The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-10-26

lightning-fast passes and long
passes and long runs toppled ma
nv teams from the unbeaten lists
while victories established 9TH
ers among tn top-rankers.
Tennessee's well-coached Vol
unteers remained among the ma
TONS best after a weekend in
which Pittsburg, the Army and
the Navy, Carnegie Tech, oregon
BAYLOR, Harvard and Kansas
State were thrown for their first
losses of the season.
With the exception of Pitts
21-13 humbling by wide-awake
young Duquesne team, Gonzaga's
12-7 upset of Oregon and New
York US smartly-won 60 decl-
sion over Carnegie Tech, rated
best in the east last year, and
Sam Houston Teachers, 9-18 de-
feat of Rice, the seasons fourth
major Saturday saw results fol-
low the form chart as closely as a
bloodhound on a fresh scent.
Prime form-upholders were the
Volunteers. Handling Alabama
it's first defeat of the year, by a
21-O, and thus notching their own
17+b STRAIGHT victory, Major Bob
Neyland's charges cleared the
highest hurdle on the path OF
their second consecutive perfect
season. Only Louisiana State, on
Nov. 4, looms as a potential
threat to Tennessee's hopes for
another Rose Bowl bid.
GOOD LINE PLAY
The Vols won the game large
ly on the play of their line, which
throttled 'Bama completely. With
George Cafego chiefly directing
his teams attack, Tennessee
broke loose Sophomore Johnny
Butler for 56-yard scoring
sprint in the second quarter, and
then converted two late-game
breaks, an Alabama tumble and
a pass interrogation, into its other
scores.
For impressive performances,
Tennessee had to share the days
honors with host of other ball
clubs, notably Duquesne. Three
sophomore's-John VAGINA, who
caught a tumble on the fly for
the deciding touchdown, John Ro-
Risky and George Gonda-ac-
counted for all the Dukes points
after the Pitt regulars, who had
helped win No. l national rank
ing for the Panthers in the Asso-
ciated Press poll last week, had
sprinted away to 1870 first per-
iod advantage.
"The game of the day" next
Saturday should be the clash at
Columbus between Ohio State
and Cornell. The Buckeyes estab-
lished themselves firmly in the
Big Tens top flight with their
1920 conquest of Minnesota, and
Cornell's Big Red squad ran riot
for a 47-O score against previous
ly-unbeaten Penn State to fur
nish further proof of the 1tha-
cans standout position in the
eastern ivy league.
SHOWS POWER
Right behind Cornell in the
ivy league stands Penn, which
finally broke out some OF its
Wanted power and deception to
top Harvard, 22-7, after the
Crimson team had opened the
scoring. Main operatives for the
Red and Blue were Bill Koepsell,
hampered by injuries since star
ring as a Sophomore, and Captain
Harlan Gustafson, an aerial COM
bination that clicked for two
touchdowns.
North Carolina and Duke,
Southern conference co-favorites,
also came up with sterling show
ings. A brilliant passing attack
with Jim Lalanne as it's main cog
brought the Tar Heels up from
behind for a 14-14 tie with ia
vored Tulane as both remained
unbeaten, and Duke bounced
back from its 14-13 defeat by
Pitt to swamp Syracuse, 1876. In
dividual star for the Blue Devils
again was George McAfee, whose
three scoring plays covered 1873
yards.
Unbeaten and united Kentucky
stayed in the Southeastern con-
ference race with a 1876 defeat
of Georgia, and Mississippi kept
its slate clean with a 42-0 breeze
past St. Louis university.
PENN-NORTH CAROLINA
Florida looked sluggish in its
10 win over Tampa, while Wake
Forest and Catholic u joined the
Dine g. nonoo