The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-20
OHIO STATES BUCKEYES MEET
 MICHIGAN SAT.
BY CARL LUNDQUIsT

New York, Nov. 20- (UPJ-Tradi- ton reared it's hoary head today as the 1914 football season reached the moSs-back stage where long standing rivalries laden with lore of the gridiron replace the big in- tersectional battles on the program.
 So while the debates rage over whether Navy'S line can smack down Army's hard-running backs in the football game of the cen- tury" two weeks hence, there will be plenty of sectional controversy over classic renewals that go back to the turn of the century.
 Spotlighted for Saturday is the Big Ten championship game be- tween the nations number one all- civilian team, Ohio State, and the Michigan Wolverines, with a record almost as impressive Although Michigan has dropped one game, a surprise loss to Indiana, the Vol verines can take the Big Ten title the Buckeyes at Columbus Satur- day because they have played one more conference engagement.
 ConSpicuouSly absent on the weeks proceedings, however, is the usual colorful card of Thanksgiving Day games. Except in 8 few scat tered instances, football fans will have to take to their turkey dinners without the appetite stimulating prologue of an afternoon at the stadium.
 ''Naturals''
 Only six games are slated for Thursday, but all are traditional rivalries. The Missouri-Kansas re- newal at neutral Kansas City, Mo-, between teams bound for no place in particular is the high spot. It is the oldest rivalry west of the Mis- sissippi River. Tulsa, still open minded for bowl game invitations, plays Arkansas in a standing Southwestern feud, while Wake Forests once-defeated deacons play South Carolina, Franklin & Mar shall opposes Bucknell, Colorado meets Denver and Utah clashes with Utah State.
 The intersectional feature is in the southland on Saturday with Georgia Techs Engineers likely to get a Rose Bowl or Sugar Bowl bid if they can top Notre Danes de- Hated Ramblers. Yale, with seven straight victories, may find it's final test the toughest, with Virginia's once-beaten Cavaliers reportedly keyed high for the clash at New Haven, Conn.
 Most of the other eastern games are traditional renewals with the Pennsylvania Cornell game topping the list. Brown is host to Colgate in its annual fracas, Pittsburgh op- poses Penn State and Rutgers meets Lehigh. The Princton-Atlant City Naval and Ursinus-Swarthmore games complete the layout.
 All other Big Ten games are tradi- tion- -tinged. Purdue meets Indiana for the "Old Oaken Bucket, North western plays Illinois for the State championship" and Wisconsin meets Minnesota. Iowa's weary kids must face the Iowa Pre-Flight Seahawks, who have won nine straight since dropping their opener to Michigan, and Great Lakes Naval opposes Fort Warren, Wyo.
 In the big Six Nebraska plays Kansas State in the latest game of bitter rivalry, while Oklahoma goes outside to play its state rival, Oklahoma A. and M.
 Duke vs N. C. Other southland features include Auburn Miami, Georgia Clemson, Mississippi State Mississippi, Ken lucky Tennessee and Duke-N North Carolina, most of them long stand- ing rivalrieS.
 Texas Christian and Rice play in a southwest conference title tilt .. Southern Methodist plays Texas Tech in a non-league game and Randolph Fields perfect record Pliers oppose Amarillo, Tex, A. A. F., The Trotans of Southern Califor- mia need only to defeat U. c. L. A. to clinch the Rose Bowl bid in the west coast Saturday feature. Cali fornia meets St. Mary's pre-Flight in the only other game.
 No top games are scheduled for Saturday in the Rockies.