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Evening star., 1938-01-01
SPARTAN-AUBURN
GAME IS TOSS-UP
Michigan State Has Better
Record, but Southerners
Played Tougher Foes.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
a 4 IAMI, Fla, Jan. michigan
M State and Auburn sought
intersectional football honor
4 in the Orange Bowl today in
summer like weather.
The Northerners were favored by
tradition and the seasons records, but
Michigan State hackers were taking
nothing less than even money and
were reported to be getting 6 to
and to S odds in many instances.
The prospects of a wide open, fast
moving game stimulated late ticket
sales and officials were hopeful of
filling most of the $4,000 seats in the
new municipal stadium by kickoff
time, 2:15 pm. e. S. T).
The heavy backing for Auburn came
in spite Of a weight disadvantage Of
IL pounds per man in the line and 8
in the backfleld, and the better Mich
igan State record.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
Bodily Contact wears Ont Pl.yer,

ary fight in the Orange Bowl. Lou
0ehrig sure Is q well-known guy
down around Jefferson City, Tenn.
-. When passing auto knocked
Lou for q foul few days ago, the
Jefferson City correspondent Of
the Knoxville Journal wired: Lar
rupin' Lou Gehrig, first baseman
for the New York Giants" etc. =.
Ouch! (But how the Giants
wish 1t were so).
This Is the last shot Well get at
the bowl games, 30 here goes: We
still believe Alabama will take Cali
fornia by q close score Don't
forget how Greasy Neale's WASH
ington and Jefferson team held the
last California wonder team to .
scoreless tie IN 1920 .. West vir-
ginia stil figures tWo touchdownS
Evening star., 1938-01-01
Pasadena Game
Facts, Figures

BY the Associated Press.
pASADENA, Calf, Jan. l.
Highlights. and figures Of to-
days Alabama California football
game in the Rose Bowl:
Kick-off - Sis ON, Eastern
standard time.
Attendance-90,000
Estimated gate receipts-$3lo,-
600.
Estimated share to each school
$l15,000.
Previous record attendance
Pittsburgh Washington 1897 ST.
1876.
Previous gate receipts record
Pittsburgh Southern California,
1880, $306,421.
Evening star., 1938-01-01

named . committee to revive college
boxing throughout the country by
regulation and coordination. An an
nual national tournament Is planned
w. H. Cowell Of New Hampshire Uni
versity, secretary-treasurer Of the A.
F. c. A., was made chairman.
The committee announced that a
tournament would be held March 3l:i
April / and at the University Of
Virginia. ~
Evening star., 1938-01-01
POPPING
OFF" %JkGton...
The C0phers Come to T0,cn.

transforming
to a
sandyhaired his she'll
defense We just
We lot OF stress defense"
Mr. plays guard the basket bang Gphers
he
a
the IL Mnnesotas
should know whereof speaks basket asked
Evening star., 1938-01-01
TIDE, BEARS READY
Both Coaches Show Confidence
Before Biggest Bowl Game.

