Evening star., 1939-10-14
IntersectionaI
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Two NaturaIs
Southern California
Alone Is Ruted as
An Easy Winner
BY HUGH s. FULLERTON, Jr
Associated Press Sports Writer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 14-Taking
them strictly on the basis of the
crowds they are expected to attract,
Ohio State-Northwestern, Southern
California Illinois. Pittsburgh Duke
and Tulane-Fordham are today's
biggest college football battles.
With two intersectional "naturals"
and battle between two of the
highest-rated teams in the powerful
Big Ten Conference, it's likely at
least three of these contests will
live up to the advance billings. Illi-
nois hardly seems a match for
Southern California, leading candi-
date for Pacific Coast Conference
honors and the Rose Bowl.
But every section can offer serious
competition for interest. especially
in the Big Ten. generally rated as
the Nations No. football group.
While Northwesterns Wildcats, up
set by Oklahoma last week, are try
ing to redeem themselves against
the mighty Buckeyes, Minnesota,
another upset victim, clashes with
Purdue; Michigan tests It's strength
against surprisingly good Iowa
team and Indiana faces Wisconsin.
And to keep the conference from
having a monopoly on big Mid
western games, Notre Dame takes
on Southern Methodist in a game
that is expected to draw As 900 fans.
Southern Fans Given Break.
The South, which has been in the
spotlight all season because of its
intersectional triumphs, brings its
biggest battles down where the nome
folks can see them this week In addi-
ton TO Fordham's effort against Tu-
lane, to make up for the Alabama
defeat, considered slightly stronger
than the Crimson Tide. North Caro-
lima plays New York University,
Georgia tackles Holy Cross and
Louisiana State faces Rice, from
the Southwest Conference
Other jor intersectional clashes
on the national program include
Harvard Chicago, Carnegie Tech
Case, Texas Christian-T Temple. De-
troit Catholic. George Washington
Butler. Richmond Rutgers. Colo
rado-KanSaS State, kansas-Colorado
State and Villanova-Texas A. and M.
For the stay -athomes, outstand-
ing attractions are Navy-Dartmouth,
Yale-PennSylvania. Princeton-Cor-
nell and Columbia Army in the
East's unofficial Ivy League as
we'll as yracuse-GeorgetoWn and
Colgate-Brown. The Big Six Con-
ference clash between Nebraska and
Iowa State and Marquette Mich
igan State and Missouri Washing
ton University tSt. Louis are good
side" attractions in the Midwest
The South has a number OF
"breathers' listed for big teams. but
there still are the Wake Forest
North Carolina State. Virginia Tech
William and Mary and Furman-Cit-
adel. Southern Conference games.
. Auburn and Mississippi State in the
Southeastern Conference. and VAN
derbilt-V. M. T., Maryland-V Virginia
and Mississippi-Centenary on the
outside.
Arkansas Meets Baylor.
Arkansas and Baylor meet in the
only Southwest Conference clash,
while Texas tackles Oklahoma from
the Blk Six and Texas Tech, a
major independent" eases of
against Arizona Teachers of Flag
staff Utah. leading light OF the
Rocky Mountain Big Seven. seeks
another victory at Brigham Young's
expense.
| On the West Coast. Oregon. con-
ference leader. against California Is
about the biggest game, as U. C. L.
A., another title contender, faces
Stanford's rather ordinary team ana
Washington plays Washington State.
There was drop in FRIDAY ac-
tivity, but South Carolina got in
with its first Southern Conference
victory, TO, over Davidson. an4
Denver entered Rocky Mountain Big
Seven Conference competition with
32-7 win over wyoming. WASH
burn. of the Missouri Valley loop,
trimmed Colorado College, 22-6, and
ST. Louis D. downed Wichita. TO.
New Mexico continued its unbeaten
string. stopping Texas Mines, l4-O,
and Gonzaga surprised Idaho WITH
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