The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1939-09-14
If AND BUT DEPARTMENT

victory string. The Crusaders of the
past three or four years have un-
doubtedly been the most underrated
team in the country. A one point loss
to a fine Carnegie team last year was
its only setback in two years, but this
year they face the foe with a new
coach. Sheeketski does not promise to
be as good as his former boss, Ander-
son.
Other eastern clubs promising to be
In the thick of things at November's
close are Syracuse, Colgate, Villanova
with Temple, West Virginia and Bos-
ton College able to scale dizzy heights
with little luck.
With no one expecting thing from
Pitt, the Panther is in beautiful spot
to record the biggest upsets of the
season in the games with Carnegie
Tech, Fordham and Duke. If the odds
are right, the Panther would be good
bet in any Of the games, especially
against Duke and Tech.
The West will be in the national
spot light from September 80 until
after Thanksgiving day. No less than
| five teams are real standouts in this
region as preparations go through for
great season.
Northwestern has material enough
to place three great teams in action
any given Saturday. Even brilliant
Bill De Correvont, who played before
more fans while in high school than
nine tenths Of the collegians, will find
the Wildcat backfield little too tough
to break into for quite a spell. Min
nesota, Purdue and Notre Dame come
in row, however, and the combin-
alton might cause crack-but only
one.
Purdue is really being feared this
year. The Boilermakers seem to have
everything except half back where
all they can present are Brock, Beye-
lene and Brown, the great kicker and
passer (either handy. The schedule is
tough, but if they get by the first one,
watch them go.
Although Northwestern and Purdue
might have slightly better teams,
Michigan is right next door and set
to win the Big Ten easily. The only
opposition the Wolverines have is a
soft schedule for such a power-packed
club are Minnesota and Ohio State,
with the latter in for sound trounc-
ing before the Michigan home folks.
The backfield is one Of the best and
the line up to last years standard
The iron hand with which Mime
sofa has ruled the Big Ten these many
years has turned to velvet. The
Gophers are still good, but the bone
crushing front wall days are over and
more speed must supplant the power.
They will go down fighting.
The Irish OF Notre Dame had sur
prise club last year when they went
up to the last game with Southern
Cal. undefeated. The entire line, with
the exception Of one end, has departed
but aside from Beinor at tackle, last
years shock-troop line should make
the fans forget the loss. The back
field is set and should rate with any
in the land. Purdue has her three
Bees and the Irish can match this with
Esses, Sheridan, Stevenson and Sag
gau at left half and Sitko at quarter
Right half is we'll taken care of by
Zontini while Piepul and Theisine
alternate at full. Partisians point out
that 1909, 1919 and 1929 saw unde.
feated teams, but schedule featuring
four OF the nations outstanding clubs
should break the record. Northwestern
Carnegie Tech, Southern California
and Purdue is a tough row to hoe
while there are no soft touches in the
remaining four games.
Close at homo we should sec another