The Key West citizen., 1952-11-24

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Bowl Prospects
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bowl spots remained untitled today
and both teams were expected to
be filled before nightfall.
The Big Ten representative for
the Rose Bowl viii be either Wis
consin or Purdue while Alabama's
opponent in the Orange Bowl pro-
baby will be Navy or Syracuse.
ALI the others are filled. Southern
California clinched the Pacific
Coast nod in the Rose Bowl with a
14-12 victory over UCLA Saturday,
while Georgia Tech and Mississippi
viii meet in the Sugar Bowl and
Texas will play Tennessee in the
Cotton Bowl.
Big Ten athletic directors were
being polled for their choice for the
West Coast assignment, and al
though the voting was in strictest
secrecy, the chances were that
Wisconsin would get the assign
ment because:
/. The Badgers have q better
overall record than Purdue.
2. Wisconsin has not won the
league championship since 1912.
Whichever team goes, though,
will face an unenviable task be-
cause Southern California will rule
the heavy favorite as it would over
almost any team in the country
with one or two possible ex-
ceptionS.
The fact that Wisconsin has a
chance of being left out is the Bad
gers own fault. ALI they had to do
Saturday was beat Minnesota, a
team beaten three times and tied
once. But the Badgers were held to
a 21-21 tie, while Purdue was eking
out a 21-6 victory over six-times'
beaten Indiana, The Boilermakers,
in fact, were saved by the clock
running out and five-yard penalty
to Indiana on the Purdue 1-yard
line.
Both Wisconsin and Purdue obvi-
ouSly were somewhat nervous as
was Michigan, which was whipped
by Ohio State, 2T-7. Had the VOL
verines won as expected, they
would have had it. Now they're just
among the also rams.
Until yesterday, the Orange Bowl
was sitting back just watching and
waiting. But Alabama's beautifully
contrived 27-7 triumph over Mary
land made the selectors jump for
the Crimson Tide. Although beaten
twice, Alabama played q murder
Gus schedule, and still has one
game to go, this Saturday against
Auburn.
Navy, beaten only by Maryland
and Notre Dame, popped into the
speculation late last night. The
Middies have played in only one
bowl game before-in 1924 in the
Rose Bowl, when they tied Wash
ington, 14-14. What set off the spec
ulation Of Navy making the trip
south was an unusual Sunday con-
ference among high academy
brass.
Syracuse, probably the class Of
the East. got beaten by one point
in its season opener against Boiling
Air Force Base, then roare d
through seven opponents, winding
up with a 26-13 victory over Ford
ham Saturday. Along the way, the
Orange took its only bad plastering
Ia 4S-7 loss to Michigan State.
Pitt, another team that was rated
high on the list of Orange Bowl
eligihles, saw its chances 60 up in
the smoke Of a ITO whitewashing
at the hands Of Penn State.
Otherwise, you can just about
write finis to the 1852 campaign.
There are few more games on tap
the most important Of which is the
Cornell-Penn affair Thanksgiving
Day. II Penn wins it, as it should,
the Quakers viii take the Ivy Lea
que title.
Texas A and NJ plays Texas the
same day, while on Saturday, Bos.
ton Colleges goes against Holy
Cross, Georgia Tech tackles Geor.
gia. Tennessee meets Vanderbilt
and Southern California visits No.
ire Dame.
Michigan State, the No. l team
In the country, cemented its posi-.
ton by closing the books with a
62.l3 thraShing Of Marquette. Ten
nessee, however. was held to a IA
II tie by Kentucky in a surprise.
Duke won the Southern Conference
title by thrashing North Carolina.
$40. and Oklahoma captured IFS
fifth straight Big Seven crown with
34-l3 rout Of Nebraska.