The daily monitor leader., 1945-12-31
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StsoIs Spotlight

NEW YORK, Dec. 31-R)-
The thump of the booted pigskin
will be heard once again in the
warmer climes of the nation to-
morrow when selected football
teams square off against each
other in the l3 New Years Day
extravaganzas that are expected
to attract a total of 400, 900 grid
enthusiasts.
The top, crowds Of the day
will be concentrated in Pasa-
dena's Rose Bowl where all
conquering Alabama will engage
the thrice-beaten Trojans OF
/ Southern California before about
10000 fans and in New Orleans
where the unbeaten and united
Oklahoma Aggies will tangle
with the once-beaten Galloping
Gaels of St. Mary's before about
$4,000 customers in the Sugar
Bowl.
Alabama's Crimson Tide has
been made a 1914 point favorite
to stop the west coast represen-
t.tives. This game should pro-
vide a spectacular duel between
Harry Gilmer, the Southerners
gifted aerial artist, and Ted Tan
nehill, the vaunted Trojan touch
down ace.
The Aggies, paced by ALL
American Bob Fenimore, are
rated l3 points better than the
youthful Gaels who are spanked
by All-American Herman Wede-
meyer.
The annual Shrine contest IN
San Francisco between the East
ern and Western All-Stars finds
the latter team a Ia point
choice. About $4,000 fans will
see the dream squads in ac-
ton.
Despite that Holy Cross tri-
pie threat, ailing Stan koslowski
is almost certain to start, the
cnce-beaten Crusaders are IL
point underdogs to M i a m is
Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl
where a $4,000 crowd is expect
ed.
The Dallas Cotton Bowl mat
ches the once-beaten I e X a S
Longhorns, champions OF the
Southwest conference, against
thrice-beaten Missouri, the Big
Six king, with Texas a l3-point
favorite. The game is expected
to draw 45,500.
Charley Trlppl and his Geor-
gia Mates have been given a 51s
point edge over Tulsa in the Oh
Bowl at Houston. Both teams
were defeated twice but crowd
of $1,000 is expected.
Crowds of $4,000 are expected
for the Sun Bowl fray at FL Paso,
Tex. matching Denver against
New Mexico; at the Gator Bowl
at Jacksonville, Fla, W n e e
Wake Forest will encounter
South Carolina; and for the Raj
sin Bowl at Fresno, Calf. where
Drake will engage Fresno State.
Between 5000 and 1000 fans
are expected to turn out for
Birmingham's Vulcan Bowl con-
test between Tennessee State and
Tex as College, Jacksonville's
Flower Bowl game between
Louisiana Normal and Lane Col.
lege: Orlando's Azalea Bowl
where Knoxville College and
Florida N g. / meet and Miamrs
Coconut Bowl game between
Bethune-Cookman College ana
Albany (Ga.) State Teachers.
Here is the lineup OF New
Years Day football games, with
teams, sites, won-lost-tie records
lin brackets), kickoff time. es-
timated attendance and net
work broadcast times: (An times
listed are E. S. IT,:
Rose Bowl at Pasadena, Calif.'
Alabama 5000 VS.. Southern
California (7-3-O, 5 p. m, S0'-
600, NBC, 4:45 p. m.
Sugar Bowl at New C-leans,
Oklahoma A g. M (8-U-0) vs. St.
Mary's (7-l-0). 8 p. m. 72.OO0
ABC (American), 2:4S p. m.
East-West Game at San Fran
cisco, 5 .. m. $4,000 MBS. 4:4s
p. m.
Orange Bowl at Miami, Holy
Cross (8-1-0) w Miami (Fla.)
(s-l-D 2 p. m, $4,000, CHS. las
p. m.
Cotton Bowl at Dallas, Mis-
souri, $500 VS. Texas (9-l-0),
2:l5 D. m, $500, MBS. 2 p. m.
Oil Bowl at Houston. Tex,
Georgia (8-2-0) VS. Tulsa (7-2-O),
2:3O p. m. q, 900.
Sun Bowl at FL Paso, Tex,
Denver (4-4-l VS. New Mexico,
(5-l.1), 4 p. m, $4,000, ABS
(Associated), 4 p. m.
Gator Bowl at Jacksonville,
Fla, Wake Forest (3-3-D vs.
South Carolina (2-2-3), 2:30 p.
m, $4,000.
Raisin Bowl at Fresno, Call,
Drake (4-4-1) vs. Fresno State
(4-5-2), 4 p. m. $4,000.
Vulcan Bowl at Birmingham,