Evening star., 1954-10-21

olctlon on Cornell IN the East and Texas
in the Southwest They wrong all three schools
which was bad enough but the damage did not stop here
When these alleged titans fel-and Illinois and Cornell
have yet to wintheir conquerors falsely uprated
And the conquerors of the conquerors, ETC.
THE FIRST TEAM to play Illinois Penn State which
prevailed by 1412 oos and aahs from stadium
in the Nation when the loudspeaker passed the word and
the headlines the next freely referred to staggering
upset It did not then, if, indeed it now that
Illinois was patiently oyer-rated Oh Penn State
loaded.
States -uppance was three weeks away, when
West Virginia which barely squeezed unranked George
Washington by fourtpero rally exposed the Nttany
Lions as just another football team It wasn't Penn States
fault that false colors flying the halyard
it the fault of Illinois Blame it the experts Better
yet, blame it on the public for condoning experts
Stanford followed quickly Illinois opponent that
the Indians too with counterfeit status after
winning 1872 victory Coupling Stanfords win with UCLAs
squeak past 1883 No. team Maryland prophets foresaw
the resurrection of West Coast football UCA still
beaten, but Stanford, alas.
STANFORD LOST purplish mantle to Navy when the
Mdshpmen $50 victory which deluded lot of folks
including Navy Coach Eddie Erdelaz who vowed that it
glorious triumph than 1950s upset OF Army,
142 week later Stanford buried by UCA by record
72O Navy which had jumped to the topic list
became thrice-beaten Pittsburghs first victim
Navy which is not among the first 20 teams simply
met with team which had been playing in different
league. While Navy showing how to William and Mary
and Dartmouth Pitt learning how from Minnesota
and Notre Dame.
For team so heavily favored to rule the Southwest
Conference, Texas has been uncomony susceptible to
adversely the the day September 25 untested
Notre Dame No. and Texas No A. It not closely
contested battle Notre winning by 20 but although
the Longhorns disappointing they continued to be
highly raed-because the experts predicted they would be
real good-unt Oklahoma and Arkansas both beat them
EVEN OKLAHOMAS NO. l rating is not to be accepted
unreserved because the have not beaten much
and the progresses they will play lesser
teams with the exception of Colorado The Sooners have
their TO Maryland in the Orange
working them which like their perfect record is no
drawback possible to state unequivocaby that
Oklahoma is absolute tops when California grudgingly
bowed, 27-13; TCU. by 1914 and Texas by 14-7?
Nowhere the 20 will you find Maryland, which
at the outset and No. 13 until its unexpected
tie At that time Coach Jim Tatum took
demoon No in SO to No IA philosophcaly
There may IL teams that beat u.s. Tatum sad but
I don't know of IL teams I'm afraid off,
Tatum admitted to tepid acceptance of AlAmerican
choices national rankings and while he did not specify
Jim might been thinking the honor he won as last
years coach year mite broad and sweeping
Certainly his luck changed when the plaque
pressed into his hot little hands for until the conquest
of North Carolina last week, Tatum had lost the Orange
Bowl the Varsity clash in the spring. the Chicago
A-Star game the coast meeting with UCLA and had been
tied by Wake Forest, with only win over Kentucky to
break the monotony