Big Three To Win Today

Believe it or not, but there are other important Ivy League football games today besides the one here with Dartmouth.

In fact, the League championship could be decided at Ithaca this afternoon, and Princeton could clinch its campaign for Ivy flop of the year. Don't count on either one, however.

Yale, 17-14

Yale plays Cornell, and the battle most likely will determine who's going to be number three in the League. Cornell undoubtedly will be down after being outplayed in almost every department by Harvard last week. Yale has its problems, too.

It seems now that sophomore quarterback Brian Dowling may be out for almost the whole season with torn knee ligaments. Pete Doherty has been filling in for him well -- well enough to set an Ivy passing mark of five touchdowns in a game, and did it all in the first half.

Yale halfback Calvin Hill and fullback Don Barrows have suffered sprained ankles and will be at less than full strength today.

Cornell's Pete Larson will probably fail to improve his national rushing mark against Yale's stubborn ground defense (56 yards per game), but Bill Abel should connect with Ron Gervase or Ed Zak for a touchdown or two. That will not be enough, however, and Yale should win, say 17-14.

Princeton, 21-13

Princeton plays Penn, and it's hard to pick between a team that completes five of 31 passes for 61 yards and has six intercepted, and a team that loses to a team that yields 82 points to Temple. Princeton has no offense; Penn has no defense.

The question is whether Penn halfback Cabot Knowlton and quarterback Bill Creeden are equal to Princeton's defensive eleven. Not quite, and therefore Princeton should win, 21-13.

Colgate, 28-0

Brown will be at the mercy of Ron Burton and Colgate today. Colgate and Ron Burton will win mercilessly, 28-0.

Rutgers, 24-7

Columbia, still unvictorious in four attempts, tries again today at Rutgers, as the Lion streak extends to five. Columbia finally found a quarterback in Marty Domres, and he may account for a touchdown or two. Otherwise, it is all Rutgers, by about 24-7.

Harvard, 21-10

That leaves the big one.

The fabled Harvard jinx ended with the 13-0 victory over Yale on national television last year. But there still remains the fact that Dartmouth has never lost a game on TV. (Then again, Dartmouth never loses anyway, except in the rain.)

But today is Dartmouth's day to fall before a superior offensive line, an equal offensive and defensive backfield, and a slower but stronger defensive line. Here's for Harvard, 21-10.

OVERALL RECORD -- 8-1

LAST WEEK'S RECORD -- 4-1