First Saturday

Last weekend, War, Willkie and the World Series notwithstanding, many a U. S. citizen turned his attention to the kickoff of the 1940 college-football season. Some of the opening skirmishes:

>At Ithaca, Cornell's Big Red steam roller, last year's Ivy League champion and the East's No. 1 candidate for this year's mythical U. S. championship, continued where it left off last November, squashed a scrappy Colgate team, 34-to-0.

>At Knoxville, Tennessee proved that it will be formidable this year without Quarterback George ("Bad News") Cafego,* who last year led his teammates to an undefeated, untied, unscored-on season and an invitation to the Rose Bowl. Against Duke's Blue Devils, hailed as the best team Coach Wallace Wade has turned out in a decade, Tennessee last week ran its string of victories to 25 in a row--excluding last year's post-season Rose Bowl drubbing by Southern California.

>At Ann Arbor, twinkle-toed Tom Harmon, most spectacular broken-field runner since Red Grange, staged a one-man show, rolled up 21 points for Michigan (three touchdowns, three conversions)--enough to beat Michigan State, 21-to-14, and boost the Wolverines' prestige as favorite to win the Big Nine (Big Ten before Chicago counted herself out) championship.

>At Los Angeles, the University of Southern California, Pacific Coast Conference champions, felt the loss of four of last year's stars when it met a surprisingly strong, stubborn Oregon State team. Score: 0-to-0.

*Now playing professional football with the Brooklyn Dodgers.

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