The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-12-02

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tougher, they might have taken
care of it just as easily. This is
one of those things you can never
get an all-cOnclusiVe answer on.
The Southern Meth0dists are a
great team, too, They had to be
GREAT to beat the Texas Christians
IN the classic of the cattle country
Saturday and they beat them
without the services Of Harry Shu-
ford. the best full back in that part
of the country. Shuford was out
with torn ligamonts.
A SSUMING that both Princeton
IA and Minnesota are definitely
out Of consideration I wrote before
the Saturday game that if the WIN
ner is not selected for The Rose Bowl
the promoters might Just as well
close it. up To put any other team
i'm there against Stanford would bc
a low form of football comedy The
national public would give it the
bird
The McthodiSts won and on their
performance in this particular game
as we'll as their seasons record they
arc eminently equipped to grapple
with such an assignment. They
have a hard bruising game TO play
against the Texas AgGies this Sat
Urday; If they come through phys
lCallY intact YOU can rest assured
You will sec a great football OPP
ponont in action in the Pasadena
carnival.
Just how high the Methodists de
serve to rank IN the national stand
inRs is guess There is only one
way TO determine whether Team A
Is better than Team B and chat is
10 put them on the field and let
them provide the answer. l don't
see how even the most expert of the
experts can say with any degree IF
hnality that Minnesota or Princeton
would beat the MethodIsts or vice
versa
7 WAS talking with Bo McMillin
about this after the game.
You'll recall 30 as quarter back of
the celebrated Praying Colonies of
Centre College in years back. He
IS now the head coach of Indiana
University His team this year was
good enough to beat Purdue, which
previously had beaten Fordham.
He is familiar with football in the
Big Ten of which Minnesota is a
member
What would the MethodiSts do
against Minnesota?' repeated Mr.
McMillin. II don't know. But on
any given day when everything is
clicking right l think the Meth
odiStS, or the Christians either for
that matter, would be tough Tor
anybody and that goes for Mime
sofa. too l think it is a fact that
there isn't much difference rela-
lively among the leading teams any
where. There is no reason why
there should be The material is
pretty good all over the country and
the coaching is about the same
Mr.. MCMilln admitted Saturday
was one of those days when every
thing was clicking for the Meth
odists and under the circumstances
he would not have cared to wager
against them regardless Of what
opposition they faced, This may not
be the most convincing or enlight-
enlng approach to a discussion of
relative powers but it seems to be
as good as any.
DERSONALLY I was dcuchted
Il with the Methodists as a team
and Southwest football as a 1tyIe.
They play a different kind of loot
ball down there and. listing myself
aS a spectator, I think it is much
superior to the more formal and
routine type of football sponsored
in the East. 1t may not be arr but
it is thrilling, spec acular and bril-
liant Even the men seem 10 have