PASADENA, Calf. Jan. R.-
Before-the-battle of statements of
Coaches Leonard (Stub) Allison Of
California and Frank Thomas Of
Alabama:
MY boys are ready to play the game
Of their lives" said Allison. I'VE
are in good shape, mentally and other
wise. although our left end. Willard
Dolman. has q bad ankle. I hope he
can play the full game because We
need him. We are ready, though
for anything Alabama has to offer." :"
This may not be the strongest
team Alabama has sent out herr" I"
said Thomas. "but It is the OUT
f1ghtingest bunch ever saw. We GER
tainly don't want to be the first Ala
bama team to lose In the Rose Bowl,
and the boys swear it won't be. What
ever happens, we will have no alibi."
Evening star., 1938-01-01
1887 RIVALS MEET
IN '38SUCAR BOWL
L.S.U. Conceded Slight Edge
Over Santa Clara, 21.14
Winner Last Year.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSS.
"A YEW ORLEANS, Jan. IA re-
M turn football engagement be-
" tween Santa Clara's Broncos
4 and the Bayou Tigers of
Louisiana State was billed as the
climax to boisterous New Year cele-
bration in New Orleans today.
It was the fourth annual Sugar
Bowl game in Tulane Stadium and
attracted a capacity crowd Of some
$4,000. the largest since the classic
was inaugurated.
Last New Year Day the Broncos
raced to a 2l-l4 victory over an un-
defeated Louisiana State team that
had just won the Southeastern Con-
ference championship for the second
straight year.
Cloudy skies were forecast for the
kickoff, scheduled for l:l5 pm. (Cen-
trail standard time). The playing
field, protected by q large tarpaulin.
was in perfect condition and would
remain 20, barring q cloudburst.
Broncos Well Backed.
CALIFORNIA boosters, pouring into
~ the city throughout the week,
had 50 widely backed their undefeated
gridders that the betting odds dwin-
died to almost even, but Louisiana
State WAS conceded . slight edge by
most observers.
Bernie Moore's Tigers, defeated only
once the past season, q 6-7 setback at
the hands Of Vanderbilt University.
were expected to rely heavily on for
ward passes by young Bussey, a husky
sophomore.
TY,e nrohnah HE line.l1ns.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
RICE HEAVY CHOICE
TO NICK COLORADO
But Everything Except 81
Odds FaV0rs Invaders
in Cotton Bowl.
BY tie Associated Press.

oy Ilc ASSUCAhtcO 1IeSo.
~ ALIAS, Jan. 1.-Burly Ernie
Lain and his Rice Owls. who
won only half Of their 10
- game football schedule, car
ried 3-1 odds as they charged un-
beaten, united Colorado University in
the Cotton Bowl here today.
Strangely, everything but the odds
favored Colorado In eight games. the
Rocky Mountain Conference cham
pions scored 248 points, 122 of them by
Byron (Whizzer) White, all-America
back, on dazzling runs.
Rice counted only SO points, but in
winning the Southwest Conference
title and playing Auburn, Louisville
State. Oklahoma and Tulsa, en-
countered much rougher going than
the Buf1aloes.
Both Coaches Cautious.
TRY or wet weather, Rice remained
the strong choice of the $4,000
spectators over Colorado, boasting,
mainly, the Whizzer
Both expressed pre-game caution.
Said Jimmy Kits. Rice:
Our offense will hold the answer.
We're going to try scoring quickly-and
often. We know nothing about Colo
rado. It's the first team I ever played
that had not been secuted"
Coach Bunny Oakes of Colorado
said:
Il think my kids are ready. OF
course. it's hard to tell just what Rice
has. You know I saw them play only
one game-against Southern Metho-
dist-and conditions that day made it
hard to tell much about them. Whizzer
is in grand condition"
The word went out on the grape
vine" that although Iain's passing
and running would prominently figure
Rice really planned to put most o,
Its hope on Tom Vickers. veteran
senior speedster, who will not carry
Lain's marked man" sign.
Probable line-ups:
Evening star., 1938-01-01
By EDDIE BRETT,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

n YEW YORK. Jan. Eastern
M teams are going to have to
" revamp their style to catch
4 up with the West in basket
ball Five out of five at the
Garden here should give you an
idear. as us guys say at the yacht
club.
Joe Louis has caught the idea
and opened restaurant in De-
tyoit Joe's movie (tWo stars
only was christened The Spirit
Of Youth" by Mrs. Bill Robinson,
wife Of the famous Negro tap dan
Ger Joe N Maggie is flying In
from the Coast to see Freddy Steele
and Freddy Apostoli clash at the
Garden . week from tonight.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
Lost Only to L. s. u, Rice.

A UBURN hackers were inclined to
believe the tougher schedule Of
the Tigers Offset the Spartans' other
advantages Michigan State won
eight of its nine games and lost only
to Manhattan. 80. in its regular
season. Auburn won five, lost two
and tied three.
Auburn's losses were 7-9 to Louisiana
State and 7-13 to Rice. Louisiana
State is one Of the principals in the
Sugar Bowl at New Orleans today
and Rice is the Southern represent
ative in the Cotton Bowl at Dallas.
Tho ,roho h1o 1}pa,,pe.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
CELTICS HERE TODAY
Crack Pro Five Playing Brewers
in First of Two Games.

