Princeton Faces Cornell In Saturday's Key Clash

The familiar in-fighting of the Ivy fraternity begins in earnest tomorrow when the eight brothers square off in four games which could conceivably produce three upsets.

The tightest game should be at Ithaca, N.Y., where undefeated Cornell and undefeated Princeton will battle for the Ivy League lead. The Big Red has hidden in upstate New York all fall and remains somewhat an unknown quantity, with a rookie quarterback pacing victories over Bucknell and Colgate. After wins over Rutgers and Columbia the Tigers are a known title pretender, but from this far out on the limb I see a surprise 23-21 decision for Cornell.

Dartmouth has the easiest task of the three co-defending champions--a home game against Penn. Bill Creeden, the Quakers' overrated quarterback, was sporadic against the second-echelon defenses of Lehigh and Brown and should go down to his first defeat of the fall against the Green. Dartmouth, in one of only three Hanover appearances this year, should please the home crowd, 38-7.

Brown should improve over the season as its players get used to the new offense and defensive systems brought in by first-year coach Len Jardine. If the clicking starts tomorrow and if Yale plays below its reputation for the third straight week the Bruins might come through with their first victory. But Yale's edge in personnel is a surer guide to a 21-6 Eli win.

Meanwhile, back in the Staduim, Harvard will find its hands full with Columbia's Marty Domres, the League's top quarterback. But the Lions, disappointed last week by Princeton, will find themselves on the short end again, 20-15.

Last week: 6 right, 0 wrong.