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Show Wolves Seek Revenge From Army By Kea Opstela CHICAGO. Oct (INS) The nation's number one football game Michigan versus Army has become sandwiched and almost al-most lost among the excitment of baseball's world series. For Michigan football coaches, however, Saturday la the day for revenge the day they intend to collect a three-year-old debt That's how long It has been since the Wolverines and the Cadets clashed upon the gridiron. The West Point aggregation is the only team on the Michigan schedule which holds an advantage advan-tage over the men from Ann Arbor. The two have played only twice and Army won 28 to 7 and 0 to 13 In 1945 and IMS respectively. respec-tively. Michigan followers point out that those wartime defeats resulted re-sulted when football was at a low ibb for the Wolverines and at an . ill-time high for Army. They idd the Cadets will learn Satur-lay Satur-lay In Ann Arbor that the war ( ias ended and that Michigan la lot playing ita football with 17- j rear-old kids this year. ' Army waa tied only beaten ind battered Navy last year In that many observers called a wacbes and cream schedule. The miliary men amashed Davidson f IT to 7 and Penn State 42 to 7 In he first two gamea this season. It waa the year of the blue I now, however, when someone last t nentioned Davidson in the same a ireath with Michigan. And Penn t Itate la definitely not the team t t used to be a couple of years igo. V Only a shade behind In mid- fa reatern importance la the Min I lesotA-Northwestern contest In 1 finneapolia. The Gophers led v Northwestern 13 to 0 at half-ime half-ime last year but loat 19 to 16. o "he Wildcats surprising defeat by a lttsburgh Saturday may make r. roach Bob Volghta crew mighty I ugged but Minnesota is mighty t lig- The Gophers are rated a 13- li oint favorite by the oddsmakers o ind probably deserve It on the aia of their victories over Vaahlngton and Nebraska. But Indiana's performance thus ar lndicatea the Hooalers are not n a class with Texaa Christian. Wisconsin's inexperienced squad kea not seem to have the finesse f California's Rose bowl veterans nd Purdue has little hope of topping Notre Dame from Ita let consecutive victory. . Dr. Eddie Anderson's lowana re steadily improving. They rm to be strong enough to get y twice-tied Illinois by about one |