Evening star., 1938-08-16
PAINTERS BOAST
GREAT TBACKF|ELD
big Ten Due to Return to
! Old ProWess-Keen Race
| Promised on Coast.
BY GRANTLAND RICE,


NEW YORK. Aug. 16.--Just around
the corner there may be . bluebird
In the sky or q rainbow on high. The
same goes for football
August may seem to be an early
date for any football patter, but the
pro teams already are In training and
some 10000 collegians soon will be
huddled from the Atlantic to the Pa
cific for the hardest set of schedules
that can remember.
The day Of the opening massacre
almost k over. They start shooting
for keeps in late September and keep
up the barrage and the counter bar
rage until New Year Day.
For example, Southern California
and Alabama both look forward to
winning seasons With stronger teams.
and yet one or the other must step
upon the soapy chute around Sep
tember IS. Howard Jones has the
best material he has known in years
but his campaign calls for forced
marches against Alabama, Ohio State,
Washington. California. Stanford.
Washington State. U. c. L. A., Oregon.
Oregon State and Notre Dame-just
minor matter Of 10 tough games.
Yale ". Columbia, one Of the better
games Of the East, starts the bunidog
and the hon away on opening day.
Elmer LAyden At Notre Dame has no
breathing spell from start to hnish.
Noxe Dame rarely has.
Three In East SfAndont.
You may recall the fact that foot
bali standout in waning August may
not be . football standout around lats
November.
But, looking ahead, II ia almost .
certainty that a the three strongest
teams In the East will be Dartmouth,
Cornell and Pittsburgh. Accidents or
injuries can wreck all three teams
But they will have the stuff needed for
. running start. doubt that the
game will see . better backfield than
Pitts quartet in Goldberg, stenano,
stebbins and Chickerneo-fomr big,
fast veterans where each Is an in
dividual star.
The average weight Of this back
field collection will be around 200
pounds. There also .vill be Daddio,
end, back after crippled career last
fall. Daddio is one of the star ends
Of many years. Strangely enough,
Daddio and Souchek, from last falls
squad. were two ends who also were
two golf stars. among the best Of the
intercollegiate grade
Dartmouth and Cornell will have
both the line and the backs. Both
will be experienced teams and both
will have speed. Mcleod was as good
back last fall a. any one might care
to look At. He will have even more
help this next season. The Cornell
Dartmouth game at ithaca should be
one Of the best in years
All Over the Map.
The Big Ten. after . brief lapse last
fail. should move back to its old power
through 1888.
Minnesota. Michigan and Ohio State
all will be stronger. So will Indiana,
where Bo McMillin rules Ohio State
Is lying in wait for Southern Califor-
MAS early invasion. Northwestern
and Wisconsin will be improved. Last
fall outsiders took = heavy toll from
the Big Ten. but 1t will be much
rougher shedding few weeks away.
There hasn't been much gossip from
the South so far. Georgia Tech hopes
70 be ready for Notre Dame. while
Vanderbilt. Duke. Alabama and Ten
nessee-plus l. S. Twill be well
matched.
In the Southwest, T. c. U. and Rice
should be two of the best, but, In
that hurricane circuit, it is always
anybody's battle, where sooner or later
they are all put to the sword.
Nebraska will be ready for any op-
ponent. Bifi Jones has a squad com
ing along that will represent the
best from Nebraska football, where
there always Is the manpower needed
to keep around the front.
The West Coast League will have
its finest race in many seasons. South
ern California, Washington and Stan.
ford have the lead In material at thi,
writing, and one of the three shoulc
\ finish on top. You also can keep ar
heye on Euck Shaw's Santa Clara team
)with much better schedule TO look
after. There will be An unusual mum
Der Of strong teams this coming sea
son and, from present indications, tn,
attendance will pass last years higt
mark. The same will be true Of pro.
feasional football. where, with any
luck in the weather. there will Be &
new seasons record set by An ex.
tended margin. And the opening eur.
tainlnow Is only about two weeks away
That's the way time happens to travel