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NEW YORK, Dec. s.-tR-Except
for sporadic firing in the south
and far west leading up to the
Rose Bowl game at Pasadena on
New Years Day, the football sea-
son Is over, but the thrills 1t pro-
duced will linger on for many
weeks.
Nays conquest Of Army. so. in
the mud and rain at Philadelphia
on Saturday--the Tars' first VIC
tory over West Point since 1921
furnished a dramatic and fitting
climax to a campaign that saw
sectional title holders in 1888 swept
from their thrones almost without
exception.
The sensational upheavals OF
the past season saw Alabama's
Crimson Tide. Rose Bowl nominees
and Minnesot1,s GoThers alone
among major schools wind UP their
regular schedules undefeated ana
united. II witnessed. too. the col
lanve Of such former powers as
Southern California. Michigan,
Nebraska. and Utah.
Alabama Outstanding
Alabama. Stanford and the Colo
RADIO Aggies, alone were able 70
negotiate the championship heights
for the second year In succession
Aiabama's $40 trouncing OF van
derbilt Thanksgiving Day enabled
the Tide to share the southeastern
conference crown with Tulane !
Green Wave which eliminated
Huey Longs Alabama State Tigers.
1912. on Saturday. L. S. U. hao
been co-champion with Alabama 2
year ago.
Stanford'r Indians, who will repre-
sent the far west against Alaoa-
ma IN the Rose Bowl game. annex
eW-clear claim 20 the Pacific coast
title this. year where they hao
heen forced to share II with SOUTH
crn California and oregon last
year. The Colorado Aggies finished
In a triple tie for the ROCKY
Mountain championship for the
second year in succession but
their co-titlists this time are Colo
RADIO University and COLORADO
Teachers. Last year the co-noloers
were Utah and Denver.
Otherwise, the ~dethroning OF
1898 champions was complete
Minnesota. generally ranked the
most powerful eleven In the land
swept TO the Big Ten crown Mich
igan's wolverines held a year ago
Kansas State replaced Nebraska
as Big Six king by walloping the
Cornhuskers. 1877. on Thanksgiv-
ing Day.
Rice In Southwest
In the southwest. Rice buried
BAYLOR. $40. on Saturday 20 win
the conference championship 10
which Arkansas Razorbacks were
entitled in 1893 although they
didn't get II officially because an
ineligible player was in the Ark
ansas lineup III several games.
washington a Lees Generals, out
pointing South Carolina, l4-1. last
Thursday assembled the Southern
Conference throne occupied jointly
by Duke and South Carolina last
season.
IN the east. Jock Sutherland's
Pittsburgh Panthers, beaten only
by Minnesota and only opponent 70
give the Gophers a real battle,
generally were regarded as the out
standing team in the section. They
defeated all easttrn rivals handily
and gave Nays eleven, otherwise
undefeated, a 3i-6 trouncing. Last
year Princeton, indicated and un
Tied, finished with the best record
among major eastern schools.
The principal disappointments Of
the season were Michigan ano
Southern California Uncefeated
BiN Ten champions IN 1888, the
wolverines won only n game IN
eight-a go triumph over Geor-
eia Techs Engineers, themselves
walloped nine times IN ten games,
Trimmed by Washington, l4-7r
on Saturday, Southern California
wound UP its Pacific Coast Confer
ence schedule with one victory, one
tie and four defeats. the worst
record any Trojan team has made
since Howard Jones became head
coach. but they'll have a chance
70 partially redeem themselves
this Saturday against Notre Dade.
Yale's Big Upset
Perhaps the outstanding upset OF
the reason was the TO victory
Yale'S Bulldogs achieved over
princeton. Jimmy Kits. az Rice
and Lyn Waldorf at Kansas State
achieved conference championships
in their first seasons At the coach
ING helms OF those schools. Fran
els Schmidt had nothing with
which 10 reproach himself after
his first Ohio State team, ranked
second III power only to Minnesota,
dropped only one game and that a
14-l3 decision 70 Illinois. Ducky
Pond and his chief assistant, Earle
(Greasy Neale, likewise did q re
markable coaching Job at Yale
whose Ellis defeated Penn. Brown,
Dartmouth, Princeton and Har-
yard in q back-breaking schedule
that brought defeats by Columbia,
Army and Georgia, all by one
touchdown margins.
Nays victory over Army. achiev-
ed before a crowd Of 5000 on q
placement field goal by Slsde Cut
ter. was the highlight Of last Sat
urday's program marked otherwise
by Detroit's surprising 60 upset OF
washington State: MissiSsippi's
rs Aiecision over Mississippi State;
Ce#rva's TO triumph over Georgia
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