The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-08
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BY JOCK SUTHERLAND Head Coach, University of
 Pittsburgh

Head Coach, University of
 Plttsburgh
 PittSbufgh, Oct. g. By some strange quirk of the fates that gov- ern football schedules, the action along the nations football front is comparatively light Saturday, Oct. 12.
 While 10 intersectional combats are listed, two stand out above the others. The first sends Minnesota's 1884 champions against Nebraska at Lincoln. After this one we will ha .-e pretty fair line on the rights of each to claim a place in the na- tional picture.
 Minnesota, despite graduation losses, has plenty of good football player, left. Nebraska is coming back after bad year, but with the greatest assortment of material in years. Minnesota will have an edge in weight and experience, but I'm going to go far enough out on the limb to select Nebraska.
 In New York, Purdue meets Ford ham, and despite the fact that Fordham has experienced difficult ties in getting under way, the east ern team will be returned the win- ner. It's a game that may be de- cided by the breaks, and it's Ford hams turn to be favored. Illinois goes all the way to Los Angeles to engage Southern Cali fornia, and the trip will not help Bob Zuppke's team. Howard Jones will bave too much weight, and a nore experienced team. Andy Kerr takes his lateral-pass- ing outfit out into Big Ten terri tory again, and Colgate should have little trouble with Iowa. |. s. U. to Stop Gothamites Texas, Rice, Ohio State, Michi- gan State, and Southern Metho- dist, all engage teams from the Missouri Valley, and none of the five should have much trouble. Texas is favored over Oklahoma, Rice will have little trouble with Creighton, Ohio will beat Drake handily, Michigan State may have g fight on its hands with Kansas, but will win, and Southern Metho- dist will be 8 heavy favorite over Washington University.
 Louisiana State should put on good show at Manhattan, and Chick Meehans sophomore eleven will give Bernie Moore's team just enough trouble to make the Tigers play real football-to win.
 Penn and Yale meet in an east eriA headliner. Penn had a real game with Princeton last week, and j because of this must be rated the underdog. A Penn victory, how ever, could not be rated as an up- set.
 1t should be all Carnegie Tech when the Tartans go to New York to meet N. Y. U. The Tartans are improved this year.
 D.ck Harlow's Harvard team gets it's first taste of real football this week against Holy Cross. Big and rugged as the Crusaders are, they will find that Harvard has differ enss eleven this fall.
 Syracuse should have little trou- ble with Cornell, and should win as 1t pleases. Princeton isn't meet ing a team that can hope to win when 1t plays Williams.
 What Pitt will do against West Virginia is problematical. We haven't looked good to-date, and West Virginia has 8 powerful de- ' %~~-s.,- %noxvo fn thrCuy n nOo ipcf nitr ragged offense. don't see how either team will score, barring breaks.
 Notre Dame Again Great
 In the middlewest, Notre Dame should continue it's march back to the heights against Wisconsin. The Badgers will not offer really formid- able resistance to Elmer Layden's team. My scouts tell me that it is the best Notre Dame team since 1880.
 Michigan and Indiana meet in Big Ten headliner, and this one is . tossup. If Michigan has re- covered enough from last years poor season, it might win, but l expect Bo McMillin's heavy Hoo- sier team to hold its own.
 There are two standout games in the south. Tennessee and Au- burn will give plenty of thrills, but Tennessee still packs too much hea- w artillery for the Plainsmen. Georgia Tech is improved no lit- tie. but this alan Johnson in the Kentucky backfield likely repre- sents the difference between defeat and victory. He's grand ball. carrier and will carry the Kentuck- fans through.
 Despite that scare at the hands of Howard, Alabama is the favorite over Mississippi State. However, Ralph Sasse's team is going to i'm prove; perhaps already is improved enough. Tulane hits Florida, and should win, but in a surprisingly close battle.
 On the Pacific coast, California's powerful eleven will be too much for Oregon to handle, and Stan- ford will start work on clinching its third consecutive title by beat ing U. o. l.. A.
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