The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-03
Notes From A
 Football Press Box
BY LESLIE AVERY

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Nov. 4.-If It comes mud watch oregon State go against Southern California The Tro- jans are the Johnstowns of the gridiron They don't like it soft General mud was the main factor in .Washington's 7-6 triumph over the Trojans last year . and Oregon State has a much better team than the one that dropped one touchdown decision to the fair weather lads in 1938.
 It is pretty late in the year to start moulding new backfield, but that's what Capt. Bill Wood is do- ing for Army In hopes of breaking "the luck of the Irish" Saturday Notre Dame likely will be without services of Tom Gallagher and Tad Harvey, starting tackles who are still nursing their Jumps from the Carnegie Tech en- counter last week A more de- sirable arrangement of bleachers and field boxes has cut seating ca- pacity of Yankee stadium to 75,- 626 but there's still plenty of standing room The 1900 cadets coming down from West Point will be free from the time the game ends until midnight arid they are going to do Broadway up brown on the $5 advanced them for expenses.
 Ken Kavanaugh, Louisiana State end who has scored nine of the Tigers last 10 touchdowns by re- ceiving passes, was the last man to score against Tennessee . He carried across the only touch- down the Vols permitted last year Kavanaugh joins Tom Harmon of Michigan as an almost certain All-American Bob Zuppke does not like the comparisons of Harmon to Red Grange and has his Illini ready to smear Harmon Sat- urday Fritz Crisler claims he would rather have Harmon than Grange on his team because Tommy first is blocker, second passer, and third runner and Grange could only run But zupp thinks taht was quite enough for the Gal loping Ghost and don't believe any player will ever come up to old 77.
 Slick Work
 Duquesne, coached for the first time by an alumnus, Buff Donelli, is flying high with five straight victories including wins over Pitt and Texas Tech . The pros might take some aerial lessons from North Carolinas Tarheels who have a passing efficiency of 53 per cent They've thrown 96 and com- pleted 51 Sweet Lalanne has been getting most of the North Car olina headlines but his passing mark is second to that of George Stirn- weiss who has hit he bullsye IT times in 30 shots for a 57 per cent average.
 Cornell again reports football its only profitable sport with a sur- plus of $142,000 for the fiscal year A Michigan State fan is carv- ing a wooden football with handles on it to present to the Spartans His gift was inspired by 10 MlCHlSdn OJdCc IuHlUicS III tiiC OpCi- ing game Sophomore Rufus Deal, 200 pound fullback is the first Auburn footbalier to play the full time in years He worked the full SO minutes against Geor- gia Tech and booted punt that travelled 87 yards from the line of scrimmage The longest kick in Auburn annals and possibly the longest in college competition this year.
 Coach Steve Owen, not satisfied that his Giants have not tasted de- feat in their last 19 games. will shakeup his starting lineup against Detroit Sunday He will keep six who started against Brooklyn last week and use five from the sec- ond string lineup who usually start the second and fourth periods .. Cornell better had be taking Co., lumbia seriously Lou Little has them right at the peak and they regained confidence by scoring over VMI last week Surprise, sur- prise . !. 8 out of 35 top frosh prospects for Minnesota's l940 var sitv are native Minnesotans.