The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-11-21
DUKE, UNSCORED UPON, TAKES ON PITT SATURDAY
Blue Devils Can CIinch Rose Bowl Bid With Win
 Over PantherS
BY LESLIE AVERY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Nov. 21.-(UP) Foot ball comes banging down the home stretch this week amidst the moan ing of bookies and the purring of form players who had great day Saturday as the perfect record "big i've" came through unscathed.
 With upSetS taking holiday for the first time this year Notre Dame, Texas Christian, Duke, Tennessee and klahoma remained unbeaten, united. But it's steep grade past the grandstand for all but Okla homa's sooners, whose last two gar.es should be easy victorise.
 For unscored-on Duke, which won a skimpy To victory over North Carolina State to clinch the south ern conference title Saturday, the outlook is darkest. This weekend the Blue Devils play Pittsburgh which seems more ferOciouS now than before its temporary tanning by Carnegie Tech. Pitts second and third stringers romped to a 26-O vic- tory over troublesome Penn State Saturday. A victory over the Panth- CTS would skyrocket Duke to the No. l candidacy for the eastern Rose Bowl bid.
 Army-Navy
 Despite the importance of this tilt, it will be overshadowed in fanfare by the traditional Army Navy classic at Philadelphia. The service teams, both far out of the national com- petitive picture, will play to their usual full house.
 Notre Dame, top prospect for the mythical national title, is idle this week in preparation for it's cross country haul to tackle Southern California Dec. 3. Elmer Layden's boys can use a good rest after that hair-raising 9-7 victory over North western. A
 Texas Christian, second only to the Irish in national rating, figures to hace one of its toughest battles of the season against Southern Meth odiSt Saturday. Since it will decide the southwestern conference title, it is one of those anything can hap affairs. T. c. U. gave added proof of greatness by yanquishing Rice 29-7.
 Tennessee, idle last week, meets Its traditional foe, Kentucky, Thanksgiving, but its sternest test comes Dec. 3 when 1t faces Missis- sippi's rebels, defeated only by L. S. U. in the season inaugural.
 Oklahoma took the big six title Saturday with 10-0 victory over Iowa State, previously undefeated. Neither Oklahoma Aggies nor Wash ington U. of St. Louis, their windup opponents, apepar capable of cauS- ing the Sooners trouble.
 Poor Bo0kies!
 As the march of these powers con- tinued uninterrupted, so did that of most of the other favorites. It was paradise bound for prognoSticators, and it broke the bookies in every part of the country. One small pool operator whose take" averages from $200 to. $350 weekly, told the United Press he was hit for $500, "and, it's no tellin' what it cost the big guys"
 The only gaines that ended in what could be called upsets or sur- prises, were not on the pool cards. Oregon's 80 triumph over Wash ington, conquefOrs of Southern Cali fornia the week previous, topped the upsets. Others included Southwest ern's MemphiS) 7-3 decision over Mississippi State, St. Anselm,s score less tie with Boston College, and Florida's 0-0. deadlock with favored Georgia Tech.
 Two members of the unbeaten, lIn- tied Little Three" however, had it's season with a perfect record by very close calis. Georgetown closed beating Maryland 14-7 after once trailing Ii6. Texas Tech scored field goal and a touchdwon in the last four minutes Of play to best New Mexico l7-7. Western Reserve, the other member of this select trio. was idle preparatory to it's final game against Case Saturday.
 Two other conferences races were decided over the weekend. Minne- Sota copping the big ten crown with a 2i-0 victory over Wisconsin, and Utah State crushing Wyoming 39-0 ta take the Rocky Mountains big seven championship. California clinches at least a tie for the Pa cific Coast title by nosing a sur- prisingly stubborn Stamford eleven, 6-0. Southern California can tie for the conference crown by beating U. c. |. A. Thanksgiving. !