Evening star., 1937-10-12
Among the Survivors,


PITTSBURGH, Nebraska, California
Cornell. Texas A. and NJ, Louisi-
ana State, Boston College, Northwest
ern, Yale and Army stand out among
the survivors that have been tested.
Harvard, Navy, Wisconsin. Dartmouth.
Fordham and Alabama still are united
and unbeaten, among others, but thev
nave to face the sitter opposition
needed to prove their place in foot
balls shining sun. The same applies
to Georgia, Georgia Tech and Van
derbilt in the South.
Cornell so far has turned out the
best job by beating three major op-
ponents in row-Penn State. Col
gate and Princeton. Texas A. and M.
has proved its class by whipping
Manhattan and Mississippi State, both
well above par. For Manhattan was
strong enough to beat the team that
beat Michigan.
Nebraska's victory over Minnesota
Is the best single job so far--a flaming
feather in the caps of Nebraska talent
and Maj. Lawrence Biff Jones.
Breaking Through.
pittsburgh has slipped by one
OF its major barricades, but Ford
ham. Notre Dame. Wisconsin, Ne
braska and Duke still remain, which
Isn't cherry-picking.
My guess Is that Pittsburgh and
California both will be hard to STOP
due in part to surplus of high-class
material-material that combines both
quality and quantity. But they still
can be stopped.
I don't believe Boston College or
Colorado will be beaten. Both are
on a high level. Alabama's toughest
Job will be Tennessee this week at
Knoxville in head-on collision that
can 60 either way.
l.. S. u, already having overthrown
Florida, Texas and Rice, has her
chance to take the barrier, but Texas
A. & M. faces killing schedule the
remainder of the route in one of the
toughest Of all the foot ball terrains.
You might as well try to escape un-
clawed, week after week, from a den
OF wildcats.
Nebraska's two main hurdles will
be Indiana and Pittsburgh-calling
Tor the old-fashioned kangaroo leap.
Looking On Ahead.
THE mail storm -centers this week
will be Pittsburgh and Fordham-
Army and Yale-Alabama and Ter
nessee-Harvard and Navy-Texas
A. & M. and T. c. U.-Georgia Tech
and Duke-Holy Cross and Georgia
Cornell and Syracuse-Northwes
and Purdue.
In each instance here an unbeaten,
united lineup will have to battle up
to the hilt to protect its spotless
escutcheon.
This means that several new units
will be added to the roster Of those
who have failed to win-droppinp
back with Minnesota, Ohio State and
some 35 or 40 others who have known
strength-but not quite enough.
You can see how tough the going
Is when Notre Dame-Tennessee-
Duke and Illinois couldn't even score
When Minnesota and Pittsburgh barely
could get by-and it will be even
tougher later on.
Leading Stars.
WHO are the leading stars up to
' date? One is Clint Frank of
Yale, one Of the great backs of all
time. To this you can add Whit
Baker, Brud Holland and George
Peck Of Cornell. You can't overlook
Center Brock or Tackle Shirey of
Nebraska. And you will have to
include Marshall Goldberg of Pitts
burgh.
Ream Of Ohio State has been
another star end and Ambrose
Shindler of Southern California has
carried the main burden for his team
on the coast. Todd of Texas A. and
M. has proved to be one of the best
backs Of the year. Heap and Uram
Of Northwestern and Minnesota have
held their own around the top. I am
figuring now on the harder games
not on the pushovers. The only show
ing that counts Is against hard op-
position.
In this list you can't overlook Luck
man Of Columbia, who has been one
Of the seasons outstanding features
- both passer and ball carrier-one
Of the big stars Of the new season.
Also add Byron White Of Colorado.
There are many others, but they
al will have time enough to prove
their place and class before the first
SHOWS fall. There's no sense In crowd.
@g or pushing now.