Evening star., 1939-01-03
Undefeated Campaign
Is predieted Early
For Tennessee
T. c. U. Will Be Hord
Hit by Graduation
Of AII-Americos
BY GRANTLAND RICE.

~ oAS<AAN A@A4ND ASASDs
Special Correspondent to The Star.
PASADENA, Calf, Jan. 3.-The
bowl games now are over. The win
ners and the losers have been
chalked up against the season of
1938-one of the best in football his
tory. You know the answers from
Pasadena across to Miami, which is
quite hop, step and jump.
We have had campaign that
started in September and just ended
yesterday, which in many ways is
entirely too long for game that
takes so much out of the human
system.
Most schedules end late in No.
vember. Two months is quite enough
when you consider the time given
to spring practice and early Sep
tember training starts. Those bowl
teams have had four months of
football, not including a month or
six weeks or two months of spring
training. Which is quite a meal
to absorb without indigestion.
Looking Ahead.
But football no longer is merely
an autumn game. They already are
talking about the year ahead
meaning 1899. Who will be the lead
ing teams? Southern California,
with about 80 per cent of its pres
ent squad back, should be one of
the standouts.
Howard Jones has crack ends, 8
fine backs and about II big, exper-
fenced linemen ready for what 1899
may have to offer. Most of them
are big, fast and experienced. His
second team rates high enough, so
far as the new year is concerned.
Then there's Northwestern, appar-
emily headed for brilliant season,
plus the debut of young Bill De
Corrovant, rated as another Red
Grange Northwestern will be one
of the best.
Northwestern will be challenged
by Michigan with one of the best
young backflelds I ever saw-Har-
mon, Surucker, Kroner and others,
big and fast plus years exper-
ience. You also can watch Pur-
due. Notre Dame will have its share
of talent, headed by Saggau and
others. What about the East?
Pittsburgh loses 10 or her II first
stringers, including Goldberg, Steb-
bins and Chickerneo from the back
field-Daddio and Hoffman at ends.
A rather drab outlook, even for as
fine coach as Jock Sutherland.
Cornell Rich in Material.
Cornell returns raft of good
material. Cornell will be close to
the top of the Ivy League.
Yale loses most of her backfield
talent. Harvard will be better.
Princeton will be about the same,
minus Mountain, one of the sea-
sons best backs.
Columbia loses Sid Luckman,
about half the Lion encourage.
Dartmouth loses Bob Mcleod,
one Of the star backs of the year.
Pennsylvania should be much
better, with young team COM
ing up.
Army and Navy lose good men.
Syracuse should be on her way up,
under Ossie Solem.
But the East doesn't appear as
strong for 1899 as it did in 1898
and was. Carnegie Tech will be the
team to watch.
Down South I like Tennessee
above them all. You can keep an
eye on Bob Neyland's Volunteers
and don't take it away.
In the Southwest T. c. U. loses
O'Brien and Aldrich, two all
Americas who belong at the top.
It will be hard to replace this pair.
There will be no such Southwest
domination as T. C. U. knew this
last year.
Oklahoma again will be one of
the. better teams. Missouri will be
a big improvement.
Star Juniors.
Next fall you will see bunch of
star sophomores who should be
ready to go.
In this list might mention Har-
mon of Michigan, Saggau of Notre
Dame, Nicholson of Indiana, Suf-
fridge of Tennessee, Clarke of T.
c. u, Christman of Missouri, about
four on Howard Jones Southern
Californias-and this is only par
tial list. You can include Kelly of
Cornell Also Brooks of Yale.
If you want an early season guess,
far ahead of schedule, I'd advise
you to watch Southern California,
Northwestern, Michigan, Notre
Dame, Carnegie Tech and Tennes-
see.
don't believe Tennessee will lose
a game. I must admit her sched-
ule at this date is none too rugged.
It should be harder than it is
where others should pipe down a
trif1e
The year 1888 broke all football
attendance records-for all time.
And 1899 won't be far away, de-
pending somewhat on national eco
nomic conditions.
But football seems to carry on. It
is the big thrill-maker of sport.
Nothing else is even close-for it is
game that goes directly into so
many thousands of homes-and coy
ers every sector of the map.
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