The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-10-27
PENN QUAKERS AN UNDERDOG,
 N. D. .vS iLLINI.
BY CARL LUNDQUTgT United Preaa Staff C0rfespondenI

New York, oct. 27--(Up) -glx perfect record football teams, more or less dominating collegiate conn- petition thus far, are going to Do hard put tonight and tomorrow to maintain their positions in their hardest tests of the season.
 only ono of the sextot, Pennsy- lvanla's boy-powered Quakers, is definite uSidefdog, but If any Of the other favofites, Army, Georgia Tech, Tulsa, ohio State, or Notro Dame should Do defeated it hardly would be in the nature Of . major upset.
 Tenn. facing 6 Navy team that failure to live tip to advance notices, was rated . touchdown inferior, mainly because football experts ex- pected the Middieg to come through ct last. Notre Daif1e, which showed certain vulnerabilities against Wis., consifi, may have even more trouble against the speed-keyed Illinois eleven, but rates 6 to to come through. Afmy's Cadets, thus far Iintested, are c to 6 over c fast iif1s proving Duke team in New Yerk's first major game, while Ohio State is 6 to 6 over c Minnesota team that has shown scoring capabilities.
 Purdue, tituiarly ambitious in the big ten is [ to . over Michigan, which lost its potency through Naval transfers, 1ndiana's spunky hooss. iers are c to s over Iowa end Great Lakes is 2 to I over Wisconsin ifi games involving big ten teams. Iowa State and Missouri, out for big six iaurels rate g to 1 respectively over Kansas State and Nebraska, while Oklahoma is c one touchdown tifis derdoe against Texas Christian ifl ail inter- conference game
 The big game in the southwest pits Texas and Rice, battling for the conference lead at even money Southern Methodist is c to 5 over Tulane in C clash between the southwest and southeast and Arkails sas iS 6 to 1 over Mississippi in ails other game between the same cirs cults, Texas A & M rates 2 to over North Texas Agriculture. Georgia is c to 6 over Louisiana State, Virginia 2 to 2 over Virginia Military, North Carolina State and William and Mary are even money, and North Carolina pre-flight is 3 to 2 over Jacksonville, Fla. Naval air base, in other southern contests.
 In other western games. Calis fornia is 9 to 2 over the Washing ton Huskies, while U. c. l.. A. is ( touchdown faVorite over Alabaffia Coast Guard. Denver IS posted at Z 10 1 over Utah State, the Second Afr Force euperbombers s to 2 over Nof- man, Okla., Naval and Utah Q to 2 over Nevada in the Rockies.
 Tulsa, which has traveled afar and remained tinbeatefi, gets it's sternest opposition of the season against It's upstate neighbof, the Oklahoma A. ard M. Cowboys, also unbeaten and united, but the b0wl' minded Hurrivane eleven 1s 6 to 6 faVorite. Georgia Tech, deserving something easier after its bTuising battle with Navy, faces the pros loaded Georgia PresF1ight squad toe night and oil the chances for 6 let down, the Engineers aFe only 6 6 to 6 choice.
 The top game of the weekend for service teams finds the perfect fec- ord Randolph Field F1iers a1d Third Air Force dfemiins Of Morris Field, \. G., squaring of ct San Antonio tomorrow night and the odds afe strictly even, with the winner likely to rate as the top military eleven in the nation.
 Other perfect records squads may have 1t easier. Yaie is 9 to 1 to top Rochester, Wake F0r6et 1 So to 6 over Miami tonight, and unbsaten but tied Tennessee is 6 to 5 over Clefi1s son. Alabama, tied but tnbeatefl rates 6 to 6 over Kentucky tonight
 Twice tied Southern California IS g to 1 to beat St. Mafy's youngsters,
 In other eastern contests, Colgate is 6 to 6 over Columbia, Boston Col. ieRe 6 to s over Syracuse, Dartmouth 2 to 2 to top Brown, Penn State 2 to i over West Virginia, Lafayette s to 2 over Rutgers and Holy Cfoss 6 to s over Coast Guard Academy Sunday.