The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-01-04

then went west 10 play tHc LEO jans. This game they also ddopped, by @ score of 1S-0.
 Trojans vs Pitt
 The three teams who went through the season untied and un- defeated were Colgate, in the east, Michigan, in the Big Ten, and Southern California on the Pacific coast. Colgate, in addition to be- ing undefeated and untide, was not scored on during the year.
 Several other teams showed exec eptionally strong outfits during the year. These were Brown. Army, Pitt and Columbia in the east; Purdue, Wisconsin and Nebraska in the midwest; Tennessee. Auburn, Lounsiana State and Centenary in the south; Texas and Texas Christian in the southwest; Utah in the Rocky Mountain district, and Washington State and St Mary's on the Pacific coast.
 In the coaching end of the game, three events happend which wre snsational. .,
 The release of Amos Alonzo Stagg, woh served the University of Chicago Al years as a football coach, came as Q big surprise. It was explained that Stagg had passed the age limit of 70 years, and that a school regulation auto matically ruled him out. Ills re- lease came just after his Chicago Q Maroons had held Yale to q " tie in the east.
 Soon after Stagg's release, Major Frank Cavanaugh.t who had co0ched at Fordham for years, . was announced through by that school. This announcement, too, was a surprise. as Fordham squads have been quite successful during past years.
 Major Ralph sasse's four-year term at Army ended, and Gar Davidson succeeded him.
 After Stanford had closed US sensor,, not successful by any means Coach Pop Warner, who had been with the big Red team for about 10 years, announced ms resignation, He was immediately sianed by Temple university, q Pholadelpria institution, at a rec ported salary of $15,000 e year.
 Rules Confusing
 The new rules put into effect at the beginning of the year caused no little confusion among specta- tors. players, and officials. This was particularly true of the rule which stated that as soon as any part of a players body, other than his feet, touched the ground. the ball was dead, and the rule that barred the flying block and tackle
 These rules were designed to safeguard players, and 1t IS saio that the death list was consideraply smaller this year duse to the'r ''h- fiuence. .u ss consid ereably during the year. al- though such teams as Notre Dame Purdue, Kansas, Nebroska. Penn sylvania, Pitt. U. c. l.. A., and Wis- consin played to increased crowds,
 This drop in gate receipts VII no doubt have some effect on other scholastic sports. Some schools have already cut out such lesser sports as golf. tennis, crew ana
 Army and Navy got together again after. a lapse of their atn- letic regulations due to dinerence of opioion over player eligibihty Major Sasse's last game as heao coach of Army saw the cadets trounce the middies, 200.
 Fuss McLaughry, Brown coach' brought out a new formation-,. ,. the triple wingback." It mace Brown unbeatable until the cor gate defeat.
 All sections of the country pro- duced brilliant stars. Among them were Harry Newman, Michigan ouarterback. hailed as Q second Benny Friedman; Warren Heller, Pitts brilliant back. Viviano Montgomery, Chase and Vidal of the east; Cain, Hitchcock, Rob. erts. Gracey, Zimmerman and Feathers of the south; oliver stafford. spearman and Taught oi inc southwest; Ely, Masterson schaake and Graham of the Mis- souri valley; Frank Christensen of the Rocky Mountain district and Griffith, Warburton, Brovell' Moe. Steponivich, Smith and. Cor bus of the Pacific coast.
 Following Is the championshil standings of the various sections of the country:
 Eest-Colgate. Pitt was undo feated, but was tied twice.
 South-Tennes Auburn, ana l.. 6. U. The first two teams eacn had tic on It's record, while L s. D., with no conference defeati or ties, was beaten twice outside of the conference. Centenary, . non.member of the conference was undefeated. but was tied pS Northwestern.
 Big Six--Nebraska.
 Rocky Mountain-Utah.
 Pacific Coast--southern Canilor'