Show I 1 I 1 oy abelsted ALTHOUGH a good bit on the tha belated side it seems about time to rearrange arrango rc a few national football rankings and also see sea what might bo ba done about the plight of the farbest far west in rose nose dowl matters in the first place wo we can see no argument for putting notre dante dania over michigan the k two teams played A vak three common cp pp 1 l ponente pittsburgh 1110 1 I 1 11 northwestern northie stern a and n d kg P y e southern california w 1 in the total 4 count michigan was 11 1 1 something like 74 I 1 points in front rew few though t li 0 u ff h t michigan gan had a 4 14 1 chance to ao equal iii notre las iames mat mar G rico rice gin of 31 points ove over southern california Alle bigan added 18 points to this 00 score OO re the worst that michigan lichiga n should get Is to bo be ranked on a apar par with with notre dame I 1 believe notra I 1 dame dama has the stronger line line I 1 know michigan g n has halt the faster m more ore elusive backs michigan has tho the better pass attack with several I 1 good passers and three or tour four fine pass receivers ce ivers also M michigan it has as m more ore and better deception in the new cearra rearranged aged slot hero here Is how the teams shou should id be ba placed no 1 slot michigan notre dame dam c co champions 1 ino 2 slot texas and SM S M U 1 on a par no 3 slot penn state tho the state of texas came through ugh brilliantly aided largely by doak walker and bobby layne layno layne outclassed harry gilmer in the tha texas ala alabama baitza test tesi on the full seasons count walker and layne 1 moye move up with bob chappels Chap ChOP puls Puis and johnny lujack ck as tour four of the star backs of the year has walker back tor for two more years and this means two I 1 more years of I 1 success al though blair cherry at T texas will have a lot to say about abou tit it same leaders Next year you also can foda add that notre dame and michigan will b bo e almost as strong next season as aa the they v were this last lash year both lose good men but they them have ale plenty nt y le left ft and others coming in it would bo be no ine surprise to see michigan notre dame S ALU and texas rated among tile top four tor for 1018 1918 minnesota also can crowd into this pat picture ture with a break or two the th west coast Is still in a bad w way ay when it comes to ros rose 0 bowl competition in the last las t three years alabama illinois and Alic michigan higan have hav a run up points in three bowl 9 games ames 83 points were scored against southern california fand and 45 points aga against dinst UCLA and I 1 know r Fran rank kThomas Thoma e in 1846 1946 after scoring 34 points worked hard to keep the score down wo we could have made it 70 or 80 he said just why good football material I 1 should be so scarce on the west coast while extremely rood good every where else la Is a mystery but tile the way it asin Is in the last three roso rose bowl games fr far western opposition has been so futile and beeb feeble I 1 tha thai t no semblance of it a contest remained retha I 1 doubt that southern california had a man who could have ve made I 1 either tho the notre dame or michigan team not a man the team was I 1 big enough but slow in movement I 1 sluggish both mentally and physically as far as football was concerned tic the alvest coast mystery in the bowl game their reflexes land and reactions were creaking michigan made it look even worse by being the tha opposite fast quick land and smart to an outstanding degree it going to help matters next fall all if michigan wins the big nine title again this men means ns that a second or possibly a third place team wilt will make tile the trip and probably win again without any great trouble but what a squawk will rise u up s along the pacifica rim it if michigan wins and either minnesota or some other team Is sent out UCLA last season was supposed to have the best material on the coast yet UCLA lost tour four games without meeting michigan or notre dame Stan fords material was only fair and UOLA UCLA lose ise a lock flock of veterans in 1018 it may bo be that pop waldorf can start stait something at ballf california ania ile he lost only one game last jast season and right now pop and his dears bears seem to be th the main emain west coast hope 1 the west coast Is packed with star I 1 athletes in every other field there are fine ballplayers all over the landscape just why the football mit material erial should suddenly run dry when you recall the stars star of other yeats years Is a mystery pry you could bould understand der eer stand this happening tor for a year or lh ha west coast had a good football team jn in the last six ix or seven years it has had no team to be rated close with the best in in ine tha other sect sections ioni it Is about time the picture was changing but at the moment there ts Is no such Ovi evidence dence ip in sight from the material at hand the great years of howard jones pop warnar buck shaw and babe lingberry ol seem to have faded i idao chemists the mists I 1 11 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 |