The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-15
Farrell Puts Army Next, Fol-
lowed by Detroit, Boston.
Pennsylvania, Stanford, Ten
nessee, and Florida; Carnegie
and New York not Rated
BY HENRY L. FARRELL

The tennis players say it is smart
stuff to lay back until your fellow
is winded and then slam them in be-
fore he gets his breath. The same
strategy might be applied by the lit
erary athlete who has to play around
with words about football teams.
1t has been found to be a clever
defense to sneak over the All-Amer-
lea team on the customers, get them
talking out of breath and then shoot
in the national ranking before they
get their second wind.
Under the conditions that prevail
this year it would be more sensible
to wait until Georgia Tech plays
California to deliver powerful
piece on the leading teams of 1928,
but football won't be very hot read
in, in the middle of January. And
it may be that the result of the
Tournament of Roses game will not
force a change in any opinion that
Ray be offered now.
If Georgia Tech wins from Cali
fornia, the southerners will merely
cinch a first place, to which they
have at least half title now. If
California should win the game we
cannot be convinced that California
would be the national champion be-
cause the seasons record as a whole
simply must be considered above one
game.
One Perfect Game
If the teams were to be rated on
the one game in which they reached
their peak-and there is only one
perfect game a season for any one
team-you could be argued to death
that Carnegie Tech, New York Uni.
versity, Notrc Dame, Stanford, Ten.
nessee and the Oregon Aggies al
had equal rights to first place on the
ranking list. All these teams, ano
more, too, had one game in which
they looked like team that couldn't
be beaten.
Considering their records, Their
! teams as playing unit, their con
sistency and the opposition they met
", would rank the teams as fol
lows:
/. Georgia Tech and Souther,
California.
! 2. Army.
| 3. Detroit, Boston College AM
Pennsylvania.
4. Stanford, tennessee and Flor
ida.
! This method of ranking the team
seems to be piling a lot of football
players in short space, but if w
knew any more accurate way of put
ting them down one under anothe
in a list we would put them dow
that way.
There being no prizes awarded fo
seconds, thirds, fourths and fifths,
is not binding obligation to mer
ton the teams that were not one Q
two. The teams that know the
were not will not have much to sa
! about it.
There's lot of reverse English 0
the ball when YOU start to rank til
J teams. The reasons why teal
! shouldn't be placed first are as eas
= to find as reasons why they shout
) and approaching it negatively v
can't find any valid reason WI
NCOIkIo 4CNu 0tlO 0VOtuG1u Vol
r fornia shouldn't be your choice fl
e first.
/ We I favor Georgia Tech becau'
the team was neither tied nor bea
y en-, and ~outhern California was he
t IL. tie by California. Tech play,
a representative schedule in its ov
n section, and 50 did Southern Ca
fornia. Each team beat Not
( Didn't Meet Florida
Georgia Tech did not play Flori,
:. or Tennessee, two Of the stronge
!. teams Of the south, but Tech didr
= duck them. Teen never has been q
i cused Of ducking, and t is quite &c
e tain that Florida and Tenness
t loud have been on the SCH ..ule
the schedule makers had known IN
were going TO be SO good.
di And tbs must be considcre
!. T....crc was 'st ~ much chance I
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