Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-11-06
Trojan.Uc|an Scrap
Figures 10 Settle
Issue on Coast
Sectional Leaders Face
Tough Going in This
Weeks Contests
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, Jr.,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Nov. 6.-The West
ern team to play in the annual Rose
Bowl classic New Year Day prob
ably will be decided upon after
Southern California and U. G. L. A.
meet in Los Angeles. But if you're
interested in other teams that may
go bowling" this winter, you can
have your choice among Tennessee,
Texas Aggies, Notre Dame, Cornell,
Duquesne, Catholic University and
perhaps a half dozen others.
The teams named are the only
ones of anyhere near major" i'm
portance left on the list of the
Nations undefeated and united COL
lege football squads after last Sat-
urdays games. The "others" have
been tied, but not beaten, or have
been able to shake off the effects
of single defeat.
Southern California and U. G.
L. A. are two of the most promi-
nent of the once-tied group and
both have recovered very smartly
from those early-season difficulties.
The Trojans knocked Oregon State
off the Pacific Coast Conference
peak last week by 1877, while the
Uclans whipped California, 20-7.
In the same division are Okla
homa, Kentucky, North Carolina,
Dartmouth, Georgetown, Rutgers
and Richmond, the last tied twice.
Oregon State, mighty Michigan,
Nebraska and Utah unceremoniously
were bumped out of the champion
ship picture last week.
Western Race Unaffected.
Since U. c. L. A. will be idle next
Saturday and Southern California
is listed to play Stanford, which
hasn't bothered any one much so
far. no change in the Western half
of the bowl" argument seems due
this week. There's trouble in store
for most of the other sectional lead
ers, however, in a program which
lines up something like this:
East: Cornell managed to survive
the letdown which followed the Ohio
State triumph by means of blocking
a couple of kicks to whip Columbia,
1877, and still ranks as about the
best team in the East. Colgate, an
old rival. may put up another good
argument this week. but hardly
figures to win. Duquesne, which
came from behind to down Mar
quette, 21-13. goes South to play
North Carolina States Wolfpack,
ITO victims of the powerful North
Carolina outfit, while Catholic, 1877
winner over Tulsa, plays little St.
Anselm.
The biggest games outside of inter-
tional tits between comeback
bound Fordham, which beat Rice,
1877, and Indiana and New York
University's strong team against the
surprising Missouri Tigers, are ivy
League affairs.
Princeton, 90 conqueror of Har-
ward in the first Big Three" game,
takes on Dartmouth, which i'm
proved its unbeaten record by wal
Looping Yale, $50. Harvard plays
Army, which gave Notre Dame a
good scrap before going down, 40;
Columbia meets Navy, 1876 victim
of Pennsylvania, and Penn plays
Penn State. Pitt-Carnegie, Temple
Holy Cross and Yale-Brown are
other standouts.
Tennessee Appears Invincible.
South: Tennessee. heading for its
second straight unbeaten season,
looked almost unbeatable in STOP
ping Louisiana State cold, 300, and
doesn't intend to be beaten this
week by The Citadel, last-place
team of the Southern Conference.
Kentucky, which remained unbeaten
and surprised most of the experts by
tieing Alabama, IT, is the most
dangerous rival in sight for the Vols
The Wildcats take on Georgia Tech
this week in a game which should
give the winner tie with Tennessee
for the Southeastern Conference lead
Tulane, with the same objective in
sight, tackles Alabama, while L. S. U.
plays Mississippi State.
Still far ahead in the Southern
Conference race, North Carolina
meets Davidson, while Dukes Blue
Devils. fresh from 7-6 win over
Georgia Tech, return to Conference
competition against Virginia Mill
tary, which was held to scoreless
tie by Richmond. Clemson, another
title candidate, takes on Wake For
est.
Midwest: The fans stopped hold
ing their breath after Illinois
trounced Michigan, 1917, last Sat-
urday, figuring nothing more car
happen now to surprise them. That
left Ohio State, $40 winner over
Indiana, in sole possession of the
Big Ten lead and Notre Dame as
the only undefeated and united
team of importance in the Midwest
Michigan Plays Minnesota.
This week the Buckeyes play Chi
cage, which did comparatively vel
in losing to Virginia, 40. Michi'
gan, having learned it's never saft
to tumble when a team coached by
Bob zuppke is around, faces Min
nesota, defeatd, AT, when North
western, shook Bill De Correvon'
loose for a long run. Iowa, tied fol
second place with Northwestern
after beating Purdue, 40, hopes t,
do as well against Notre Dame.
Missouri, after giving the Big Si'
its shock by defeating Nebraska, q
10, on Paul Christmans remarkable
passing, goes East, while Oklahoma
the circuits only unbeaten survivor
takes shot at a frst-place tie. Thu
Sooners kept pace by trimming lows
State, 1876, and next play Kansa
State, 27-6 winner over Kansas Fri
day.
Southwest: The two Southwes
Conference favorites, Texas Aggie
and Southern Methodist, are GU
IN settle the chamnionShip this week