Ohio State at Illinois

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  Evening star, November 18, 1940, page 16 (results column)

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  Cornell Victory Disputed Boston College Goes Top Eastern Grid Race made up for the weakness Of their schedule. Boston College plays Auburn this week and although the SOutherners were beaten 21–⁠13 by an improving Louisiana State team, they should be abln to supply an other real test of the Eagles strength. Cornell slightly discredited by its showing against the weak Dart mouth outfit, gets its comeback chance Saturday against Pennsylvania. Penn, once beaten and ones tied, reaflrmed its power by trouncing Army, 48–⁠0. Traditional Games Prevail. Lafayette tuned up for its climax game with Lehigh by beating West ern Maryland, 40–⁠7. Fordham opens this weeks action Thursday against Arkansas, 28–⁠0 victim of Southern Methodist. Saturdays card is inclined strongly toward traditional rivalries Harward a surprising l4–⁠0 winner over Brown, meets Yale, which lost 1O-7 to Princeton, in the No l event IN this line. Princeton winds up against Army. Brown plays Dartmouth, CO. lumbia, which battled Navy to an 90 tie, meets Colgate 7–⁠6 winner over Syracuse; Penn State, victor over New York U. by $50, tackles Pittsburgh, which held mighty Nebraska to a 81 decision, and Georgetown faces its neighbor, George Washington, which beat Kansas, 60. Midwest: The Big Ten cam paign winds up with Minnesota seeking its eighth straight victory against Wisconsin. which was inn presSiye in a 27-lO victory over In diana. Michigan, which put North western out Of the race with a smashing 20-l3 triumph. meets its old rival, Ohio State, 14–⁠6 winner over Illinois Iowa. after dropping NOtre Dame out Of the undefeated class for the second wear, TO. faces Illinois while Northwestern PLAYS the Irish and Indiana meets Purdue Nebraska, which still has to win two Big Six games TO take the Conference title outright, goes after one against Iowa State. 1910. winner over Kansas State. Oklahoma. the only team with a chance to tie the Corn huskers after a 10 triumph over the Missouri Tigers, plays Temple. Missouri, and Kansas meet in their ira ditional Thanksgiving battle Okla homa Aggies and Tulsa, both unbeaten in the Missouri Valley Conference. fight it out Saturday. Other Games Interesting. Other interesting games send st. Louis University against unbeaten Texas Tech Thursday; Detroit, 1877 victim Of Gonzaga on a Western trip, against Marquette. IS winner over Michigan State. and Michigan State against West Virginia, which sur prisingly beat Kentucky. 81. Mississippi and Mississippi State will do as much to settle the Southeastern Conference fuss as will Tennessee’s clash with Kentucky. CSee FOOTBALL. Page A-l6)

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Officially, Ohio State leads 70–⁠30–⁠4; as played, 71–⁠30–⁠4 in 105 meetings, counting the 76 since this game.