The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-09-28
WASHINGTON is
COAST CHOICE
FOR ROSE BOWL
Favored Over Minnesota
Today - Ohio State,
Michigan Strong

new xOrK, sept. Z0.-(UR)-The
1910 football season opened today,
and the first big Saturday program
was studded with a number of top
flight encounters as well as a mini
mum of the customary "breathers"
employed by most Of the grid giants
to get up steam.
With six important intersectional
claSheS-topped by the Washington
Minnesota game at Minneapolis
the card has decided mid-Novem-
Der tinge.
Washington's huskies, almost uni
versal choice to topple Southern
California from the Pacific Coast
Conference throne and win the Rose
Bowl assignment, is favored over
Minnesota because the GopherS are
reported to lack reserve strength.
But the experts have learned it is
never wise to sell Bernie Bierman,s
boys short and they are expecting
one of the best battles of the year.
Ohio State-Pitt at Columbus or
dinarily would be the days top tus-
sic, but the defending champions
from the big ten have one Of their
better teams and are heavily favored
because Pitt is in the throes of the
de-emphasis blues that have toppled
the Panthers from among the foot
ball mighty.
Players by Plane.
At Berkeley, California will enter
tain Michigan's Tom Harmon and
company, flown from Ann Arbor to
the west coast in sports biggest
aerial expedition. 1t is hard to see
California taking this one.
Boston College, one of the top
eastern teams, is likely to come a
cropper in its opener against Tu-
lanes powerful green wave at New
Orleans. Red Dawson's crew is
three deep and the big noise in the
Southeastern Conference. Also,
Texas meets Colorado and Santa
Clara tackles Utah.
Several Conference games bearing
on division titles will be played. In
the Southeastern, Louisiana State
and Mississippi clash in an impor-
tant game and Mississippi State
goes against Florida. In the South
ern, the defending champion Duke
eleven plays VMI, North Carolina
meets an ambitious Wake Forest
team, and North Carolina State en-
cages little Davidson. In the Pa
cific Coast league Southern Cal goes
against Washington State.
Other important games send Tex
as Christian against Centenary, Ore
gon State against Idaho and STAN
ford against San Francisco. Only
setupS for the big teams appear to
be here in the east where Holy Cross
meets Providence and Dartmouth
plays st. Lawrence.
New Orleans, Sept. 28-(UP)-
Boston College and Tulane Univer-
sity, both losers in bowl titles last
New Years, met in an International
football game today before an es-
timated 1000 0fans. The game was
called at 2 p. m, (ST).
Crusaders Ready
Worcester, Mass, Sept. 28-(UP)
Holy Cross opened it's 1910 foot
ball season against a tough little
College team. Holy Cross
lost % lettermen from last years
team by graduation.
Minnesota Opens
Minneapolis, Mimi, Sept. 28-
(UP)-Minnesota and Washington
football teams open their 1910 sea-
sons today with one of the most i'm
portant intersectional games Of the
year.
The teams have met twice before
with Minnesota winning both games.
The kickoff was scheduled for 2
p. m.
Ohio State Fav0rites
Columbus, o., Sept. 28-(UP)-A
favored Ohio State team met Pitts
burgh today before a crowd Of 49,
600 as the two teams opened their
1910 seasons. In past meetings Pitts
burgh has won two games, lost one
and tied one against Ohio State.
Navy Stars Out
Annapolis, Sept. 28-CUP)-Navy
opened its 1910 football campaign
today against William and Mary
without the services Of two Of its
satrs. On the sidelines with injur-
les were Captain Dick Foster, an
end, and Joe Silvia, veteran guard.
CARNEGIE VS.. GENEVA
Pittsburgh, Sept. 28.-(UP)-Car-
negie Tech was favored today in
its openi "warm-up" game with
Geneva college. Approximately
10000 were expected to see Coach
Eddie Baker hake his Tech debut
with a veteran but patched-up first
team and few reserves.