The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-19
PICKS VOLS
TO BEAT ALABAMA
Carolina Over sState, Duke
Over Colgate Are Among
His Picks For Today

His Picks For 1OQay
NEW YORK, Oct 18-REThe
football-interest indicator. which
gravitates toward every section O.
the land at least once each season
bears south this week. on Birming
ham, Ala.
There, tomorrow afternoon, Ala
hama and Tennessee will play the
game of the week. Victory in this
duel, is likely to bring with it vic
tory in the Southeastern conference
race, and the odds -layers are rid
ing with Tennessee.
A year ago, coming up to thl:
game, 'Bama presumably hae
proved its worth in beating Ford
ham while Tennessee was as ye'
INFESTED. This time the roles are
reversed. Tennessee has played
and whipped one big one, Duke
while the Crimson Tide has needed
little more than orthodox power
to get by three rivals. A year agt
Tennessee won, 21-0 This one may
be as decisive .
AS for crowds, the biggest Of thu
day, $4,000 is expected in the Ohio
stadium to see the Buckeyes, West
ern conference defending champ
ions, attempt to stand off Mime
sofa.
Yale's high-ups, incidentally, NJ
doubt will be shocked to find that
in utter disregard of their deem
phasis credo, some $4,000 custo
mers are going to file into the
Yale bowl to see the Bulldogs play
Dartmouth.
To detour around such Grass
commercialism, however, and lay
the predictions on the line, here
goes home team first, probable
attendance in parentheses):
Alabama-Tennessee (25, O00) =
The Vols defense appears as stou'
as ever, the offense to be powerful
despite the loss of Cafego. Tennes
see.
Cornell Syracuse GO, 00o)-Bil.
Orange recovered nicely last week.
ut.'has injury trouble now. Cornell
would be the choice even if SYRIA
cuse were at full strength. Cornell
|. Ohio State Minnesota (72, O00) -
The Gophers are well-rested and
Weu-primed Despite an apparent
wealth of material, Ohio State has
had one (disputed) close call, one
defeat. Minnesota.
Texas A and M-Texas Chris.
tian I 5,000)-The Aggies' firs1
conference test also should be their
first conference triumph.
Undergraduates (40, 0 -23-
point-a-game Harmon may moi
maintain that average forever, but
a vote for Michigan.
Washington State-Stanford (22,.
000)-The word from the W e S
coast is that Stanford's one-pointe1
over Santa Clara really W a S
sump'n. Strictly on hearsay, Stan.
ford.
Penn-Princeton eco. 00O)-Bigges
eastern game, from an attendance
standpoint, and one that S h o q
prove whether the Red and Blue
has or hasn't got it. Believing il
has, Penn.
Notre Dance Carnegie Tech (35,.
000)-They say the Irish, like q
new car, have been operating un'
der the restraint of a governor
They probably won't have to oper
the throttle wide here. Notre
Dame.
Yale-D Dartmouth as, GOODIES.
pite de-emphasis and that Penn
drubbing, Yale-with Anderson ano
Seymour ready to go again.
Pitt-Fordham ESQ, 000) - Ford
ham, though it's weak on reserves
Washington Oregon State (35. 0oo)
-Manpower is plentiful at State
There was preseason boom +
Washington. Out of a hat, Washing
ton. :.
Georgia Tech-vanderbilt (25, 900
The Vandy defense did fine
against Kentucky. The Engineer:
have one of the best little back:
in the business in Johnny Mosch
Taking the home team-Georgis
Tech.
Columbia Georgia (20 ,0ON-Col
umbia, in a close one.
Harvard-Army GO, 0O0 - Har
ward, the same way.
Tulane-Rice (25, 000)--Rice t.
hand Tulane another defeat.
Wisconsin, Northwestern GO, 000)
Looks like all Northwestern.
Southern California Oregon as,
000)-Southern Cal.
Baylor villanova us, 0oN-We'r,
leary of this, but Villanova.
1ndiana-Iowa GO, 000)-Iowa K
keep going.
Colgate-Duke Us, 00N-Duke.
Southern Methodist-Auburn go.
OO0)-S.M.U. in a battle.
Mississippi-D uquesne GO, 0o0) -
Ole Miss to halt the Dukes streak
Kansas-Nebraska $4,000 Ne
braka looks too good.
Here N there elsewhere:
East-Boston college over Idaho
Holy Cross over New York U.
Navy over Drake handily.
Observation-Disclosures over Kan
sas State, Missouri over low;
Estate.
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