Evening star., 1927-10-14
ANNAPOLIS SQUAD KNOWS
ROCKNE'S STYLE OF PLAY
Victory By Nlidshipmen Would Not Surprise Roper,
Bui He Picks Indiana Team TO Win--Favors
Georgetown in Game at Syracuse.

, lack reserves. however. and | Will bt
! greatly SURPRISED if Hawley's team
docs not win.
! Cornell has an off Saturday before
! the Princeton game. They get a late
/ start in practice at Ithaca every after
noon. and this lay-off from a game
gives the team the opportunity to ge
some much-needed drill.
Harvard should defeat Holy Cross
Lafayette ought to beat West Vir
g.nia. Pittsburgh meets Drake at Des
Moines. and should win by at leas
two touchdoWns. Carnegie Tech plays
Washington and jefferson. This viii
be q very close game, with the odds
slightly IN favor of Tech.
The NorthweStern-O Ohio State game
at columbus will be bitterly fought
by two of the leading contenders for
conference honors. Both teams have
wonderful hackfields. Ohio State ap.
pears little stronger in the line |
expect Ohio State to win by a very
close score.
Michigan has n stiff assignment to
defeat Wisconsin at Madison. Wis
consin showed unexpected strength in
its opening games. Michigan usually
wins this game If it does this year.
it will be by a close score.
Minnesota should win over Indiana
at Bloomington. As the season adj
vances. Minnesota looks about the
best in the conference. Purdue, unless
the Harvard victory has hurt the
team, should defeat Chicago.
In the Missouri Valley Kansas
meets the Aggies, with both teams
evenly matched. Nebraska plays
Grinnell. and should win, while Mis-
souri, has an off day.
Big Game ut Atlanta.
The big game OF the Southern Con
ference is between Georgia Tech and
Alabama, in Atlanta. 1t should be
worth going far to see. | am inclined
TO say Alabama will win, but by
small score. The tie against l.. s. U.
will help Alabama, as that game
showed the team it's weaknesses, par.
ticularly that due to overconfidence.
Coach Alexander of Tech has a
strong line, and will show an excel
lent defense against all running plays.
Techs weakness is in it's defense
against passes. If Tech can stop
Alabama's passes. it has a chance to
win. for Tech has the stronger back
field OF the two. Alabama will have
trouble stopping Thomason particu-
larly, and may be fooled quite a bit
by the Notre Dame style Of play Don
Miller has installed for Tech.
Georgia is sure to have a lot of
trouble with Furman, especially after
its victory over Yale. Furman has
strength, and Georgia refuses to take
the game seriously. If the Georgia
boys Go not let overconfidence affect
them adversely. they should win de-
cisively.
Vanderbilt journeys TO Dallas 10
meet Texas, and it should prove a |
great game. Vanderbilt is better than |
vas expected, but Texas has Won |
lerfully strong team, with especially |
strong running backs. McGugin is a |
smart coach, and l favor Vandy.
L. S. L. should have no trouble de- |
eating Auburn, as the latter is very +
weak. Florida is sure to beat Ken
ucky, unless the game is a terrific
pset. Tulane will beat Mississippi A.
NJ, and Tennessee should win
rom Ole Mississippi. but will have
ard fight.
The V. NJ l. VS.. Virginia contest
0 favor V. NJ. L., though Virginia is
in each game. V. p. /.
made such fine showing against Col
ate that it will give Maryland a tough
attic, and should win, unless Mary
and plays better than it did against |
Iorth Carolina last week.
South Carolina should beat North |
'arolina on the same reasoning.
Wake Forest will probably beat |
North Carolina State.
Interest on the Pacific Coast centers
Mostly in the game between Stanford
nd Southern California, and it should
e merry battle. Warner seems to
ave his men in better shape, and
hculd put up a better game than
many expect. Southern California
las the edge because Of the line, and
expect Jones team to win.
California should down Oregon, and
should defeat Montana.
oregon Aggies viii have an easy time
against Pacific. Washington State
hOuld win from CIOnZaga