Evening star., 1938-04-14
ALL HAVE MAK|NCS
OF GREAT ELEvENS:
Owls Possess Finest Frosh
Material in History of
Texas Schools.
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

weeks, with a few weeks still to go,
saw some 10000 football players
hard at it all over the U. S. A.
All this brings up the question of
leadership next fall. April, as some
expert mathematician has figured it
cut, is several months away from
October and November. 1t is rough
enough to figure football from one
Saturday to another, much less to
hurdle more than five months
In spite of this we still have our
nominations for next fall. Here they
are-regardleSs of sections:
Dartmouth, Rice, Southern Cali
forna. These three teams may all
be beaten. But they all have the
stuff to win most of their starts,
and they may all get by with an
average run of luck.
Dartmouth returns veteran team,
fast and powerful 1887 squad. boil
stored by one of the best freshman
teams in football history. The Green
hackheld, with Mcleod, Hutchinson,
Kreieer and others, should be ore
Of the star scoring outfits of the year.
Mcleod Gets Help.
Mcleod was one of the five best
backs IN the country last fall, and he
will have his full share of help
through 1888 Dartmouths material,
under the direction Of such able in
structors as Red Blaik and Harry
Ellinger isn't likely to lose a game
unless injuries sidetrack more than a
few stars.
Pittsburgh and Cornell will be two
Of the stronger Eastern teams, This
looks to be Pitts last year Of suprem-
ecy for some time to come. Most
Of her stars finish Up this fall and
the Panther requirements look lighter
than they ever have before. Cornell
will be exceptionally good, and Har-
ward. moving up steadily. will be
another top entry in the East.
On the Pacific Coast Howard Jones
at Southern California has the best
material he has known since the days
of Pinckert. Ernie Smith. Saunders,
Rosenberg and his other rock-crush-
ers of 8 or 10 years ago He has
fast line that should average around
2os pounds from END to END. a flock
of fine backs and requirements for
two full teams He has kickers and
passers, blockers and ball carriers.
Has Tough Schedule.
"'rhe toughest job We face" Howard
told me Just before leaving the coast
this spring, lis our schedule. We
open with Alabama. We play 10
rugged opponents. including Ohio
State, Notre Dame, Washington, Cali
fornis, Stanford and U, c. l.. A.
There is nothing like breather on
the list. We have to he ready for an
improved Alabama late in September
and keep ready for Notre Dame 10
weeks away"
Southern California has a 22o-
pound guard, named Smith, who looks
to be a standout. He is big, fast.
rough and ready-fast enough to be
q back.
Jimmy Phelsn's Washington team
now looks to be the strongest chal-
lenger for the conference title-but
Santa Clara expects TO have one of
her best teams under Buck Shaw, an
outstanding coach.
If you are looking for another
thundering herd, get slant on Jimmy
Kits and his Rice delegation, AS a
starter. Rice has young man named
Lain, a 22o-pound back who can open
ups granite wall and hit you in the
eve with pass 40 yards down the
field.
Rice Freshmen Strong.
Rice had the greatest freshman
team in Texas history-a flock of
young huskies who will give Kits all
the reserves he needs There is always
q man-handling young massacre TAX
Ing place in this Southwestern war
end it won't be any different this fall,
with T. c. U, S. M. u, Texas and the
others.
You can figure always on Minnesota
In the Midwest. You usually can
know that Notre Dame will win more
than her share Most of the others.
including Michigan with Fritz Crisler.
are somewhat doubtful when it comes
to top national ranking.
Nebraska again should hold high
place beyond the MISSISSIPPI. where
there will be improved play this fall.
Colorado loses half a team in Whizzer
White Keep an eye on Ro McMullin's
Indiana team in the Big Ten,
What about the South? I ran into
Red Dawson. Tulane's keen young
coach, recently at Augusta. 'Loulsi-
ana State still has world Of good
material" he said. "and should be
strong Alabama will be better. SO
will Georgia Tech. Auburn will be
up there. Ray Morrjson will have an
other high-class team at Vanderbilt
What we lack at Tulane is reserve
material. It will be hard scramhlng
from North Carolina and Duke on by
Tennessee and the bayou border-and
I don't believe anyone now could
name any squad good enough 70 out
class the others"
All Have Reserve Power.
My pick for the top three still in
cludes Dartmouth, Rice and South
ern California.
They not only have their share of
individual stars - Mcleod, Lain,
SCHNEIDER, Landsell and others-but
they also possess reserve strength.
They have quality and quantity com-
bined-bulk and speed. They have
strong running attacks. high-grade
passing and good kicking.
It is their reserve strength that
should tell most OF the story They
can afford more injuries than most
other teams and they won't have to
wear down their top bracket stars. 1t
takes more than Is or l6 good men
to handle a tough or 10 game sched-
ule.
{copyrisht 1888. by the North American