The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-30
Michigan's Tom Harmon
Steals Football Show
Stars In Beating Bears; Tar
Heels Loss, T%rojans' Tie
StandOut Upsets
BY SID FEEDER

BY SID FEEDER
NEW YORK, Sept. 28.-R-
Despite the performances of the
mighty men of Minnesota, Ohio
State, Boston college or any others
you have in mind, footballs first
big show of 1910 turned out to be
a very pleasant birthday party for
terrific Tommy Harmon.
The Michigan meteor Was a
wolverine in sleeps clothing as
he opened defense of his All-Amer-
lean honors with touchdown runs
of "a, 70, So and 8 yards, passed
for another tally and kicked four
extra points in single-handed-
ly whipping CALIFORNIA; docile
Bears 40 on a gridiron opening
program yesterday that saw such
powerhouses as Tulane, Pitts
burgh, Washington, Southern Cali
fornia and North Carolina bow out
of the undefeated-untied ranks
right at the word go.
For this one afternoon, anyway,
terrific Tommy was "Mr. Foot
ball" as he celebrated his 21st
birthday. And, it was no wonder
that you heard the $4,000, who saw
him, mumbling, to-day he is a
man" as they left the stadium.
Just as long as Tommy's motor
stays wound up, even the most
biased observers can't expect the
big ten championship race to be
decided until the Wolverines tan
gle with Ohio States battering
Buckeyes on November %. The
conference campaign opens next
Saturday with the Buckeyes taking
on Purdue in the headliner.
Led by Tackle Charley Mag,
the Buckeyes, defending cham
pions in the conference, didn't do
anything to hurt their regulations
in rolling over Pittsburgh's puri-
fled and peaceful Panthers BOT
with a three-touchdown, third-per-
iod drive, to give the midwest
most of the intersectional honors
in the days warfare. Minnesota,
paced by George (~ten-second mani
Franck's 98-year gallop. knocked
off the University of Washington
1914, which, with the triumphs Of
Michigan and Ohio State. left the
east and Pacific coast wondering
just what was up in the big ten.
For, up to yesterday. Washington
has been regarded among the fav-
orites for the coast conference
crown, and Pittsburgh was suppos-
ed to have what it takes for the
eastern battling.
Aside from these ~tussles, the
chief intersectional feuding found
Frank Leahy's Boston college
"a%viators" and the Texas Long
horns coming in handily. Riding on
the pitching arm of Charlie O.
Rourke, Boston college sailed
through the air to a 27-7 decision
over Red Dawson's Tulane outfit,
which was reported to have both
barrels loaded this fall. Texas wal
loped Colorado 1877. thereby serv-
ing a warning that the Longhorns'll
be ready for Indiana next week.
Virginia, who meets Yale n e x t
week, trounced Lehigh, 32-0 in a
southeast tilt.
The days two standout upsets
saw Southern CALIFORNIA; Rose
Bowl and Pacific coast champions
tied 14-14 by Washington State,
supposed to be the conferences
weak sister, and North Carolina,
for years a southern conference
powerhouse, trounced soundly 1910
by red-hot Wake Forest.
In the east, Navy was lucky to
have 148-pound HOWE Clark
around to stir up a fourth quarter
rally that netted two touchdowns
to down William and Mary 1877.
Looking ahead to their meeting
next Saturday, Duke and Tennes-
see, perennial rulers of Dixie, kept
most of their offensive dynamite
under wraps to knock off V.M.I.
and Mercer $50 and 400, respec-
lively.
Mississippi, led by Merle Hapes
and June Hovius, trounced Louis
lana State 1876 for the third
straight year and Mississippi State
exploded a four-touchdown bomb
in the last half to knock off Florida
25-7 in Southeastern conference
games. North Carolina State whip
ped Davidson $40 in the Southern
conference. Vanderbilt started
new Coach Red Sanders off with a
1910 win over Washington and Lee.