Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-28
SPOTLIGHT
SPORTS
Will the Sooners Get It Later?
BY MERReLL WHlTTLEsEY

Will the SoonerS Get 1t Later?
so OKLAHOMA CAN BE HAD. and it might happen
November 10 when the Sooners meet Notre Dame at
Norman. But what else is new after college football
week end No. 6?
One observation that hardly can be contested that
Illinois has the best football team in the country that's
lost three games The Ini have been beaten by uCLA
Ohio State and Michigan State
But they beat Minnesota week ago. and Saturday
led Michigan State 1913, the third period, only to
lose, 1914.
As to who has the best team who knows?
Colorado debated what may be the poorest Oklahoma
team to share in 45game winning streak The Sooners
pulled 1t out in the last quarter for their ed consecutive
conference triumph, out 1t was a Squeaker, 1918.
However Colorado was the Nations leading rushing
team had l46 points ve games and has past
history of being troublesome for the Sooners Oklahoma
probably wasn't too concerned about the Bualoe but
will be about Notre Dame
THE BIG TEN TEAMS that strong challengers
to Oklahomas No ranking lost opportunity TO gain
votes. While Oklahoma faering against Colorado.
Iowa No had to resort to huke pass to beat wnleSs
Northwestern, go in the snow and mud. -
In fact, Texas AIM and Auburn the only teams
in the top 10 who won very impresSivey The Agges,
ranked second to Oklahoma handed Bayors Sugar Bowl
champions their worst defeat 14-0 With John Crow
back the Aeges should set for the stretch drive in
the Southwest Conference starting with Saturdays
game with Arkansas
Auburn. which had beaten Tennessee Kentucky and
Georgia Tech by total Of Is points to o. plus walking
over Chattanooga found a punch against Houston. The
Tigers won, 4s-7 team that hasn't been pushed
around by anybody.
So you have Oklahoma and Iowa extended. Texas
Aggies and Auburn impressive Duke tied by NJ c. State
Mississippi beaten by Arkansas and LSU by Florida
7 That leaves Notre Dame, Michigan State and Army
Of the top 10 in the A. poll and all were skinny winners
Saturday.
SINCE BLANKING PURDUE and Indiana, Notre Dame
has beaten Army 2e-yard field goal and Pittsburgh
on 74-yard pass from sub quarterback. who was In
the No. quarterback had been tossed out
for lighting
Such heroics are commendable there any left
for Navy, this Saturday in South Bend and Michigan
State, Oklahoma and Iowa.
As previously noted Michigan State had trouble with
Illinois, and Army had all kinds OF trouble with virginia
I'm Charlottesville.
Early in September a solid thinker passed word Of
caution about Duke Duke could be terrific but probably
will win T. lose and tie l." the Southern skeptc said
Its team that hasn't realized its potential In years
After Duke won its first FIVE, it appeared the Blue
Devils had shaken the iinx But they blew 4-O lead
against NJ c. State and tied by team that cannot
match Duke in personnel.
! THE BLUE DEVILS STILL virtually assured Of
an Orange Bowl bid but with Georgia Tech and Navy
TO be met on successive Saturdays and Clemson and
North Carolina to follow, the September warning is
haunting one Will Duke lose two of those four?
North Carolina States feat Of overcoming that l4-O
lead and then holding Duke with first down on the
yard line qualities the Wopack Tor the best COME
back of the week end.
7 dartmouth unbeaten and with only touchdown and
field goal scored against 1t In five games still Is the Ivy
Leagues only perfect record team in all games
But speaking OF Eastern football how good is Lehigh'
The Engineers, who have great quarterback IN Dan
Nolan haven't lost since the Virginia game ast year.
and that 40-6 rout of Columbia Saturday wasn't sup
posed TO be that easy Lehighs game November with
nbeaten but once-tied V could be something special
CLEMsoNs FRANK HOWARD was the coach who
said he didn't hate anybody Just liked folks better
than others He likes most people better than anybody
at South Carolina, the Tigers bitter rival
newspaperman had dinner with Howard last week
after Clemson beat the Gamecocks, 1870 on Big Thurs
day Howard said he had heard Coach Warren Giese OF
South Carolina referred to as a genius Now tnat
Howards teams have beaten Geses teams twice Frank
wants to know what does that make him.