Evening star., 1939-11-25
South Benders
May Be Tops
In Midwest
Southern Cal Is Rated
Best on Coast; Title
Contests Abound
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Nov. 25-It has been
reported the best three teams on the
Pacific Coast this season are South
ern CALIFORNIA; first, second and
third strings.
Notre Dame undoubtedly has one
of the best teams in the Midwest, if
not the best of all.
That IS the reason why their an
nual battle, rapidly becoming one
of the many football traditions, is
the outstanding event on today's ma
tional football schedule.
Various sectional and conference
championships are up for decision in
games of even greater local i'm
portance, but there is nothing which
matters quite as much to football
fans everywhere.
Neither team has a perfect record.
The Trojans were tied by Oregon in
their opener this season, and Notre
Dame lost by single point to Iowa
two weeks ago. 1t is the final game
OF the season for the Irish" but
U. S. c. has two more to play, and
probably will appear in the Rose
Bowl January l.
Vols, Texas Aggies Idle.
Bidding for the other place in the
Rose Bowl, or for invitations to other
bowl games, are Tulane, Duke, Mis-
souri, and perhaps few others who
are listed to play today. Two of
the most prominent entries in the
national championship race-un-
beaten and united Tennessee and
Texas A. and M-aren't scheduled
to play until Thursday.
Tulane, seeking at least tie for
the Southeastern Conference title
plays the weak SeWanee team today
and is expected to catch up with
Tennessee in the race. Georgia
Tech, also unbeaten in that circuit
has slightly harder assignment
against Florida.
Since its triumph over North
Carolina, Duke is conceded to be the
Southern Conferences best team
and should dispose of North Caro-
lima State in today's windup. How
ever, the Blue Devils can't claim a
clear title, if Clemson gets safely
past Furman.
Missouri, avowedly looking for a
bowl bid. meets Kansas in a game
which should clinch the Tigers
claim to the Big Six crown. They
can't get worse than a tie, for they
| have beaten Oklahoma and Ne
braska, which meet in second-place
battle
Buckeyes Go for Title.
The Ohio Michigan classic
winds up the Big Ten race with the
Buckeyes out to gain their first con.
ference championship since 1920 al
the expense of the preseason IA
vorites. One-beaten Iowa is the only
team that can tie Ohio State, anc
Northwestern may prove a lofty
hurdle for the Hawkeyes to clear
Indiana Purdue, Illinois Chicago
and Wisconsin-M Minnesota are other
conference windup games.
The East doesn't have any official
championship, and Cornell, rated
the best team in the section, likely
wouldn't accept bowl bid of any
kind. Nevertheless, there is plenty
of action with CornelIs big REQ
team trying to finish a perfect sea.
son in its traditional struggle with
Pennsylvania. Yale and Harvard
coming togther in the fifty-eightt
game of their ancient series anc
Duquesne, only other major unde.
feated and united team in the East
facing Carnegie Tech.
Important East-West intersec.
tional games are Kansas State.
Boston College and Temple -Michi.
gan State.
Baylor's effort to conquer South,
ern Methodist and thus remain ir
the conference title race, if Texa.
A. and M. should slip, is the mair
event on the Southwestern program
There is a similar situation on tn,
Pacific Coast with unbeaten U. c
L. A. facing once-beaten Oregon
State.