| Show Scribes Say Pitt Eleven Tops in U. U S. S By GEORGE KIRKSEY I United Press Staff Correspondent NEW YORK Oct 28 The 28 The University University University Uni Uni- of Pittsburgh has the greatest great great- great I est eat college football team in the ilie country but it would be outclassed by the best of the professional elevens a United Press poll of sports editors and writers decided today Out of ballots cast named Pittsburgh as the best college college college col col- col- col lege team but only 38 favored it over the professionals Because of widespread discussion about the class of the 1938 Panther squad writers and editors were submitted questions with these re res results re- re 0 s suits Do you think 1 Pitt itt is the outstanding ing college team of the country Yes No 16 No comment 7 Do you think Pitt could defeat any first rate professional team Yes 38 No 72 Maybe 25 T TC U. U Strong Most of those who questioned Pitts Pitt's greatness wanted to wait until until until un un- un- un til after the Fordham game Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day before unqualifiedly hailing Dr Jock Sutherlands Sutherland's eleven A few believed that Texas Christian Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Ten Ten- Santa Clara or California could beat Pitt Flint Dupre of the Dallas Journal Dispatch-Journal quoted Coach Matty Bell of S. S M. M U. U wh who lost to Pitt last week as believing T. T C. C U. U could turn the trick A typical comment from the Pitt yes men came from Russ Green City Penn Record- Record American The Panthers are the Yankees of college football They have power precision and timing and their offense and defense approach approach approach ap ap- ap- ap perfection They're big enough and strong enough The vote showed that 53 per cent favored a pro team to defeat Pitt 28 per cent chose the Panthers and 19 per cent were on the fence R N C. C Lynch sports editor of the Milwaukee Journal believed Pitt would fall before the professionals because it would be unable to stop their passing attack He said Pitts Pitt's line would have trouble opening opening opening open open- ing a hole in a pro line Pitt should be able to score but they could never stop a a passing attack like Green Bay Washington or the New NewYork NewYork NewYork York Giants would throw at them Joe Val sports editor of the tile New NewYork NewYork NewYork York World Telegram believed that in a money game with the prestige prestige prestige pres pres- tige of pro football at stake the pros would win decisively The pros play 12 games and cant can't go all out in every game That's why they are sometimes off form Hal Sharkey Newark Evening News believed Pitt would lose Because Because Because Be cause it hasn't the reserves to cope with the 25 or 30 first class men which such clubs as Green Bay Giants Detroit Bears and Redskins Redskins Redskins Red Red- skins have Pat Moulton of the Mobile Press said A good pro team wo would ld be smarter and have more capable re re- re- re serves The necessary spirit could be instilled easily John Bentley Lincoln Neb Journal said Pitt might win one out of three from a apro apro apro pro eleven and added I doubt if the star all-star pro game in Chicago can be used as a basis of comparison comparison compari compari- son between college and pro ball The pros are still too mature and poised for the college elevens Ed Pollock Philadelphia Evening Ledger thought the pros had a wide edge in experience which makes them better blockers and more dependable dependable dependable de de- de- de in the clutches Eddie Jacquin Champaign Ill III News-Gazette News rapped the pros The professional teams are putting putting putting put put- ting on a good show and that's all They couldn't score on half the good college teams Morgan l Blake Atlanta Journal said The pros couldn't stand the ferocious tackling of the collegians In college ball the tacklers knock em down In pro they pull em down by mutual agreement The pro game isn't the grueling combat combat com corn bat the college game is |
