Salt Lake Telegram | 1931-11-16 | Page 9 | Troy to Aim at Nation's Grid Title in Irish Tilt

Troy to Aim at Nations Nation's Grid Title I in Irish Tilt Southern Californians Display Display Display Dis Dis- play Power in Coast Games Games' By George H. H Beak Beale T Press Sta Staff Correspondent LOS ANGELES Noy Nov 1 Having 16 Having disposed summarily of Montana the Southern California football team turned toward Notre Dame and a possible national championship to to- to day S Beaten in their opening game came by St. St Marys Mary's of Moraga the Trojans have progressed steadily The coast conference championship is assured and a mythical national title is not beyond possibility A victory over Notre Dame in South Bend this Saturday and a win in l Tournament of Roses New Years Year's day game over Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western Tulane or whatever eastern opponent may be selected will give Southern California a strong claim for national honors I There is a possibility the Rose Bowl contest this year may develop into inton a n strictly championship event Suppose Suppose Suppose Sup Sup- pose Southern California takes Notre Dame and Georgia and then Northwestern Northwestern Northwestern North North- western Cornell or whatever eastern eastern east east- em ern or midwestern team is selected as the New Year day opp opponent ne t. t That's doing a lot of supposing of oi course but there are many hereabouts hereabouts here here- who think its it's quite possible The greatest hurdle is the South Bend meeting this Saturday but mos most local experts figure the Trojans have havea a fair chance to win Even Coach Howard Jon Jones s will admit admit admit ad ad- mit in a n round-about round way that the 1931 Trojan squad is about the beshe best bes he ever has coached and that it has bas hasa basa a good chance to take Notre Dame HARD liARD SCHEDULE It has played one of the hardest hardes l schedules ever tackled by a western team and after losing to St St. Marys Mary's hit its stride and has bowled over one after alter another of the coast coasts strongest teams Take Oregon university which was g good od enough to defeat the then unbeaten un beaten New York university team Southern California slaughtered that tha Oregon squad 53 to toO 0 Most of the local experts feel teel the Southern California Notre Dame contest will be decided by a few points S SIf If Southern California should gc get t the jump it should be a Trojan victory vie vic tory for the Trojans have established themselves as runner Their Theu merit when they find themselves orthe on or the short end with an uphill tight fight t ahead is not so well established Southern California used only a afew afew afew few regulars in defeating Montana 69 to 0 O. O Saturday