Evening star., 1940-04-25
South Will Hit New Peck,
Predicts Alexander

Drifting through the South I
spent a day with Bill Alexander and
Bobby Dodd of Georgia Tech,
probably the smartest team from
last years cast. Ask Notre Dame
and Missouri.
Alexander speaking-"The South
will be at a new high peak. I'm
not talking about Georgia Tech.
I'm thinking of Duke. Tennessee,
Tulane, North Carolina, Alabama
and . few more. Duke, Tennessee
and Tulane will be better than they
were last fall. Georgia Tech? We
sa little light as we were last
but we'll be moving along"
There may be a smarter offense
"a football than Georgia Tech
showed last fall, but can't remem-
ber which it was. Neither can
their opponents.
Tulane again will be one of the
power teams. one of the best in
football. Tulane and Texas A. and
NJ are the only teams that could
have matched Southern California
in manpower last fall. Red Daw-
son and Homer Norton return a
much stronger starting outfit from
New Orleans and College Station.
The South and the Southwest
will be smoking hot. You can
bank on that.
Ohio Stote Team to Watch
In Big Ten Struggle
The team to watch in the Big
Ten will be Ohio State, with it's
fast, massive backf1eld headed by
215-pound Don Scott, certain 1910
star who can run, pass and block
Back of the Buckeyes you will
find Northwestern, Michigan and
Minnesota. Tom Harmon, the
Wolverine Express, is half a ball
club on his own. This time Bill
De Correvont may give Northwest
ern running start
Moving further west Missouri will
have hard fall defending her title
against Nebraska and Oklahoma
These three teams again will be in
the upper bl ackets. Notre Dame
always a ranking contender, always
team of speed and spirit.
The top team of the East should
be Cornell, just as Cornell happened
to be in 1899. Carl Snavely, one
Of the leading coaches of the coun-
try, returns his winning 1899 outfit
with only one or two minor excep-
tions. He also expects to have big
Vince Eichler back.
Cornell, like Georgia Tech, was a
team that looked more to skill and
smartness than to sheer manpower.
The Big Red line functioned in
front of a fast, keen, versatile back
field that could run and pass.
Tigers and Cornell Seen
As Best in Ivy League
I look for Princeton to be close
up, with one of the best teams
the Tiger has known in some time.
Cornell and Princeton look to be
the main people in the Ivy League,
possibly in the East And this
means as good as anybody, any
where. The Cornell-Ohio State
game will be an intersectional
masterpiece.
With Pittsburgh's dominance now
over, there is big chance for
Fordham to move in and lift the
Ram to new heights.
Columbia, Yale and Harvard still
are hampered by lack of reserve
strength, but Harvard can be dam
gerous. No three teams will get
smarter or better coaching.
Recalling the subtle fact that
April is long way from october
and November, here is my guess
for the top teams of autumn, 1910:
Texas A. and NJ, Cornell, Duke
Tulane, Washington, Ohio State
Southern Methodist, Nebraska, Ten
nesee, Southern California, Notre
Dame, Fordham. Maybe Missouri
Oklahoma and Texas. At least
they'll be good.
My pick from this list is Texas
"A. and NJ, veteran team with
fine backfield working back Of 9
fine line-a big, fast team with its
share of reserves.
Tulane should be practically
alongside. In these two football
citadels we find all the massec
manpower, plus other details, thai
win football games.
Duke also may be one of the un'
beaten with a high-class squac
always ably directed by Wallace
Wade. You also can take look al
Santa Clara with Buck Shaw or
the job.