The first of two basketball games
in which the original New York Celtics
are to meet the Heurich Brewers was
to be played at the Heurich gym
nasium this afternoon. starting at
o'clock. Members of the George
Washington and Minnesota squads,
which clash tonight at Tech High,
were guests
A second Celtic-Brewer game is
scheduled for the same time tomor-
row afternoon
Evening star., 1938-01-01
Publicity Edge to Bears.
Test Of Power vs.. Passes,

CERTAINLY California's stars
All-America Sam Chapman, Vic
Bottari, John Meek and Dave Ander-
son, in the backfield, and Bob Herwig
and Perry Schwartz in the line-have
received more press notices than
'Bama's best.
But who was to say this would keep
Leroy Monsky. all-America guard;
Joe Kilgrow and Herky Mosley IN the
backfeld, and Sandy Sanford, field
goal kicking ace, from shining today?
The West contended Alabama had
no such blocker as Meek, no such all
around star as Chapman and no such
tower Of strength on defense as Her.
wig.
But little has been said in defense
OF the South's statement that Cali
fornia's pass defense is porous.
An effort has been made to convince
all that Chapman and Bottari can
throw as well as 'Bama's Kilgrow and
Mosely and California partisans con-
tend the only reason their pitchers
have not thrown eight touchdown
passes, as have the pair from the
South, is that they didn't need to.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
.HIGH.SCORING tilt
DUE IN sun BOWL
Capacity Crowd of 13, 900 to See
West Virginia in Battle
Against Texas Tech.

Ey the Associated Press.
EL PASO, Tex. Jan. 1.-The football
- Mountaineers of West Virginia
University challenged Texas Techs
Red Raiders In the Sun Bowl here
today.
Although all indications pointed
toward a free-passing. high-scoring
contest. Ace Hurlers Emmett Moan Of
West Virginia and Gene Barnett Of
Tech were not scheduled to see action
until late in the first quarter.
The Mountaineers, defeated only by
Pittsburgh and the East's only repre-
sentative in Bowl" competition, were
slight underdogs.
The Raiders lost to Montana, Texas
and Detroit, but wound up . stiff IL
game schedule with seven straight
wins.
A capacity crowd Of $4,000 will see
the game.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
Sanford's Kicking a Factor.

THE same unsatisfactory answer is
given to counteract praise Of San
ford's field goal kicking. Yet Califor-
mia could have used three points one
afternoon when Washington held the
Bears to q scoreless draw.
California followers contend this
team Is greater than the wonder
elevens that trounced Ohio State here
and tied Washington and Jefferson
Little Is said OF the defeat by Georgia
Tech In the other appearance.
'Bama brags Of no wonder team.
Coach Thomas is convinced his 1885
team was superior.
But defeat never enters the minds
Of these boys" he praises.
As the Tide swings into formation it
chants:
Hep, hep, let's go to town, one, two,
three. four :"
Will the Tide 60 to town again
today?
Evening star., 1938-01-01
THIS BEAT CHRISTMAS.

No Christmas present pleased Jack
Dishman half as much as the sweater
he received from George Washington
University last fall for being the
alumnus to do the most constructive
work toward the advancement of ath-
letics at his alma mater.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
They Closed the Windows.

