The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-11-19

the man a power team. COlgdIe
stresses the more subtle phases Of
the game
1T would be a sure sell out and
even if It would be necessary to
pour soothing serums over the Of
fensive boils Of overemphasis in
the way Of community gratuities-
I refer of course TO the charity
angle-the game couldn't miss being
a whOOping success. 1 really think
this suggestion should be considered
seriously. Forget the Rose Bowl
momentarily. Which is the best
team in the east-Pittsburg or Col
gate? Decide that and if you are
still interested in the Rose Bowl,
fine.
NY argument is that the middle
west makes a pointed point of de-
Gliding its own championship-and
It's own championships IS much more
important than anything else. 1t is
50 much more important that none
Of the Big Ten teams ever go to
the Pacific coast to lend a helping
hand to the realtors out there.
The south adheres to the same
policy with this difference; first
they decide their own championship.
and then, being more liberal. and
maybe elastic is the better word,
about such matters. they permit
their outstanding team to go to the
coast. But keep this in mind: They
decide their own championship first.
TN brief. I think that it what the
L east should do. I also think the
Rose Bowl game is highly overrated,
ann what's more. that it is on its
last legs. AT the moment Miami is
putting on game in opposition to
the Rose Bowl and so is New Or
leans. In due course this sort of
opposition is bound to have a de-
vitQlizlng effect. In the end it all
comes down to promotional expert
ness. which has little to do with
football
The Rose Bowl game has been
losing caste by degrees. 1t is very
seldom that 1t can attract or get
the team most worthy Of such an
invitation. AS an alternative what
happens? 1t takes % the best
drawing card available. 81 the
team with the best winning record
that is I a position to accept.
[ drew quite q number of critical
letters a year ago when I wrote
that Columbia, chosen for the Rose
Bowl, was not the foremost repre-
sentative of eastern football power.
Columbia had been decisively beaten
by Princeton. so there was no argu-
ment on that score. Pittsburgh had
displayed undeniable symptoms of
class. Those were the two teams 1
thought rated ahead of Columbia.
WTHAT happened? Columbia
w went out west and beat Stan
ford. What does that make the Rose
Bowl as a football test? AS I see it,
~ AAAohtH AA4C ANNNC DONA Edlllt ilObll-
ing more nor less than a football
novelty. In the end. did it prove
that Columbia was the best football
team in the land? 1 don't believe
even Lou Little of the most rabid
Columbia alumnus would say that it
did.
What it did prove was that a we'll
coached eastern football team keyed
70 a high ambition. could, and did,
beat the best football team the Pa
cific coast had to offer 1t proved.
70 put II brutally. that a pretty good
team could beat a fair sort of team
against a background of Importance
that was all out of proportion to the
vital iSSue-the national champion
ship
had talked to Lou Little. to some
Of his players and to a great number
Of rowing football men about this
game and my remarks are a digest
Of their opinions. and so I repeat
the Rose Bowl game is nothing more
nor less than a Madison Square
Garden wind up-they match the
two most promising principals they
can get. and hope the box Office Will
be all right.