Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-10-15
Ohio State Also
Out to Uphold
Big Ten Prestige
~ the Associated Press

Michigan State and Ohio state !,
were out to uphold the prestige
LOT the Big Ten today following
Southern Califonia's 1921 up-
|set Of Wisconsin last night in
Los Angeles, but the Spartans
were q. touchdown underdog to
|Notre Dame and the Buckeyes
were only an even bet against
Duke.
The football spotlight was on
the nationally televised game
LOT the week between Notre Dame
and Michigan State at East
Lansing, where a sellout crowd
lof more than $1,000 saw the
Irish. rated No. In the Nation.
risk an unbeaten. united and
Iunscored on record against q
Spartan team bent on come
back from last years mark Of
three wins and six losses. in
lcluding q 20-i9 setback BY
iNolre Dame.
tThe game was to be tele-
vised in Washington over Sta
ton WRC-TC. channel 4. at
2 p.m.)
Notre Dame. victorious in its
last II contests. has blanked
Southern Methodist. Indiana
and Miami this season. while the
Spartans have beaten Indiana
and Stanford and dropped a
one : touchdown decision to
mighty Michigan.
Coaches Properly Respectful
Terry Brennan, Notre Dame
coach. has labeled Michigan
State as possibly the toughest
test of our season." while Hugh
lDaugherty, Michigan State
coach, said ''Notre Dame is al
ways rough, and this year We
think they're even better than
last year"
A bruising ground game built
around Fullback Don Schaefer
and Halfback Aubrey Lewis has
been providing most Of the yard
age for the Irish, but the Irish
displayed their usual inventive
mess last week as Quarterback
Paul Horung tossed two touch
down passes to beat Miami.
Michigan State has backfleld
Ispeed with Halfback Clarence
Peaks the top performer. Guar
Iterhack Earl Moral changes the
lpace with a passing attack that
Idemoralized Stanford.
| Southern CALIFORNIA; triumph
over sixth-ranking Wisconsin
twas the highlight Of last nights
activity as the Trojans overcame
Ia 7-6 halftime deficit to blast
the Badgers out of the unbeaten
ranks with a four-touchdown
splurge in the second half be-
fore a 5hrong of 75,162. s
Utah Surprises Denver
Utah surprised Denver, 27-7,
In q Skyline Conference game;
Vanderbilt turned back Chatta-
Enooga. l2-0. on touchdowns by
Halfbacks Charlie Horton and
Joe Scales, and Dave Orr. a
skinny. l48-pound halfback,
scored three touchdowns to lead
Colorado Mines to a 26-l4 VIC
tory over Colorado College in
the Rocky Mountain Conference.
Heavy rain postponed Detroit at
Boston College until tonight.
| Sharing the weekend spot
light with Notre Dame and
michigan State were Ohio States
battle ! Of the bowl champions
with Duke in Columbus. Ohio.
land Baylor's intersectional clash
with unbeaten Washington in
Seattle.
/ Ohio State, winner Of the Rose
Bowl, was beset with backfield
injuries. including one Of a minor
mature to Halfback Hopalong
Cassidy for its meeting with the
Orange Bowl champions from
the Atlantic Coast Conference.
i The Blue Devils, ranked 18th.
take seven-game winning
Istreak into action against the
'l14th.ranked Buckeyes. Their
lbig guns are Halfbacks Bob
Pascal and Bernie Blaney on the
lground and Quarterback Sonny
lJurgensen through the air. The
1.-TWO halfbacks have gained 420
yards in 81 carries, and Jurgen-
sen has completed IS Of q passes
flor I'll yards.
1 Meanwhile, Michigan, Mary
land, Oklahoma and Georgia
Tech. all ranked above Wiscon-
sin in the Associated Press poll
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