The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-09-22
FANS GET LINE
 ON COLLEGIATE
 TEAMS SAT.
BY CARL LuNDQUIST

United Press StaH Correspondent
 New York Sept, 22. tUP)-The first big football Saturday Of l94i full of hazards for teams that go at each other without benefit of com pRratlve scores or past performances rolls around tomorrow with major elevenS In every sector putting hopes for perfect seasons on the block,
 The days big games are near toss-ups in most cases Cornell, eX' peeted to be one Of the powers Of the so-called Ivy circuit, meets Q spunky Syracuse eleven, returning after 0 years layoH from football in the eastern feature Indiana Rn6 Illinois square of to open the big ten season with both teams rated offensively powerful on the basis oi high scores in preliminary tests last week, Purdue, the defending biz ten champion, seeks to carry on It's l043 record of eight straight vic. tories, but the going may be tough against Great Lakes Naval, expected to be close to the top among the service teams
 Two standing antagonists oSuthern California and U. c, L, A. renew hoStilities in the west coast feature with the TrejanS favored to start 0 successful defense of the Pacific conference title,
 In the midlands, inter- -conierene. games between Big Six and south west circuit teams provide the high light, Missopri plays Arkansas and Kansas meets Texas Christian witl both games rated about even,
 In the southland, Mississippi ana Kentucky, expected to be lesser lights in the southeastern confer ence, open play In that circuit witt Kentucky Q slight favorite, whill Dukes redoubtable Blue Devils gl for on airing against Richmond lr their first Southern Conference ts;
 Two service teams that shoult have their way in most grid tests this season. highlight the light Rocky Mountain schedule, with tht End Air Force superbombors play ing little Whitman and Fort War ron, Wyo., meeting Colorado,
 In other eastern games, Samp' sons Sailors should have less trou ble with Colgate than against Ma tIonal league professional teamS Rochester is R distinct favoNte oYei Union, Pittsburgh gets q nod oyeI West Virginia, Scranton and Villa nova rate about even and BuclSneS should repeat last Saturdays tri' umph over Muhlenberg. Harvard! informalS rate over Bates.
 Night Game
 Other midWestern matches fine Michigan favored over Marquette II the first night games in WolverinC history, Iowa Pre-Flight is eXpecte. to win easily from Minnesota's cl Vilians, and notrehWeStern Shoul; top DePauw In a game tonight.
 Virginia rates over Hampden Sydney, Clemson ahead of Presby terian, North Carolina over Wake Forest though 1t may be close, ant North Carolina State ahead of Mil Ngan in other southern BtandoutS
 The Southwest Conference teams Tex A. and M playing Bryan AAL and Rice meeting Galveston AAF may encounter trouble since th' service teams are an unknown quan' tity while Texas Tech may have th' same difficulty against Lubbock AAF In e home town batle thai completes the array in that sector
 Only other standout games in the far west match California againS' St. Mary's with the Berkeley Bears favored, St. Mary's Pre-Flighl against c weakened college of Pacl' fic teams and Washington Uniyer' slty's northwest champions witt little willamette.