The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-12-26
TULSA PRIMED FOR GEORGIA IN OIL BOWL
By BROOKS H. BICKNELL Limited Press Sports Writer)

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 Tulso, Okla, Dec. 26 - (UP) - Packing into 8 few short weeks an- other seasons practice program, Coach Henry Frnka expects to turn & better and sharper Tulsa Uni versity eleven against Georgia in the Oil Bowl at Houston, Tex, New Years day than plowed through a 1O-game campaign last autumn.
 The Tulsans, winning eight of 10 and piliqg up strong offensive record but more formidable de- fensive record this past season, will be on the alert for two things scoring chances and stopping Charley Trippi, Georgia's "shot-in- the-arm."
 Coach Frnka's oil capital proteges are not the least bit uneasy about a bowl performance for the Tulsans are about to participate in their fifth successive post-season classic.
 Not only will it be "old stuff" to Tulsa's mentor, who made the golden hurricane bowl-minded, but fullback Camp Wilson, star Tulsa hne-smasher, will be playing in his fourth successive bowl game and it will be three and two for most of the linemen.
 Frnka's backf1eld, both reserves and regulars, is composed mostly of youngsters lacking the finesse of former Tulsa stars like all-America Glenn Dobbs, Perry Moss and oth- CTS, but the high-spirited competi- tion between the large number af- lords the tutor plenty of changes and experiments.
 All Set
 NO Georgia team is a pushover," Franka said. we've found that out in the last two bowl games, but we're going to be primed to give MT. Trippi and company plenty of run for their money at Houston"
 Trippi, who spent a number of years away from the Bulldog kennel with stretch in the Army Air forces, is the mainstay of Georgia's attack.
 Georgia was blowing along the hard way until Tripp showed up in mid-season and the Bulldogs grown became a healthy "Bitezn Frnka pointed out. Hell be tough to stop, but we're making plans for that afternoon for him." he added.
 The Oklahoma teams offensive record is good. The Tulsans, led by Wilson, rolled up 434.7 yards gain ed average per game during the 10 encounters.
 Standing out with, or above, the Tulsa offensive record is its defen- sive record. Against Indiana's Big Ten champions the boys from the oil capital showed formidable strength in stopping the chargers of Coach Bo McMillin. The Hossiers were held to a single touchdown, winning 7-2. Against powerful Ok lahoma A. and M. College, Sugar Bowl contenders this coming Jan. l, the Tulsa team held the All-Ameri- ca Bob Fenimore to a mere 48 yards and the Aggies to a 6-12 score. Tul- sa scored first against A. and M..
 4NONhAA6 WI NCFdQd, CAoo Tech, Baylor, Drake, Wichita, west Texas State and the Hopdo, Tex, AAF the Tulsans piled up 2,236 yards rushing 784 yards from pass ing and had 36.7 yard average in bunting.
 Class Up Front"
 Frnka's forward wall, packed with dynamite and aggression, is some- thing to watch Tackles c. B. Stan- ley and Jim Warrington, both 215- pounders, augmented by 29O- pound man-mountain that moves much faster than is expected-For- rest Grigg In addition of these stall warts, Frnka has Bob Hellinghaus- en, 190-pound center, who is bear cat on defense, and two-fast-step- ping guards, Ruben Morgan, 18O, and Bob Thomas, 195, to implement the action.
 Tulsa's ends, Bob Phillips, 180, Dick Mosely, ITS, are rugged in- dividua1s and add to Frnka's po- on the field.
 Elmer Simmons, fleet ball toter, and Bob Smith, tailback, furnish much of the open-field sting to I1ilga'S attack.