The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-16
ARMY AND IRISH COLLEGE GRID
 PONERH0USES
BY CARL LUNDoUHsT

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, oct i0-(UP)-Toot- balls big-wigS, the teams that have frolicked through tho first half Of the season against opposition that has failed even to test them, dug in for the eventual showdown today, well aware that . day of reckoning lies ahead for sofiie--if not for all.
 For Army and Notre Dame, the teams that rate dual billing co the top powerhouses of the country, that day may not come until they meet each other here Nov. ii. But others arc bound to topple soon, some Of them next Saturday. Ohio States unbeaten eleven, which is cycling the big ten title, may go down against unbeaten but tied Great Lakes naval In the days feature game Navy. sinarting because it hasn't yet lived up to its scoring potentialities, might take the measure of perfect record doergia Tech in the standout in- terseetional clash of the week.
 Army and Notre Dame, seemingly anxious to impress each other by bowling over oil opposition with one.A-Week regularity, appear de- stined to do it again, although the Cadets should have less trouble than the Irish They play 6 Smartly drili- cd but undeTmanned Coast Guard academy team while Notre Dame opposes the defensively powerful Wisconsin Badgers, who went down for the first time Saturday against Ohio State
 Safe
 The other top ranking teams, Pennsylvania and Yale in the east, Alabama, Mississippi State, paifi. bridge Naval, Wake Forest afid North Carolina pre-flight in the south, Michigan State and Iowa State in the midwest, Tuisa, Okla. hoina A & M, and Randolph field in the southwest, and California, Southern California and Washings ton on the Pacific coast appeared to be fairly safe ct least until after Saturday Some had open dates, the others were Up against opposition that they appeared capable Of donn- mating
 BotL Penn md Yale will Do idle and the limited eastern program features an iltersectional game bee tween Pittsburgh'B battered Pane thers and the speed demons from Illinois Other standouts are Holy CrosB- Brown, Penn State- Colgate, Villanova- -Muhlenberg, CoFneii- Sampson Naval and Syracuse Temple and Boston College-N New York University on Friday night
 Other southern games Saturday include Tulane Auburn, Louisiana Btate- Mississippi State, Kentue1y- Virginia Military, unbeaten TulsG ana Mississippi and perfect record Wake Forest against North Caro-
 Tough Test
 Iowa State, yet to Do scored upon, goeb for itB second big six victory against Missouri in what should Do it's toughest game to date, Kansas and Nebraska, beaten often outside the conference meet each other and Oklahoma plays Kansas State. Tho souehwest conference race, still wide open, matches Texas A & M-Texas Christian, Texas. s.Arkansas q q Riee-S Southern Methodist. The secs ond air force Buperbombers, on the beam again after on upset loss to Iowa Pre.flight, opopse North Texas Aggies and Southwestern meets Texas Tech Oklahoma A & Mt powerful cowboys put their perfect record on the line against Denver.
 Southern Californias twice tied but unbsaten Trojans play unbeaten but untested Washington Monday, Oct. @ in 6 game that may decide the West Coast Rose Bowl efitrafit. Saturdays Pacific Coast games fea- ture St, Mary's. Nevada, California Camp Shoemaker, U. c. |. A.-st. Mary's PFe-flight, and College Of Pacific -AlAmeda Coast Guard.
 Colorado College and Colorado fight for Rocky Mountain honoFs ia the top game in that sector, while Utah meets fFaho Southern,
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