Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-11-07
WIN, LOSE OR
NNAVY By FRANCIS STANN
We Don't Count OkIohomo'
COMING UP Is THE WEEK END which

COMING UP is THE WEEK END which could provide
the biggest football of the season. meaning Georgia
Tennessee in Atlanta To believe the wire service polls
it's the Nations No. team the No g. but in Dixie
land they feel otherwise.
I'VE don't Oklahoma" Ned West was saying on
the telephone from Atlanta oh we all know that Okla
homa is being rated No. but that doesn't have
to pay strict attention"
Ned West, one-time sports editor who thumps the
tub for Georgia Tech, puts it this way:
We've beaten two teams already which were rated
among the top is in the Nation Beaten them peak
Tennessee will be the third one.
I'VE licked Southern Methodist the week after they
cloued Notre Dame. This when SMU was rated No.
and before Notre Dame fell apart We smothered Tulane
400 when Tulane No. Is in the United Press poll
No is in the Associated Press poll
Now, ask you, what team that was riding high did
Oklahoma beat, North Carolina Kansas State Texas
Kansas Notre Dame Colorado?"
IT is MATTER OF RECORDS Mr. West well knows
that Oklahoma caught Jim Tatum with his defenses down
in North Cardinals second game of the season Oklahoas
frst and won 800. The uneed Tar Heels already had
lost to N. c. State 1855
Against Kansas State was no contest Oklahoma win
ming by $500 weak Texas succumbed in $50 affair
The sooners then made it 342 and 400 over
Notre Dame.
And don't forget that Nore Dame had been softened
up by Southern Methodist Purdue and Michigan State
West reminded Now is that any way for team to
get ranked No. -"
West is pretty proud of Georgia Tech outfit but it's
fact that the Engineers have been in few squeak
ers The decision Kentucky mere 4-6 and it was
only 81 over SNIU TO over Duke last week
AT least were playing the tough teams" West saws
WIN that schedule Okiahoma's playing don't see how
they get ranked at all"
IN THE HAWG JOWLS and hominy grs belt there is
rare excitement There is at in Atlanta and
the landlords advising holders to depov
to Birmingham and Chattanooga Its only about an hours
flight from Birmingham they say it could be they'll
have ROOM
Bowden Wyatt one-tme great end is bringing a very
good Tennessee team to Atlanta, it would appear Like
Georgia Tech the Vols unbeaten and united although
on defense they might like marks Both Duke and
Chattanooga scored 20 points against the Vols and even
Maryland got touchdown.
Comparative obnoxious as always but there
are some people who set store by them and if it means
anything Tennessee beat whereas Georgia Tech
eked out 10 win last Saturday One might assume there
iore that Tennessee has the powerful offensive thrust
but Is weaker than Tech defense
NOW FOR THE BOWL PICTURE. The only bio ons
seemingly openthat to say free from conference COM
mmentSappears to be the Sugar Tech and Tennes
see are bowl veterans In fact Tech its COACH Bobby
Dodo, never have lost postseason game
New Orleans doubtless would like to have Georgia Tech
or tennessee as the Southern New Years
Day but the feeling OF Louisiana legislators on the seere
CATION question dscourages such teams as Pitt Syracuse and
other teams that Negro PLAYERS And cardinal le ~
any oowl matchmaking committee to pit North versus
South East versus West
There Is OF course, the possibility that Tennessee, or
tech VIII be invited to the Cotton Bowl in Dallas Even the
loser might get the invite what with Texas AIMS troubles
with the NCAA But what the Dallas people really want-and
80 40 tne wearers OF the gold braid-is Navy Texas
poorly Kept secret is that If Navy does not lose more
an one or two games land specifically the one with Armv
the Mddes not only will be invited but will accent with
aacily old TO the Cotton Bowl That tremendous show
tne Mddes made in waoping Mississippi by 2O in the
1899 sugar Bowl made impression on the Way-pown
people Texans are said to be curious bv
nature despite all OF those radoTv gags are repeatedly
eager TO see Navy team
But more OF this later As Of the moment the big game
Is Georgia Tech Tennessee - e