Evening star., 1941-01-02
Seven Grid TiIts
Attract More
Than 100000
New Orleans Bottle,
Clash at Dallas
Most Dramatic
BY JUDSON BAILEY,

The New Year Day football frolcz
showed Stanford IS Just a good as
everybody thought il was and that
Boston College is a whole lot better
than some people preferred to be-
lieVe
The miracle men from Stanford
stopped Nebraska S big COrnhuskers,
21-13 in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena
yesterday while 10000 spectators
screamed and moaned as the tide OF
fortune ebbed and flowed
In New Orleans another vast
turnout of $1,000 fans watched the
favored Tennessee Volunteers turned
back by the Boston Eagles in a stir
ring battle of two unbeatcn and un-
tied TItans which finally was de-
cIded by slender. l56-pound ma
rauder named Charley ORourke.
Elsewhere the holiday produCe1
equally sensational gridron dramas.
as the Texas Aggies topped Ford
ham. 1912. III the Cotton Bowl: the
West wrecked the East, 2O-l4 in the
Shrlne's charity all-star game.
Mississippi State gOuged George
town, 14-7, and Western Peserve
routed Tempe (AriZJ Teachers. .25-
l3, in the Sun Bowl.
All Draw Capacity Crowds.
The weather man turned a warm.
sunny smile on most of the game
and all drew capacity crowds in All
outpourlng Of a third of A million
1ans for the first football show O!
I94l.
The ace attraction at the Rose
Bowl was test of strength against
speed and Smartness and for once
the race was not to the stronc.
Inc foes exchanged touchdovns in
pairs In.the first half. which ended
with Stanford ahead l4-l3. because
Nebraska placement try for Al
extra point was blocked by Guard
Charles TAYLOR.
Then III the third period Nebraska
proved its bruising strength by
holding for downs on the I-fOot
line and Stanford proved its smart
ness by breaking loose Pete Kmeto-
v7ch on the next play for touch
down with a 40-yard return Of the
Huskers' punt.
Tennessee forced the play in the
Sugar Bowl, but twice the Eagles
; tied the score and finally in the last
period ORourke spanked an 80-ysrd
drive that ended with him circling
an end "a yards to the winning
touchdown.
Penalties Hurt Fordham.
Mississippi State collected its
points early at Miami where $4,000
fans filled the Orange Bowl, By
blocking kick in the end zone for
one touchdown and marching 81
wards Tor another in the first half
GEORGETOWN couldn't catch up.
Al Dallas. where 1900 packed the
Cotton Bowl. FCrdham Outplayed
Texas A. and NJ for the first half.
but came apart in the third period
when Marion Puch and Earl CBama)
Smith completed 65-yard pass play
for one touchdown and John Kim
brough blasted through the line one
ward for second after the Rams
twice had been penalized in the
shadow of their own goal Pugh's
placekick was the deciding point
Tom Harmon of Michigan and
Paul Christnlan of Missouri a pair
of famous passers, completed two
apiece for the East and West, re,
spectively, for a standoff at Sau
Francisco, but Jimmy johnson o.
Santa Clara brought the $1,000 fan.
. springing to their feet with a So
yard touchdown sprint that settled
the outcome in the Vests favor.
Goes 102 Yards to Score.
At FL Paso. Tex. Temple Teacher:
outdOWned Western Reserve ant
provided the $4,000 spectators with
their biggest thrill as Hascall Hen
shaw ran l02 yards on q fake punt
for a touchdown but the razzle
dazzle of the Redcats was too much
for the Arizonans. Western Reserve
scored in every period
Fresno CCalifD State COpped honorS
in the Pine Apple Bowl at Honolulu
by beating Hawaii 80.