Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-10-06
Duke Picked To Defeat
Colgate's Red Raiders

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had taken, rode to sudden victory
on the passes and dashes Of doc
Plucllet, 160-pounder, who scored
the first touchdown and passed to
Row Higgins for the other in the
last seven seconds Of the game.
That victory sent Vandy's stock
booming again and put them in
fine frame Of mind to face Ken
tuckv's surprising Wildcats, who
also did us dirt by 'shu-ing' off
Paul Shu and the V. M. |. Cadets,
d to 0. Their game this week
should be a tussle, but Vandy Is
picked by the margin Of field goal
10 to 7.
Tulane and Auburn, who have
been giving a Southern version OF
the Pitt-Fordham series, will be
shooting to smash three conseucu-
tive scoreless ties. And Tulane Will
be trying to score for the first time
since the 1884 Auburn clash.
Tulane Impressive
Both had trouble winning then
Iopening games, but Tulane's 7 to
6 win over Clemson was much more
impressive than Auburn's to I
triump.. c.~. ..'li:ls Southern.
Tulane. forecast to oVerpOWer
Clemson by three touchdOWns, made
enough yards to do it, but IumDles
and penalties halted four greene
drives. The Green Wave piled up 326
wards rushing the ball to 50 for Glenn
son and $50 to 1l9 when the pass
gains are added But Banks McFad-
den's mighty quick-kicking and pass
inc and the Tulane errors, mechanl-
cal and statutory, forced the Greenles
10 come from behind to win out by
the margin of "Jitterbug' Kellogg S
kick after he had bucked over for
the tying touchdown.
Red" Dawson's boys are picked
to take Auburn, "a to 7, for tough
as the Plainsmen have been, the
Greenie's power should be brought
to higher degree Of effectiveness
with a game like the Clemson clash
under their belts. The Tulane-Au-
burn tilt is an important South
eastern conference game.
Louisiana State, favored to down
Ole Miss and get revenge for the
20 to 7 drubbing handed them by
the Rebels last year, once again
opened its season by being virtually
eliminated from the Southeastern
title scramble AS last year, tho
Tigers made the yardage, but Ole
Miss won the ball game.
'Bama Backs Capable
! The Rebels, outgained 300 yards
to SO, grabbed IA to 0 lead in the
third period and hung on for dear
life to win, ii to 7, despite Tiger
! threats to the bitter end.
The defeat won't help L. S. U. in
4 it's invasion of Worcester, Mass, thf1
week to play Holy Cross powerful
Crusaders, rated with Fordham and
4 Carnegie Tech as the East's strong
est.
True, the Tiger Sophs will have
benefited by the torrid Old Miss
battle. but Holy Co. LIQUID win
handily, say about 20 to 0.
The ady's most important inter-
sectional battle, however, will be
Alabama's attempt to throttle the
Fordham Rams in New York.
Look for terrific fight. 'Bama
is big and has two sweet climax
runners in Nelson and Pappais tc
match Fordham's Eshmont anc
Blumenstock and Frank Thomas
can really get a team ready for {
big early season clash, as witness
what he did Southern CALIFORNIA;
Rose BoWlers last year. However
here's a to guess for Fordham
but we won't be surprised with tic
game, perhaps scoreless.
Georgia Tech goes up agains
Notre Dame in the Yellow Jackets
first game Of the season. Bill Alex
ander is a demon at prepping {
club for any given game and that's
why Tech should be tough for the
Irish. But in the end, too much
artillery will win the battle Ar
Elmer Layden is the guy with the
biggest and most deadly guns Oul
guess: Notre Dame 10, Georgia Tech
0.
"Ole Mi Has Power
Mississippi tie, which swafnpeo
Howard by "a points more thar
Alabama did, and then went out
and knovked off a favored Arkan-
sas eleven, 10 to 0, takes on Florida