The Wilmington morning star., 1940-11-16
Boni Picks Blue Devils
To Beat Tar Heels Today
BY BILL BONI

NEW YORK, Nov. 15-REMin-
nesota, Stanford and Texas A. and
NJ, whose football teams so ably
met the challenges hurled at them
a week ago, again will be on the
spot tomorrow when they square
off in conference battles against
Purdue, Oregon: State and Rice.
Together with Cornell, meeting
an old Ivy league foe in Dart.
mouth, they each are two games
away from a perfect season, in the
home stretch where even the most
momentary lapse may be costly
But inevitably, off their records,
they have been made pronounced
favorites.
Such is not the case in the Bos.
ton college-G Georgetown and Mich.
igan-Northwestern games, how.
ever.
This is the seasons high spot fol
B. c. and the Hoyas. Both have
been highly-touted, for their 200.
pound lines and their able backs,
and neither has been beaten o,
tied. Nor has either one beer
tested since early in the, season.
That's why a capacity crowd oil
8 1000 will be on hand at Boston
to find out which of the two real
ly deserves to be ranked with the
best.
For Michigan and Northwestern
there will be a two-fold stake.
With IS, 900 watching from the Anr
Harbor stands these two, each
beaten only a Minnesota extra
point, will fight it out for runner
up spot in the Western conference
and a chance to tie the Gophers
for the lead if by any chance they
should slip.
To get down to cases, here's
how they look from this corner
(home teams first. probable at.
tendance in parentheses):
Boston college-G Georgetown &c.,
500)-the lines look about even.
taking Boston college on back
field versatility, for we're told the
Hoya passers can't run and the
runners can't pass, which may sim.
pity B. C.'s defensive task.
Michigan = Northwestern (85, 00O)
this vote for Northwestern is
based on the b~ackields- the fact
that the Wildcats, to match Mich
igan's Harmon, can call on De-
Correvont, Clawson, Hannenstein,
Soper and Chambers, all of them
better than average.
Stanford-O Oregon State go, 000)-
next-to-1ast step into the Rose
Bowl for Stanford.
Rice-Texas A. and M. CT, 000)-
too much experience, power and
poise on the Aggies' side.
Dartmouth-C Cornell az, 000)-the
same applies to Cornell, only more
so.
Tennessee : Virginia az, 00O)-
Tennessee all the way.
Minnesota : Purdue GO, 0OO)-
Minnesota.
Princeton = Yale $50, 000) -
Princeton to make it three straight
over the Ellis for the first time in
footballs longest unbroken rivalry,
despite evidences of dissension in
the Tiger camp.
Notre Dame = Iowa ESQ, 000)-
one back as good as, Bill Green
doesn't look like enough to halt
the Irish, whether or not they're
as good as N touted.
North Carolina . Duke az, O00)
vote would go to Duke even
if the Tar Heels we're up to their
physical par.
Pitt : Nebraska (35, 000) - a
chance for the East to SCI how
good the Huskers are. Nebraska.
Columbia Navy go, 000)-pick-
ing Navy to get some of those
backs loose behind two better-than-
fair lines.
Penn : Army ESQ, ooN-Penn.
Georgia Tech-Alabama (25, 000)
the Engineers aren't the ramb-
ling wreckers Of a year ago. Ala
bama,
Illinois : Ohio State (35, 0oo)-
looks like loss No. 6 for 1llini.
Oklahoma Missouri (25, 000)-
for second place in the Big Six.
Oklahoma, on a stouter defense.
Washington = Southern California
60, 00O)- Washington to come
back from the Stanford licking.
Southern Methodist = Arkansas
Us, 000)-the. form chart says S.
M. U.
Manhattan : villanova 15, ooo>-
under Herb. ,Kopf, the Jaspers
fast are becoming one. of the most
interesting Eastern teams to
watch. Manhattan.
Wisconsin Indiana (18, 00O)-In-
diana on Hursh's paSsinp