The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-09-25
College Football
BY HENRY SUPER

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 New York, Sept. 26-(U.P.) -Tho football situation at the opening of the season today
 Best Games -- Cornell Penn State at Ithaca; California -St. Marys at Berkeley; Stanford -san- to Clara ct Stanford; Vanderbilt Kentucky at Nashville: Oklahoma. TulSe; Washington -Iowa at Seattle; Texas Christian- Ohio State at Co., lunibus, o.
 Comment -- 160 games scheduled, one of toughest and earliest open- Ing days in years. Pittsburgh and Minnesota favored to be nations best when season ends. Program gets extremely hard next week and continues that way for remainder of campaign.
 Major Teams Idle -- Army, Car. negie Tech, Chicago. Columbia, Fordham, Harvard, Michigan, No. braSka, NorthweStern, Notre Dame, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Rice and Syracuse. ,
 Major Team Pairings = Minne- sota- North Dakota State; Southern MethodL,. Denton Teachers; Ar. kar,sas- Oklahoma Teachers; Duke P, l.; North Carolina .eouth Caro. ina; U. 8. C.-Coilege of Pacific; Florida Louisiana State: Tulane Clemson; Dartmouth. Bates; Pitts burgh. .Ohio Wesleyan; Navy.Wil' liam and Mary; Colsate-st' Law renee.
 Probable WinnerS- Cornell. Van. derbiit, Oklahoma, Washington and Ohio state favored. Two big games on coast - stanfordsSanta Clara and California.St. Mary's toBSupS Other major teams favored to win over "breather" opposition.
 Next Week - Three.hundTed games scheduled with all teanG swinging into action. Top games-.- ArkansaS-T Christial1; Cornen' Colgate; Louisiana etate.TexaS; Manhattan Texas A. and M.: Mich. igar.MiChigan State; Nebraska. Minnesota; OregonS Stanford; and U. 6, C..Vanderbilt. Army, Ford ham, Harvard, Yale. Princeton, Northwestern, Pennsylvania, Notre Dame and Yaie open against weaE opposition.
 The Conferences - Big Ten Seven teams play outsiders. Three idle = Chicago. Michigan, North western. Conference competition starts next week. Minnesota favored to dethrone Northwestern as chaEfs pion.
 Southwest - Five conference teams play outsiders; two-TexaB A. and M, and Rice--idie. Competition starts next week with odds against Arkansas repeating because no team ever has retained title since conference formed.
 Rocky Mountain - Competition opened last night with Colorado Mines playing Denver. Three games today paid Western Stated Colorado Aggies; Greeley State-Brigham Young; Utah-ontana State. Utah State expected to lose title.
 Big Six Nebraska, favored to repeat its championship, idle today. Opens newt week against Mime. Sota, OklhHOmh, 4OWh SVhte aha Missouri open today. Kansas State and Kansas idle. Conference corIn- petition starts october g.
 Southern Conference = Fourteen teams play outsiders today. North Carolina State opened last week and idle today. Furman idle. Duke begins defense of title against V. F. M. and is favored to repeat.
 Southeastern Conference - Two conference games, Vanderbilt-Ken- lucky, today, and Florida-L. s. U. tonight. Other conference teams have breathers.
 Pacific Coast = Conference sea- son opened last night with Oregon playing U. 0. L. A. Washington. champion, plays Iowa at Seattle in an inter-sectional. Three confer, encc games next week leading one pairing Washington and Southern California. r
 East = Worst opening day pro- gram in country.