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passes instead Of grinding out
yardage along the ground.
The significance Of all THU
is that Michigan State, which
has fashioned q real power
house. stands a good chance Of
winning the national cham.
pionship when ell the returns
are In.
The Spartans SIN o there
Michigan. 35-6. after beina
favored by only one touchdown
Oklahoma and Michigan
State don't meet. but NotrC
Dame plays both--and on con-
secutive Saturdays. The Irish
play Michigan State November
8 and Oklahoma November is
The scores may show the re.
lative strength Of the Sooners
and Spartans.
Notre Dame showed II has
come a long way since last
years dismal 2-8 record by
overcoming Army. 1921. While
Terry Brennan's boys certainly
are not Of national champion
ship quality. they are In Q posi-
ton to put any team to q severe
test.
Oklahoma. No. ! in last
weeks Associated Press poll
goes after its 44th CONSECUTIVE.
victory Saturday when it en-
tertains Kansas in q Big Eight
game. Michigan State. No. 2 II
the rankings. plays Purdue
while Notre Dame. still unde.
feated. has the day OF.
Here is a quick rundown or
how things are shaping W
around the country:
FAR wEST-oregon State
the defending champion. still
seems to be the class Of the
Coast Conference with q AZ
record but 1t must get by UCLA
this week. Oregon tuned I'D fol-
its important clash with Wash.
ington State BY FASTING San
Jose State. 26-0.
EAST - Army and Navy
which licked California, 2l-6
still are in the running for the
unofncial title. Pitt, which
turned back Nebraska. $40
meets Army Saturday, and alsC
Is a strong contender. Princeton
1873 victor over Penn. has beer
the class Of the Ivy League.
MIDWEST-Michigan State
the big boy so far. Wisconsin
which crushed Purdue. 23-i4
has showed surprising power
while Minnesota. AIS winner
over Northwestern. also is in
the running.
SOUTH - Duke and North
Carolina State. both with 40
records. meet q week from Sat-
urday and that one may de-
eide the Orange Bowl repre-
sentative. Both had close calls
Saturday. Duke edging previ-
ously unbeaten Rice, rs, and
N. C State squeezing past
Florida State. TO. in night
games.
Wray Carlton broke over
center for So yards and a
touchdown on Dukes first play
and then kicked the point.
Rice blunted several other
threats. including one that
died on the two-yard line at
the halftime gun. The Owls
threatened twice in the final
quarter. State was plagued by
fumbles but pulled out the VIC
tory when Dick Christy caught
a touchdown pass from Ernie
Driscoll with eight seconds left
in the first half.
Once-beaten North Carolina.
a 20-l3 winner over Miami, re-
mains in the title picture. Duke
should breeze over Wake Forest
this week. while State plays at
Miami.
In the Southeastern Confer
ence. Auburn assumed the ia
vorite's role when Georgia Tech
was upset. 20-13, by LSU in a
night game. The Plainsmen
we're pressed to beat Kentucky,
60. but they'll be favored over
the Rambling Wrecks this week.
SOUTHWESTERN AIM
still is the heavy choice to win
the Southwest Conference title
for the third straight year. but
Arkansas. which topped Bay
Tor, 20-l7. moved into the role
Of No. l challenger. II marked
the flrst time in history Arkan-
sas has won at Baylor. Texas
Ann dubbed Houston. 1916.
En:a, Al 100000