The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-10-15
Southeast  Thriller
By HARRY CRIMSON NEA Shorts Editor

| NeW 1OTK, OcC. l0-(NEA)-ItIi always dog fight when Alabams tackles Tennessee, and on Saturday | the game is big enough to be a bull fight.
 A young Crimson Tide smacked the Volunteers, 25-7, year ago Harry Gilmer completing a pass that travelled 47 yards from the line of scrimmage, among other things.
 This Fall is another story, how ever, for Robert Reese Neyland is back in Knoxville, and, as you well know, the brigadier- general never comes unprepared. The Vols quickly established themselves as one of the nations collegiate powers. Frank Thomas has ironed out the CT. trouble at Tuscaloosa, however, and the running attack the Cap- stone combines with Gilmer's pass ing gives 'Bama a slight edge in a thriller, although the Vols have whatever advantage there, is in de- ploying on their own campus, where the 35, 5,000 seats of Shields Watkins Stadium were sold out early.
 The battle easily could determine the Southeastern Conference cham pion and Dixie's foremost New Years Day Bowl team.
 Georgia and Charley Trippi are two touchdowns better than Okla homa A. and M., which has been hampered by injuries, including the wounds of its brilliant Bob Fen imore.
 One touchdown appears to be the difference between Tulane and Au- burn, Louisiana State and Georgia Tech, Kentucky and Vanderbilt, Wake Forest and North Carolina State and Florida and Miami, with the decisions going to the first named.
 Duke takes Richmond in stride while sharpening up for Army. Mis- sissippi finds someone it can beat in Louisiana Tech. William and Mary should be able to handle Washington and Lee. V.M.I. will have no trouble with Davidson, nor does University of San Francisco figure to give Mississippi State any headaches in Memphis.
 Texas By 12
 Speed, passing and especially depth give Texas a two-touchdow bulge over Smackover Scott and Arkansas, which is a little thin. In other skirmishes in the South west, Texas A. and M. should dis pose of Texas Christian, Rice of Southern Methodist pretty much as they please. Baylor is expected to get over Texas Tech.
 While remarkable Northwestern squad has done everything asked of it - and then some - Michigan, which grappled Army savagely right down to the last second, seems to have 8 little too much balance for the Wildcats at Ann Arbor.
 On the ground that splendid Illinois outfit has to beat someone pretty quick, I'm giving Illini the nod over thoroughly capable Wis consin. Indiana is picked to remain on the right track against plucky Iowa and Ohio State to get back on it at the expense of staggering Pur- due. The spots of Minnesota, Pitts burgh and Tulsa are on the soft side, opposing Wyoming, Marquette and Detroit, respectively.
 Army will have to keep scoring to extend it's winning streak to g games at the expense of smartly- coached Columbia Lions. Yale and Levi Jackson are expected to strike back at Cornell in another high scoring contest.
 Rutgers is given a shade over Princeton in the most ancient foot ball rivalry, dating back v years. Holy Cross is given 8 margin over Syracuse, Penn State over Michigan State, Lafayette over Washington and Jefferson and V.P.I. over Mary land.
 Navy will be fortunate to escape taking it on the chin for the third time in a row when North Carolina invades Baltimore's Municipal Sta dium.
 Pennsylvania will crush Virginia.
 Harvard belts the Coast Guard Academy, Dartmouth Brown, Col gate the Merchant Marine Academy, and St. Mary's Fordham, as Wotta- man Wedemeyer makes his New York bow at the Polo Grounds. Temple shouldn't have too much trouble with West Virginia, Villa nova with Georgetown, Rochester with New York University or Buck nell with Buffalo.
 Western Games
 On the Pacific Coast, U.CL.A. continues it's Rose Bowl march at California. Southern California hits back against Washington. Oregon should beat Washington State. Stanford will pound Santa Clara. Idaho should beat San Jose State and Montana Montana State.
 Big Six games are one-sided with Oklahoma picking on Kansas State, Missouri on Iowa State and Me- braska on Kansas
 In the Rockies, it's College of the Pacific over Arizona, Colorado Uni versity over Brigham Young, Den yer over Utah, Utah State over Col orado State and Colorado rn1laOo