The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1946-01-02
COAST TEAM NEVER
HAS A CHANCE IN
R 0SE BOWL CLASH
As Expected Harry Gilmer
PAGES Winners With
Passes And Runs
By RUSS NEWLAND

ed stars from Alabama passed,
pounded and dazzled Southern Cal
ifornia's bulky Trojan's to "a to
IA defeat today while $4,000 fans
thrilled to one of the most exciting
Rose Bowl games in many years.
Striking swiftly, scoring the first
time they laid hands on the ball,
the maroon jersied swifties from
the old south outplayed and out
Unanswered their western rivals
throughout most of the game.
It was an Alabama rout from the
start. Coach Frank Thomas boys,
indicated in their regular season,
snatched touchdown six minutes
after the opening kickoff.
Two more touchdoWns were post
ed on the score board in the Sec
ond period as the baffled Trojans
grabbed at the elusive. Alabama
backs, led by sophomore sensation
Harry Gilmer of Birmingham. The
Trojans simply couldn't stop the
Alabamans who rolled UP ten first
down to none in the first half. The
count then was 200.
They came back for a third Pc
riod yardage march to chalk up
their fourth touchdown.
That display made the score ~
to 0 and Southern California's big
team looked strictly amateurish by
comparison.
When the Crimson Tide rolled to
their fifth score early in the fourth
period, spectators began moving
for the exits. The 31st renewal
Of the annual Rose Bowl classic
had become 50 one-sided It had
reached the stage OF boredom
"a to 0.
The Trojans saved themselves
from complete humiliation, how
ever, as the minutes licked off in
the closing quarter. Twice in quick
succession they crossed the Ala
bama goal.
One was touchdown pass
caught over the goal. The other
came from a blocked punt, and
short run.
Alabama's lighter, faster squad
lived up to advance notice. They
lined UP in sunny, sultry weather
as to l favorites. AS the contest
turned out the odds could have
been 10 to /.
Jack Greene, Alabama right
guard from Steubenville, Ohio,
paved the way for the initial score.
Trojan halfback Bobby Morris
funbled on his own II yard line.
Greene was there to snag the oval.
Quarterback Henry Self went over
from the one foot line on a quar-
terback sneak. Actually the Sou
therners gained % yards on the
scoring series, having been set
back five yards on penalty.
Self, incidentally, scored the
first and last Alabama touchdowns.
In the last period he caught pass
from Gilmer and ran IA yards.
In between, rubber legged Gil
mer, the standout Of the game,
broke through the line for one
yard, the final effort Of an Ala
bama thrust Of 60 yards. That was
in the second period. A few min
utes later, the Alabamans scorched
IS yards, right half Lowell Tew,
his broken jaw protected by a
leather device, plunging across
from the two yard marker.
How completely Southern CALI
fornia was held in check by the
lighter Alabama team was reflect
ed in the fact the Trojans were
unable to cross midfield until the
third period when they got to with
in thirty yards of goal:
First downs were IS to 3 and
Southern California made only six
yards net from running playa
department. in which Alabama
rolled the staggering net total of
1872.
Net yards from rushing and
passes were 351 for the visitors
and II for the home guards.
| Alabama's sixth trip to the Rose
Bowl was decisiveness TO say the
least. It made four victories and
one defeat and one tie for the
veterans in footballs most color
full and oldest post-seasson clas-
! sic.
While Gilmer enjoyed the main
starring role, with his passing,
broken field running. his Alabama
teammates in general made a fine
showing for themselves.
Lineups:
Pos.-Alabama So. California
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