The Bismarck tribune., 1931-11-27
TULANE IS BOOSTED
into CHAMPIONSHIP
POSITION IN south
Pittsburgh Shows Amazing
Power to Smother Ne.
braska, 40 to o
CORNELL DEFEATS PENN
Unemployment Relief Funds in
Seven States Will Bene-
fit BY Games

The Thanksgiving day football pro.
gram served to boost Tulane into in
disputed possession of the Southern
Conference lead; give the Utah In
dians a chance to win their fourth
straight Rocky Mountain Conference
title; and establish Pittsburgh as
possibly the strongest of eastern
teams.
Tulane, although idle until Satur-
day. automatically gained sole pos
session Of the Southern Conference
lead when Tennessee's unbeaten
eleven found the Kentucky Wildcats
entirely too wild and had to be salts
fled with a 6-6 tie. Tulane has Louis
lana state to beat in its final con-
ference game tomorrow.
Utah buried the Utah Aggies, $40
Pittsburgh, beaten only by Notre
Dame, showed amazing power and a
versatile attack in crushing Nebraska,
400. Nebraska had expected to make
it close but had no chance to stop
the Panthers. Pitt finished its sea-
son unbeaten in the east.
As a general rule there were few
surprises in other holiday results.
Colgate. Holy Cross and New York
university, favorites all, had to come
from behind to win. Colgate turned
back Brown, 1877; N. Y. U. nosed out
Carnegie Tech, 7-6, and Holy Cross
just made the grade against Boston
college, also by a 7-6 count. Cornell,
beaten only by Dartmouth. wound
up highly successful season by whip
ping Pennsylvania, TO. Maryland
had little trouble with Johns Hop
kins and won, 35-l4. North Dakota
and George Washington fought to a
call tie.
Three encore numbers to the west
ern conference football program will
be played Saturday, and the unem-
ployment relief funds in seven states
will benefit by the athletes extra
labor.
Charity will receive all the receipts
after actual expenses have been paid,
but the athletes will be thinking
more about the Big Ten champion
ship, than of the gate and relief
funds. The battle between Purdue
and Northwestern, the keystone of
the title situation, has grabbed most
Of the interest, but the meetings of
Wisconsin and Michigan at Ann Ar
Dor, and Ohio State and Minnesota
at Minneapolis, are expected to at
tract patronage in sufficient guam
tity to give charity another big boost.
Michigan and Ohio State welcome
the opportunity to make one more
stab at the championship, but to
Northwestern, the situation is not
an entirely happy one. The Wild
cats have fought their way through
eight games without defeat. Five of
their triumphs were over Big Ten op-
ponents, and under ordinary circum-
stances, Northwestern would be the
undisputed holder of the title. Re-
Taxation of one of the conference S
Strictest rules-limiting its members
to eight games each season-has left
the Wildcats with their biggest Job.
Should the Boilermakers trim
Northwestern on Soldier Field to-
morrow, Michigan, by defeating Wis
consin, and Ohio by overcoming Min
nesota, along with Purdue, would
earn a share Of the title. Michigan
is favored to whip the Badgers, and
Ohio rates just the faintest edge over
the GopherS, while the Purdue.
Northwestern game appears to be q
tossup.
Charity was enriched about $13.00t
yesterday when Indiana Outlastec
Chicago, Iowa and Illinois to wiz