Evening star., 1950-10-14
Triumph by Michigan
Would Scramble Grid
Standings Like Eggs
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press |
NEW YORK, Oct. 14.-Army.
heir apparent to Notre Danes
perch atop the college football
world, clashes head-on with Mich1-
gan-a team that could cause
trouble-today at the Yankee Sta
dium.
Although there is a day-nightI
double header in Dallas, pitting
Texas against Oklahoma and
Southern Methodist against Okla
homa A. and NJ, the Army Michi-
gan game shapes up as the best
in the country.
One good reason is that the
Wolverines will present Army with
its first big test of the campaign.
If the Cadets polish the visitors
off decisively. they'll cement their
spot as the Nations No. / eleven.
Michigan, upset by Michigan
State. will not be disposed to roll
over and play dead in the face of
Army's skein Of 20 unbeaten
games. If the Wolverines, 10
point underdogs, win, it will
scramble the national standings
like eggs.
Irish Seek New Start.
What about Notre Dame?
The Irish, now completely out
of the limelight since their string
of 80 games without a loss was
broken by Purdue last week, face
Tulane, and will be favored by IA
points.
Although the South Benders
have been counted out by the ex-
perts-at least insofar as the re-
mainder of this years action is
concerned-Frank Leahy and Co.
wasted no time in promising to
start another streak.
In Dallas. it will be extrava-
ganza day and night. Three Of
the teams scheduled to take the
field rank in the first four in this
weeks Associated Press football
poll.
Oklahoma. No. 3, will attempt to
lengthen the longest winning
streak in the Nation by going after
No. "a against Texas (No. ~. The
representatives of the State Of
Oklahoma. rated one-touchdown
underdogs in the other contest,
this one scheduled for the night.
Southern Methodist (No. o rules
a 21-point choice over Oklahoma
A. and M.
About 10000 spectators are
expected to watch the two games
at the Cotton Bowl. After the
Texas Oklahoma affair. the bowl
will be emptied. cleaned UP and
promptly filled again.
Leaders Draw Breathers.
Other than those four games,
the days card is bereft Of i'm
portant contests. All the sectional
and national leaders seem to have
drawn breathers.
In the South, for example, Ken
lucky, rated No. nationally, plays
the University of Cincinnati,
while Clemson, unbeaten, is not
scheduled. Tennessee, another
powerhouse, has the University OF
Chattanooga for an opponent.
Purdue, which now looms as a
national threat by virtue OF its
conquest of Notre Dame. draws
Miami University of Florida.
Northwestern and Wisconsin, two
unbeaten members Of the Big Ten.
tackle, respectively. twice-beaten
Minnesota and Iowa.
The sixth-ranked team in the
AP poll, Stanford, at the moment
the class of the West Coast, en-
tertains Santa Clara, while the
defending Pacific Coast Confer
ence champion, California. No. T.,
plays Southern California at Los
Angeles.
In the East there are two ven-
erable Ivy League clashes on tap
Cornell Harvard, at Cambridge,
Mass, and Dartmouth-Penn. at
Philadelphia. Navy also pays
visit to Princeton.
Other leading games include:
Ohio State at Indiana, Kansas
at Iowa State, William and Mary
at Michigan State, Missouri at
Kansas State, Villanova at Tulsa,
Baylor at Arkansas, Arizona at
Texas Western, Nebraska at Col
orado, Washington at Oregon
State. Oregon at Idaho, Washing
ton State at Montana, Mississippi
at Vanderbilt, Auburn at Florida,
Georgia Tech at Louisiana State,
Mississippi State at Georgia, Wake
Forest at North Carolina, Colum-
bia at Yale, Penn State at SYRIA
cuse, Rice at Pittsburgh and Holy
Cross at Colgate.