Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-20
AIR FORCE ON TV
Conference Leads
At Stake Today

lTOIu Vic WO1AN OSA
On television will be the Air
Force-Oregon U. game at the
Air Force Academy. starting at
4 O'Clock (WTOP-9.
Although the season still is
young several OF the confer
ence races could virtually be
settled by today's results. Es-
pecially is this true in the Big
Ten where once-favored Ohio
State entertains pass-happy
Northwestern, and in the
Southwest Conference where
Texas is host to Arkansas in
a night fray.
Additionally all four OF the
favoriteS in both the Big Eight
and Southeastern Conferences
are in action with each circuit
furnishing one stellar attrac-
ton. In the Big Eight, Kansas
and Oklahoma are paired,
while the most strenuous SEC
title affair appears to be the
Georgia Tech invasion OF
Auburn, with the Alabama
Tennessee game on the Vols
field a close second.
Start Conference Strife
Southern California and
Washington, who share the Big
Six title limelight with UCLA,
start their conference wars
against California and STAN
ford, respectively, while the
Bruins meander East for a get
together with Pittsburgh. Glenn
son and Duke, the preseason
picks in the Atlantic Coast
loop, play each other in the
Clemson den.
At the start Of the season a
month ago the Ohio State
Buckeyes we're almost unani-
nous choices for national and
Big Ten honors but UCLA
broke that mirage, 81. and now
the Ohioans are only slight
favorites over Northwestern
whose lineup boasts 18-year-old
Tom Myers. a sensational soph-
omore passing quarterback. He
has brought the Wildcats tc
No. 8 in the national rankings
while the Buckeyes have
skidded to sixth.
Arkansas, seeking a fourth
straight crown, will unleash
Billy Moore with the hope hi
will lift the No. Z Porkers over
Texas, who moved into the Ma
tons No. / spot last week enc
with a 9-6 squeaker over Okla
homa. Arkansas and Texas tiec
for the conference title las
year and tonight's victor be-
comes the odds-on-choice FOL
the 1868 banner. Each is un'
beaten to date.
'Bama at Tennessee
Bear Bryant takes his un'
beaten Alabama forces to Ten
nessee for a meeting with thu
stoked-up Volunteers in a game
that dedicates the Knoxville
playing field to the memor!
of Gen. Robert Neyland, long
time Tennessee coach.
other rugged SEC pairing'
have Mississippi and weak Tu'
lane at jackson, Miss; Georgii
Tech at Auburn and Louisiana
; State at Kentucky. Ole Miss
is No. 5 in the national list
, just below LSU.
Wisconsin, which came W
, with a bevy of backs to team
with Pat Richter at end, mus
7, choke off Iowa's floating T at
! tack to maintain its No. II
n listing while Michigan State
h shunted out of the elite circle
=, after it's surprise 1913 los
to Stanford, hopes to move bacl
. up at the expense Of Notrt
Dame.
Title Threats Clash
The Big Eight, devoid Of 8
team in the top 10, offers
trio of interesting battles topped
by the Oklahoma invasion o.
I Kansas. Both are considered
: possible title threats along with
I Missouri, which is host to Okla
homa State, and Nebraska, al
, home to Kansas State.
) In addition to the UCLA-at-
. Pittsburgh affair, the East has
! such attractions as Syracuse at
, Penn State. Navy at Boston
: College and Army entertaining
, Virginia Tech. The Cadets, who
lost to Michigan, have beaten
both Penn State and Syracuse.
Columbia and Harvard. CO.
champions Of the Ivy circuit
a year ago, meet in New York