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Show 'Bama Banks On Tradition -At-Pasadena Br JACK CfENTHKR I'nitd Prms Kport Writrr PASADENA. Cal.. Dec. The football representatives of California Califor-nia and Alabama started today down the last mile of the path to the Roie Bowl, with the Bears still reigning favorites. To date, the public has regarded the New Year's day classic witn little of the usual hysteria. The lapse in enthusiasm was attributed to the fact that the contest will be played for the almost exclusive edification of the rival alumni, and their families and retainers who got the tickets. Today a few repressed fane caine out with predictions and It appeared that the public, with appropriate ap-propriate eenle-meenlee, has gone - 4e th Celmaesi Tide. In view of the seasonal records. California held an advantage on paper. The Bear statistics were convincing, and the Berkeley points weren't rolled up against cream-puffs cream-puffs of the variety of Howard or 8 e wanes. But California has won only one Rose Bowl game of three, and Alabama was undefeated In four atttmDt. Further, the Bears in the record book were first-half players. Their Arguments Here are the arguments of the southern adherents: 1. Alabama haan't lost a fame since 1935. 2. Twlca this year the Tide haa faced certain defeat or a tie, and on both occasions boomed out a victory In the final quarter. 3. California faced only one opponent op-ponent sufficiently stubborn to hold it scoreless into the last . period-Washington. period-Washington. In those last 13 minutes min-utes the Huskies manufactured all the scoring threats. 4. Alabama's record In the bowl never haa been one of steady power. The Tuscaloosa team always has won its games with a sudden breakaway break-away flash that on several instances in-stances produced three touchdowns! In a period. On at least one point the coaches and radio-listening critics were In harmony. That Is: If Alabama goes Into the last half trailing by not mora Ulan touchdown, touch-down, then write up another New Year's victory for the Crimson Tide. From the training camps on opposite op-posite ends of the town, the rival coaching staffs paced the squads through thsir last really stiff workouts. work-outs. At Eagle Rock Frank Thomas ssnt the southerners on another aerial drill part of It In the seclusion se-clusion of the Occidental college fleldhouse and continues to accent kicking. Werke an Blocking At Brookside park. Stub Allison concentrated on blocking and a defense de-fense against the Crimson attack. The Bear, line was aet to charging. while the backs worked almost continually con-tinually on running plays. Both teams will loosen up tomorrow and take only a light drill Friday, the last day before the game. Captain Leroy Monsky of Alabama Ala-bama was troubled with the gash above his eye. and haa not taken his regular place In the lineup, 8am Chapman of California haa drilled as usual In the backfleld, but Broaden. Broa-den. Sparks and Hay have been withheld from heavy duty. |