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DUCK TRACKS By SAM FIDMAN Emerald Assistant Sports Editor Is there any earthly reason why the American public cannot wait until final reports are in to obtain results of collegiate grid encounters? No, there is not. Does it really make any difference whether Notre Dame dishevels Podunk U. Saturday afternoon? No. But the public not only wants to hear a play-by-play account of the game, they must read it next day, plus the “expert” opinion of some ink-slinger who never got within 2500 miles of the game; and they have got to have predictions. Last week, we hit 49 right out of 54 games, with four on the wrong side of the ledger, and one deadlock. So, moving at ap proximately a 91 percent clip, and since no one else wants this thankless job anyhow—once again—DON’T QUOTE US—. Mint Juleps, Magnolia Blossoms And . . . TEXAS CHRISTIAN should mop up on Arkansas (but so will the Yankees mop up Boston this weekend) ; WILLIAM AND MARY over dear old Virginia Tech; WEST VIRGINIA over Washington and Lee (thank the Lord for Joe Page) ; we have utmost confidence in Washington U. (of St. Louis) over Memphis State. VMI to down George Washington at Lynch 't'burg, while VIRGINIA avenges last year's 14-14 tie by pasting Miami, O. In one of the South’s top games of the week, VAN DERBILT should bounce back to stop Alabama; FLORIDA is a favorite to take the wind out of Tulsa’s once mighty Golden Hurricane; hate to pick against a scrappy'outfit like Georgia Tech, but against TULANE, there is no other choice. Here is where ulcers originate—DUKE over the strong Tennessee Vols —and—as a result of their performance against Ohio State last Saturday, MISSOURI’S Tigers rate our nod over favored South ern Methodist. We like SOUTH CAROLINA over Furman; CLEMSON over North Carolina State; there will be plenty oi Justice for Georgia as NORTH CAROLINA rolls on. MARY LAND is a good bet to wreck a once great Georgetown; so is BAYLOR’S Bear over Mississippi State. OLE MISS will have a rugged time with Kentucky, but quarterback Bob Jabour should see them through. In one of those upsets of the wreek—LOUISI ANA STATE to toot the hoot out of the potent Rice Owl. Oh yes, TUSKEGEE over Clark. - Steak, Kraut, and Beer Are . .. DRAKE is stronger than Bradley (did the Greeks have a baseball god?); ST. BONADVENTURE should measure Day ton (we need his services Now) ; OKLAHOMA A & M over an improved Denver U. (to heal up Joe the Pro); VILLANOVA over Detroit (croak lanky Ted) ; WISCONSIN to stop a what zit Illinois eleven (and grant Lefty Page a third arm). KANSAS to snarl Iowa State’s V-formation (please Yanks, come through) MICHIGAN STATE over Marquette (it’s not my five bucks that worries me); MINNESOTA to yump all over Nebraska (but the prestige of Ruth) pNORTHWESTERN over Pitts burgh (and Gehrig) ; OHIO STATE over Indiana (and Lazer <*ri) ; OKLAHOMA over Texas A & M. PURDUE should undo Iowa’s Hawkeyes; SOUTH DAKOTA over North Dakota (hon est-it’s not the five bucks); WYOMING over Colorado A & M. Stronger than Beans and Tea ARMY has too much for Penn State’s Nittany Lions; tough WAKE FOREST is our pick over Boston College—but it should be close. Although experts call it a toss-up, Frank Ma honey, Roger Young and Bucky Walters (no foolin’) should boost BROWN over Holy Cross. We like BUCKNELL over NYU’s shrinking violets; CORNELL to brush off Colgate; CONNECTICUT in an all-important win over Am. Inti. Col lege ; HARVARD, now wise in the ways of Indian lore, are set to topple up-and-down Columbia. NIAGARA over Buffalo (no bull) ; LEHIGH to finish Case, and MAINE to sneak past Springfield. We like DUQUESNE over Muhlenberg (and who doesn’t); NAVY to bottle up Princeton’s Bengal, and PENN SYLVANIA over the Green, White, and frustrated Dartmouth Indian. VERMONT looks like a shoo-in over St. Lawrence, and RUTGERS over Temple. The Yale-Fordham game was canceled because of an outbreak of polio among the players—. Now. down to brass tacks, all that really matters is whether the Yanks can come through. This is the picture, as New York 'and Boston scjuare oft' today and Sunday at Yankee Stadium. The Red Sox hold a full game advantage—. The Yanks have to win them both or lose one of the most heartbreaking races in American League history. In the Yanks’ favor is the fact that they are playing in New York, rather than at Fenway’s cracker box, and that Joe Page is still around to back up the “returned'’ Vic Raschi. In Boston’s favor—Kinder, Parnell, Williams—and -jt.one game lead. McChesney, Sigma ChiSAE Minturn, Kappa Sigma Win Oregon ^Emerald SPORTS Mlntramural Clubs Stay Undefeated As First Week Ends W ith 14 undefeated, unscored-on