The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-10-17
 pICKINGS
 THIS WEEK
By HAROLD CLAAssEN


 NEW YORK, Oct l7.-tRi-In
 ars gone by, Notre Dame annual
 had its toughest game with Ne 'aska. The series is being resum- ! tomorrow and it is unfortunate pr the Huskers that the Irish, who ave sweated through two straight
 iunphs. now supposedly have the } ahead signal.
 It could be that Nebraska could rprise Metre Dame, but it is very oubtful-at least, that is opinion this forecaster whose record Of i8 victories and 36 losses for an 04 average gives the Huskers Ienty of room for an upset.
 Other selections:
 MinnesOta-Illi the Big Nine offending champions were a weary 5t last Saturday after their brush 'ith Army but they have recovered lily. Minnesota's lack of an air rm to be fatal.
 Michigan Northwestern: North Festern's hospital list is longer nan the tabulation of records Mi |higan set in winning it's first three ames Both probably will add to ne lists this weekend. Michigan. Columbia Pennsylvania: The New 'ork Lions go into this fray not h the best of condition while all he numerous Quakers are healthy. Tenn. Kentucky Vanderbilt: Vanderbilt as been one of the surprises Of he football season with three |traight wins. Here is where the get surprise of their wn Kentucky Washington State-C alif orn ia : Washington State hasn't been able b score more than touchdown in Thy of it's four games. That won't 9 enough against the most im- roved team in the Coast confer |rce l Arkansas-T Texas: the LonghornS Ion the 1946 version of this annu- | l battle, 20 to 0, and there's no |ndication that Bobby Layne and Co., will settle for less this time. Texas.
 Kansas Oklahoma: in the Big Six, he home team invariably triumphs nd that rule should hold this time |lthough the combatants are the |946 co- champions. Oklahoma. Auburn Georgia Tech; Much has been written about the Georgia Tech backs but Mir Davis and MT. |Iearly are no handicaps in the line, either Georgia Tech.
 Rice-Southern Methodist: Rice finally found the right combination asst week and will have it from the Cery start tomorrow.
 Virginia Tech-Army: The Cadets [o make it 32 games in a row with put defeat.
 Skipping over the remainder in hurry:
 Friday Night
 Muhlenberg over Temple.
 Loyola of Los Angeles over Red- lands.
 Saturday
 East: Wisconsin over a le, Princeton over Colgate, Cornell over Navy, Dartmouth over Brown, Holy Gross over Harvard, Penn State over Syracuse, Maine over Connecticut, West Virginia over New York University, Massachu- ;etts over Rhode Island Rutgers ,ver Fordham, Purdue over Boston 
 Midwest: Georgia over Oklahoma ASsM, Missouri oyer Kansas State, Michigan State over Iowa State, Iowa over Ohio State, Marquette over San Francisco, Indiana over Tulsa over Georgetown.
 South: Alabama over Tennessee,
 
 North Carolina State over Florida, Mississippi State over Duquesne, over Tulane, Duke over Wake Forest over George 
 Southwest: Texas ARM over TCU, Baylor over Texas Tech.
 Eor uecf. IICIA Over Stanford 1 Southern California over oregon State, Washington over oregon, Hardin Simmons over New Mexico. Idaho over Portland, Utah over Denver, Utah State over Wyoming.
 Sunday
 Nevada over St. Mary's, Villanova 1ver Detroit, St. Vincent over AL lance.