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Show BOWL BRIEFS Illinois Plans Defense i To Slow Down UCLA nounced that their respective team should be considered underdoes, the well-drilled football teams of Tennessee Tennes-see and Bice were reported today ready to enter tomorrow's' Orange bowl tussle st full strength. Rica coach Jess Neely and Tennea-see Tennea-see coach Bob N aw land seemed to be readlnr the same script as they claimed their opponent should be at least a 14-polnt favorite. Oil lewl Tonnp , HOUSTON. Texas. Dec. 31 (UP) Georgia Tech was installed today as a slight favorite In tomorrow's Oil bowl tusale with St. Mary's, but most observers here called it a toeeup In a game likely to be marked by heavy scoring on both sides. Ths wsather was expected te be chilly for the New Year's dsy classic, but plsy of both teams waa not ex- ected to match the climate. Coach obby Dodd of Georgia Tech has been drilling his squad In formations dealgned to atop St. Mary's scatback Herman Wedemeyer. while coach James Phelan of the Oaels hss been figuring out way and mean of piercing the tough Tech forward wall. Finds Good Omts DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 11 (UP) Loulalana State waa rated today a two-touchdown favorite for tomorrow's tomor-row's Cotton bowl game, but coach John Bamhlll of Arkansas profeeeed to find a good omen for hie Rasor-barks Rasor-barks in rainy, aieety weather predicted pre-dicted for the rlaaalo. Bamhlll said his boys were more scrustomed to Inclement weather than LRU. Coach Bernle Moore of State opined that two tourhdowns waa' too great a margin and said that bs feared Arkanaas' speedy attack, at-tack, spearheaded by ex-navy star Clyde Scott. Denver It Underdog SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Dec. 31 iUF Undefeated, untied Hardin-Hmmons, Hardin-Hmmons, Border conference champion, cham-pion, was made three-touchdown favorite fa-vorite today for the Alamo bowl clash with Denver university tomorrow. tomor-row. Hardln-Slmmons arrived here yee-terday yee-terday te find unaeaeonable cold weather, much different than the warm climate of their Waco, Texas, home. Oame aponaora are predicting a eellout crowd of 28,00 for tomorrow's tomor-row's gams. By BILL BECKER PASADENA. Cel.. Dee. II (API-One (API-One of Illinois' flghtingeet teams pits defensive proweee against ths high-scoring high-scoring UCLA Bruins tomorrow as the Big Nine-Pacific Coast conference confer-ence tleup has Its inaugural In the famed Rose bowl. A sUndlng-room-only crowd of over 90,000 (the etadium seats St, 083) is expected to watch what may be one of the most unusual game In the string of IS Rose bowl carnl-vsls. carnl-vsls. UCLA which rolled all-vlctorlou over 10 opponents to the tune of 111 point to 72. will shoot a diversified running and passing attack In its second sec-ond sttsmpt to bag a bowl victory. Ths Bruin lost, 9-0, to Georgia oa Jan. i, IMS. The fighting Illlnl, making their first bowl appearance, bring a record of seven wins, two losses against some of the toughest opposition anywhere. any-where. They equeeaed through to the Big Nine championship oa 173 point to II for their foea, and earned a reputation for goal-line a lands. Eott Hated Favorite SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. II (API-Fifty (API-Fifty oolleglate football a tare from ail parts of the nation will clash tomorrow to-morrow In Kesar stadium Tor sectional sec-tional prestige In the annual east-weet east-weet gams and a rich harvest for the Snrtne crippled children's hospitals. hos-pitals. Ths esst's powerful combination ruled as a slight favorite 10 to on the eve of the game, and the weather bureau promised some 42,-UOU 42,-UOU ticket holder expected to Jam the etadium that the aun would ahlne and it would be Juat cool enough for "perfect football." On the baai of probable lineup, the aquad from eaat of the Miaalaatppl will be allshtly heavier both across ths 11ns and In ths backfleld. Georgia Given Edgo NEW ORLEANS. Deo. II (UP) Deapite a patchwork backfleld featuring fea-turing two surprise stsrters, the Unl-verelty Unl-verelty of. Georgia Bulldogs were rated a two-touchdown favorite today to-day te beat North Carolina's Tar-herla Tar-herla in tomorrow's Sugar bowl gams. Chief reason for Georgia's favoritism, favorit-ism, of couraa. was the presence of Charley Trippi in the starting lineup. The brilliant trlple-threater will have regular quarterback John Rauch be-side be-side him, but the other two atartsrs. Rabbit Smith and Jo Oeri, were used as reserves during the regular seaaon. North Carolina has ths services of Its regular bsckflcld, built around Charley Juat Ice. 145-pound scatback, and rounded out by Joe Wright, Jim Camp and Wait Pupa. Volt. Rice Ready MIAMI. Fla.. Dee. 11 (UP) While both rival coaches dolefully an- |
