The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-03
NAVY 7-5 PICK. 1. OVER 'IRISR
 AT BALTIMORE
By CARL LUNDQUIsT

smart money boys, who seldom see football games but are well supplied with the right dope" on every ma jor team, conceded today that it would take more than the "luck of the Irish'' for Notre Dame to de- feat the reSurgent mid-shipmen of Navy.
 Underdogs for the first time in two years, Notre Dame was on the short end of 2 to 5 price for tomorrow's meeting of the teams at Baltimore in the top football game of the sea- son to date.
 The oddsmakers reasoned that the luck was with the Irish in their fourth period 13 to 2 victory over Illinois last week and that Navy on paper was much stronger team than the Illini.
 Trouble also appeared to be ahead for all but two of the 12 perfect record college and service teams. Only Army'S Cadets at 5 to 1 over Villanova and the Randolph Field Pliers at the same price over North Texas Aggies were conceded victory without complications. For the others the margin of superiority was slight and several were expected to topple.
 Yale 8 to 5
 Georgia Tech rated only 2 to 5 over the hard-luck Duke Blue Devils rated much peter team than their one victory in five starts would in- dtcate. Wake Forest is to 5 over improving Clemson and Yale's Bull- dogs 8 to in the traditional Ivy- League contest with Dartmouth, while Mississippi State is to 1 over Kentucky.
 The Ohio State Buckeyes face an Indiana eleven that Coach Bo Mc- Millin has been pointing for the game and are only 6 to to win. Because of McMillins reputation for firing" team for a certain game, the contest was listed at even money in some quarters. Three other games involving perfect record teams were posted as even. Michigan State was conceded no edge over Missouri, Oklahoma A and SM.' Cowboys and Norman, Okla, Naval was toss-up with both teams nubeaten, and Bainbridge, Md, Na- val was even money against North Carolina Pre-Flight on Sunday.
 In the casts other games, the Pennsylvania Michigan intersec- tional bout at even money was a highlight with Rochester Case also listed mo choice. West Virginia was listed at 2 to over Temple, Brown 6 to over Coast Guard, Bucknell to 2 over New York uni versity, Cornell 2 to over Colum- bia, Rutgers ' to over Lehigh, Penn State g to 5 over Syracuse and Lafayette 8 to 5 over Ursinus.
 The traditional match between North Carolina and South Carolina was rated even in the south with Alabama 8 to over Georgia, Ten nessee to 5 over Louisiana State, Virginia 3 to 2 over Maryland, and North Carolina State g to 5 over Virginia Military.
 In other Big Ten features Min nesota and Northwestern were rated a toSS-up while Purdue stood as ' to 5 choice over Wisconsin. Iowa was 2 to over Nebraska in an in- ter-conference game while Oklahoma was 8 to 5 to defeat Iowa State in Big Six meeting for the league lead. Kansas State was even- Stephen against little Wichita. Tulsa, deflated by Oklahoma A & M, was even money against Iowa Pre-Flight.
 Rice 3-1
 Texas and Texas A & M were southwest conference favorites at 8 to 5 over Southern Methodist and Arkansas respectively and Rice, the circuit leader was 3 to over Texas Tech in non conference game.
 In the Rockies, the second air force superbombers were favored at 5 to 2 over Amarillo, Tex. A.A.F., Denver rated to 2 over Utah and Colorado at 9 to over New Mex ico.
 Each of the three teams battling for the Pacific oCast Conference title were underdogs against service squads. Alameda Coast Guard rated 3 to over California, the March Field Pliers at 8 to over U.C.L.A. and San Diego Naval at to over Southern California.