Evening star., 1937-08-28
West Fears California Grid Colts Cubmakers Are Kept Bus
HUSK|ES, TROJANS
HEAR RBEARG GROWL
Keen Southwest Fight Held
Due-Vo|s, Gophers, Duke,
Pitt Stand Out.
BY FRANCIS J. POWERS.

By FRANCIS J. POWERS.
- HICAGO, August 28-With
foot ball coaches from every
section Of the land gathered
~ around Northwestern Univer-
slty for the annual coaching school
and the practices of the college all
stars. the listener got some high
powered information as to how teams
Of the various sectors will shape up.
. Starting with the Pacific Coast,
represented by Jimmy Phelan of
Washington, one of the all-star
coaches. you were informed the likely
winner will be Southern California
that has been shy of championship
class for five seasons. Howard Jones
Ambrose SCHNEIDER who was brilliant
as sophomore A newcomer named
6angster also is highly regarded and
when the Trojan coach has two really
high-class ball carriers he usually has
. great team.
Will Henry, the Los Angeles scriv-
ener, argues with Phelan's opinion
and picks Washington to repeat again
and both OF the experts concede Cali
fornia good chance to upset their
respective predictions.
Arkansas, Tennessee Liked.
nANA X. BIBLE, reporting for the
Southwest, declared, None Of the
coaches are crying down there and
1t looks like the current will be
pretty strong Bible, starting his
first season at Texas University. makes
no claims for his Longhorns and
thinks Arkansas, Texas A. and NJ,
and Texas Christian will be the three
outstanding elevens. Arkansas tied
for the Southwestern championship
last year and with veteran team,
bolstered by fine sophomore crew,
Fred Thompson may roar through
that conference.
Tennessee is the preference Of
Bernie Moore, the Louisiana State
professor, to win the Southeastern
championship. mississippi State,
where Ralph Sasse coaches and Ed
Walkers Mississippi University team
and Alabama will be strong" relates
Moore, but I sort of like Tennessee s
chances"
about his Bayou Bobcats, but some
Of the others from the Deep South
intimate that Louisiana State will
take a lot of beating
In the Southern Conference the
vote goes to Duke, with little or no
dissent.
Wisconsin Is Dark Horse"
MINNESOTA is the unanimous
choice in the Big Ten with Pur-
due as runner-up, even though the
Boilermakers may be obliged to 60
through the season without the crafty
coaching Of Noble Kizer. Wisconsin
Is regarded as the dark horse. with
Northwestern and Ohio State round
ing out the upper five. Michigan
was favored for a high finish last
Spring, but numerous ineligibilities
have cut the Wolverine chances.
Elmer Layden is predicting a drab
season for Notre Dame and for once
you find few who will agree with
the pessimistic leader Of the Irish.
According To every report, Pitts
burgh should take the East in stride
and be found in Pasadena's Rose Bowl
again next January l. Jock Suther-
land loses only three regulars from
the 1885 squad and has a lot of r,ro,o- :
Using sophomores.
Fordham, Yale, Princeton and
pennsylvania are expected to be
strong, but not likely to match Pitts
burgh's balanced power.
In the Big Six. Missouri is ex-
pected to challenge Nebraskas we'll
established supremacy. with Oklahoma
and Kansas State also Offering re-
sistance. Biff Jones has a great line
at Lincoln, but may suffer from the
Jack OF high-caliber backs.