Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-07
TARHEELS, VANDY
GET MOST VOTES"
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida
and Kentucky Also Rated
High by Experts.
BY H. C. BYRD.

VI Opl1llOIL SCCIlS w slldfC
II developed among Southern
foot ball coaches as to the
elevens that should be at or near
the top of the heap at the end of
the coming season. Sometime ago
it was predicted by somebody
that North Carolina, Tennessee,
Vanderbilt and Tulane ought to
be among the leaders, and since
then several others, including
some of the best coaches in the
South, have expressed themselves
to about the same effect. From
at least four coaches have come
opinions that have placed Wander
bilt and North Carolina as almost
certain leaders.
Sometime ago Bill Alexander Of
Georgia Teach, In letter to the writer,
stated that North Carolina, Tulane.
Georgia and Vanderbilt ought to be at
the top this year. He has since given
that opinion publicly, and has been
backed up in 1t by others. Bob Ney-
land of Tennessee has picked without
considering his own team, Vanderbilt
Georgia, North Carolina. Florida and
Kentucky. For some reason he left out
Tulane, probably because he is not so
familiar with its strength. Mike Ben
net, former Sewanee coach, says that
Vanderbilt and North Carolina should
have the strongest elevens In the Sec
ton.
Would Lead Sections.
AS a matter of fact, If the South
were divided into four sections, 1t is
likely that North Carolina would be
picked to represent the South Atlantic,
Georgia the Southeastern, Tulane the
Southwestern, and possibly Vanderbilt
the Northwestern. However, it is more
than probable that some team will
come along during the year to upset
one, possibly all, of these favoriteS.
North Carolina has q great lot Of
foot ball material, and 1t is virtually
Subordinating its other athletics to the
development of foot ball. There Is no
doubt that it should be a hard nut
for any of its opponents to crack. It
seems to be the opinion of most coaches
in the South that North Carolina has
about the best prospects Of all the
Southern elevens.
Vanderbilt is likely TO have some
rough shedding despite its fine rrcs-
poets. It meets in Alabama and Ten
nessee and Georgia Tech teams that
are likely to smear any opponent.
Tennessee, despite the fact that it
is to play much easier schedule this
year than last, is going to be stronger
than anybody expects. Tulane. IN the
opinion of some coaches, has about
the best chance, with the exception of
North Carolina. as It has back virtual
ly its whole team.
AS usual, southern teams will play
q lot of good foot ball, and some two
or three at the end of the year will
stand out but it is also fairly certain
that some of what now seem to be the
strongest will fall by the wayside,
turned back by what now is considered
D much weaker squad. All the southern
elevens are reaching point where they
are playing such hard schedules and
meeting such good teams every week
that any team that gets through a sea-
son without defeat or two has got to
have some luck running its way, no
matter how strong it is.
Linemen Are Needed.
As far as local elevenS are concerned,
1t seems rather strange that from each
of the three that already have a week
or more of practice behind them, comes
the same plaint-lack of line prospects.
Georgetown says that it must rebuild
its forward wall almost entirely, as only
one man, Morris, center, is back. The
other six regulars were lost last Spring
by graduation.
has backfield situation that Is salts
factory, but cannot find in its squad
enough heavy linemen to give the
coaches any degree of satisfaction.
Maryland also is having its trouble
trying TO. work out combination for
its forward wall.
Local schools know that whatever the
type of backfleld they have, little
ground is going to be gained if there
is not a solid group in front of that
backfleld- to clear the way. A backfield
without line is somewhat similar to
a snowbound train without snow plow
George Washington begins its prac-
tice Tuesday, and it feels that its pros
poets are excellent. 1t has back nearly
all its material of last year, both var
sity and freshman, and from that mate
rial expects to build strong combina-
ton.
Work for the teams that already are
out has not been very strenuous.
Coaches have been busy trying to shape
up their squads to begin hard work
when the weather gets sufficiently cool.
Practice stunts in the way of punting,
forward passing, some charging and
blocking, and general conditioning exer-
ciSeS have taken up most of the few
days the squads have been out From
now on, however, the routine is likely to
get harder and harder until in about
two more weeks the players will be
roughing it about as much as they will
have to at any time during the season.
Several coaches in this section are in
terested in the gathering today in New
York to discuss the rules and changes
made since last Fall. Just how many
will make the trip, however, has not
been made known. Several have felt
they would like to go, but have given
lack of time as a reason for not doing So