The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-11-18
|TEN BIG GAMES
 FEATURE GRID LIST SATURDAY
NOtre Dame, Duke and Minnesota Out for Un.
 beaten Records
BY JACK 0uENTHER

8Y JACK 0uENTH&K
 United Press Stan COFEespenaene)
 New York, Nov. les--(UP)-Mcst os the loose ends of the ieAi football year will be wrapped up this week In Q handful of top games which will settle four conference cham- pionships and can produce Minne- sota, Duke and Notre Dame as the foremost claimants of that elusive hauble - the mythical national crown.
 There Is no standout game: at least six rate equal notice and four more will help decide who will play whom and where when the whistles blow on the Jan. bowl extFavagan" Eas. Hero are the 10 contests on which, national, sectional and post season claims hinge;
 Notre DaEne-Southern California --Thls is tops from an historical standpoint because it can provide the Irish with their first undefeated season since the Rockne era. Notre Dame has only e t.e to mar It's rec- ord while the TTojanB have been beaten four times, but the record shows favorites here seldom win.
 Minnesota Wisconsin - The Golden Qophers have run up ie straight triumphs and are headed for their second successive Big 10 title and perfect seasoA. Minnesota ranks as a heavy choice, but the Badgers throw the bail to alI four winds and have run up exception" ally high scores oven in defeat.
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 Duke North Carolina State-The Blue Devils have only this to get by and their perfect season.-and Q bowl invitatlon-are assured. Duke Is the highest scoring team in the nation, with record Of 260 pcinn to 35, while State has been pounded about a'plenty. Apparently Duke should just breeze.
 Mlssour!sKansag - The terrible Tigers, who seem to get stronger each week, can clinch the Big Six title by bestlng an opponent als ready beaten i've times. On Q point basis, Kansas is the second weakest defensive team in America, while Missouri has visions of roses, sugar, cotton or oranges.
 Pennsylvania Cornell - One Of the annual naturals of the east. Penn, Q forgotten team since that one defeat by Navy despite a fine record, can assure It's second cons secutive Ivy League crown but CoTs nell has the habit of rising to the occasion and the Quakers are the traditional enemy at Ithaca.
 Washington- oregon Washing tons slim Rose Bowl hopes can be kept alive at the expense of Q team which is unpTedictable as Tulane The Huskles, now in a triple tic for the cor ference championship with Stanford and oregon State, must defeat oregon or drop out.
 Texas Christian- -Rice-The Horned Frogs face the same problem in the Southwestern title chase. T. c. U.I chances are predicated on plenty oi ifs, but the Frogs must win thi one or surrender the penr ant k Texas A. .& M. without further question or delay. Frogs are favored but ltiS close.
 Big Score?
 Fordham-St. Mary's-The normal auota of interest in this annual col. lision has been removed but the game Is important as Q guage of the Rams ability to rebound after that Pittsburgh upheaval. Fordham isnt out of the bowl picture yet, and . big score against the Gaels could help matters greatly.
 Aiabama-Vanderbilt = Bowl bids and the Southeastern title may well be at stake in this one. The Crim- son Tide and Vanderbilt both have been beaten once but have fine rec- ords nevertheless. BaHna is the fa- vorite and appears to be in high gear now that post-season possibili- ties again are ifi store.
 Michigan Ohio State-These once. beaten midland power-houses will settle the right to second place fir the Big i0-or to 6 title tie should Wisconsin upset Minnesota. Neither can accept bowl invitations but sec. tional pride guarantees a slan-banG battle. A slight edge to the wolver- ines.