Evening star., 1938-12-25
Great Bowl Battles
Loom With Teams
Well Matched
FIoshy Attacks Likely
To Mark Seven Tits
Played January z
BY JUDSON BAILEY,
Associated Press Sports Writer


NEW YORK, Dec. 24-Any foot
ball fan could look at the calendar
and figure it out for himself, but this
is reminder for those logged from
Christmas shopping that the big
bowl and all-star games are just a
week end away.
Some of the stadia may not be
sold out yet. but this memo might
as we'll advise fans to do their 1899
football ticket shopping early. too.
because from this distant perspec-
tive the spectacles look more sparkl-
ing than ever.
Grid Menu Delectable.
If you're weary from looking at
menus featuring turkey, take a
gander at this one for Monday,
January 2:
Pasadena, Calif.-The Oath an
nual Tournament of Roses football
frolic matches the University of
Southern California's Trojans and
Duke University's Blue Devils.
New Orleans, La.-Texas Chris
tian's Horned Frogs and the Tartans
of Carnegie Tech tangle in the nth
annual Sugar Bowl offering.
Miami, Fla.-Tennessee and Okla
homa, both undefeated, are paired
in the fifth Orange Bowl.
Dallas, Texas-Texas Tech de-
fends the range against st. Mary's
Gaels in the third annual Cotton
Bowl.
Ell Paso, Texas-New Mexico and
Utah will treat the border confer
ence fans in the fourth annual Sun
Bowl.
San Francisco-Senior stars of
the East and West collide in the
14th annual all-star benefit of the
Shriners. {.
Birmingham, Ala.-The Blue and
the Grey, gridiron greats OF the
North and the South, will assemble.
Teams Look Well Matched.
All of the chambers of commerce
concerned are proclaiming their re-
spective attractions as the best, or
as good as the best, and under the
circumstances no one would dare
contradict them.
The teams all appear 80 evenly
matched that anything may happen
and case histories indicate that =
great deal will.
If for no other reason than its
greater capacity, the Rose Bowl Will
attract the biggest attendance. A
sell-out throng of approximately
10000 already has purchased tickets.
The Trojans have played In four
previous Pasadena classics, three
times under the guidance of Howard
Jones, their present coach, and never
have been beaten. They were
bumped twice during the regular
season, but had little fun Of their
own on the programs finale by up
setting unbeaten Notre Dame, 13
to O.
Duke was unbeaten, united and
unscored upon during its schedule,
which similarly closed with an ex-
plosive 7-to-0 triumph over Pitt.
Wallace Wade, coach Of the Blue
Devils, took three Alabama teams to
the Rose Bowl and never was beaten.
Sugar Bowl Enriched.
Most observers look for a test of q
great Trojan offensive against an
impregnable Duke defense and at
this stage a nip Of coin would be
as safe as any to pick the winner.
Unless the Sugar Bowls customary
rain dampens the fuses, a lot of
fireworks is expected from Texas
Christians tussle with Carnegie
Tech. Both have spectacular pass
ing games as well as strong running
attacks.
The Horned Frogs swept the
Southwestern Conference of its feet
along with various intersectional
foes to gain q rank as the Nations
No. / team. They were much de-
sired Is sponsors Of al the bowls