Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-02

! ka IN the Rose Bowl at faSau
| Nebraska was invited last
graduate manager.
Mai. Lawrence T. Diff Jones,
athletic director for the Cornhusk-
ers, grateful and delighted" con-
ferred with DR.. H. d. Bergman OF
Iowa State, head of the Big Six
faculty committee, who contacted
the other members. Within short
time, they agreed to waive the con-
ference rule against post season
! games.
Stanford became the Rose Bowl
host by defeating California 13 to
7 on Saturday, its ninth of the
season and tenth in row. Stan
ford's only victory in 1889 was over
Dartmouth in the final game.
Stanford's choice left only two
berths in the five New Years day
bowl games to be filled.
Perfect Records
Boston College, the nations high
est scoring outfit, and Tennessee,
southeastern champion, collide at
the New orleans Sugar Bowl. This
will be the only one involving per-
fect-record teams.
Arizona State and Western Re-
serve of Cleveland will battle in the
Sun Bowl at Ell Paso, Tex.
Mississippi State, unbeaten but
tied. has accepted an invitation to
the Miami Orange Bowl. They prob
ably will meet the Texas AggieS,
Georgetown or perfect-record La
Fayette.
Fordham university of New York
City plays at Dallas, Tex. The
Rams opponents will be the Texas
Aggies, Southern Methodist or Rice.
After the Pacific coast conference
faculty representatives went through
the formality of making the Indians
the conferences Bowl team Stan
ford's three-man committee sat
down to pick an opponent.
Boston College, Tennessee and
Mississippi State had made their
arrangements. Pennsylvania had de-
clined a "feeler"; Cornell, Michigan
and Minnesota couldn't accept be-
cause of conference rules which
couldn't be waived.
Texas A. Ss M. and Nebraska both
with imperfect records, remained. 1t
was reported that there had been
pressure from Los Angeles against
another southern team again, so
Nebraska was invited.
The choice was made by Fullback
Norman Standlee, representing the
team; Prof. william B. Owens, fac
ulty representative, and Masters.
Nebraska, defeated only once-by
Minnesota-will be the first repre-
sentative of the Big Six conference
in the Rose Bowl.
Huskers Collect
The CornhuskerS, after their in
itial setback by Minnesota, defeated
Indiana, Kansas, Missouri, Oklho-
m, Iowa, Pittsburgh, Iowa State and
Kansas State, rolling up ITO points
to their opponents "a.
Stanford, with a new coach at
the helm-Clark D. Shaughnessy,
who came from the University of
Chicago when it de-emphasized
football - had an inspired season
With comparative ease, it turned
back University of San Francisco
University of Oregon, Santa Clara
Washington State, Southern Cali
fornia, University of California at
Los Angeles Washington, Oregon
State and California.
The team vowed the customers
who picked them to finish far dowr
in the conference standing. The In
dians totaled ITS points during tht
season against 70 for their oppo.
nentS.
Stanfords achievement was tri'
umph for Shaughnessy, who tool
the team that won only one gam,
last season and made it the Pacifi
coast champion.
1t was announced that STANFORD
would give its alumni first chanc
to buy Rose Bowl tickets at $4.4
each. An allotment will be set asid
for Nebraska and its supporters
and 5000 general admission tick
cts will be placed on sale at Pasa
dena.