| Show L P R U MAN to topics S M M ghica 0 M j by A T roberts NATIONAL FOOTBALL FORECAST army s domination of the foot ball world was slowed down to a halt last year by the fighting I 1 rish of notre dame in a 0 0 0 tie this year with tucker davis and bianchard gone plus a good portion of army s forward wall it isn t too difficult to predict that notre dame will reign as ted national champs returning to south bend campus are such stars as johnny lujack george terry bren nan emil cyment czarov ski george moose conner and a host of stars tars needed to win this mythical title it looks like noth ing on the gridiron can stop frank leahy s powerhouse even though coach leahy is sure to get out the crying towel and wall we have not got a chance every saturday afternoon mark down notre dame as the national champs unbeaten and untied MOUNTAIN STATES conference last years co champions denver U and utah state probably should be the favorites in the but we like the university of utah it has been five years since the utes had a title and we think that this year will be their year hampered by injuries last year frankie frankle nelson and morris fick I 1 n should be in for a great season nelson a needle threading passer and the shifty break away runner ficklin will start at the halfback posts all conference halfback last year cannon parkinson has been switched to quarterback and will handle the signals for armstrong armstrongs s eleven at fullback will be bob who has had a years experience with the army squad at west point on the flanks will be another all conference selection in the per son of bill tex van and either tally stevens or ralph 01 se sen n will be at the other slot back in ing g up these are bernard hafen marvin hess and a jopho in more ore from colorado leo keep a sharp eye on this troy b oy hes he s headed for a 1 among the great ends in the hill top schools history another all conference choice bud gleave and don smith will hold down the tackles supported by dark clark adams at guards ike can take his pick of gordon neff B ily angelos or vaughn ranson at center both mel dalebout anc and bryant cannon are back but will really have to work to become the starter as tom kramer a pound sophomore wants that snap per back post and will be mighty tough to keep on the bench averaging pounds in the backfield and on the line the redskins will have everything needed to win the title and bar ring injuries topics believes the utes are title bound ranked right behind utah are the farmers from utah state As has been his custom for 25 years dick romney romneys s aggregation will operate from a T formation the have a colossal line in front of a hard running back field heading the backs is the freshman sensation of last year jay van noy the punting and plunging will be in capable hands of bus williams and jack soren son will call the signals mel wood dean bill ryan and evan will round out the backfield practically the same line will be back to smear the opposing team teams s plays and open the holes for states state s shifty backfield as cavorted for romney last year norvel hansen con maughan or glen zimmerman at ends all con ference george nelson and moroni at tackles walker and lloyd hayes guards and all conference ralph maughan at cen ter utah state will be after more than the bonicker mo nicker of co champ that they held last year and any team that wins the conference championship will have to beat the fighting farmers first down on the B Y U campus eddie kimball and his cougars are looking forward to their most sue suc season in a long time B Y U lost only four regulars but finding replacements will be a mighty tough job ob gone are reed nilsen three time all conference selection owen dixon and frank whitney guards and dick chatter ton fullback however kimball has a wealth of material and will continue to stress the wide open type of play that proved so successful last year at quarterback is rex olsen a cinch for all conference honors at halfbacks will be the sensational scotty deeds lyie lyle koller glen clarke and merrill decker bruce osborne will hold forth at fullback A strong starting line up but weak on replacements the cou gars need better balance to be a strong contender but should end up in the final stand in fifth or possibly fourth place here s how we think they 11 fin ish I 1 university of utah 2 utah state or denver 3 colorado U or B Y U 4 wyoming and colorado A M THE BIG NINE the jinx of having few big 9 champions repeat will probably see a new champ in this league and we think it will be michigan last year years s champion and rose bowl winner illinois will be a strong contender but ap pear to be strong enough to head the list illinois second and right behind the gillim are indiana ohio state and iowa anait and it would rit be too great an upset if any one of them won the bunting minne sota is shy backfield material wisconsin has too many weak spots while northwestern and purdue are rebuilding DEEP SOUTH last years cynosure charlie charla tarp pi is gone and with him went geo agias s chance crawling out on a limb we like louisiana state se cond place is a toss up but ala bama georgia and georgia tech will all be up there come next december THE EAST this one is really rough so hur friedly and with tongue in cheek well try this for size I 1 pennsylvania 2 columbia 3 boston college finish close behind and in all probability in one of the first slots are penn state holy cross ross and navy PACIFIC COAST the bruins of UCLA are even stronger than last year when they won the right to represent the coast in the rose bowl and should have another chance to avenge the 45 14 shellacking they took from illinois southern california too is stronger and right behind these two is oregon state 1 UCLA 2 southern cal 3 oregon state 4 stanford SOUTHWEST undisputed champs of the cow country will be rice finishing close on their heels arkansas southern methodist and texas BIG SIX AND MISSOURI I 1 oklahoma U 2 university of kansas well there you have it for better or worse our choice for the champions of the various lea gues throughout the country but before we sign off this should be the greatest year in college foot ball annals with upsets all along the way and newer and brighter stars than ever before more night games utah has three scheduled so the fans fang will have ample op port unity ty to satisfy even the most exacting appetites |
