Evening star., 1937-11-29
Doninancy of East Is Outstanding Development of Grid
PUTSFOUR TEAMS
IN CROWN DEBATE
Produces Six of Ten Major
EIevens With Records
Clear of Defeat.
By HERBERT w. BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

ASSOCldtcQ FIeSS SpOTtS WEileI.
n YEW YORK, Nov. 2s.-Out Of
the hurly-burly Of the fading
" football season rises one strik-
ing development-the obvious
swing of the gridiron pendulum back
to the East.
OF the 10 major elevens which have
completed their campaigns without
defeat. six represent the Eastern Sec
tor and at least four of these must be
given consideration in any national
championship debate.
The final returns on undefeated
teams found the East represented by
Pittsburgh, Fordham, Villanova, Dart
mouth, Holy Cross and Lafayette; the
South by Alabama, the Far West by
California and Santa Clara and the
Rocky Mountain district by Colorado.
Pitt and Fordham, which played
each other to scoreless draw in the
only game either failed to win, gen.
orally will be ranked as the Easts
most powerful machines. Supporters
OF Villanova and Dartmouth may dis
sent, but the fact remains that the
Panther and Ram went through more
testing schedules than either Of the
other two.
The weekly Associated Press ranking
poll almost certainly will find Pitt
still holding the No. spot, followed
by California. Alabama and Fordham,
possibly in that order. That would
furnish an ideal lineup for the Rose
Bowl and Sugar Bowl games in the
event California decides not to invite
Alabama. The pairings on New Years
Day at Pasadena then could be Cali
fornia against Pitt and at New Orleans,
Alabama against Fordham.
One Ma jor Title Undecided.
OR IF rumors that Pitt, the current
Rose Bowl champion, would prefer
not to return to Pasadena are true,
Fordham and Pitt could switch bowl
assignments.
That's pure speculation, of course,
especially in view of CALIFORNIA; pub
licly announced plans of seeking a
Rose Bowl rival with comparable
scholastic standards" That might
mean the Golden Bears won't invite
any Of the Big Three"-Pitt, Ford
ham or Alabama. In that case the
Rose Bowl may have to play COM
petitive second fiddle to the Sugar
Bowl.
Last weeks competition settled every
major conference championship ex-
cept in the Southwest, where Rice's
Owls. victors by a 1877 count over
Baylor. can clinch the crown by whip
ping Southern Methodist this Satur-
day. If the Owls get no better than
q draw with S. M. u, the champion
ship will end in tie between Rice
and Texas Christians Horned Frogs,
who spilled Southern Methodist, 80,
Saturday on a fourth-period field goal
by Davey O'Brien
A defeat for Rice automatically will
give the title to Texas Christian.
Pitt and Fordham rang down the
curtains on their unbeaten regular
seasons on Saturday with impressive
victories. Pitt. in control of the situa-
ton most of the way, took advantage
OF two fumbles to trip Dukes Blue
Devils, 100. Fordham, although meet
ing with stirring opposition from its
conqueror of year ago, spilled New
York University, 20-7.
Columbia Gets Moral Victory.
HE seasons biggest crowd, 1O2, ,00O,
sat through rain and fog at Phila-
delphia to see Army. striking through
the air in the early minutes, score
touchdown and then hang on to gain
a 60 triumph over Navy in the annual
duel between the service academies.
Navy made only one threat, reach
ing Army's 16-yard line early in the
third period, and the Cadets clearly
were entitled to the decision.
Columbia closed drab season with
q moral victory by holding heavily
favored Stanford to a 90 draw, thanks
mostly to the passing, running and
kicking of Sid Luckman.
Holy Cross wound up its second un-
beaten season in three years by
trouncing Boston College, 300 with
fleet Bill Osmanski In the leading role
Pitts victory over Duke dominated
the Southern program marked other
wise by Auburn's 14-0 conquest of
Florida, Louisiana States 20-7 defeat
of Tulane and Georgia's SIS draw with
Georgia Tech.
In the Midwest, Mario Tonelli got
loose for 10 yards and then punched
across touchdown in the final two
minutes to give Notre Dame a 1876
victory over Southern California.
Nebraska, winning from Kansas State,
30. on Lowell English's field goal
from the 23yard line, clinched the
Big Six title again. Centenary's Gen.
tlemen spilled Oklahoma A. and NJ,
1910.
Rice-S. M. U. Only Big Game.
IN THE Far West, Missouri, play
ing its second game in three days,
held U. G. L. A. for three periods. but
(See BARKER, Page A-13)