Evening star., 1952-11-15
Nations Top Teams Taking Opponents oday
Michigan State Faces
Rough Time in Meeting
Fired-Up Notre Dame
BY the Associated Press

BY the Assoeioted Press
The Nations three top-ranking
football teams-Michigan State.
Georgia Tech and Maryland-are
strong favorites to extend their
impressive winning streaks today,
but each faces an opponent quite
capable of springing an upset.
Top-ranked Michigan State (7-
o. figures to have the roughest
afternoon when it meets a
charged-up Notre Dame squad
(5-1-) at East Lansing, Mich.
Driving for their 23d straight
victory, the Spartans rule a l3-
point choice to stop the Irish, who
last week stunned Oklahoma with
a 27-21 upset.
Out to Avenge 1851 Defeat.
That upset moved Notre Dame
from 10th to sixth place in the
Associated Press poll and today
the Irish not only seek to climb
nearer the top, but are out to
avenge last seasons $50 defeat
by Michigan State.
State will start it's backfield Of
Tom Yewcic. Billy Wells, Don
McAuliffe and Evan Slonac. The
quartet. paced by Yewcic at quar-
terback, has accounted for 2.113
of the 3,088 yards racked up by
the Spartans in seven games this
year.
The Spartans win have up to
81 men suited for the game. john
ny Lattner, offensive and defen-
sive ace, will lead Notre Dame
squad Of A players.
The fact that both sides will
go all out to win this one has
filled 50,095-seat Macklin Sta
dium to the bursting point.
Tickets Up to $40 q Pair.
DESPITE requests from Michigan
State and Notre Dame officials,
the game will not be televised.
The NCAA denied the request
partially because it would cut into
attendance at the Michigan-Pur-
due Big Ten clash at Ann Arbor,
only 60 miles away.
AS a result, scalpers have been
peddling tickets for $40 a pair.
However, the Nations televi-
sion fans can see-for free-the
No. 2 team Georgia Tech, in ac-
ton against a rugged Alabama
team in the Southland's top
game at Atlanta. This is the
NCAA TV Game Of the Week."
The speedy Engineers (8-0), al
ready picked to play in the Sugar
Bowl. meet a formidable Alabama
team CID, which also is looking
for a bowl bid. The odds say Tech
should win by at least IA points.
At oxford, Miss. third-ranked
Maryland 7-0) returns to action
after a weeks layoff and is a
two to three touchdown favorite
to hand Mississippi (6-0-2) its
first loss of the season.
Purdue Meets Michigan.
While these three powers fight
to retain or improve their ma
tional ratings, other high-ranked
teams hope to drive nearer a spot
in one of the New Years Day
bowl games.
The Rose Bowl representative
from the Big Ten can be decided
when 1Oth-ranked Purdue meets
Michigan, No. 20 nationally. De-
spite the wide difference in rank
ings. Michigan is a slight choice
possibly because of the home
field edge. Purdue is 30 in league
play and Michigan 81.
And not to be overlooked in the
Big Ten picture is the meeting at
Bloomington, Ind, between Wis
ronsin (3-1 in league play) and
Indiana. Wisconsin is 14-point
pick.
The Rose Bowl host in the Pa
cific Coast Conference probably
will be decided next week when
fourth-ranked UCLA (8-0) meets
ffth-ranked Southren California
(7-0). In a warmup for the big
game, Southern Cal meets Wash
ington today. UCLA is idle.
One team has been picked for
the Cotton Bowl. The acceptance
of Tennessee, Seventh-ranked, was
announced yesterday. Ninth
ranked Texas could qualify to meet