Evening star., 1941-11-14
Northwestern, Duke,
Stanford, Gophers,
Missouri Picked
Wildcats Bad Fortune
Due for Change in
Bio Game of Week
By HERB BARKER,
Associated Press Sports Writer

NEW YORK, Nov. 14-Guessing
the weeks football slate (and after
last weeks debacle We do mean
guess:
NorthweStern-No Dame: Two
good teams meet in the big game of
the schedule. The Irish are tough
and their offense, so long as Angelo
Bertelli is tossing that ball, is diff
ficult to halt. Northwestern can
counter with another sophomore
sensation, Otto Graham, but the
Wildcats have been unlucky in their
major tests this year. Still. maybe
their luck will change. A flyer on
Northwestern.
Stanford Washington State:
Thanks to Bill Sewell. Washington
State has been a giant-killer on Oc-
caSion this season. Having said that,
this corner stubbornly casts the Gus
tOmary vote for Stanford.
Duke North Carolina: This thing
almost never comes out as expected.
But how are you going TO pick
against the undefeated Blue Devils
in this one? Duke.
Iowa Minnesota: The GopherS.
crippled as they are. figure to have
no Walkover against improving Iowa,
but the ballot must be cast for Min
nesota.
Missouri Okla homa Tough.
Missouri Oklahoma AS tough a
choice as any on the schedule Ok
lahoma has come far since its
trouncing by Texas; Missouri, beat
en- only by Ohio State. rates as one
of the Nations strong teams. Out of
the hat. Missouri.
Rice-TeXas A. and M: Prepared
for anything. Texas A. and NJ
Texas-Texas Christian: Expecting
the Longhorns TO return 10 form.
Texas.
Columbia Michigan: Doubling the
Lions have enough depth to meet
this foe on even terms. Michigan.
Boston College Tennessee: The
Eagles have been impressive in re-
cent weeks. Boston College but not
by much
DuQuesne- Mississippi State: Both
un5eaten although State has been
tied That long trip back from the
West Coast won't help Duquesne
In a dense fog, Duquesne.
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Even erratic Tulane hardly can blow
this one Tulane.
Alabama Georgia Tech: It's a
question if Alabama can stay up on
the same level it reached last week
against Tulane. Still. Alabama.
Oregon States Record Better.
California Oregon State: Off the
records, Oregon State
Ohio State-Illinois: Can't see any
hope for the Illini. Ohio State.
/ WisConsin-Purdue: This corner
stopped trying to figure Wisconsin
after the Badgers opening game
/ The coin spins-Wisconsin.
Nebraska Pitt: Both were up
last week which is of positively NJ
/ help now. Eenie. meenie-Pitt.
Michigan State-Temple: Prob
ably close. Temple.
: Kansas Kansas State: Picking
State.
/ Arkansas Southern Methodist
This ones at Fayetteville Wher,
many a favorite has bitten the dust
Risking the jinx, Southern Meth
odist
Louisiana State-Auburn: Auburn
improving rapidly but this hesitan
vote goes to L. S. U.
Cornell Dartmouth: The nod goe
to Cornell.
Georgetown-North Carolina State
Pretty even, but we'll take George
town.
Harvard Brown: Spot for sur
prise, but Harvard's the selection.
coming along fast and gets this vote
Penn-Army: Very even, but vel
stick with Penn.
Syracuse on a Guess.
Syracuse-Colgate: Another tradi
tional rivalry in which form man
absolutely nothing. Guessing, Syra
cuse.
Yale Princeton: Ditto this one
Princeton.
Villanova Detroit: EXCEPTIONAL
close. Detroit.
Tulsa Baylor: Storm signal
hoiSted on this one. Baylor.
Clemson-Wake Forest: Probabl
close. Clemson.
South Carolina Furman: Th
Gamecocks seem a little frayed g
the edges, but we'll stay with then
South Carolina.
Maryland Virginia Military: TAX
ing v. NJ. I.
Santa Clara-st. Mary's: SAINT
Clara rates the edge
Holy Cross ss-Manhattan: Stickin
with Holy Cross.
Skipping over the chalklineS 9th
erwise: Bucknell over George Wash
ington, Lafayette over WeSter
Maryland, Rutgers over Connection
Williams over Amherst, Marquett
over New Mexico, Iowa State owe
Drake, Oklahoma A. and M. owe
Arizona, Washington (St. Louis owe
Butler. Texas Tech over St. Loui
Washington and Lee over Davidson
Virginia over Lehigh, Florida owe
Miami, Georgia over Centre, Ker
lucky over Southwestern, Wander
bilt over Louisville, Utah over Cole
RADIO State. Brigham Young Owe
Colorado, Utah State over Wyomin
Denver over Colorado Mines, Nor
tana over Idaho