The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-12-22
GEORGIA TECH CLEVER ORANGE
 BOWL COMBINE.
By AL KUETTNER United Press Stan COrrespOndent)


 Atlanta, Ga, Dec. p 2- (UP) - Georgia Techs ramblin' wreck foot ball team, which looks the part of it's nickname, isn't going to bother to dress up for its New Years day Orange Bowl game with Tulsa, but if Miami's fashionable resort crowd is looking for a clever. colorful team instead of fine raiment, the fans won't be disappointed.
 Sartorially inelegant as usual, the Tech boys are hanging on to their faded and shabby uniforms "for luck" They figure that what was good enough to bring them eight victories out of 10 in a year when they weren't supposed to won half that many, should be good enough for a Bowl assignment.
 There have been better, though scarcely more colorful Tech teams than this one, but the 1944 young- sters won their way into the hearts of the nations football fans by the way they negotiated the seasons top upset, that 1T to IS thriller victory over Navy.
 But one victory doesn't consti- ute immortality as far as Wry Bill Alexander, Georgia Tech coach is concerned. Now serving out his silver anniversary year with the Atlanta Avalanche, he is disturbed that the odds-makerS have made his team a touchdown favorite to repeat its ugar Bowl victory of last year over Tulsa.
 "They lost only to 8 couple of and the Iowa Seamawks," he said. "We'll need all the practice we can get and then we'll have to play our heads of in Miami. Tulso Is get ting there 8 good two days ahead of us. That means a lost of time to practice, and brother, they have got some good material to practice with"
 The Tech team, it's Navy V-12 players unrestricted because they are using their Christmas vacations to play at Miami, will arrive there December 26.
 Extensively, Alexander is bank ing on his faithful four" the start- ing backfield which carried the bod through most of the schedule. Johnny Mcintosh at quarter, Novy transfer from Carnegie Tech does the ball handling on the front end of Techs dazzling reverses. Allen (Dinky) Bowen, the freshman, car ries a double load His seldom erring toe is used to handle the kicking and he has developed into speedy runner to i'll a crying need in that spot.
 Halfback Mickey Logan, 5 foot, 6-inch, 15O-pounder is the light weight of the squad, who has found that the best way to avoid bruising tacklerS is to outrun them. Frank (The Red) Broyles at fullback is the work horse and field general. calm veteran who passes with provision even when tacklers are charging.
 The Tech line, which has an average of 195 pounds has both heft and mobility. At the ends, Phil Tinsley, who received all- America recognition and George Murdock, Av-12 transfer from Vanderbilt are rangy 6-foot, 1-inch speedsters.
 Tackle Jack Klenn, who weighs PA pounds is the heavyweight of the line, while his mate Deane Gains, a veteran of last years team weighs 204 pounds. Gains. 8 stand out in the 1944 Sugar Bowl game, hopes to repeat his success against Tulsa.
 The guards, Roland Phillips and Maurice Furchgott are comparative lightweights with Phillips at 185 pounds and Furchgott at 165, but both are fast and talented, par ticularly at blocking.
 Center Ed Holtsinger, 1855 pound six-footer is a Navy gift" from Duke. He is an expert at line back Ing on defense and steady pivot man.
 This will be Techs sixth Bowl appearance. In 1929 it defeated California 8 to ' in the Rose Bowl, in 1940 it won its Orange Bowl test with Missouri 21 to T. in l94l it defeated Boston College in the Sugar Bowl 19 to B in 1943, it lost to Texas in the Cotton Bowl IA. to 2 and last year beat Tulsa 20 to IS at New Orleans.