The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-10-20
Eight Upseis
Topple Teams
Northwestern And
Nebraska Downed

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NEW YORk-The simple sum-
mary Of footballs fourth BIZ week.
end. based as always on the sur
vivsl Of the fittest. is that only
Is major elevens remain on tire
perfect record honor roll today.
All but two Of the teams which
celebrated last New Years day in
the bowls are conspicuous BY their
absence
Squads still eligible for the
mythical national title were Fast
-Fordham, Penn. Army. Navy.
Temple and Villanova. Midwest
Minnesota. Michigan. Ohio state
and Notrs Dame: South-Duke.
Clemson and Vanderbilt. South
west-Texss and Texas A. 4 NJ;
Far Nest-Ssnta Clara.
Eight ely-heralded squads
found the going too rough last
weekend. The biggest down
fall was that ~ Nebraska. the
Esst's Rose bowl representa-
tive, which succumbed 10
thrice-beaten Indiana. Ellis.
Among other reversals suffered
by previously undefeated teams
were the beatings Northwestern
took from Michigan. Cornell from
Navy Texas Christian from Texas
A. r. =. Rice from LSU. Column
bia from Georgia. Dartmouth from
Harvard and Baylor from UNDER
rated Villanova.
MICHIGAN VS.. MINNESOTA
Michigan's 14-7 victory over
Northwestern will be followed this
week by the meeting of the VOL
verines and Minnesota in a battle
which might determine the West
ern conference championship.
Northwestern will get a chance at
another title sspirsnt. Ohio State,
which shaded Purdue.
Here's the situation by sections:
The East-Penn, one of the two
teams in history to whip Yale.
Harvard and Princeton in the
same season, holds a clear lead in
the Ivy league and now is favored
TO defend its title success fully.
Army and Navy kept their states
clean by whipping Yale and Cor
nell. Fordham remains atop the
independents with three triumphs.
although Temple, which blsnked
Penn State, l4-0, shows surprising
strength. The East suffered it's
worst week In intersectional play
Columbia lost to Georgia, Holy
Cross to Mississippi, Carnegie to
Notre Dame, Pitt to Minnesota and
only one -Villanova-came
through with a victory.
The Midwest-Michigans victory
paced the Western conference. in
which the Wolverines. Minnesota
and Ohio State now are tied for
the lead. Minnesota BANKED Pitt,
800, while Ohio shaded Purdue,
1914. Wisconsin humbled Iowa,
$50, and Illinois walloped Drake.
This week in minor battles Indiana
meets Wisconsin. Iowa takes on
Purdue and Illinois faces the Irish.
The Big SKIS big game matches
Nebraska and Missouri and Iowa
State engages Kansas. Nebraska
and Missouri each have two VIC
tories and no defeats in the con-
ference.
Southwest - Texas and Texas
A. 4 NJ. lead the league. although
Rice and Baylor are undefeated in
the conference and s. NJ. L. has
not played conference game. The
Texas-Rice battle is the hishheht
this week. Arkansas faces Detroit
and Baylor meets the Aggies.
South-Nsnderbilt, anbeaten and
united, has sndisputed claim TO
the Southeastern title after defeat
ing Georgia Tech, 14-7, and meets
Princeton this week. Mississippi
state, unbeaten but lied. takes on
Union while Tulane seeks to con-
tinue its comeback against Missis-
sippi, Georgia Tech meets Auburn.
and Georgia tries Alabama. which
defeated Tennessee. L. S. U. goes
against Florida and Tennessee
tackles Cincinnati. In the South
ern conference Duke and Clemson.
the stalmated leaders. play Pitt
and South Carolina. North Caro-
lima meets Wake Forest and Fur
man tackles Davidson.
The Far West - Santa Clara
meets Oklahoma in an intersec-
tional battle while the Coast con-
ference rolls merrily along. Ore
gon. Oregon State. Stanford. U. s.
c. and Washington all escaped de-
feat last weekend. This week
Stanford and Washington collide.
I. s. c. plays California. Oregon
meets l. c. L. A. and Oregon State
engages Washington State.