Evening star., 1951-11-17
Three Contests Today
To Have Bearing on
Bowl Invitations
by the Assoeiutsd Press

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-THE COL
lege football season rushed to-
ward a climax today with at least
three games having a distinct
bearing on January / bowl bids.
But Tennessee and Maryland
neither Of which should have too
much trouble today-will take the
field with light hearts. They've
lalready been invited to the Sugar
Bowl. So will Georgia Tech,
which will appear in the Orange
Bowl.
So the big ones today involved
Stanford. Illinois and, to a lesser
extent. Texas Christian. STAN
ford and Illinois have been bowl
ing over all opposition in their
wild rush toward the Rose Bowl,
while Texas Christian. although
Iit doesn't boast as impressive a
record as the others, stands a
good chance of winning the
Southwest Conference crown and
going to the Cotton Bowl.
Oregon State Tough Rival.
Stanford has no sinecure in
Oregon State. which lost a 60
decision to Michigan State early
in the season. then was beaten
by Southern California by two
points. Oregon State is young
squad and has been coming along
fast. But nevertheless, the In
dams are two-touchdown favor
ties. The Indians can start prac-
ticing if they win.
The same holds true for the
Illini. who meet Ohio State in the
top contest of the Big Ten. If
they win. they'll clinch at least a
tie for the crown. But Ohio State,
too. poses a problem that cannot
be shrugged of. The Buckeyes
have been a disappointment all
season, but 1t could be that they're
primed for this one.
Texas Christian hopes to get
past Texas. and in so doing hold
its favorite's role of becoming the
Cotton Bowl host. If the game had
been played couple of weeks
ago, Texas would have loomed
pretty solid favorite. But the
Southwest f1uctuates so from week
to week to such a degree that it's
pointless to speculate.
Vols Face Mississippi.
Tennessee. No. / in the weekly
Associated Press poll until Michi-
gan State took over this week, goes
against Mississippi in a game that
should do nothing more than give
Bob Neyland's boys a good work.
out. Maryland entertains North
Carolina State and is heavily
favored to win.
In the East. the big game al
ways involves Princeton-at least
for the past two years. This time
the Tigers 60 after No. 81 in a
row and they're prohibitive favor
ties to make it at the expense of
traditional rival Yale. No bowl
games for Princeton, though, so
Charlie Caldwelps operatives will
be shooting for nothing more i'm
portant than the Ivy League title.
Michigan State. after routing
Notre Dame last week. anticipates
little trouble with Indiana of the
Big Ten. The Spartans, too, are
not interested in a bowl bid and
won't be until 1858, when their
games start to count in the Big
Ten standings.
Tide Has Won Last Three.
Alabama, after a miserable start.
has won its last three in a row,
but this time the Crimson Tide is
up against tit being Georgia
Tech. The Tide has shown class
recently. though. and with the
Engineers probably relaxing after
accepting the Orange Bowl NOM
nation. could turn the tables.
At Chapel Hill. Notre Danes
twice-beaten team. despite an in
Jury-riddled backfeld, was a solid
two-touchdown favorite to hand
North Carolina its seventh setback.
A sell-out crowd of 44,500 was
assured weeks ago from this, the
first appearance here of the Irish.
who have taken the first two games
OF this young series.