Evening star., 1939-10-14
Midseason RATINGS
Due for Shutting
On Dixie Grid
Southern Conference
Having Heavy Day;
Terps Underdoes

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, Va. Oct. IA lot
of the Nations football attention Is
focused today on Pittsburgh, where
Duke, the Southern Conferences
mightiest pretender for national
glory, engages the might of the Pitt
Panthers.
But the attention of all save three
other conference schools is occupied
with more personally pressing busi-
ness at other football stadia where
mid-season ratings are due for the
customary shufling.
Here in the Confederate capital,
Virginia Tech and william and Mary
go at one another in the renewal Of
an old rivalry. Both teams appear
on the upgrade after faulty starts
earlier in the season and the In
dians, under the new MANAGEMENT
of Carl Voyles, have been pointing
for Tech.
Tech, whose gallant stand against
North Carolina last week at Norfolk
boosted its prestige, held the favor
OF pre-game guessers. William and
Mary is bemoaning the loss of Kick
ing Ace Waldo Matthews and tho
possible loss of Harold Burchfield,
back. But, nevertheless, the In
dians expect nothing like a recur.
renee of the 27-0 drubbing Tech adj
ministered last year.
n. Y. u, JnyadeS TarheeIs
A major intersectional clash Is
undefeated N. Y US game with
North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The
Tarheels, who also are toting a
clean record this year. send out their
ace passer Capt George Stirnweiss,
to vie with N. Y. US aerial artist,
Ed Boell Both were out of the
lineups last week.
Undefeated and unscored on Rich
mond is spotting Rutgers about a
lO-pound per man average when
it faces the unbeaten Scarlet Squad
at New Brunswick, N. j. But five
Rutgers first stringers are on the
injured list and the Spiders are
counting on their speedy backfield
with Triple e-Threater Arty Jones to
help even up things.
The State of Tennessee sees two
Virginia members of the Southern
Conference in action today as
washington and Lee tackles South
western at Memphis and V. M. I.
takes on Vanderbilt at Nashville.
If in no other department. the
Keydets have the advantage in
charm over the in-and -out South
eastern Conference squad. Rose
mary Lane of the movies has prom.
ised to be mascot for the Cadets.
Wake Forest-N. c. State Strong.
Wake Forest and N. C. State meet
tonight under the lights at Raleigh
| with both squads apparently at full
strength. Louis Trunzo, Wake For
ests all-Southern Conference guard,
has recovered from 2-week-old
| injury. and Tony Diveso, States
fu1lback, has all but shaken off leg
injury.
Coach Dizzy Mcleod and his Fur
man Hurricane-26 strong-blew
into Charleston for a homecoming
| day game with the Citadel
Maryland's Old Liners go against
1899 model Virginia football team
at Charlottesville on the short end
of the guessing odds Maryland was
declared to be in tip-top shape, how
ever. The Cavaliers showed unsus-
pected strength last week in bow
ing to Navy, 14-12.
Last night at Sumter, s. c.. South
Carolina, which had dropped its
first three games, met similarly un-
successful Davidson and came out on
the top side of a TO score.
The teams battled scorelessly
through three periods. The Came
cocks took the ball in the final quar-
ter after Davidson missed a first
down by inches on it's own 37-yard
line and scored a touchdown in
seven plays.