Evening star., 1941-11-26
Psychology Strongly
On Steers Side in
Game Tomorrow
Bible Has Opportunity
To Reeoup as Pressure
Is on Norton's Team
BY GRANTLAND RICE,

By GRANILAND hlCE,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.
The bustling, buzzing hamlet OF
College Station, Tex. takes over the
spotlight of big football year to-
morrow, when Texas and Texas A.
& M. settle one of the main feuds
OF the l941 campaign.
In the meanwhile Army, Navy
Vanderbilt, Tennessee, Mississippi
Mississippi State, oregon State,
Oregon, Stanford and California
among others, are getting ready for
a number of highly decisive contests
that mean bowl bids or added pres
tige. But for the moment the SOW
ereign Commonwealth of Texas
takes the show
When the season opened Texas
was coupled with Minnesota in the
No. l niche. Bernie Bierman and
Dana Bible were the twin kings of
the gridiron. At that time Homer
Norton, with only two regulars back
from great squad, was given little
chance to park his depleted Aggles
on the plateau sector. Such big
names as Kimbrough, Thomason,
Pugh and Robnett all mad passed on.
Steers Fade After Great Start.
At the end of her first six games
the Texas Tornado had run up $50
poinst against such good teams as
Colorado, Louisiana State. Okla
homa, Arkansas. Rice and Southern
Methodist, with Layden, Grain & Co.
leaving little but destruction in their
wake. Texas had a brilliant back
field operating back of a fast, pow
erful line. famed by two fine ends.
While Texas was turning on her
tidal-Wave drive, Texas A. g. M.
kept up an equal pace.
The first shock came when Baylor
tied Texas, and the greater shock
followed when Texas Christian beat
Texas at full force, as Texas A. e. M.
continued her wild gallop, unbeaten
and united.
Texas A. and NJ. comes to this
game with 253 points scored to %
against her defense. Texas moves
in with 244 points against 48. Here
are two attacking squads that have
rolled up almost 500 points in a
pretty rough and tumble league.
where they go all out, win, lose or
draw.
Ags Are Banking on Moser.
Texas A and NJ. is banking
largely on Derace Moser, one of the
years finest backs. to offset Layden
and Grain, a deadly combination at
their peak
The psychology of this game
unbeaten, united team late in No
vember makes a marvellous target
Texas A. and M. is already the
Southwest titleholder, but Texas,
winning this game, can come a long
way back from her double dip
against Baylor and T. c. U.
The main burden is on Texas
A. and M. Texas already has known
what setbacks are. Here is the
Longhorn chance to prove they
were not an overrated team as so
many lately seem to think.
In the wake Of a draw and
defeat it is easy enough to forget
the tremendous sweep Dana Bibles
team made in its first six games
You don't pile up 244 points in that
football empire with a flock OF
tackling dummies.
Harvard Urged for
Rose Bowl.
It has been suggested that Oregon
State or Stanford, the West Coast
nominee. invite Harvard out for
the Rose Bowl show. This would be
a Rose Bowl natural.
The Pacific Coast Conference WIN
ner must enter this game with two
defeats. Harvard has had two de-
feats. And Harvard is one of the
best teams In the East-and has one
of the best lines in football. And
Harvard. as a rule, is independent
enough to do what it wants to do
without bothering too much what
the other Ivy Leaguers think.
There isn't team on the West
Coast that has any winning margin
over this Harvard outfit, with such
stars as Peabody, Miller and Gardi-
ner moving around.
Fast Backs Help Giants.
Steve Owen already has COM
pleted a neat Job in leading his New
York Giants to the pro title of the
Eastern circuit, and now all he has
ahead is to whip either the Green
Bay Packers or the Chicago Bears.
Not, of course, forgetting the FAM
lily grudge with the Dodgers.
Big Steves best work was in
reaching for speed this season
speed, speed and more speed, foot
balls winning factor
He was smart enough to gather
in such fast flyers as Franck and
Eshmont, two of footballs best
sprinters in 1910. Pro football can
use speed over weight. The smarter
draftees will look for the fast backs
Of 1941, who happen to be more
numerous than in many past years.
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