| Show Boys Former Stanford All Star End I Compares Clubs IBy By JAMES A. A SULLIVAN SAN FRANCISCO Nov 25 UP Keith Topping former Stanford football star comes forward today with the judgment that the 1940 Stanford Stanfor l team which meets California Cali- Cali fornia ornia Saturday in the wind-up wind of the he Pacific Coast conference seaon season season sea- sea son on is better than the famed 1935 36 vow boys on which h Topping I played a lot of ot end There has been a lot of controversy controversy contro contro- versy over the respective merits merit of the two teams as Stanford's present present present pres pres- ent edition prepares for the final I battle of an art undefeated untied season Topping now associated in the ownership of ot the Hanford Ia tord Journal and Sentinel and writing a sports column for his papers analyzed r I the he teams the teams the vow ow boys of ot yesterday yes yes- esterday es erday and the Cinderella boys bos of today man oday man by man and squad by squad quad And it was his judgment that while the vow boys boys Grayson Grayson Hamilton Topping Reynolds Reynolds Reynolds Reyn Reyn- olds Alustriza and the rest rest had had a slight edge in individual brilliance of ot conditioned as a team super quick thinking working as a well k knit a nIt I t one f one for unit the 1940 gang have no match The former star end analyzed the players individually and decided ed that five of the vow boys boss were superior at their positions five of the he current Indians were better than nan their predecessors and the eleventh position the posItion the end post Topping played was played was a up toss-up be between between between be- be tween himself and Stan Graff Grauf present Topping chose Frankie Frankle Albert over Alustiza at quarter Vie Vic Palmer and Taylor the present guards over Rouble and Adams Banducci over at one tackle and Pete Kmetovic over Buck Van Dellen at left half halt He liked Monk of the vow boys joys over Meyer at End Jim Reynolds over Stamm at the other t tackle Bones Hamilton at right half over Gallarneau Muller over Lindskog at center and Bobby Grayson over Norman Standlee at fullback He admits Standlee is great but said Grayson had no superior as a ball carrier The public backs up Toppings Topping's Present Eleven 11 Analyzed as Superior Lads judgment of ot the 1940 team as It has established Stanford as 2 to 1 4 favorite over California Saturdays Saturday's Saturdays Saturday's Satur- Satur f.- f. days day's game last of the season for forthe forthe 1 r the conference teams and one that promises to bring persons into Berkeley stadium A win for lor Stanford gives it the Rose bowl t l. bid beyond dispute a loss means J something of a up toss-up on the choice I if Washington wins its finale against Washington State Slate at Seattie Seattie Seattle Seat Seat- tie tle the sane same day and finishes In Ina a tie with the In conference con- con ference standing Two vo other games complete the 1 conference round robin They are naturals pitting neighborhood rivals against each other In one U. U S S. C. C meets U. U C. C L. L A. A In Los Angeles in the other Oregon and Oregon State clash dash at Corvallis t Out Outside ide the conference Saturday t Santa Clara meets Oklahoma in San Francisco San Jose State plays Nevada at San Jose Chico 1 State and College of Pacific meet at Chico Whitter plays plas Willamette 1 in a night game at Whittier and Arizona completes its campaign in another night game against Marquette Marquette Mar Mar- quette in Tucson COAST STANDINGS W. W v. v L. L Stanford 6 6 0 0 59 59 Washington 5 5 1 0 26 11 Oregon State 3 2 1 61 60 California 3 3 3 0 68 55 Washington State 1 3 2 68 63 So California 1 3 2 41 69 Oregon 1 1 4 1 30 56 U. U C. C L. L A A. 1 5 0 55 1 1 |
