Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-29
Bowl Teams Put
Final Touches on
0ffense, Defense

BERKELEY, Cal, Dec. 20. NOrp-
Coaches Bernie Bierman and Andy
Kerr of the Eastern All-Stars, glum-
" considering the heavy rains OF
the past two weeks, today were ap-
parently considering the possibility
of winning the Shrine East-West
football game on New Years day
with a field goal. They had all %
of their charges out in front OF
the goal posts kicking placements,
and Tony Ruffa, Duke tackle, prov
ed the most consistent booter on
the wet field.
PASSING SUSPENDED
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal,
Dec. %. CUP)-The Western squad
for the Shrine New Years football
game took a holiday from heavy
scrimmage today, but Coaches Babe
Hollingsberry and Matty Bell plan
ned to run scrimmage again tomor-
row. Passing drill was suspended
because of the rain and yesterdays
practice was largely on defense.
BOSTON READY
BAY ST. LOUIS. Miss, Dec. %.
CUP)-Coach Frank Leahy said TO-
day that his Boston College Eagles
were ready" for Tennessee in the
Sugar Bowl football game at New
orleans on New Years day. He took
of fair weather by or
dering another scrimmage session
today. He put the boys through
their hardest scrimmaging yester-
day since arriving on the gulf coast
and all of them escaped injuries.
Except for right tackle John Yauc-
koes, who has a tooth ache and a
slight cold, the squad is in top physi-
cal shape.
SECRET SESSION
EDGEWATER PARK, Miss, Dec.
%. (UP)-Maj. Bob Neyland sched-
uled his Tennessee Vols for another
secret practice session today. He
put his squad through its first,
scrimmage since Christmas yester-
day in preparation for meeting Bos-
ton College in the Sugar Bowl Jan.
OFFENSE DRILL .
MIAMI, Fla, Dec. %. (UP)-An
offense drill for Mississippi States
footballers was scheduled today by
Coach Allyn McKeen. He pro-
nounced his squad In excellent
yesterday following
practice against offensive plays of
Orange Bowl opponent
Of State next Wednesday.
RAIN TROUBLESOME
COLLEGE STATION, Tex, Dec
%. (UP) - Coach Homer Norton
hopes to get his Texas Aggies out
on the practice field today if wealth
er permits. Rain forced the Aggies
TO practice indoors yesterday for
their game with Fordham on New
Years day in the Cotton Bowl.
Passing, kicking and sprinting were
in the big rodeo barn
yesterday.
MAPS DEFENSE
DALLAS, Tex, Dec. %. (UP)-
Coach Jim Crowley of Fordham said
today that he was devising a de-
fenSe to stop the Texas Aggies'
John Kimbrough in the Cotton Bowl
next week. His plan calls for guards
and tackles to converge on "big
John" in "V-drive" before he picks
up momentum. Crowley said he
knew that left his boys open for
mouse trapping, but if you don't
stop him before he gets started.
Kimbrough will murder the line"
SCRIMMAGE
PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. %. CUP)-
Still dissatisfied with Nebraska's Of
fensive work, Coach Biff Jones to-
day clung to his "two-a-day" prac-
tice schedule despite injuries to two
OF his squad in yesterdays bruising
Scrimmage
PASSING OFTENSE
PASADENA, Cal, Dec. %. CUP)
both fullbacks unlikely TO be
of much service against Nebraska in
the Rose Bowl on New Years day
Coach Clark Shaughnessy had his
Stanford Indians concentrating on
passing today. frankie Albert and
Thor Peterson kept the pass receiv-
erS busy yesterday with both lonp