New York, Sept, 25.
The 1997 football season got well under way to-day with more than a score of games played in various parts of the United States.
"While most of the colleges were content with playing mediocre oponenís, several i it tussles Big Ten Conference and were beating. i California gave an indication that it will be a major threat by trouncing St. Mary's 30 to seven. Idaho edged cut. Oregon seven io six.
The College of the Pacific, which is in the of that old. man of football, Alonzo Stagg, failed to. N went down before UniveR of Southern California, 40 to 0.
Minnesota had an easy time with North Dakota, 69 to seven, Cornell and Penn State had a tough managed to, tie with North Carolina, fornia
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