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Football
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ago and lost a 1877 decision to
Southern California last Saturday.
Northwestern meets Wisconsin and
Iowa takes on Indiana, a 1877 loser
| to Nebraska. Iowa State has for a
come back" rival Minnesota. which
was idle last Saturday. Purdue.
trounced 20-7 by Michigan State,
is off this week.
Big Six: There's not an unde-
feated team in the loop, but Ne
braska looks good on the strength
of an even break against Big Ten
opposition and Missouri was i'm
pressive in a 24-l3 win over Kansas
State, engineered, mainly. by Paul
Christman.
Big Six to Be Busy.
Three conference games are listed
Saturday: Nebraska VS.. Kansas.
26-6 winner over Drake; Missouri
VS.. Iowa State. beaten 4l-25 by
Marquette, and Kansas State against
Oklahoma, which lost tough one to
Texas, 1916
Among the Mid-Western indie
pendents, Notre Dame held its usual
top spot with 1920 triumph over
Georgia Tech, but may find Car
negie a troublesome customer as it
has before.
Southeastern Conference: Mis-
Sissippi's twin scoring stars. Junie
Hovious and Merle Hapes. led the
Rebels to a 28-l4 victory over
Georgia that gave them the undis-
puted lead as the Mississippi State
Auburn and Vanderbilt Kentucky
games both ended in TT ties. Since
Mississippi plays Duquesne, Tennes-
see-Alabama is this weeks big tus-
sic. Both had breathers last Sat-
urday and Alabama hasn't yet met
major opponent. Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt is the only other confer
ence clash. Tulane encounters Rice,
which walloped Louisiana State $50
last Saturday. while Florida and
Sewanne play Southern Conference
rivals, Maryland and Davidson.
TwO-Team Southern Race.
Southern Conference: The race
already has been reduced to
Clemson-Duke duel. but a good
many others may get back in if
| either is beaten. That won't happen
| this week. however. for Duke visits
| Colgate while Clemson. after elm
mating Wake Forest by a decisive
$50, takes week of. North
Carolina, previously beaten by
Wake Forest, came back to down
Texas Christian, ALA, and prove
its right to a place among the
leaders. The Tar Heels play North
Carolina State Saturday.
Southwest: Although the con-
ference race Is wide open, Texas
and Texas Aggies have turned in
the best feats so far. The Aggies
downed U. C. L. A., TO, last week
and now face their first conference
test against T. c. U. Texas sur
prise team meets Arkansas while
the others play intersectional
games Texas Tech. perhaps the
best of the independent South
western teams, takes on Brigham
Young Friday after a 32-l9 con-
quest of Montana.
Big Seven Deadlocked.
Big seven: Colorado walloped
Utah State. $50, to get flying start
in the conference race. Utah gained
a $40 non conference victory over
Arizona and Denver tripped up
Colorado State, 14-13, last week.
Each has 10 standing in the cir
cult and will try for their second
victories this way Denver vs..
wyoming, Colorado VS.. Colorado
State and Utah VS.. Utah State.
Pacific Coast: Stanford, which
conquered Santa Clara, To, for it's
third straight victory, and WASH
ington State, 9-6 winner over Cali
fornia. meet in natural at Pull
man. Wash, next Saturday. 1t may
possibly be the seasons deciding
game, but don't count on it for
Washington looked good in a 100
triumph over Oregon and Oregon
State breezed to a $50 win over
Portland. They also meet this week
while California plays U. c. L. A.
and Southern California tries for
its first conference triumph against
OREGON.