AHCy NtOOCU kk1C "lUUOW8s
RAsKET ball coaches are Of the
same family as football men
None ever has enough material, and
they are not above rendering gentle
moans. Mesmer says that George
Washington had q good team i.
land know. because Georgetown's
scrimmaged them"
You haven't . bad team
yourself" Kissed Mr.. Cotton Of
Catholic enviously.
yeah, but they can't shoot" said
Mesmer. 1--WE pass we'll, but we can't
shoot like Billy Reinharts gang.
Speaking of shooting" he went on,
1--WE were playing Duquesne In Pitts
burgh couple years ago. Duquesne
was leading with four or five minutes
to play, and Georgetown wasn't click
ing.
We'll, I had a boy on the bench
named Gordon He wasn't much, but
sent him in the game with instruc-
tions to start the team shooting. I
guess he thought I meant for him
to take some long ones. Anyway, he
got the ball In the middle Of the floor
and let 60. It flew all the way over
the blackboard.
"As we left the floor Dick King, our
captain and sort Of wisecracker
said to me: Coach, I ran and ran
to follow up that long shot and -
"'Yes?' said.
"'And they closed the windows.'"
Evening star., 1938-01-01

ter jump or no, it's still the same
game which places premium on
good, well-planned plays"
Somebody asked Macmillan
II he found the Eastern de-
fenses really weak.
well. don't know If they're weak
or whether the boys are just lazy
To play defense well you've got to
work just as hard as you do on offense
and sometimes harder In the
West, and especially in the Big Ten,
we stress defense. So far in the East
they haven't shown us much in that
phase"
II think the Eastern boys try to
be too cute" offered Mr. Mesmer
They like to do things when they've
got the ball and then wait until they
get it again"
That's probably it," agreed Mac
MILAN. Anyway, the game now IS
not for lazy kids. Personally like
1t. and, If anything, think it's easier
on a boy than the game with the
center Jump. What wears you out In
basket ball IS being hit by big man
With the jump you always were be-
ing hit and pushed around when the
ball went up"
Evening star., 1938-01-01
FEW CHANGES DUE
IN GR|D|R0N RULES
LittIe's Committee Favors
Alterations Only on Two
Minor Points.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
"A YEW ORLEANS. Jan. Foot
nj balrs rule makers are expect
" ed to make few changes for
4 1888, it was indicated today
as officials took holiday to witness
the annual Sugar Bowl classic be-
tween Santa Clara and Louisiana
State
After the game. which will attract
most Of the $500 delegates to the Ma
tional Collegiate Athletic Association
and the American Football Coaches
Association, the N. c. A. AS football
rules committee will 60 to Edgewater
Park, Miss, to consider the playing
code for next season.
Both organizations have held their
annual meetings here this week. The
rules committee of the Football
Coaches Association, headed by Lou
Little Of Columbia, has recommended
that the ball be placed IS yards in
from the sideline instead Of 10 when
it goes out Of bounds or IS downed
closed than IS yards to the line, and
that If forward pass behind the line
OF scrimmage inadvertently touches
an ineligible man 1t be ruled an in
completed pass and counted as a
down.
Boxing Revival Is Sought.
THE coaches also asked for inter-
pretation and definition of inten-
tionally grounding q forward pass.
Little and Dana x. Bible, Texas coach
will present the suggestions. Chair
man Walter r. Okeson Of the N. C. A.
A. Rules Committee hinted in his re-
port that few changes will be made.
Indications were the committee would
not make its announcement before
Monday.
Before adjourning the N. G. A. A.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
Probably line-ups:
DETR0IT'S STARS LIKED.

Since the Inauguration of the East
West football game in San Francisco,
Detroit University has sent three play
ers to the Easts squads. Lloyd Brazil
was first In 1929. Doug Mott was in
the 1884 outfit. This time Andy
Farkas represents the Titans.
Evening star., 1938-01-01

