The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-24
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By CARL LUNDQUTsT United Press staff Correspondent

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 New York, Nov. 24.-CUP) "A dozen football teams harboring hopes for invitations to New Years Day bowl games lead the way into the climactic phase of the 1e44 sea- son tomorrow and the losers may as well pack their moleskins into mothballs for another year.
 Heading the list of hopefuls is Ohio State, which has to be doubly optimistic, because even if it tops Michigan in battle for the Big Ten title it still has to win bat tie with the circuits faculty fathers at special meeting in Chicago on Sunday The Buckeyes, all-victori- ous to date and ranking as the nae tion's number one civilian team, have gotten a definite Rose Bowl bid but haven't a ghost of a chance to go unless the long-standing league rule against poSt-season games is rescinded.
 That game, likely to be decided in a brilliant battle between Ohio States hard driving backs and Michigan's stout line. is the days top attraction and probably will draw crowd of 75,OOO or more al Columbus, O.
 The Buckeyes, 2 to favorites. will lose the title to Michigan by a half game if the Wolverines stage an upset, since they have played one more conference game.
 TrOjans 2-1.
 The western representative for the Rose Bowl game will emerge from the Southern California c. L. A. game with the Trojans 2 to 1 favorites to win it. Unbeaten but tied twice, they have improved since an early season deadlock with the Bruins, who have been weakened by service transfers.
 Texas Christian can clinch the Southwest Conference title and Cotton Bowl bid by beating Rice and is an 8 to 5 favorite. Rice will get an Oil Bowl bid from the home town promoters at Houston, Tex, if it loses and chance to get in the Cotton Bowl if it wins
 Other bowl eligibles are Georgia, which is ' to to defeat Clemson tonight, Oklahoma A & M, to 5 favorite over Oklahoma, Duke, which rates 2 to 1 over North Carolina, Tennessee, unbeaten but tied and 2 to to repeat an earlier victory over Kentucky, and Missis- sippi State at 5 to over MissiSsip- pi. Two all-victorious service elevens likely to go somewhere on New Years day are Bainbridge which is 8 to to try Camp Peary's Sea- bees and Randolph Fields Pliers 3 to l over Amarillo, Tex. A. A. F Iowa Pre-Flight, highly eligible with nine straight voctories after an opening day defeat, closes a heavy season at 3 to over Iowa's Civilian Kids.
 Yale 8 to 5
 Georgia Techs Engineers. who have sewed up an Orange Bowl bid, aren't concverned with anything but intersectional prestige in their bout with Notre Dame in which they are to favorites. Yale is favored 8 to to finish its season all-victoriouS for the first time since 1923 against virginia's Cavaliers.
 In other eastern games, all tra- o1tlonal renewals Brown is to 5 over Colgate, Dartmouth is 2 to 1 over Columbia, Pennsylvania is s to ? over Cornell, Penn State to 5 over Pittsburgh, Rutgers 8 to 5 over Lehigh, with Ursinus- -Swarth- more even money.
 Purdue and Indiana were rated even in their annual jouSt the sold oaken bucket" Minnesota was g to 5 over Wisconsin and Illinois 5 to 2 over Northwestern in other Big Ten games. Great Lakes Naval was ? to over Fort Warren, Wyo., Nebraska rated to over Kansas State in the only Big Six game.
 In other southern games, Auburn is 8 to 5 over Miami tonight and Georgia Pre-Flight is { to over Daniel Field.
 Elsewhere in the southwest, Texas Tech is 6 to 5 over Southern Metho- dist and New Mexico is 2 to 5 over West Texas State.
 St. Mary's Pre-F1ight is 8 to s over California and Fleet City rates 9 to 5 over Modesto on the Pacific Coast while in Sunday game the Second Air Force Superbombers are ' to 5 over the Fourth Air Force tiiers of March Field, Cal.