Evening star., 1931-12-07
1881 HAS PRODUCED
four NEW CHAMPS
Sectional Honors 90 to
Troians, Mustangs, 6isons
and Cornhuskers.
BY HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

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n JEW YORK, December T.
VI Sectional title holders have
l. y been crowned in all eight
Of the country's major foot
ball groups or conferences and the
prize award of all, the mythical
national championship, hangs on
the New Year day clash between
Tulane and Southern California
In the Rose Bowl January /.
Four sectional champions of 1880 re-
peated this year, either outright or
partially. Tulane, which shared the
southern Conference crown with Ala
oana year ago, finished all alone at
the top this year, unbeaten and un-
tieo IN II games Northwestern and
Mlcnigan, which tied for the Big Ten
Purdue this season. Utah and Drake
again won the Rocky Mountain and
Missouri Valley Conference champion
ships outright
-Four New Champions.
OF the four new champions crowned.
southern Methodist replaced Texas in
the Southwest; Southern California
ousted Washington State on the Pacific
Coast, and Nebraska dethroned Kansas
N tne Big SIX. In the East, where no
generally recognized champion can be
expected, BucknelI finished with tLe
best record this season. western
Maryland had occupied similar posi-
ton year ago.
In the slim schedule for this week
TWO games stand out Army and Navv
Will renew their ancient rivalry in the
Yankee Stadium here Saturday for the
nenent OF the unemployed. At Los
angeles Southern California, making its
last stand before the Rose Bowl game,
dogs. A"A
There are four other attractions this
week, al Tor charity. At New York
Wednesday. Cornell, Penn. Princeton
and Columbia will compete in an elinn~
nation tournament similar to that in
Whlch Yale emerged the victor over
broWn, Holy Cross and Dartmouth last
week. On Saturday at Washington.
stars OF the Alabama teams of 1890 and
previous years will play three 2o-min-
ute games" against George Washing
ton, Catholic University and GEORGE
town. The University of Miami CFia1
VIII meet Alabama State Teachers at
Miami Friday and Oklahoma viii tac-
kie Iulsa at Tulsa Saturday.
Prestige of Dixie at stake.
Los ANGELES, December 7,--Tu-
lanes selection to play the seventeenth
annual Rose Tournament foot ball game
WIN the University of Southern Calf
Iornla at Pasadena New Year day All.
ready has raised the question of inst
how long Southern teams can sustain
their unbeaten record in the intersec-
tional classic
Time was, when the East and Middle
west sent teams to the Pacific Slope
Ior TINS contest, that general feeling
prevailed, at least west Of the Rockies.
that the Coast elevens played a su-
per1or brand Of game.
Ihen the South awakened In all its
gridlron glory, to the extent that SQUADS
from below the Mason and Dixon line
nave been invited for four of the last
six games.
During that time three victories and
q Tie have been credited to the invaders.
leaving the Coast empty handed were
1t not for the fact that Pittsburgh
played the other two contests since 1925
winch resulted in wins for the West.
East's Record Is Poor.
Down the avenue of years the East
mas won one game in seven invasions.
mat was in 1920, when Harvard de-
Ieated Oregon, to 6. The Middle
west has won once and lost once In
only two appearances. But the South
mas remained unstopped.
The st. Marys defeat in the opening
game of the season Notwithstanding.
Coast followers feel that the Trojans
nave the greatest team in the history
of Troy.
On the other hand, Tulane,s clean
slate speaks for the Green Tide. which
mas swept forward In two seasons with
only one reverse. The only method of
comparison between the two teams lies
IN Washington State. Southern Calf
fornla trounced the Cougars earlier In
the season, SO to 6, but it was q far
weaker team than the one which Tu-
lane beat Saturday, % to IA.
only California in the Coast Con-
terence has been able to hold the Tro-
jams ohense within bounds of reason.
ana even Notre Dame was unable to
stem the tide for more than three
periods.