Not the way basket ball is played now
Minnesota was undefeated once that
I can remember, but that was back in
1919"
MIR. Brobeck, an old Gopher,
was winding up his speech
with q promise that Minnesota
alumni would be on hand to
root the invaders home against
the G. WIS.
"As a matter Of fact" added Mr..
Brobeck, some 140 at the moment are
In q meeting rehearsing some Swedish
yells." To this Guard johnson looked
up and grinned. Everywhere we CO."
he disclosed, I'VE hear cracks about
our Swedes. It's Swedes this, and
Swedes that. To tell the truth. I'm
the only Swede on the team and I'm
not even a regular"
Cotton Names Versatile Center.
THERE is nothing awe inspiring
about the Gophers of the field.
They are boyish-looking youngsters
and, as Mr.. johnson was explaining,
"awfully small to be playing and
winning the co-championship Of the
Big Ten After a while, when the
luncheon was adjourned, Mr.. John
son stood up, and it developed he
lowered 8 feet 2la inches. But that
isn't tall for basket ball." he apolo-
gized. Besides, I'm not heavy. Tc
be really well built for basket ball
now you have to be pretty big all
around. It's a driving sort Of a
game"
After the Gophers left to tour the
city Mr.. Dave Macmillan fingered to
chew the fat with Coach Freddie
Mesmer OF Georgetown and Coach
Fod Cotton of Cathoic University. Mr.
Cotton was recalling the days when
he encountered some Of those half
pint Western gymnasiums.
"Why, we had gym so small
and men 50 tall that our center
jumped and took tickets at the
gate, too"
Mr.. Macmillan, the old New York
Celtic player who coaches the Min
nesotas, was heartily indorsing the
1878 style Of play, which has abol-
ished the center jumps. "The rea-
son you hear that some of the play
ers don't like the new game" he said
Is that they've got mental complex
Bodily Contact Wears Out Players.
IT MEAN" he went on, they reat
where it's q faster game per.
petual motion, the sports writer's say
i. and they get it into their head
that the instant basket Is made
they ought to bust down the foo
Evening star., 1938-01-01
LEARNED GRID COACH.

If AL Ruffo, line coach at Santa
Clara, decides to quit tutoring in foot
ball he could practice law or work at
civil engineering. He holds degrees in
both professions.
Evening star., 1938-01-01
EAST IS 1Q7 CHOICE
IN SECTIONAL GAME
$1,000 Expected to Watch
Annual Classic at San
Francisco.
BY RUSSELL ]. NEWLAND,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

CAN FRANCISCO. Jan. H.
~ Cleated stars of the gridiron,
fresh from 1887 collegiate
- triumphs, square off here today
in the annual charity game that pits
the pick of the East against the West.
This thirteenth classic, expected to
lure more than $4,000 fans. found
the East favored at odds of 10 to Z.
Eastern Coaches Bernie Bierman
Of Minnesota and Andy Kerr Of Col
gate assembled one of the strongest
squads In years, % players from IS
universities Of 9 States.
Among the line stars are three Of
Fordham's vaunted seven blocks Of
granite Ed Franco.
tackle; Alex Wojciechowicz, center,
and AL Babartsky, tackle. Backf1eld
luminaries included Corby Davis, In.
diana fullback.
West Banking on Passes.
WESTERN Coaches Maj. Law.
w renee "Bif1" Jones OF Nebraska
and Orin Babe" Hollingbery Of Wash
ington State College. mustered less
renowned but highly talented boys
from a dozen States
The West was given a pregame
advantage on the pass-throwing abil-
ity OF Halfbacks Dwight Sloan of
Arkansas and Joe Gray Of Oregon
State and ball-snatching prowess of
such towering ends as Jim Benton
of Arkansas. Elmer Dohrmann of
Nebraska and Arthur Smith, Okla
homa.
The East won last year, 3 to o, with
q field goal by Ken Sandbach, Prince
ton quarterback
The apno,lpced ct a rfipo lipo-,,ye.
Evening star., 1938-01-01

Time Of game, 2:15 pm. tE. 8. To.
Omcials--Referee. Tom Thorpe (Colum-
bia): umpire. r. H. Hunt (ArkansaO: head
linesman. John Marshall Georgia Tech) ;
fleld judge. Col. Horatio Hackett (Army).
Evening star., 1938-01-01
MANGAN KEEPS FIT.

