The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-11-04
FAST FINISHES
 THRILL CROWDS
 ON MANY GRIDS
Army Only Real Obstacle to Perfect Season and
 National Champion
BY GEORGE KIRKsEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Nov. 4.-CUP). .-Notre Dame's ''minute-men" today seem- ed to qualify as the nations No. 1 football team after last weeks wild, tumultous action from coast to coast.
 Out of Saturdays gridiron mael- strom, which destroyed hitherto per- feet records of six major teams, Notre Dame emerged as leading contender for the mythical national football championship. In IA thrill packed minutes Notre Dame scored IS points, won "the game of the year" from Ohio States wonder team and climbed back to the pin- nacle the fighting Irish last ascend ed under the late Knute Rockne in 1930.
 Notre Dame has three stubborn foes, Northwestern, Army and Southern California, who must be conquered to complete perfect sea- son and stake 8 claim to the na- tional title.
 Still Perfect
 Ten other major teams were left unbeaten and united along with Notre Dame after Saturdays firing ceased. In the east Princeton, Dart mouth. Syracuse and New York U. continued triumphant marches. Minnesota and Marquette rolled on in the midwest. The U. of North Carolina maintained its perfect record in Dixie. Southern Meth odist and Texas Christian remain ed all-victorious in the southwest. California is the lone survivor in the far west.
 It was an electrifying week on the gridiron, in which blazing ral- lies dominated major games in widely-scarttred sectors. Michigan State scored & touchdown in the last 100 seconds to blast Temple from the unbeaten, united group, 12-7. Syracuse beat Penn State in the last 90 seconds of play to stay in the select class. Northwestern scored 10 points in the flaming fourth period rally to beat Illinois, 10-3. Louisiana State conquered Auburn, 60, in the last two min- utes of play. Stanford scored a field goal in the last period to defeat Santa Clara, 9-6. Georgia beat Florida in the last few minutes, TO Vanderbilt won a fourth-period vic tory over George Tech, l4-13. Villa nova pulled a game out of the fire against Detroit, 13-7.
 One of the most amazing upset: was Mississippi States 13-7 con. quest of hitherto unbeaten Army The southerners, coached by Majo Ralph Sasse, former West Poin mentor, pulled 65-yard pass tt win in the final period. Among thu other surprising results were Cor. nell'S 7-7 tie with Columbia Duquesne's 7-0 victory over Car negia Tech, Tulane's 14-6 triumph over Colgate, Indiana's 6-6 tie with Iowa, and Gonzaga's 7-0 win over Washington State.
 Many Surprises
 Other high spots by sections fol- low:
 East-Dartmouth crushed the Yale bowl jinx by beating the Bull- dogs for the first time in 51 years, 14-6. Princeton beat Navy, 26-0. Fordha mheld Pitt to a surprising 0-0 tie. Harvard blanked Brown, 33-0. Rice scored an intersectional victory over George Washington, 41-0. New York U. beat Bucknell, 14-0.
 Midwest - Minnesota smashed Purdue, 29-7, placing the Gophers in a triple tie with Ohio State and Michigan for the Big Ten lead. Michigan plastered a l6-6 defeat on Penn. Kansas held the big six lead by beating Oklahoma in the last period, To. Nebraska gave Missouri its first defeat, 1926. Marquette de- feated Iowa State, 28-12. DePaul shattered Catholics unbeaten rec ord, 9-6. Ohio Wesleyan gave Gin cinnati its first reverse, 13-12.
 South-North Carolina,s 35-6 vic- tory over North Carolina State placed the Tarheels in a tie with Duke for the southern conference lead. Maryland beat Virginia, 14-7, and V. P. I. won from South Caro- lima. 27-O in two conference games. In the southeastern conference Ala bama blanked Kentucky, 13-0. Duke bounded back to beat Tennessee, 1926.
 Southwest Southern Methodist defeated Texas, 200, holding 8 Jack Chevigny team scoreleSS for the first time in Chevigny,s career. Texas Christian gave Baylor it's first reverse, 28-0. Arkansas defeated Texas A. & M., 14-7. Texas Tech