The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-12-31
GOOD FIELD FOR ROSE BOWL 60
 IS PREDICTED
Conflicting Reports on In- iuries-Nebraska Has
 Better Reserves
RY HENRY McLEMoRE .

Limited Press stan CorrespOndent)
 Pasadena, Cal, Dec. 31 = (U.P0 Tt was mind over matter for the Stanford and Nebraska football teams today.
 With the Rose Bowl kickoff just @ day away, the Californians and the mid-weSternerS are through with physical practice and will spend the remaining time sharpen ing their wits in blackboard drills.
 Neither team will work out in the Rose Bowl today. The rival coaches agreed on this after a study of the turf in the giant concrete saucer convinced them that the recently re-seeded field was in no condition to withstand a pre-game hammer ing from 30 or 90 cleated players. Coaches Clark Shaughnessy and Lawrence (Bif) Jones decided to limit their practice" in the bowl today to walking the players around the field to accustom them to the shadows, wind currents, and back ground.
 Conflicting reports on the condi- tions of the players continue to come from the rival camps. In the morning there will be word that neither team has 8 genuinely in jured player and in the afternoon one will hear that Stanford still is concerned over the condition of Fullback Standlee, Tackle Jack Warnecke, End Clem Tomerlin, and Fullback Vucinich, and that Nebras- ka is fretting over the feverish con- dition of Guard Schwartzkopf, the ankle of Tackle Behm, the back and ribs of Quarterback Petsch, and the arms of Wingback Zikmund. The general feeling, however, is that the hospital talk is somewhat exaggerated and that both schools will start the teams they did during the regular season.
 Clear And warm
 While the bowl gridiron is still soft and sticky from the off-and-on rains of the past few days, the weather man says it will be clear and warm tomorrow and that the field will be in good shape. Both coaches have expressed wish for fast, dry footing. Coach Jones says that, contrary to general belief, a wet field would handicap his Ne braskans more than it would the lighter, speedy and fancy-Dan Stanfords.
 Any team that uses the indirect pass from center as Stanford does is almost certain to have less trou. ble with slippery ball than a team whose center passes directly to the back who will carry the ball" Coach Jones said.
 Stanford doesn't agree with this theory, but argues that treacherous going would slow down its attack which calls for split second timing, slick handling of the ball, and passes of all sorts and descriptions. Stanford continues to be on odds on favarite in the betting. Book makers quote them at to 2 and the presence of much Nebraska money hasn't caused them to change their odds. Nearly every football expert on the coast picks the Indians to win, and to win without too much of a struggle. Few prophets of this sector can foresee Nebraska. des- pite it's rugged line. preventing such brilliant runners as Gallarneau and Kmetovic from breaking away for touchdown runs, or any pass de- fense thwarting little Frankie AL bert's passes.
 It is agreed by Stanford shouters that Nebraska is more blessed with capable replacements. but they argue that a Stanford team which was strong enough to sweep nine straight wins in tough conference can surely hold together long enough to win one more ball game