Tom Mangan keeps In condition
the year around by playing tennis
IN The summer and ito first cousin, |
'badnatnton, u the wt1se.
Evening star., 1938-01-01

Time Of game, 2:15 pm. E. g. T
Ofhcials-Mr Erwin (Southeastern Con-
ference). referee: Mr.. Conlan tPaciflc
Coast. umpire: Mr.. BaRley lSoutheastern
Conference). field Judge; Mr.. Blewett
(Pacific Coast). head linesman.
Evening star., 1938-01-01

Time Of game. pm, Z. 8. =.
Cooper Kinney mississippi State). ref
cree: Roscoe Minton 1ndianal. umpire;
Siggy Sears (Kentucky NormaD, head lines
man: Eddie Dyer (Rice), deld Judge.
Evening star., 1938-01-01

Time of gameLA3 pm, T. s. IT,.
Referee-Mr. Bell lvanderbiltl. Umpire
Mr.. Bresnahan COLORADO Aggiesl. Head
Curtis (Texas). Field judge
Mr.. McDougau (Colorado).
Evening star., 1938-01-01

WERBER Is COURT FAN.
Bill Werber Of the Philadelphia
Athletics rarely misses . Maryland
baakst baA OanA
Evening star., 1938-01-01
Rose Bowl Foes
Records for 1887

pASADENA, Calf, Jan. l (R.-
The victory marches that
brought Alabama and California
into the Rose Bowl today:
Evening star., 1938-01-01
California Enters Rose Bo,l Only Slight Choice Over Alabama
$1,000 TO WATCH
T|LTATPASADENA
Tide Will Aim to Offset
Bears Superior Power
With Aerial ThruSts.
BY PAUL ZIMMERMAN,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
n ASADENA. Calf. Jan. Ala
thorniest garland from the
Rose Bowl today.
In spite of three victories and tie
In four previous visits the Tide was on
the short end of slim odds that said
Coach Frank Thomas will get stuck
when it goes out against California.
Ninety thousand witnesses, the larg-
est gathering in % years of Rose tour
nament play. clogged the arroyo seco
however, tribute to the classics
most successful invader.
For ip the span of dozen years
'Bama's band has gone home with
three victories, a tie and handsome
sum in gate receipts. Win, lose or
draw, it will add at least 100000 more
today.
And there was an ample sprinkling
Of those who thought this team-cer-
tainly not 'Bama's greatest-would
keep the slate clean.
Test Of Power vs.. Passes.
THE contest promised to be anoth-
er test Of power against passes
with the Tide again expected to take
. short cut through the air.
Coach Stub Allison's team, with a
pre-game edge on the ground. hoped
to 60 out early for comfortable lead
as it did in all but one game during
an undefeated season.
Whether the undefeated Crimson
Tide can come back to win as it did in
1926 against powerful Washington and
again over a highly favored Stanford
eleven in 1885, not to mention its clos
Ing drive that tied Stanford in 1927,
remained to be seen. The other game,
IN 1881, was a rout at the expense
Of Washington State.
Not only did the Golden Bears hold
the weight edge, but comparative sta
tistics point to superiority for Cali
3ornia.
But there remained that other fac
tor which knows no figures-the
burning determination to show the
coast a thing or two about winning
football Alabama always has held
the edge here.
Evening star., 1938-01-01

Pos. East West
LIZ Souchak Pitts Smith. Okla
L.TFr Franco Fordham Shirey Neby
L.G.--- -Drulis. Temple Routt, Tex. Ann
c. Wojciechowicz Ford Parks, Okla.
R.G.--- Zarnas. Ohio g.. Hoptowit. W 8.
r. - Babartsky. Ford. Grimstead. w. S.
r E Bershak. N c. Dohrmann Nebr
@ B. Nicholson. Pitts Kolbe. Oree g.
L.H.--- -Isbell Purdue Gray Oreg. State
r H. - Farkas.- Detroit Douglass. Kansas
F.B.--- Davis, Ind Karamatic. GonZasa
Time of game pm E. S. T
Ofdcials-Bob Evans (Milliken). referee:
Lloyd Yoder (Carnegie TECH. umpire: Rufe
Kawans lChicago}, field judge: william
Kelley (Wisconsin). head linesman.