Evening star., 1945-11-17
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Army and Navy were to wind up
for their December l championship
clash today with the an-conquering
Cadets meeting the crack Pennsyl-
vania Quakers and the undefeated
Middies opposing the weak Wis
consin Badgers.
The Cadets were rated four-to-five
touchdown favorites to make the
Quakers their 18th straight victim
in two years and some $4,000 fans
were expected in Philadelphia S
Franklin Field to see If the once
beaten Ivy League champion Penn
team can extend Glenn Davis, Doc
Blanchard and Company.
While the Cadets were engaging
formidable foe, Navy's Middies
were to get their first breather in a
month. Having finally come into
their own in the Michigan tilt, the
Middies weren't expected to have too
much trouble from the thrice-beat-
en-, twice tied Badgers. A 10000
turnout was anticipated for the
Baltimore contest.
Gaels to Draw 10000.
Out in Los Angeles, some 10000
fans were expected to make their
way into Los Angeles Coliseum as
the galloping Gaels of st. Mary's
place their unbeaten and united rec
ord on the line against U. c. L. A.
eleven still striving for a Rose
Bowl bid. 1t was the final contest
for the Gaels who were a sure bet to
earn postseason invitation down
South should they win.
A $4,000 throng was looked for at
Columbus, where Ohio State was to-
attempt to keep in the Big Ten title
picture at Illinois expense while co.
900 Ann Arbor fans were expected
to cheer Michigan in conference
tilt against Purdue. Notre Dame,
finally rid of the service teams,
aimed to get back on the winning
side against Northwestern in their
Evanston contest which was sold out
to 49,500 customers. Undefeated but
once-tied Indiana stepped out of
the conference competition to pick
on Pittsburgh.
OF the four other major unbeaten
and united NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
Holy Cross, Virginia and Oklahoma
A. and M.-only Holy Cross ap-
peared in for battle.
The Crusaders, cunning for a
bowl bid, were to tangle with the
Temple Owls, dropped out of the
all-winning class last week by Penn
State. Alabama, another cinch for
a New Year trip, met hapless VAN
derbilt, Oklahoma A. and M. op-
posed Texas Tech and Virginia en-
countered Oceana Naval.
Big Six Title at Stake.
The Big Six title was to be at
stake in Columbia, Mo, where Mis-
souri, and Oklahoma, both boasting
perfect conference records, met,
while Southwest Conference tilts
sent the four leading teams against
each other. Texas and Texas A.
and NJ, each in front with 81
states, take on Texas Christian and
Rice, respectively. The latter two
are tied for third with 81 records.
The big game of the South. sent
Georgia Tech. second to Alabama
in the Southeastern Conference
fight, against powerful Louisiana
State. The Southern Conferences
headliner had Wake Forest against
North Carolina.
Other games included Columbia
VS.. Princeton, Cornell VS.. Dart
mouth, Brown VS.. Harvard, Colgate
VS.. Syracuse, Coast Guard VS.. Yale,
Kansas State VS.. Kansas, South Da-
kota VS.. Nebraska, Penn State VS..
Michigan State, Auburn VS.. Geor-
gia, Marquette VS.. Kentucky, Kings
Point VS.. William and Mary, Rich
mond VS.. Virginia Tech, Clemson
VS.. Tulane, Louisiana Normal VS..
Mississippi State, Catawba VS.. Vir-
ginia Military, Presbyterian VS..
Florida, Arkansas VS.. Southern
Methodist, Baylor VS.. Tulsa, Oregon
VS.. California, Idaho VS.. Washing
ton and Washington State VS.. Ore
gon State.
In games yesterday, Miami of
Florida defeated North Carolina
State, 21-7, and Wayne (Michigan)
U. tied Michigan Normal, 90, drop
ping Michigan Normal from the
ranks of the unbeaten and united
teams. Another small outfit, Ar
kansas Tech, maintained its un-
blemished record by polishing off
Henderson, 25-6.