The Waterbury Democrat., 1936-11-10
WASHINGTON IS
SUTHERLAND'S
PICK over S. C.
Pitt Coach DOpes Week.
End Games +; Notre Dame
and Princeton Favored
BY JOCK SUTHERLAND
PittsburRh's Head Coach

FlttSDufRnS Heau COacn
Pittsburgh, Nov. 10--The football
spotlight Of the week shifts to the
west coast, where two teams will be
fighting for the right to meet an
eastern, southern, or middle-west:
ern representative In the Rose Bowl
on New Years Day.
Southern California meets Wash
ington In Seattle, and the impact
Of mighty lines probably will be
heard as far east as New York,
where Fordham awaits O Pasadena
bid.
The Trojans have been tied by
Washington State, and the Huskies
dropped a contest to Minnesota. A
victory for Southern California Is
necessary to give the Trojans the
Conference title, while Washington
can hold Howard Jones team to q
tie and still be the top outfit.
Southern CALIFORNIA; power at
tack will be we'll tested by the Hus-
kie line, and the Trojan line will
have to perform superlatively to
halt Jimmy Phelan's fine collection
Of backs paced by Haines and Cain.
Washington Is my choice.
University Of Santa Clara, one Of
the few remaining unbeaten and
united varsities, meets O real foe IN
Saint Mary's on Sunday. The Bror"
cos have repealed Stanford, Auburn,
and other major adversaries, while
the Gaudy Gaels have not lived up
TO early promises, and repulsed by
Fordham and Marquette.
Yet, knowing Fordhams strength,
having O good idea Of Marquettes
backs, and realizing that travelling
did not help Saint Mary's, I believe
that the Broncos will drop before
Slip Madisans outfit
Louisiana State Should Soar
Washington State has an eye on
the Rose Bowl too, but ! suspect
that the University OF California at
Los Angeles will knock that idea out
OF the Cougars heads. California
should win one from Oregon, ana
Stanford from oregon State.
Louisiana State has an oppor-
tunity TO place itself near the top
In the national ranking In Its en-
gagement with Auburn. II is my off,
side prediction that Bernie Moore,s
powerful Tigers are q little too well
balanced for the Plainsmen.
ALBANIA has an armful In Georgia
Tech, but should prevail. Tulane
should handle Georgia without too
much difficulty.
Duke and North Carolina meet IN
o real major game. The Tar Heels,
still mad about being knocked out
OF Rose Bowl consideration by Duke
O year ago, will be up for this game,
and Duke must be careful. The Blue
Devils, however, rate the choice.
Tennessee isn't expected to have
much trouble with Vanderbilt.
Northwestern should win from
Michigan, Ohio State from Illinois,
Purdue from Iowa, and Indiana
from Chicago. Northwestern ana
Ohio State get the hardest tests.
Intersectional games In this sec.
ton should see Marquette getting
by Mississippi, Michigan State hav..
Ing little trouble with Kansas, and
Minnesota beating Texas very de-
cisively.
Pitt Draws Big Assignment
Pitt Journeys to the Big Six terri
tory to meet Nebraska. Tho Corn
huskers have q chance to step into
the front row In this game, and
have been waiting for II for two
years. For this reason, II for no
other, Nebraska must be favored.
But there are other reasons-sam
Francis the fullback; Lloyd Gard
we'll, halfback; and o great defen-
sive line. Pitt will be fighting TO
keep In the running, and 1t should
be q great ball game.
Notre Dame and Army head the
list In the east. The Irish will have
their hands full with the Cadets,
who were shocked by the Colgate
defeat and, after two weeks TO rest
should give Elmer Layden's team O
great fight. Army has Monk Mey-
or, but Notre Dame has more men,
and q great pass receiver IN Joe
oNeill. The Irish are my pick.
Princeton and Yale meet In an
Ivy feature, with the Tiger getting
the edge, despite Its tie with Har-
ward and despite Yale's great cour-
age and resourcefulness. In o game
like this, the team with the greater
manpower must rate as favorite.
Dartmouth will find those Cornell
sophomores beginning to know their
own strength, and must be pre-:
pared, but I believe Dartmouth Will
be ready and will prevail.
Navy rates the edge over Harvard,
Columbia should have little trouble
with Syracuse, and Temple and
Villanova are due to wage the clos
est battle In the east In other stand.
out battles on the Atlantic coast.
In the latter engagement I cast q
shaky vote for Villanova.