Evening star., 1948-11-23
Defeat by Wolverines
Hurt Oregon S Hopes;
Politics Is Hinted
BY the Assoeiofed Press

PASADENA, Calf, Nov. 23.-
Michigan's football power appar-
emily still hovers over the Rose
Bowl.
Such was one line of thought to-
day, as the newly fashioned lineup
for the annual New Years Day
battle was discussed.
It'll be California Of the Pacific
Coast Conference against North
western OF the Big Nine.
Conference faculty athletic rep
resentatives, by secret telegraphic
ballot, voted California into the
Big Bowl-for the fifth time.
Oregon, tied with California 10
conference standings, lost out-un-
beaten in conference play, bat de-
feated in the battle of the ballots.
That's where the Michigan in
fuence may have exerted itself.
The Michigans, by Big Nine rules,
were barred from appearing twice
in succession in the Rose Bowl,
where last New Years Day they
adroitly massacred Southern Cali.
fornia's Trojans. 49-0.
Defeat Remembered.
Last October 2, less adroitly, per-
haps. they blanked Oregon, 14-0.
Theoretically, the faculty minds
aren't supposed to dwell on non-
conference results.
But, taking not thing away from
Pappy Waldorf's good looking Bears,
it is barely possible that one or more
of the faculty eyes paused dncon-
sciously over that october 2 occur
renee.
The actual vote remains a deep
secret; open to speculation, but
never, according to Commissioner
Victor o. Schmidt, to be answered
Even the count. he said. might put
some of the conference brothers ION
the spot"
Perish the thought, but some
skeptics said they thought confer
ence politics might have figured.
and California outmaneuvered Ore
gon in the long, lost week end.
How did Stanford, Oregon State.
U. C. L. A.. Washington, U. S. c..
and Washington State vote? How
about little Idaho and Montana,
who supposedly dislike California
because California won't play 'em
(and let them get in on a fat gate
once in a while)? Your guess is as
good as the next.
SelIout Assured.
Such was the debate-the applause
from Gals legions of students and
armies of alumni, and the groans
from Oregon's faithful but less
array of supporters.
Several things can be promised,
however, when the second best team
of the Big Nine and one of the two
best of the Coast Conference hookup.
Cal and Northwestern, all agree.
will offer an afternoon of hard foot
ball, and the 90, 500 seats in the rose
adorned platter will be filled and
overf1owing.
1t will be master versus pupil
Waldorf Of Cal meeting the team
he formerly coached. piloted by a
young man he formerly taught. Bob
Voigts.
It am very happy for California
and our squad that we were selected
TO represent the Coast Conference.
- We shall do our best to win"
That from Pappy.
At Eugene. Greg, Coach Jim Aiken
at first said he wished California
success. Later he blurted, IT think
our football team has been sighted.
I'm from West Virginia and down
there we never forget a favor or a
slight"
Challenge Spurned.
And he said he was not convinced
California has the better team,
which recalled Oregon's challenge,
which California spurned. to meet
the Bears in playof game.
Aikens star passer and quarter
back, Norman Van Brocklin. was
more demonstrative. He broke into
tears when called on to speak at
meeting of the Oregon club.
From a coach who met both Cal
and Northwestern, without much
luck, UCLA Coach Bert La Bru-
cherie commented: Il think it'll be
an even ball game"
It will be Northwestern's first trip
to the bowl. CALIFORNIA; record
shows wins over Ohio State in 1921
and Alabamain 1888, a loss to Geor-
gia Tech in 1929 and a scoreless
tie with Washington and Jeffersons S
Commute iron men in 1922.