Evening star., 1932-11-28
NATIONAL LAURE[S
SEEN IN S. c. T|[TS
kotre Dame, Rose Bowl Foe
to Settle lssue-0ther
Games Lack Luster.
BIZ HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n JEW YORK, November as.-
M Southern California's men
i Y Of Troy today held the key
to the annual puzzle:
Which is the eountry's greatest
foot ball team?
Notre Danes whirlwind per-
formance against the Army last
Saturday serves to increase i'm.
measurably the Importance Of the
clash Of Rambler and Trojan at
Los Angeles December 10.
Should Southern California win that
game and then emerge the victor In
the annual Rose Bowl game at pssa-
dena January 2, there would be small
need to look farther for q generally &C.
ceptable national champion.
The Rose Bowl invitation Is con-
sidered almost certain to 20 either 10
Colgate's unscored-on Red Raiders or
to Pitts Panthers, generally rated the
two best foot ball machines in the East.
This schedule would leave out Of con-
sideration such high powered outfits a.
Michigan and Auburn, but the chances
are there would be vast majority
ready to accept the December 10 and
January tests as conclusive.
But before then q half dozen major
contests will have to be disposed Of, IN
cluding the Army-Navy, South Caro-
lima a-Auburn and Alahama-St. Marys
game this Saturday, the Oregon -Louisi-
ana State and Florida University Of
California, at Los Angeles, duels De-
cember II, and the clash Of Georgia
Tech and California, at Berkeley. De-
cember "a.
HTTTH virtually every title but the
w mythical national crown decided,
here are the final championship
ratings, together with prospects for this
weeks games:
East-Colgate, undefeated, united and
unscored on, has the best record, but
played less taxing schedule than Pitt,
also unbeaten, but tied by Ohio State
and Nebraska. The big game Of the
week, Army VS.. Navy, at Philadelphia,
now looms as a much closer battle than
previously had been Anticipated. Navy
held Notre Dame to 1910 score, while
Army fell before the Ramblers. 21-0.
Other games this week include Car
negie Tech and Georgetown, Maryland
and Western Maryland and Rutgers and
Manhattan, the latter charity affair.
South-Auburn, crippled by illness,
must hurdle South Carolina TO gain
clear claim to the conference title;
Louisiana State has completed its con-
ference slate undefeated, and Tennes-
see. unbeaten, but tied by Vanderbilt,
is favored to wallop Florida this week.
Pacific Coast-Southern California
already has clinched the conference
title and rests now until the Notre
Dame game December TO- Washington
and the University Of California ut Los
Angeles tangle In the final conference
game this week. st. Mary's Of Oakland
plays Alabama of the Southern Con-
ference.
Big Ten and Midwest-Big Ten Con-
ference season closed November 10, with
Michigan the champion ard Purdue the
runner-up. Detroit. strong independ-
ent team, travels South this week 10
play Loyola Of New Orleans. Tulsa
meets Mississippi.
Big Six-Nebraska, the champion
again. plays Southern Methodist at
Dallas. Missouri plays st. Louis.
Southwest-Texas Christian clinched
title Saturday by defeating Southern
Methodist. 30. Texas placed second
and Rice third
Missouri Valley-Oklahoma A. and NJ,
loop title holder, plays Texas Mines at
Ell Faso today.
Rocky Mountain-Utai the cham
pion for the fifth successive year.