Evening star., 1952-09-26
Duke al Sk|U,
Northwestern
Tackles use
Michigan State Roted
Touchdown Choice
. Over Wolverines
BY the A.soeias.d Pres. IS

NEW YORK., Sept. 26.-Au
tumn's annual madness-colleg,
football swings into full strid,
tonight and tomorrow from coas
to coast. with every major team
In the country scheduled to ge1
Into action.
Headed by Michigan State. tn,
No. ! team In the preseason AS,
|sociated Press poll, the big boy,
will flex their muscles against op.
ponenrs who, for the most part
will not play dead when they show
up.
Michigan State, for example
opens with no less an adversary
than Michigan. The Spartans
who won't count In the Big Ter
standings until next year. rule q
two touchdown favorite amone
the sophomore-laden Wolverines.
Big One Tonight.
Tonight's action also has q
couple Of important intersectional
games involving highly-rated
teams. Duke plays Southern
Methodist at Dallas, while South
ern California, which has preten-
sions toward the Pacific Coast
Conference title, entertains North
western Of the Big Ten-almost
like a Rose Bowl affair.
The result should give some in
dication Of how serious a chal-
lenge the two schools can throw
up against the favorites of their
respective conferences California
on the West Coast and Illinois in
the Midwest.
In other games tonight, Boston
College plays Richmond, Boston
U. meets Syracuse, Miami ~(Fla. }
tackles vMI and Detroit engages
California and Illinois, Incl
dentally, appear. to have fairly
easy tasks tomorrow. Pappy
Golden Bears are pro-
favorites to trounce Mis-
souri, and Illinois goes against
Iowa State. which at least proved
hat 1t could score when it
'rounced South Dakota State last
week.
From an audience standpoint
he big one viii bring together a
'air Of old Ivy League rivals
Princeton and Columbia-in New
York. The game will be the
weekly televised contest of the
lCAA's program. In the Phila-
lelphia area the Penn-Notre
Dame game will be, televised.
Longest Winning Streak.
Princeton. which owns the
ongest winning streak among the
major colleges-22 games-will be
avored over Columbia, even
Without the services of Dick Kaz-
naier, who has been graduated.
Columbia doesn't have much ex-
ept a passer, q gent named Mitch
rice, who can make things
ough for any. opponent.
Texas and Kansas will be out to
rove their opening victories of
asst week over Louisiana State
nd Texas Christian, respectively,
we're no fukes. The Longhorns
meet North Carolina. always a.
and Kansas tackles Santa
lara.
Texas Christian. the defending
hampton in the Southwest Con-
erence and the early favorite to
vim it again, will be tested against
JCLA. The Horned Frogs don't
lgure to lose two in a row, but If
hey do. Texas probably will take
ver the favorite's post. But then
hat loop is so 1unpredictable that
he No. ! team changes almost
very week.
Kansas victory over TCU came
$ a surprise and il the Jayhawks
ook good again, they might make
! fight with sOklahoma for the
Big Seven championship. The
'ooners play the University of
colorado. which should present
% problem.
Terps Lost Prestige.
The Nations sports writer's and
portscasters voted the University
t Maryland the No. 2 team be-
ore the season started, but on
ne basis of the Terrapins' last
itch win over Missouri last week,
IS doubtful II they'd he &C
orded the same spot If another
oil were taken now. They will
e out to regain prestige against
uburn.
Georgia Tech, another power
ouse, and probably the best team
the South. warns up against
lorida. Tennessee. which fin
he'd on top Of the heap last year
nd would like to debate the En-
ineers' claim to the No. l team
! Dixieland. plays Mississippi
tate.
There's only one conference
anne on the West Coast. That
its Stanford against Washington
nd nrohahlx uu0Y1,t have af1u bear L