The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-12-18
Tournament Of Roses Presents
Unusual Feature This Year;
Winner Will Have Clear
Claim to Title With No
Strings Attached; Teams Are
Even.
BY BOB MATHERNE

The opportunity for one of two
teams being acclaimed as national
football champions without the nuis-
ance of several pretender5 to the
throne standing about presents itself
this year in the annual Tournament
of Roses game on New Years Day.
The game. unlike some Of the
others in recent years, does carry a
championship tinge with Georgia
Tech and University of California as
contenders and the outcome should
make either Georgia Tech or South
ern California the national cham
pions. And that is said with due
knowledge that any loyal Californian
will argue the matter out for the
Golden Bears.
Georgia Tech, unbeaten and united,
is regarded as the best team of the
east at this time. It might be said
that it Is southern team but in this
Pasadena game it is regarded as an
easterner and will 60 down in defeat
or up in victory as an eastern team
California, however. doesn't rank as
Pacific Coast champion. Southern
California vas awarded the title on
the face Of things, with victory over
Stanford that tied California, and a
tie with California, deserves it. Cal
ifornia. at the best. can rank but 8
half-share Of the title and to give
them that necessitates loss of memory
on two tie games. One tie seems bet
ter than two ties.
Win Means Title
All Of that means Georgia Tech, by
winning, will get the title. California
should it win, will make the title Sc
cure for Southern California.
Because Of this championship ele-
ment, the game this year is causing
more whoopee out on the Pacific
slopes than any Tournament Of Roses
game has in years. Rose Bowl Off.
Gals look for a sellout and why
shouldn't they sell 10000 tickets wher
championship battle is the menu
offered?
Other than this championship
angle, the fact that California is back
in the money out there and going
along with the best in q football way
Is causing great interest In the game
The Bears haven't been in on thu
Pasadena game since 1922 when they
held Washington and jefferson to &
scoreless tie. They have one Other
game to their credit at Pasadena
played the year before against Ohio
State. They won, $50.
The fact that California is in thu
money this year Is q big boost FOL
Nibs Price, their young coach, WHIT
was about to be hooted out Of his pol
weren't much in 1927 and 1923, bu
his team this year was rated JUS
about the best defensive outfit Of tina
section and this fact stopped q lot o.
the talk around Berkeley that tn,
Bears needed coach.
California is the best defensiv,
team Of that section. Only two col
legc opponents scored against this az
gregation. washington State wa
beaten, but nicked field goal, Stan
| ford was tied but scored IL points. Thu
Olympic club, team composed Of ex
college stars. trimmed them 100. bu
victory in that game was not all-im
portant to the college boys. victorie
OF the year were mace ~ TIC cApSHS'
OF Santa Clara, st. Mary's. Washing
ION state and Nevada. All were shu
out In . scoreless game.
Tough Afternoon Planned
This tact makes II seem Is Il Gcor
Sia Tech Is In for = tougher Afternoon
on New Years Day than It has ha,
al season. The southerners are note
| for their defensive tactics also, an.
| it looks like II is going to be cas-
Of dog eat dog when these two team
meet.
One thing Is certain. the southern
err will find the California flank
guarded By the best pair Of ends the
have played against this season. Cap
tain Irvine Phillips. choice Of man