fraternities deadlocked in first place at the end of the initial week of play, the 1949 intra mural touch football program shows signs of developing into a mad scramble for championship honors. Leading contenders include the 1946 champions from Alpha Tau Omega, who rolled to a 54-0 victory over Cherney Hall last Wednesday, and the power-laden Delta Tau Delta grid machine in two tilts. Also right at the top of the lad der are Sigma Chi (46 points to none for the opposition), Theta Chi (41 points to none), Phi Kap pa Psi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Kap pa Sigma, Lambda Chi Alpha, Sigma Alpha Mu, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Phi Delta Theta, Delta Upsilon, Chi Psi, and Beta Theta. The latter scored the first touch down tallied against Sigma Nu in three seasons and defeated the 1947 and 1948 champions 7-0. With defensive play dominating the scene, very few first downs have been scored' this season. Sig ma Nu holds the record in this de partment, having gained a total of seven first downs in their opening day 26-0 win over Westminster. Sigma Nu opponents have averaged only two first downs per game, while Phi Kappa Psi opponents have averaged only one first down each contest. USC Favored Over Cougars LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30—(UP) University of Southern California last night ranked as four touch down favorites to defeat the Wash ington State Cougars in a Pacific Coast Conference football game today in Memorial Coliseum. Despite the long odds favoring his team, Coach Jeff Cravath ap peared worried by the Washington State passing combination of Quarterback Bob Gambold to vet eran End Fran Polsfoot. Cravath said the Navy game last week proved that a smaller and lighter team could gain against the Trojans by passing. Navy ran up more total yardage than Southern California and more first downs although trailing on the score board, 20 to 42. The Cougars flew into town to day and then went to the Coliseum during the evening to witness the UCLA-Oregon game. Southern California also attended the night game to give its entire team a chance to scout two foes they will meet later in the season. The Trojans expect to give their sophomores an opportunity to play tomorrow if they run up an early lead. Cravath is anxious to give Halfbacks Johnny Fouch, Bill Bow ers and Pat Duff a chance to get more' game time as well as reserve Quarterback Jim Gifford. Sigma Alpha Mu, one of the fa vored fourteen, is in the unusual po sition of having won two games without scoring a point. On the other hand, Nestor Hall has held opponents scoreless for two con secutive games, but the Nestors lost both games and are tied for last place. Of course, the Sammies won both of their games by scoring the most first downs, and Nestor Hall lost both by using the opposite technique. MONDAY’S SCHEDULE 3:50 Sig Eps vs Sederstrom French vs Phi Kapps Tekes vs Omega Sigma Nu vs Delts 4:45 Westminster vs Phi Alpha ATO vs Delta Upsilon Wesley vs Pi Kappa Phi Theta Chi vs Kappa Sigma In intramural football yesterday McChesney downed Campbell Club 6-0, Sigma Chi blasted Mer rick 26-0, the Fijis fell to Minturn 13-8, and Lambda Chi annihilated Sherry Ross 32-0. SAE and Kappa Sigma aced out Nestor and Stan Ray to win on first downs. Sigma Alpha Epsilon took the nod over Nestor Hall by virtue of three first downs to Nestor’s one. This was the second score less tie game the Nestor men have lost. In a previous game with the Sammies they lost four to one on tfirst downs. McChesney Hall stopped the Campbell Club 6-0. A short pass by Pearson to Owens was good for the only score of the game. Phi Gamma Delta took the ini tial lead with a safety, but soon fell behind when Minturn scored on a pass from Leo Santos te Melim. The dorm men scored again in the third quarter via Edward’* aerial to Gorman, who drove t» the goal stripe. Edwards hit Gorman again for a TD. The same combina tion scored the only extra point of the game. A pass from Lolly to Ralston in the fourth frame gave the Phi Delts their only touchdown of the, game. Final score Minturn 13 Phi Delts 8. (Please turn to pac/e cii/ht) *7he Ohio* State... LANTERN Published by the Ohio State University School of Journalism VOL. LXVIII, No. 148 COLUMBUS, OHIO Price Five Cents Blockade Of Ber Ends runny \^ajciaria, Columbus, Ohio One of the favorite off-campus gathering spots at the Ohio State University is the Pantry Cafeteria, Inc. At the Pantry, as in college shops every where, ice-cold Coca-Cola is always on hand to complete the enjoyment of a between classes pause or an afternoon date. 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