The Wilmington morning star., 1945-11-26
SERVICE SCHOOLS
BATTLE SATURDAY
AT PHILADELPHIA
Pres. Truman To Attend
Meeting Between Un-
beaten Grid Machines
By TED MEIER

BY TED ME1ER
NEW YORK, Nov. 25-(Pl-The
game every football fan has looked
forward to all season-Army VS.
Navy-is on tap this week as the
1945 grid season passes into mem
ory.
More than 100000 will jam NUM-
cipal stadium in Philadelphia on
Saturday to watch this first peace
time renewal OF the nations serv-
ice classic, a traditional affair that
this year pits two undefeated
teams against each other with the
mythical national championship at
stake.
The meeting between Army s
terrific Cadets, unbeaten and un-
tied in II straight games, and
Navy's unbeaten but tied, aggrega-
ton has aroused such tremendous
interest that President Truman
has announced he intends to be on
hand. This automatically will
bring out cabinet members. most
OF Washington's diplomatic corps
and all high ranking admirals and
generals.
Army, sparked by All-Americans
Glenn Davis and Doc Blanchard,
and the Middies, who have i'm
proved steadily since the season
opened, were idle yesterday as
most Of the country's conference
and sectional championships were
decided.
Unbeaten, but tied, Indiana cap
tured its first western conference
title in history by ripping Purdue
for four second-half touchdowns
and 26-to-0 triumph. Michigan
took second place by scoring last
period touchdown to defeat Ohio
State, 7-3.
Pennsylvania bounced back from
its Army defeat to wallop its tradi-
tional rival, Cornell, SO to 6, to
win Ivy League honors while Duke,
reported to be in line for Bowl
bid, retained the Southern Con-
ference title by beating North
Carolina, 14-7.
Missouri took the Big Six crown
by bowling over Kansas, 80 to IL,
while the Oklahoma Aggies, who
previously had captured the Mis-
souri, Valley title, kept its unbeaten
and united record clean by swamp
ing Oklahoma, 47-0. The Aggies
probably will get Bowl bid.
Unbeaten and united Alabama,
southeastern conference champion
and already picked for the Rose
Bowl. rolled over Pensacola Navy,
55-6, while Texas took over first
place in the southwest as Texas
Christian upset Rice, 14-13. Texas
can clinch the title by beating the
Texas Aggies on Thursday.
Washington State won the north
ern division title Of the Pacific
Coast conference by nicking Wash
ington, to 0, and along with
Southern California remained ;r
the running for the right to play
Alabama in the Rose Bowl. The
Trojans trounced Oregon State, 81
7, as California eliminated UCLA
in an upset, 60. Saturdays UCLA
use game will decide. II use
wins or ties, the Trojans will gair
the Rose Bowl spot. A UCLA vic
tory will give the honor to Wash
ington State.
New Mexico, beaten only by
Utah, was held to a 6-6 tie by
Texas Tech, but after the game
accepted a bid to play in the Sur
Bowl. Denver, which won the Big
Seven conference by whipping
Colorado on Thanksgiving, may be
invited to bowl, too.
Saturday was not without its up
sets. The most notable, in addi
ton to those of TCU over Rice ane
California over UCLA, were Mary
lands 19 to 13 triumph over Vir
ginia, Mississippi's Z to victory
over Mississippi State, Clemson
81 to Z verdict over Georgia Tecf
and Lafayette's Z to 0 decision ove1
Lehigh. The defeat ended Vir
ginia's 15-game unbeaten streak.
Columbia, whipped only by Penn
crushed Dartmouth, q to 0 to wine
up one Of it's most successful sea
sons. Yale came from behind 4
nip Princeton, 20 to IA, and car
win the Big Three laurels by beat
ing Harvard this week.
Minnesota, after promising
start, finished in the Western con
ference cellar, with Iowa. by los
ing to Wisconsin, 1912, and Pit
ended six-game losing streak ~
downing Penn State, 10. Notrt
Dame spotted Tulane a 60 leae
and then rolled up a 1926 margin
Leading games this week, in ad
dition to Army and Navy, include
Thursday. Texas VS. Texas Az
8 les Mississippi-C Chattanooga
Wichita-St. Louis.
Saturday: Baylor VS. Rice. Glen
son VS. Wake Forest. Georgia v.
Georgia Tech. Harvard VS. Yale
Louisiana State VS. Tulane. Missis
sippi State VS. Alabama. Notr,
Dame VS. Great Lakes. Oregon
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