IN
the Rocky Mountain conference. The
Utes were tied By Brigham Young in
an upset Saturday and must trim the
Utah Aggies to stand Off a strong
closing challenge BY Colorado Uni
versity.
Several OF these scrambles may Dc
decided this week. with Tennessee.
Carnegie, Wisconsin and California
all facing the severest sort of tests.
Tartans Key TO East
No team in the country will have
any stronger claim to national title
honors than Carnegie if the Tartans
overcome the NiOlets Of New York
University. The New Workers. de-
spite their one setback at the hands
of Georgetown. have a sensational
record and represent about the
strongest test Carnegic's clan has
had.
From the spectacular viewpoint
next Saturdays program will bc fca-
tured, on opposite sides Of the CONT
nent by the California Stanfo>1
game at Berkeley. before 10000 ~
more, and the Yale-Harvard contest
at New Haven. where these ancient
eastern rivals will meet before un-
wards Of $4,000 spectators.
Nebraska's invasion of West Point
and the renewal Of the Navy-Prince-
ton rivalry add lustre to the eastern
list while the traditional theme will
be uppermost in such contests as
Mlssouri-kansas. Indiana-Purduc. H.
hnois-Ohio State. and Iowa-Mich:gan.