Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-17
Unbeaten E|evens Clash
In 5 Of Days Top Games
Texus-Arkunsus
Contest Vital;
Irish TeIevised


Is due for a drastic cut today.
with 10 undefeated teams fac
ing each other in key games
across the Nation. There are
II unbeaten elevens in all.
The biggest game between
undefeated teams matches two
Southwest Conference power
houses - third-ranked Texas
and 12th-ranked Arkansas at
Little Rock tonight. Other
mes featuring unbeatens
finds Yale at Cornell, Holy
Cross at Syracuse, Southern
California at Washington and
Air Force playing Oregon at
Portland.
Darrell Royals Texas Long
horns, fresh from their 1912
whipping Of Oklahoma, are set
to test their high-velocity Of
tense against an Arkansas de-
Tense that has given only two
touchdowns in matching Texas
40 record.
Texas Defense Strong
However, Arkansas also must
face a Texas defense that was
unsecured on until Oklahoma
Tailed twice in the first period
last week. A tremendous duel
looms between Arkansas Jim
Mooty and Texas Rene Ra-
mirez, a pair of flashing half
backs. Arkansas also is laying
an eight-game winning string
on the line.
Southern California, seventh
in the Associated Press poll,
will have its defensive giants in
good shape for Washington.
40 and ranked 18th. The Tro-
jams 900 had last week end
of, helping Tackles Dan Ficca
and Mike McKeever recover
from injuries. Washington must
stop an offense that leads the
Far West in total and rushing
offense. then try to move
against a defense that is tops in
all phases. ,
Syracuse, No. 8 in the A.P.
poll and still the Nations top
defensive team, will be out to
avenge its only 1858 regular
season loss when the Crusaders
eked out a 14-13 win. The
Orange also will face a pretty
stout defense. But Holy Cross
lost its first-string quarterback.
Dick O'Brien, last week and
must rely on reserves.
LSU at Kentucky
Louisiana State, top-ranked
and getting stronger each week,
travels to Kentucky to begin
defense of it's Southeastern
Conference title. Coach Paul
Dietzel'S men have not allowed
four opponents a touchdown,
giving up only two field goals
in rolling up a 40 mark. %
Georgia Tech mo. A. has
another toughie in Auburn,
also key SEC game. Tech
edged Tennessee, lat, last
week, while Auburn, after an
opening season 80 loss to
Tennessee, has rolled by its
last two opponents.
Fifth ranked Mississippi,
with a 40 mark and unsecured
on, plays Tulane. which has
won its last two for a %
mark.
One of the top afternoon
games pitted Northwestern, the
new terror of the Big Ten
against Michigan. The big
question is how far can dimin-
utive Bob Eichkoff go on his
bad shoulder Bobby, until
recently a fourth-stringer, has
taken the place of the top
quarterback, Dick Thornton,
who was injured two weeks
ago.
Purdue, one of Northwestern's
many threats in the Big Ten,
is in bad shape. First Quarter
back Ross Ficthner was hurt.
Then, yesterday his under
study. Bernie Allen, stepped in
a hole while working out for
the Ohio State game and suf-
fered a sprained ankle.
iowa May FRONT
II injuries take their toll on
Northwestern and Purdue,
Iowa will be in a good position
to take its second straight
league title. The Hawkeyes,
ranked No. 9 in the Nation,
tackle Wisconsin and must win
to stay in the race.
The television game of the
day (NBC-TV, 2::30 PM
paired Notre Dame and Michi-
gan State at East Lansing,
Mich.
The winner of the Yale-Cor-
nell game will help solve the
Ivy League picture. Unscored
on and unbeaten Penn (3-0)
faces Brown in another Ivy
battle.
The Air Force 800 gets its
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