Show Two Great Backfield Stars Will Clash in Cotton Bowl Editors Editor's note Following is another in the series on the football teams that will play in the bowl games DALLAS Texas Dec 30 UP Two UP-Two Two great backfield men will collide when the traveling far-traveling Gaels of St. St Marys Mary's and the Texas Texas' Tech football teams meet in the Cotton Bowl January 2 Tech pins its hopes on Elmer Tarbox a year old halfback who heads a versatile backfield that can run run pass and kick as it proved through an game 11 schedule unmarred by a defeat or a tie Tech is Underdog St. St Marys Mary's is depending heavily on Mike Klotovich a tricky open field runner and a man who can throw a football almost as though it had been fired out of a rifle Despite the fact that Tech is unbeaten unbeaten unbeaten un un- un- un beaten and untied and St. St Marys Mary's lost two games comparative scores make Tech the underdog Both of them defeated Gonzaga I but St. St Marys Mary's did it by 20 to 0 and Tech's margin was only 7 to 0 O. In fairness to St. St Marys Mary's it should be said that the Gaels played a tough scheduled that carried them I to almost all parts of the United States They lost their opening game of the season 12 to 7 to California and then went to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York where Fordham defeated them 3 to 0 O. The brightest moment in St. St Marys Mary's season was when the team knocked Santa Clara unbeaten and untied until then from the ranks of the score perfect-score teams St. St Marys Mary's won that one 7 to 0 and the victory was what put them in inthe inthe inthe the Cotton bowl In addition to good backfield material material material ma ma- Coach Slip Madigan of St. St Marys Mary's has a fine line headed by Jerry Dowd one of the nations nation's best punters Tech's team is made up of the theIron theiron theiron iron men of the southwest Rex Williams the center for instance played every minute of every game except for the last 60 seconds of the Marquette game when he re retired retired re re- tired to give a teammate who had been injured all season a chance to play On the ends of the Tech line are area a pair of six feet one inch men named George Webb and Prince Scott who have been snaring passes and rushing enemy kickers all season The best defensive linesman probably is Abe Murphy right tackle who specializes in breaking up forward pass plays One person St. St Marys Mary's Is going to have to watch is a little jackrabbit jackrabbit jackrabbit jack- jack rabbit back named Bob Holmes Standing only five feet eight inches and weighing only he ran 98 yards for a touchdown against Duquesne Du Du- Duquesne quesne 64 yards for a touchdown against Gonzaga and 50 yards for a touchdown against Marquette |