Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-17
Sooners Battle
Missouri for
Trip 10 Bowl
By the Associated Prsss

BY the Associated Press
Sometime after nightfall to-
night either Coach Dan Devine
Of Missouri or Oklahoma'S Bud
can start practicing
his acceptance speech for a
trip to the Orange Bowl.
Devine might remember his
lines pretty well. He last sent
Missouri into the post-season
classic January l, 1861. Wilkin-
son may have trouble. He
hasn't been called on for such
a speaking engagement since
the 1858 season.
Their teams clash today
with the winner almost certain
to get the trip to Florida, al
though each has further Big
Eight activity on the sched-
ule. "a
The game between unbeaten
but once-tied Missouri and the
on-rushing Sooners, So and
winners of four straight, tops
a national college football
that should go a
long way towards clearing up
the bowl picture. Acceptances
be made until Deem
Der /.
Winner to Have Edge
Missouri, ranked sixth in the
Nation, has a SO conference
record with a game against
Kansas remaining. The Soon
ers, who lost two of their first
three. have rolled over their
last four opponents by a COM
bined score of 1887 and are
40 in the conference. The
Sooners have games remaining
with Nebraska and Oklahoma
State, but the winner of the
Oklahoma Missouri clash will
have the inside track to the
Orange.
Things are a little less GER
tain for some of the other
major bowls, notably the Rose,
Cotton and Sugar, though
Southern California is all but
a sure thing for the host spot
in the Rose. ~+
The unbeaten Trojans, rank
ed second in the Nation on a
TO record, have secured at
least a tie for the Big Six title.
which carries with it the Rose
Bowl berth. The Trojans go
against Navy today and close
conference play against UCLA
next week.
Big Ten Spot In Air
The Big Tens spot in the
Rose Bowl was still very much
up in the air going into today's
games, with Wisconsin, North
western and Purdue in the
running.
Purdue, 81 in the league,
faces Minnesota. tied for the
Big Ten lead and ranked eighth
in the country but ineligible for
the post-season affair because
of consecutive appearances in
the California classic.
Northwestern, ranked ninth
in the country, tests Michigan
State while fourth-ranked Wis
consin GID plays Illinois. Wis
consin seemed to have the
inside track for the bowl berth
since it plays seven conference
games, Northwestern and Pur-
due only six.
Alabama. defending national
champion and again No. l with
an 80 record, visits Georgia
Tech, possibly one of the tough
est opponents on the 'Bama
schedule. Alabama is virtually
assured of either an Orange or
Sugar Bowl spot.
Mississippi, unbeaten in seven
games, ranked third and also
cunning for a spot in one of the
major bowls, faces $3.50 Ten
neSsee team. Texas. No. S and
7-0-l for the year, is leading
the Southwest Conference race
and the struggle for the last
spot in the Cotton Bowl. The
Longhorns have Texas ASCM to
face after today's game with
troublesome Texas Christian.
Arkansas, seventh ranked
and beaten only by Texas in
eight games, is the most likely
to succeed should Texas falter
and is likely candidate for
another bowl spot should the
Longhorns continue their drive.
In addition to Southern Meth
odist today, the Razorbacks
have Texas Tech to face.
Louisiana State, No. 10, has
night game scheduled with
Mississippi State.