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Show Georgia Tech Fools Missouri By LARKY ROLLINS MIAMI, FUl, Jan. 3 Iff Coach Bill Alexander ranked his 1940 Orange bowl victors today with th great teams In Georgia Tech football history after watching the Engineers -bewilder Missouri, 31 to 7. This Tech teams hasnt as much power a our 1928 Rose howl squad, but It can do more things with th ball," th grizzled coach grinned. That famous Rose bowl team hut (California ft-7 In a same never to be forgotten because of Roy Riegels wrong way run. A Lest Caaae Missouri, really, never had a chance after th Tech magicians warmed up yesterday. A crowd of 36,500 saw the engineers, engi-neers, far from discouraged by an early Missouri touchdown fashioned fash-ioned by Paul Christman'a passing arm, sweep straight back after the klckoff to tie th score and than add two more touchdowns on lightning plays. Two bullet passes from Christ-man Christ-man to Blaine Curranc set up the Missouri touchdown In a 45-yard drive after a Tech fumble. Christ-man Christ-man smashed over from the one-yard one-yard Uno and Fullback Bill Cunningham Cun-ningham kicked the extra point. Then Tech sent midget Johnny Bosch Into action, the 147-pound halfback shooting two effective passes In a 64-yard surge with Fullback Full-back Howard Ector scoring on a lln plunge. Roy Gore, who kicked all three of Tech's points after touchdown, converted. The Atlantane let Missouri look at their razzle-dazzle for almost another quarter before breaking loose again. Tech surprised the Big Six champions completely with an Intricate end around. Bob Ison galloping 59 yards to a touchdown. In the third period Earl Wheby, substitute halfback, whirled around end for 34 yards to pay off ground. Bosch Basts Paul Alexander praised Chrlstman as a passer of all American caliber, but, as a matter of fact, Bosch actually waa more effective than th heralded big blond. Christ-man Christ-man completed seven of 33 pases for 69 yards, Bosch clicking with five of 10 for 57 yards. "Georgia Tech was just too good a ball club for us that particular day," Coach Don Faurot of Missouri Mis-souri remarked. |