Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-05
4 UNDEFEATED
ELEVENS ARE
LEFT IN U. S.
Many Title Contend
ers, Including u. of
y. and Christi a s
iakens Aback
BY ALAN J. GOULD
associated Press Sports Editorl

CPOtaH A1ttOt
xMtM YORK. Nov. 5.-tA1 Foot
ball returns are coming in slowly
~ surely 70 indicate the drift Of
championship aspirations. Sharply
reduced by a Saturday OF startling
Upset. the field Of contenders is
nkeiy to be whitfield down lot
more by the end of the week.
"nere Michigan. Navy and Notre
osme hit the skids early in the
campaign. 10 pass out Of the title
picture It took the first November
hurry to remove from the vanguard
such stalwart arrays as New York
university. Stanford. Illinois and
dorado college. not to overlook
lexas Christian. Texas University.
Niemson and a few others of min
Or or major degree.
III the schedule-makers had been
notified beforehand they could
nardly have turned out a better job
tnan this week in bringing together
/ outstanding conterders for champ
' ionship honors.
Four Undefested Teams
The three major affairs in as
nany different sectors find West
roint stalking its national champion
shlp hopes against the invasion OF
Notre Dame at the Yankee Stadium
lowe and Ohio battle for the big
ten leadership at Columbus while
Georgie Tech meets Vanderbilt at
Atlanta in the big battle OF the
Southern Conference race.
-Four Of these t~eams-Iowa. Army.
Vanderbilt and Georgia Tech-hsve
ben neither beaten nor tied. Ohio
State has a tie with Princeton as
the only blemish on its slate while
Notre Dame. after early rehear-
sails. IS moving along at a rate 10
give the Army something to worry
about.
Georgetown. fresh from its upset
OK New York University. runs
smack into another indicated ron
tender for eastern honors. Carnegie.
Nebraska, after riding rough-shod
ever three "big six" rivals in the
Missouri Valley sector. has a chance
to clinch the championship by beat
inF Oklahoma.
s. NJ. L. 10 Play Arrics
The Southern Conference atmos-
EHNAt tut NuAN Will nf tlfhEEf ~
the Vanderbilt-Georr Tech strug-
gle but also by the clash Of Flor
ida and Georgia AZ Jacksonville.
All four Of these teams arc un-
beaten and nmonr the outstanding
Conference title CONTENDER. but on
the play so far Tech and Florida
bulk more formidably.
Southern Methodist. having upspt
the University Of Texas while BAY.
Tor was bowling over the previous
w unbesten Texas Christian eley
ems. into an old rival. the
Texas Aggies. this week. s. n. II.
not only hopes to gain another
Notch in the title fight but obtain
REVENGE for the defeat by the Ag-
ries last season.
Utah. with three successive vic
tories that have put the Tigers
into undisputed leadership of the
Rocky Mountain conference parade.
journeys to Omaha to play CreiCh-
ton in a non-conference game.
West Watches Troians
With Stanford Knocked out ~ the
cunning. to the surprise Of mos.
critics. BY Southern CALIFORNIA;
Trojans. main interest in the Pa
rific coast conference centers this
week in the California; Washington
game at Seattle.
There should be some consolation
prize for the contest at Baltimore
between the Navy and Michigan.
Both have rallied after getting
1 way 70 thu worst starts they have
ever known. The Navy has won
three in a row after dropping three
straight Will Michigan. after four
suocc -sive sethacks. staged a big
comeback Saturday to knock over
Illinois. the 1927 big the champ
fars