Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-30
Princeton, Syracuse
Face Rugged Vandy
And Northwestern
Big Ten, Big Six Wheel
Into Title Play; Coast
Seroppine Spreads
BY HUGH S. FULLERTON, n.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

By HUGH S. FULLERTON, n,
Associated Press Sports Writer.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30-Without
trying to detract from the early &C
complishments of such teams as
Michigan. Boston College, Southern
Methodist, Ohio State, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Duke or Wake Forest.
it's a good idea to remember that
the 1910 football season is just get
ting under way.
Looking over the situation by sec
tons, and remembering that another
week may change the whole setup,
here's how the races are going:
East-Boston College, on the
strength of Saturdays 27-7 victory
over Tulane, is on top of the list.
The Eagles are idle this week and
the best prospects to grab the head
lines are Cornell, Syracuse, Holy
Cross, Fordham and Princeton.
Cornell with most of the great
1889 team still on hand, opens
against Colgate, 44-0 winner over
Akron. Syracuse, after a tune-up
against Clarkson, takes on untried
but reputedly tough Northwestern.
Princeton Tackles Vandy.
Holy Cross goes South to meet
Louisiana State, a 1876 victim of
Mississippi: Fordham opens against
West Virginia, runaway conqueror
of Westminster. and Princeton
tackles Vanderbilt, which whipped
Washington and Lee, 1910.
Pitts Panthers, debated by their
30-7 beating from Ohio State, face
the Missouri Tigers, who won over
St. Louis, 40-26 Yale takes on Vir-
glnla, 800 victor over Lehigh. and
Navy, after close call against
William and Mary, meets Cincinnati
Columbia, Harvard Army and
Vlllanoya, among others, open with
breatherS.
Midwest-The Big Ten and Bic
Six Conference races start with Ohio
State playing Purdue. $50 winner
over Butler, and Kansas meeting
Iowa State, which dropped a l4-7
decision to Denver.
Minnesota. triumphant. 1914.
over Washington, runs into Nebras-
Ka's strong team. Michigan, which
routed California. 4l-0, mainly on
Tommy Harmons three long runs.
encounters Michigan State.
Duke-Tennessee Big Battle.
Indiana opens against Texas.
which walloped Colorado, 39-7:
Wisconsin and Marquette get off
together, while Iowa plays South
Dakota and Illinois meets Bradley
Oklahoma, a Big Six power. plays
Oklahoma Aggies and Kansas State
goes into the Rockies 70 face Colo
RADIO. Notre Dame opens against
the College Of the Pacific.
South-The Duke Tennessee bat
tie is the weeks big feature. The
Blue Devils. Southern Conference
champions, walloped V. M. l., $50,
in their opener, and the Vols beat
Mercer, 400, Georgia VS.. South
Carolina and Washington Lee VS..
Kentucky are other intercircuit
games.
The only Southeastern Confer
ence clash sends Auburn against
Tulane
In the Southern circuit. North
Carolina State. leading the loop
after two victories, meets Clemson;
North Carolina faces Davidson.
Wake Forest meets Furman and
Virginia Tech plays Richmond.
Southwest - Southern Methodist
bore out preseason praise by con-
quering I. C. l. A, 60 and now
taperS off against North Texas
Teachers. North Texas held Baylor
to 27-20 count.
r. c. T., Arkansas Clash.
Meanwhile the first conference
game sends Texas Christian, an I'M
pressive Ais winner over Centenary,
against Arkansas, $50 victor over
Central Oklahoma Teachers. Rice
opens against Centenary. andI the
champion Texas Aggies, after down.
ing Texas A. e. /, 26-0. meet Tulsa.
Rocky Mountain-Utah, which
took-a 34-13 drubbing from Santa
Clara begins the conference season
against Brigham Young, and Wyom-
ing, 7-3, winner over New Mexico,
plays Colorado State, victor by $50
over Colorado Mines.
Pacific COaSt-There's no letup
for California. for the Bears next
opponent is St Mary's, which tuned
up with a 1910 win over Gonzaga.
Southern California. conference IA
vorite held to a 14-14 tie by Wash
ingfon State. will try to get on the
track against Oregon State, 4l-O
winner over Idaho. Stanford, which
made the surprising score OF ITO
against San Francisco, faces Oregon
in another conference game. while
Washington meets Idaho and WASH
ington State plays Montana.