Evening star., 1941-11-24
Designation Of Various
Bowl Contest Foes
Now Chief Task
Southeastern and Pacific
Leagues Remain Most
Needing Qualification
By HAROLD CLAASEN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.


NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-Except for
the Army-Navy clash at Phlladel-
phia Saturday and some widely
spaced games here and there not
much Is left of the football season
except allocating the various teams
to the equally various bowls.
OF the four unbeaten powers.
Minnesota isn't interested in a bowl
invitation because of a Big Ten
ruling. Except for that the Goph-
ers, who haven't lost since late IN
1899, probably could designate their
own January l sojourning place.
Texas A. & M. still has two major
opponents to play although 1t
clinched the Southwest Conference
flag Saturday when Texas Chris
tian, It's only remaining rival, was
tied. Duke and Duquesne, their
schedules completed, are sitting
about in nervous expectation.
How Conferences Shape Up.
Here's how the various confer
ences shape up with only one big
week end left In the season:
Big Ten: Minnesota retained its
title by submerging Wisconsin, Al
to 6, for its l7th triumph in a row.
Michigan and Ohio State. partici-
pants In Saturdays 20-to-20 thrill
er, likewise tied for second. Fourth
place went to Northwestern, which
closed Bob Zuppke's career as coach
Of the Illini with a 27-to-0 setback.
By conference rule the season ends
the Saturday before the last Thurs
day In November and the teams are
forbidden to compete In post-sesson
games.
Pacific Coast: Any one Of four
teams, including Stanford, can be-
come the coast team in the Rose
Bowl. That delicate piece of mys-
tery was engineered last Saturday
by Oregon when it spilled Washing
ton. 10 to 16. oregon and Oregon
State meet Saturday and If the
latter wins It's almost a sure-shot
choice for the big bowl. The Bea-
vers whipped Montana, 27 to o, to get
in shape for their big game this
week end. Stanford has its climactic
game with California.
Ole Miss and State Clash.
southeastern: Mississippi and
Mississippi State will do much to
clarity the picture in their meeting
at oxford Saturday. Ole Miss
trimmed Arkansas Saturday, while
the Staters walloped little Millsaps,
~ TO 8, in warmups for the big
game. Third-place Vanderbilt,
after spilling Alabama, visits Ten
nessee, victor over Kentucky, and
Georgia Tech and Georgia collide to
share interest with the annual L. S.
U.-Tulane struggle.
Missouri Valley: Tulsa retained
the conference title by drubbing
Drake, 20 tot
Southern: Dukes unblemished
record already assures it of title
share, while William and Mary's In
dians can draw abreast of the Blue
Devils this week by defeating North
Carolina State, Dukes 56to-6 vic
tim Saturday. South Carolina has
only a tie to mar its loop record
and meets Penn State this week.
Other games find Wake Forest meet
ing Texas Tech, Sewanee at The
Citadel, Richmond at Virginia Tech
and Clemson at Auburn.
Utah Retains Its Title.
Rocky Mountains Big Seven:
Utah keeps the title with record of
five wins and two ties. Ike Arm
strong's Utes, idle Saturday. backed
into the title when Colorado State
spilled Brigham Young. 22-7.
Big Six: Missouri's bowl-hungry
Tigers smashed Kansas, 46 to 6, with
Harry Ice carrying the ball eight
times for total gain of 240 yards.
Nebraska beat Iowa, IA to 13, and
Oklahoma whipped Marquette 81 to
II. The two winners meet Satur-
day at Lincoln. with the Sooners
needing vivctory for undisputed
second place. The defending
Huskers can gain a share of the
runnerup spot If they win.
East. Harvard is the Big Three
Mig OCobiiIS 1 dlc. II W ", dS Vic
clincher. The weeks card is topped
by the Army-Navy clash, but also
includes the traditional Fordham-
New York University game. The
Rams, winner over St. Mary's, IS to
7, still are in the bowl limelight de-
spite their loss to Pittsburgh. The
Panthers tackle Carnegie Tech in
another traditional squabble and
Boston College meets Holy Cross.
More Fireworks Seen.
Southwest: The fireworks carry on
here. The undefeated Aggies won
a clear claim to the crown by resting
Saturday when Texas Christian was
tied by Rice, 0 to 0. Thursday. the
Texas Turkey Day, the Aggies seek
to avenge the 7-to-0 upset the Uni.
versity Of Texas hung on them
q year ago.
With bowl rumors and possibili.
ties thicker than a gulf fog, tn,
topsy-turvy race also offers a Sat
urday program of Rice VS.. Baylor
and T. c. U. against Southern Meth.