Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-31


Henry McLemore. posses and
sought to track me down. Irate
employers did likewise. The only
thing that saved me was that finally
every one felt that the law Of aver
ages must sometimes come to my
rescue, and that eventually there
would be a killing to be made on
my forecasts.
But the law OF averages never
offered helping hand and I left the
sports writing business with the rep
utation Of being unable to call even
the turn on the tides of the ocean.
But man is creature of habit
and with five bowl football games
being played tomorrow I must ex-
press my opinion. I do not fear
being out on limb. It's second
home to me. In fact, my feet are
curved like those of a bird from
years of hanging on to the end of
limb, and If forced to I can live
for weeks on acorns and tender
shrubs alone.
do not advise you to wager on
my choices. AS have limited they
are likely to be wrong, and, besides,
Mayor La Guardia, who frowns on
betting. may be shopping around.
The chances are that he will, being
as he is built along key-hole lines.
Chance for Profit.
But If you must risk a farthing
or two in the hope of getting enough
profit for another War Bond, please
give every consideration to:
Georgia in the Rose Bowl against
U. C. L. A.; Georgia Tech against
Texas in the Cotton Bowl Tennes-
see against Tulsa in the Sugar Bowl;
Alabama against Boston College in
the Orange Bowl, and the Second
Air Force of Spokane against Har-
din-Simmons in the Sun Bowl.
But for the choice of the Air Force
squad, my ballot is strictly Deep
South. 1t might have been marked
on beaten biscuit in ham gravy
and cast by Jefferson Davis, himself.
But this must not be considered par
tisanship on my part. although that
is exactly what it is. This blind
faith in Southern football has cost
me pretty penny over the years
and there have been days when I
wished I had been born under the
sign OF the baked bean. the cod,
and the nasal tWang, instead Of
where the sun shines bright on the
magnolia, the bandanna, the pick
aninny and the boll-Weevil.
But to get back to football:
Here are the scores with expla-
nations) of the various bowl games:
Georgia, 81; u c. L. A., 10. That's
a conservative estimate. It will be
free-scoring game. It's not diff
cult to score on Georgia, but it is
tough to keep the Georgians from
scoring more than you do. Georgia
has two fine passers in Sinkwich
and Trippi and three great receivers
in Van and Lamar Davis and George
Poschner. Georgia is strictly a des-
perado team. and its style of play is
as unconventional as can be imag-
ined
Same Score as Above.
Georgia Tech, 81; Texas. 49, Same
score as above. The difference in
the two teams will consists of a
fuzzy-cheeked freshman named Clint
Castleberry. perhaps the best run
ming back in college football today.
The freshman will run for two
touchdowns and throw pass for tho
third.
Alabama, 81; Boston College, 10.
Same score as the two above. This
is the only game about which T
have the slightest doubt. There is a
chance that the score will be re-
versed, but have had too many
quail suppers at Coach Frank
Thomas house in Tuscaloosa to let
him down at this late date.
Tennessee, 81; Tulsa, 10. Same
score as the three above. Tennessee
has been accused of being a rough
football team. I wouldn't know
about that. but if you didn't come
out on the field with a very brave
and manly elven you might not last
the first half against Tennessee.
Tulsa has fine team and one of ths
great backs of the years is Glenn
Dobbs, but may find that life in tho
Missouri Valley Conference is slight.
ly different from that in the South.
eastern.
Second Air Force, 81; Hardin
Simmons, 10. Same score as tho
four above. My suggestion to the
losing team Is to cross into Juarez,
Mexico. as soon as the game is over
and have duck dinner at the Ii.
vol. 1t will make the loss of tho
game seem trivial matter.
Don't pay any attention to these
selections. To wager on them is a.
dangerous as playing drop the
handkerchief with bushmaster.
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