The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-11-21
BY JACK CUDDY United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
 New York, Nov. 21-CUP)-The New Years Day football bowl game people are getting ready to send out the R. s. V. P. invitations to their annual SociableS and the countrywide gridiron guessing con- test as to who will go and who will have to stay at home is well under way.
 A lot depends upon what may happen this weekend, but as of now it appears that a Jan. l line up of opponents something similar to this may not be far amiss:
 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Cal. = Southern California vs Georgia Tech or Duke.
 Cotton Bowl-Dalas, Tex.-Texas Christian vs Oklahoma A & M or Iowa State.
 Sugar Bowl, New Orleans-Geor- gia Tech or Duke vs Alabama or Tennessee.
 Orange Bowl, Miami-Wake For est vS Tulsa.
 Oil Bowl, Houston, Tex.-Ran- dolph Field Pliers vs Second Air Force superbombers.
 Although the Rose Bowl commit tee openly favors Ohio State, the faculty fathers of the Big Ten are expected to turn down a proposal to lift the ban on postseason games at a meeting this weekend. More over, Michigan's Wolverines are lurking just around the corner and if they hand the Buckeyes their first beating the Rose Bowl boom probably will collapse.
 Complication?
 Southern California, tied twice but not defeated, has big edge for the Rose Bowl, although U. C. L. A. could complicate matters by upsetting the Trojan eleven in their second meeting Saturday. The first game ended in a tie and since their conference records are about equal U. c. L. A. might get the nod by winning.
 The Cotton Bowl is committed to the Southwest Conference cham pion as the host eleven and Texas Christian, without loss, is far out in front since all other teams have been beaten twice. Dan Rogers head of the selection committee al Dallas, said that Oklahoma A & M was first choice as the guest team.
 The situation is wide open at New Orleans, with Georgia Tech ex- pected to be top choice if it beats Notre Dame Saturday, although Southern California also has ex- pressed a preference for the En- gineers as an opponent.
 If Georgia Tech passed up Rose Bowl bid in favor of the Sugar Bowl, Duke despite its four defeats probably would have the inside track. The West Coast folks haven't forgotten Dukes fine gesture of hospitality when they transplanted the 1922 Rose Bowl game with Oregon State to Durham, N. O.. after the Pearl Harbor attack when our Pacific shores were not consid- cred safe from bombing. Neither have they forgotten Dukes last ap- pearance at Pasadena in 1889 when Southern California edged the Blue Devils in the final 30 seconds on desperation pass to kin ' to in one of the most thrilling of all Rose Bowl games.
 Sugar Bowl
 Both Alabama and Tennessee are getting top consideration for the Sugar Bowl with Mississippi State still in the running despite its IS to o defeat to Alabama Saturday.
 c. F. (Jack) Baldwin, head of the Orange Bowl selection commit tee says clubs from North Carolina and Oklahoma are favored and it wouldn't be hard to single out Tulsa's bowl-minded hurricane and Wake Forests once-beaten Deacons as top eligibles. Both are al-civ- ilian teams.
 Home town Rice Institute will get