Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-12
MEN
SEE NINE IN RACE
Tennessee, Georgia Favored
in Majority Opinion
of Ten Coaches.
BY DAN McGUGIN,

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iTEN coaches have sent me
their opinions of the best
teams in the Southern Con-
ference this year. These
coaches think that nine teams in
the conference have good
chance of winning the title.
The elevens include Alabama,
Kentucky, North Carolina, Flor
ida, Georgia, Tulane, Georgia
Tech, Tennessee and Vanderbilt.
The majority of these coaches
pick Tennessee first and Georgia
second.
There are at least 10 other institu-
lions in the conference which will have
come the winner.
The Southern intercollegiate Confer
ence is made up Of % colleges and uni
versities, beginning with Maryland on
the Northeast and extending to Tulane
on the Southwest. Maryland, Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Florida,
Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisi-
ana, Tennessee and Kentucky comprise
the territory Of the conference.
One of the purposes Of the organiza-
ton is to provide uniform competitive
conditions. There still is great differ
ence in scholastic requirements and
standards, but in general, the confer
ence has worked TO improve standards
and competitive conditions, and has &C
complished something toward that end.
Is Difficult Assignment.
It Is difficult enough in professional
base ball to attempt to pick team
which at the close Of the season will
stand at the top Such a task Is much
more difficult in college foot ball. Eligi-
bility, injuries, a single vital mistake
during a game are some Of the condi-
tions which cannot be appraised in ad-
vance.
Frequently. In the case Of an eleven
season, have felt that If the season
were to be played over again this team
would, in all probability, come through
indicated.
A year ago everybody seemed to feel
Georgia Tech would have the best team
in the conference. She had gone
through a hard 1928 schedule with a
up by beating the University of Cali
fornia. She returned q large list of vet
eran letter men. However, Lumpkin,
splendid interferer and a powerful run
ming back, providing a fine balance in
attack, did not return. He was partic-
ularly effective on close, weak side
play and in attacking the line at al
most any point
Thomason, Mizell, Dunlop and others
were swift. powerful runners, good at
offtackle plays and reverses and wide
runs, and Lumpkin provided the bal
ance for attack which made Tech a
great offensive team and almost as good
on the defensive.
Pund, q center Of unusual physical
ability and with cool, fine Judgment
of the opponents attack, had played
his allotted time and his value was
perhaps not fully appreciated until he
was gone. Tech ran into a fine North
Carolina team early and lost, and
thereafter suffered injuries and came
through with q very disappointing
season.
Kentucky Stops Tennessee.
Tennessee, with excellent ends, a
first-claSs line and one of the best
balanced backflelds In the country, rode
along in brilliant fashion until Thanks
giving, when she was outplayed and
tied by Kentucky. Tulane, not very
seriously considered e . champion
leauer, winning all her games and
doing a particularly fine bit Of work
in defeating Georgia Tech and Georgia
on successive Saturdays.
Florida had a magnificent season,
with the exception of her rather de-
cisive defeat by Georgia Tech. A
number of flrst-class teams with diff
f1cult schedules lost at least one con-
ference game. In this list might be
included Florida, Kentucky. Alabama,
Georgia and North Carolina. A num-
Der of these teams with schedule a
little less hard probably would have
won all games.
There always is a measure Of injus-
tice in the matter of ranking teams in
the conference, based purely on games
hat ara Lost hacaIiRe of the difference