The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-10-21

awarding of the championshil season.
 Things frequently happen in November that cannot be fore- seen in October days. A team beaten n ee-.y games may hit a stride that spells disaster to the hopes of championship contenders.
 Take cases of Southern Cali fornia and Texas, Southern Cali fornia has d plentiful array of tal- ent, enough to bring them a con- ference championship with com parative ne, yet thev were knock ed out of the national champion ship race by St Mary's in the open ing game. And exas, doped to win the Southwest Conference title, dropped a close one to Rice in [ an early game. Texas is still good enough to spoil the hopes of sev- eral. N
 Saints Schedule Light.
 St Mary's on the coast, tutored in the Notre Dame system by Slip Madigan, can't help but be the coasts best bet for national hon OE6s 4ACy 10 ULCCLAh6 uAOhS 4OW on a light schedule, after knocking of Southern California and Cali fornia in the first two contests. They do not meet another major opponent until the final game with Oregon.
 Pop Warner, who is Ion the spot'' this season. may drive his Stanford team along to the show position of coast football. but gain,d from double wingbacks. spinners and reverses has been lost through defeats by shifting teams in the last few years.
 Most of the potential leaders in the south are meeting each other before the season ends. so it does mt seem likely that there will be many undefeated Dixie elevens. Georgia appa. -ntly has the best chance to turn the trick. Coach Harry Mehre sent a team north that humbled Yale with no ap- parent effort.
 The struggle between Vanderbilt and Georgia October 24 and Tulane and Georgia November IA shape up now like the big classics on southern gridirons. m
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 Southern Methodist, Texas and Texas Christian look good in the Southwest conf ere ce. Rice knocked off the edge Texas seemed to have. It is history in the south- west circuit that football cham pions never repeat. Southern Methodist, capably directed by Ray Morrison, may turn out to be hon. or eleven in Texas football.
 The Atlantic seaboard this fall boasts more high class football teams than at any time in several years. Army, Dartmouth, New York university. Pitt and Cornell are hot on the trail of a champion ship.
 oil Dobie. the pessimist. possess. es one of the finest Cornell squads since the days of Kaw and Pfann and may see the Red. advance to the top of the heap. Dobie has fine 1inemen, fast backs and Cornell's additionally light schedule.
 Army, in the second year of coaching by Major Ralph Sasse, have an even chance against Notre Dame in the final tilt before the big charity game with Navy.
 Watch Northwestern
 Michigan, Northwestern and Purdue, first division teams in the Big Ten last year, are worthy of that consideration again this fall. I should not be surprised if all three finished in the undefeated class.
 Kipke at Michigan and Hanley at Northwestern have better ball. ance than Purdue, where most of the experienced talent is in that backfield. Northwestern showed its real power in trouncing Me- braska in the seasons opener. A week later the Wildcats held Notre Dame to a scoreless tie or. were held in a scoreless battle, depend- ing on which side your sympathies rested.