The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-17
Ldndis Illness Forces Special Baseball Huddle
ARMY AND NAVY TEAMS } TO1
 FAvORITES
By CARL LUNDQUIsT United Press Stan COKreSpondent)

United Press Stan COFrespondent)
 New York, Nov. l7- (UP) - Coaches Earl (Red) Blaik of Army and Oscar (Swede) Hagbefg of Navy think their high-riding foot ball teams may run into trouble before they meet each other, but bookmakers pooh-poot1ed that peS- simism today and installed both elevens as 3 to favorites to win their games Saturday.
 Blaik. pointing to Army'S 1943 game with Pennsylvania in which the Quakers held the favored Cadets to 13-13 tie, said his team faced "a natural let down" after its victory over Notre Dame and that Penn would be pointing for Army in a traditional battle.
 Hagberg said fiatly that Purdue is the strongest team Navy has yet faced" and that it had better bale !, ,ance than Notre Dame. or Georgia Tech and North Carolina Pre- flight the teams which upset the Midship- men early in the season. He also indicated that Bob Jenkins, con- stdered the top Navy back, would be out of commission because of a charley horse.
 Of the four major unbeaten and unted college elevens, Army was the only one conceded to have an easy time ahead Saturday by the price-setters. Mississippi state, playing in southern classic in which the winner is almost certain to receive a bowl bid, was only even money against Alabama. Yale rated 8 to s to remain unblemished against the invading North Caro- lima TarheelS and Ohia States Buckeyes were 9 to over weary but still troublesome Illinois. Games in the east appear more evenly matched than at any other time this season with five rated even money. Highllght is the tradi- tional Syracuse-C Colgate renewal of the third oldest intercollegiate riv- airy in the nation, with Villanova- Bucknell, Columbia Brown, Cornell Dartmouth and Princeton-Swarth- more also considered mo choice .'' Lafayette rated 3 to to top Lehigh for Little Three hon6rs, Penn State was 2 to l over Mary land, Brooklyn 2 to 5 over New York University and Coast Guard Academy to l over Bates.
 In the Big Ten, Michigan was to to maintain second place against Wisconsin and set up a championship meeting with Ohio State the following week. Indiana rated 3 to over Pittsburgh, Notre Dame was to 2 to rebound over Northwestern, Minnesota was 2 to over Iowa and Great Lakes 3 to over Marquette.
 Georgia and Auburn were even money in a southern feature, while In other games Kentucky was 2 to 5 over West Virginia, Georgia Tech g to 5 oyer Louisiana State, North Carolina State 5 to 2 over Richmond. Duke 5 to 2 over. South Carolina, Tennessee 3 to 1 against Temple, Tulane to 5 over Glenn. son and William and Mary 2 to s over Virginia Military.
 Oklahoma, pacing the Big Six was 1 VI &B04Aob GAdIlScLS AlLIlOugn CHe Conference has had one upset after another. Iowa Pre-Flight, boastins an 8 games winning streak, rated 5 to over Missouri and Kansas State was 2 to over Washburn.
 The Southwest Conference leader, Texas Christian, was 5 to 2 under dog against Texas, while Arkansas and Texas A. & M. rated 8 to s over Southern Methodist and Rice respectively. Randolph Fields per- record fllers were 4 to l over South western and Texas Tech 3 to 1 over New Mexico.
 The price was 3 to 1 on South ern California to enhance its Rose Bowl prospects at the expense of California on the Pacific coast. The Second Air Force Superhombers were 2 to 5 over Washington's Hus- kies. Colorado was an 8 to 5 favorite to win again from Colorado College end in itself, nor can 1t be super gate D.