Show RICE RICEr r THERE A HERE are now thousands of college colA coll col- col l lege ge football players not overlooking over over- looking 1 8 National leaguers on active ac ac- tIve live Service in the army navy and marines marmes This is an underestimate And there arc are many more on their way In the face of this we have been asked far and wide what will become be be- come of football this next falL As far as one can offer a guess on a June date football will keep under steam with the men that are left This goes for both the colleges colleges col col- leges and the pros It has been the wish of both army and navy that football be carried on even with an increased number of players Army and navy teams will lie fie at full speed Above all other games this is a football nation I am referring to high school college and professional players plus the many millions who make up the camp followers So you can figure it out that football will be the last game to go if it goes at all Which it wont won't Typical Case CaseIn In the matter of college play we can take Minnesota as a typical case along the upper plateau In this connection George Barton the sage of Gopher football writes I r am afraid Minnesota's national championship days are over for the duration but the Gopher will do pretty well in Big Ten competition Six regulars are gone from rom the great line of the past two years- years Fitch and Ringer ends Odson tackle Levy and guards i Sa Sac c t S 'S ff N y yv v t J tit R v L Y X 4 s J BERNIE BIERMAN IAN Flick center And of course Bruce Smith and Bob from the backfield Gone also is Bemie Bernie Bierman Bierman Bier Bier- man and three of his coaching staff But it might be mentioned here that as long as Minnesota has a aback aback aback back named Bill Daley and a tackle named Dick the Gopher has something ng more than a mere nucleus on hand Daley is a big bid part of any backfield ld and is a abIg abig abig big part of any good line And there are others around in Norsemen gold Two Others From this crows crow's nest two of the looking best college squads will belong belong belong be be- long to Georgia and Texas A A. A and M. M And you can add Texas Of course you must remember that more than one one or two things may happen between now and late Sep Sep- The strength of the different service service service ice teams is still a summer guess but judging from most of their schedules they will have something more than tackling dummies on guard It It might be noted here that football football football foot foot- ball is only a part of these cadet training centers Football will be but one filth or sixth one part of the 10 or hour 12 conditioning drills at which boxing wrestling hur hurdling ling etc will keep them spinning like human tops ps from dawn to dark The a added ded rivalry between college and ands s service rv ce teams will add to the general of the game despite despite despite de de- de- de spite the fact fact that or crowds might not be on hand when the whistle le blows ft Pro Football There There are re now National league football players in active service with oth others rs on their way soon ty-eight ty of these players h hold ld com com- commissions missions three Eighty-three joined up with the army 56 with the navy and nine with the marines draft Each year ear the pros some top rank top rank players Th They y wi will get few from th the draft list this this fall But as Steve Owen ven of the Giants puts it While weve we've all lost good men and well we'll have enough left eft to tory key men along until more moren carry ry th the game then n are called This will make ita ita it ita better race race-a race a closer have those Chicago We W e wont won't last season to look at last Be B ors rs of B Big Steve said Halas Hates has lost his and he had more share are of stars At this spot I cant can't cantan can t Io lose to stars stars stars' standout team B But u t Im I'm I m see an any an interesting sea sea- season sure we well we'll u have enough material left Ml to go eo son with around Ich I With the he colleges All Al 1 0 of f wu which teams earns plus the army teams the navy an and d T. T the American I land an d dh should h find pros packed with atmosphere P a a and footballs than any past more flying ym g never ever knew season s tji r r t N F i f fr r 11 1 1 t 0 t |