Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-12-03
LARGE GATE,
UPSETS MARK
J GRID SEASON
Attendance Rec o.
Broken; South and
Pacific Teams Are
Leading Country
BY ALAN J. GOULD
Associated Pres Sports EditOrl

tAssociated Pres Sports Editor
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-Pl-Exeept
Tor a few sparkling and decisive
tests in the south and far west, the
1928 college football season has
closed an unprecedented and met
eoric course.
Its chief developments have In
eluded record-smashing attendance
and gate receipts for the fifth
straight year IN extraordinary sue
cession of upsets featuring the
downfall Of champions an dteams
rarely out OF the top flight-in
hort. n b~ewildering whirl elimaxed
three crushing triumphs for the
west over legions east Of the
ssissippi.
pFrom the spectator viewpoint the
arls eason crowd of l22 .oO0 hat
witnessed the Navy-Notre Dame
game in Chicago was the high spot.
New marks in attendance also were
set in the east and southwest, while
every other section contributed to
an outpturing over the country
4 from September TO December APP
proximating 25.0 900 to 10000, 900.
From the angle Of sheer playing
accomplishments, representatives Of
the Pacific coast and the south take
the major share OF the seasons lau-
rels, a situation that will find its
appropriate climax IN the New
Years day engagement between two
OF the foremost teams Of these
areas, California and Georgia Tech,
in the Rose Bowl ut Pasadena.
West On Top
The golden west has a double arm
lock and Half Nelson on intersec-
tional glory as a result Of the SEN
%sationsl victories OF Stanford over
the Army. Oregon State over New
York University, ana Southern Cali
fornia over Notrs Dame within a
three day period. Whatever claims
the east hoped 20 stake In the
scramble for national title honors
were wiped out by the crushing set
backs administered 70 the Army and
N. Y. u. on the same gridiron by
seams that came 5000 miles 10 rip
up everything in sight.
Two Of the foremost teams OF
the year, Georgia Tech and Florida,
lead the south's drive for national
recognition with fine records OF
achievement against all opposition.
Neither has been beaten nor tied
but each has one more sectional OBJ
stacle 10 hurdle this week. with Tech
playing Georgia at Atlanta ard Flor
ida meeting another undefeated foe,
Tennessee. ut Knoxville.
So far as tho records Of major col
1eges 60. only four can boast Epot-
less states. Boston college, the only
team neither beaten nor tied in the
east. and Detroit, enjoying the same
distinction in the middle west, share
this honor with the southern pair,
Florida and Georgia Tech.
But there are others to consider,
eocthern California. Utah ard Ten
nessee have been tied but unbeaten.
California has bowed to no college
foe although tied by Stanford and
Southern California. Stanford lost
30 Southern California but gave an
exhibition OF attacking power Sat-
urday against the Army that has no.
been surpassed this season in the
big league competition.
4 Big Ten Close
|. Every eleven in the Big Ten met
at least one defeat during the sea-
son, so keen was the competition,
and Chicago was beaten no less than
seven times. Every member Of the
new Big Six conference. as we'll as
the Southwestern Conference, also
: suffered at least on reverse.
Champions were overthrow in
five Of the major fields Of action.
Stanford shared the Pacific coast
last year with Southern California
but the Trojans occupy the top alone
this season. Utah displaced the Colo
RADIO Aggies in the Rocky Mountain
conference and Texas ousted the
Texas Aggies from the Southwest
conference title. Nebraska won the
first big six crown in n group that
was led by Missouri last year. Bos-
ton college finished with the best
eastern record wksre Yale and
Pittsburgh shared the 1927 leader
ship. Illinois. in a race decided on
the last day, successfully defended
the Big Ten championship. Georgia
Tech appears likely 10 stay at the
top of the southern conference. even
IL forced TO share the leadership
with Florida or perhaps Tennessee.