Evening star., 1938-12-05
Attractions Enhanced
By Outcome Of Last
Seasonal Contests
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time since the post-seAson game
craze swept the country, all is sun
! shine and light In the three biz
bowl games.
Saturdays results were what the
bowl promoters ordered. Southern
California not only saved, but
added luster to its Rose Bowl col
iislon with Duke by whipping Notre
Dame, rated q week ago as the
No. l team Of the Nation. Okla
homa and Tennessee, headed for the
Orange Bowl, exceeded their fondest
dreams with impressive victories in
their seasonal finals, while mighty
Texas Christian and Carnegie Tech,
Sugar Bowl, adversaries, rested.
Never before did the three big
bowl games come up With such
"naturals" OF the six contending
teams, only Carnegie Tech and
Southern California met defeat, and
Carnegie's was against Notre Dame
in game that possibly would have
been scoreless tie but for 4 quar-.
terback who thought he had a sim
cere referee fooled into giving Car
negie Tech and extra down.
All Three Look Close.
Because Of the comparative rec
ords. topped by Dukes perfect
l14-to-0 march to the Rose Bowl,
all three Of the big bowl contests
loom as toss-ups. All are 4 ques-
ton Of where you sit. Certainly
no team deserves to be more than
a slight favortte. Bookmakers prob
ably will favor Tennessee over Okla
homa. T. c. U. over Carnegie Tech
and Southern California over Duke.
Man-to-man wagering will be even
up. This is how they look to this
corner:
Southern California vs.. Duke in
the Rose Bowl-The Trojan victory
over Notre Dame was impressive, but
III take Duke simply because it pays
to stick with a winner until he loses
Coach Wallace Wade of Duke, a
genius when it comes to pointing for
a single game, never has been beaten
as a coach in the Rose Bowl. His
team, never at its real full strength
all season, should be ready to 90 to
win great defensive battle with the
Trojans, who likewise will be at their
best-if they don't read too many
clippings praising their triumph over
Notre Dame.
Texas Christian vs.. Carnegie Tech
in the Sugar Bowl-Tbe Techs are
far better than rated. They're fast,
hardy and tough, ready to run to
the moon, but Texas Christians ver-
satile attack should prevail. 1t may
be too hot for the Techs in New
Orleans January 2. They score the
hard way; the Christians score both
the hard and easy ways.
Sooners Late Starters.
Tennessee VS.. Oklahoma in the
Orange Bowl-The pick is Tennessee.
Oklahoma, too, is better than rated,
but the Sooners have a habit Of start
ing their scoring too late. They'd
better move in against the Vols
quickly or get showed under by
touchdowns under a hot Miami sun.
All-America Now that every
body from experts to fans have Sc
lected All-America teams, the next
move Is to try to choose the coach
who did the outstanding job of the
season. It can't be done without do
ing at least hundred coaches an in
justice. For instance: One Of the
finest jobs was done by Clark
Shaughnessy of Chicago. His team
won only one unimportant game for
a school that doesn't even give a
rip II the boys play football. Yet,
Shaughnessy kept his players bat
tling to the end for a cause they all
knew was lost. But Shaughnessy,
rated far and wide as one OF the
leading 10 coaches, won't get any
votes. II there Is to be q vote for
the outstanding coach it should be
limited to those whose teams fin-
ished undefeated-and 80 advertised.
Unanimous on Goldberg.
The unanimous selection Of Mar
shall Goldberg of Pittsburgh on the
1898 All-America teams is a sign
the experts are improving.
Marshall voluntarily sacrificed and
risked his reputation by taking over
the fullback job for Pitt this fall; but
did it so we'll he was q unanimous
choice. To this corner, Goldberg was
the greatest single player Of the year
with everything. Coach Jock Suth-
erland tells one on his star:
In the 1887 Rose Bowl game with
Pitt driving for q touchdown, the
Pitts dropped back for q huddle.
Every player but Marshall was ex-
cited, jittery. 1t was Marshall who
broke the tension by asking quite
innocently:
Wonder what time 1t Is now back
in Pittsburgh"
And away rode Marshall and his
backs to q smashing victory.