The Bismarck tribune., 1934-11-06
NO WAY TO BRING
POWERFUL ELEVENS
TOGETHER IN T|LTS
Greater Latitude in Post-Sea.
son Play Would Solve Many
Grid Arguments
LOOP TITLES IN DISPUTE
Stanford and Washi n G to n
Clash for West Coast
Leadership Saturday

ar almost complete lack Of psychic
or crystal-gazing powers among COL
lege footballs schedule makers, a
number OF outstanding "naturals"
will be missed along the main battle
fronts this season.
There's nothing strange about this,
inasmuch as most major college
games are booked several years in
advance, but it must make profess
sional promoters as we'll as certain
graduate managers tear their hair to
contemplate the fact that there's no
way to bring together Alabama and
Minnesota, Stanford and Princeton or
Rice and Santa Clara unless the
Tournament Of Roses committee
doesn't do something anout it for the
annual New Years Day classic Any
one Of these pairings would pack the
house.
Greater latitude in post-season play
would solve lot of the gridiron argu-
ments usually left over unsettled. at
the end Of each campaign. So far,
however. academic or traditional bar
r!ers have been too strong for willing
coaches or players to hurdle. It's no
certainty, for instance that either
Minnesota or Princeton would con-
slider an invitation to the Rose Bowl
this winter, assuming each finishes
the season lndefeated as now appears
likely. Princeton turned down a bid
t" play Stanford last New Years day.
Loop 'Naturals' Loom
Events have combined to produce
two conference naturals this week,
one bringing together Rice and Ar
kansas for decisive southwest bat
tie and the other matching Stanford
and washington, both unbeaten, in
q tussle for the Pacific coast leader
ship. Two other undeseated teams,
Syracuse and Michigan State, are
bracketed next Saturday, while
another intersectional attraction finds
Tulane coming up from the south to
battle Colgate,s Red Raiders in the
Yankee stadium.
These are exceptions, however. In
the east, Nays first unbeaten team
in years doesn't meet Princeton.
although the two schools have played
many times previously. Minnesota is
not scheduled with either Of its two
rivals for Big Ten leadership, Pur-
due and Illinois. Duke and WASH
ington & Lee, twin pace settlers in the
southern conference, have no way Of
settling their argument. Similarly.
IN the southeastern group, Alabama
does not play either Tulane or Louis
lana, the Tides two rivals for the
title.
Army and Navy still have some
risks to run before they meet at
Philadelphia Dec. l, but the service
game this year should be one Of the
most keenly-contested since their
famous 2l-2l tie at Chicago eight
years ago. Nays chances to turn
the tide on West Point in a big way
already is attracting unusual interest.
This week the midshipmen will at
tempt to make 1t two straight over
Notre Dame at Cleveland.
Dartmouth's defeat by Yale robs
the east Of an expected natural" !"
The big Green team had been ex-
pected to ride through the Eli OBJ
stacle and continue unbeaten for the
climax game with Princeton on
Nov. n. Meanwhile the terrible Tie-
ers. who should be on a diet Of raw
meat, fulfil an obligation by PLAYING
little Lehigh this week and then turn
their thoughts to Old Eli Yale.
Just what Princeton is going to do
about bolstering its schedule. more In
keeping with its man-power, remains
to be seen. The Tigers are badly in
need Of competition for q SQUAD that
outclasses most Of the eastern teams
u has met In two straight seasons
II would seem that Princeton either
must look to the westward for brisker
opposition. including some members
Of the Big Ten, or else minele with
more formidable company in the east
including Army, Pittsburgh and
Colgate.