The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-09-10
PENN TOP TEAMS IN
 EASTERN LOOP
Pitt Partners Also Expect ed to Be Strong; Army
 Promising
BY OSCAR FRALEY Limited Press Staff COrresrOndentl

(Umteu Press Stam COrreSrOnuentl
 New York, Sept. 10-(UP)- Eastern Collegiate football goes to the customers this fall due to gas- oline and rubber rationing with Fc:dham and Pennsylvania looming as the top teams in the section.
 Schedule makers, to accomodats ticket purchasers with cver-punche6 ration cards, have r0oved most of the traditional games from outlying stadiums to easily accessible sites in New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo ard Baltimore.
 Princeton shifted its navy and army tilts from the New Jersey countryside to Yankee Stadium; Navy moved its Yale and Columbia games from Annapolis to Baltimore; Cornell plays Dartmouth at Buffalo; Army transferred its Penn game from West Point to Philadelphia; the Holy Cross Temple game was moved from Worcester to Philadel- phia, and the Colgate Duke battle will be played at Buffalo.
 Two StandoutS
 Penn, favored to win the Ivy League for the third year in a row, and Fordham, battling for another bowl bid, were early choices to laed the East with most of the other teams stricken by lack of able re- serves.
 Pittsburgh, reported to be shak- ing off its de-emphasis program; {; Boston College, Army and Cornell were the chief dark horses along the Atlantic Seanoard.
 The Rams, who lost only to Pitt in a 1941 upset and went on to stop Missouri, 20, in the Sugar Bowl, have a big, fast team. Leading the offense are such backs as AndreJco, Filipowicz and Cheverko. Backfield Coach Earl Walsh, succeeding Sleepy Jim" Crowley for the dura- ton, has a bruising line whose only drawbak is tinge of greenness.
 Pennsylvania has good reason to look toward an undefeated season. A group of veterans, led by line smashing Bert Stiff and Sooter back Jackie Welsh, return from the team that lost only an upset decision to Navy last year.
 The Pitt Partners, moving in on the big nine, reportedly are build- ing and may provide some unex, pected spills with a burly line ana surprise package backfield. The Boston College Eagles are booming, pointing for Fordham after lapse of 10 years in relations. The chief BC drawback is solid reserves. Du- uuesne, too, needs only to develop reserve strength to make strong bid for another united record.
 Yale on Defense
 Army shows promise with scat tered group of regulars returning but the Navy is more shorthanded than 1t has been in years. Else where in the Ivy league, Columbia has several starring backs, headed by Governali, but must depend too much. on sophomore reserves. 1ale admittedly has little offensive hope and will concentrate on guarding its own goal line. Harvard will do well to retain the big three title while Princeton appears only sllgntly stronger. Dartmouth was one oi those hit hardest by enlistments.
 Penn State has good material to replace a graduation-riddled varsity Temples Owls came up heavier ana w!th one of the most varied air at- tacks in the east. Villanova's Wlld- cats will be wilder than last year with a more polished club, ana Hoy Cross, pointing for certain games can be counted on for several up- sets. Colgate has sound team while Syracuse is handicapped by 2 weak line. Lafayette looks for a spotty season and Georgetown strong only at the ends and tackles will fill mostly underdog roles.