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Bulldogs Have Sure Tie For SEC;
Tech Game Holds Answer To Race
Georgia’'s 42-14 victory over Auburn Saturday assures
the Bulldogs of at least a tie for the 1948 Southeastern
Conference Football Championship.
Two other clubs — Tulane and Miseigsippi — are also in the run
ning. BUT, neither of these two clubs can win it, they can only make
it & three-way snarl if the charges of Wally Butts drop that encounter
to Georgia Tech here the 27th,
HERE ARE the conference records of the three teams: GEORGIA
—five victories, no defeats, with the victims being Kentucky (35-12),
LSU (22-0), Alabama (85-0), Florida (20-12) and Auburn (42-14),
TULANE — four victories, one cefeat. <he Greenies lost to Tech
(13-7), and then got busy and registered wins over Alabama (21-14),
Mississippi (20-7), Auburn (21-7), and Mississippi State (9-0),
MISSISSIPPI — four victories, one defeat, After three straight kill
ings over Florida (14-0), Kentucky (20-7) and Vanderbilt (20-7),
the Rebels lost their only game inside the family circle to Tulane. Ole
Miss then bounced back and downed LSU (49-19) and Tennessee (i -
13). !
Georgia is in the driver’s seat. It's all up to the Bulldogs.
They can tuck the erown into their nip pocket with a win over
the Jackets. That would ieave the locals with a perfect 6-0 record
—the best in the SEC. Tulane and Mississippi each have one con
ference game left, the Wave playing Louisiana State and Ole Miss
facing Mississippi State. These opponents will be played on the
same afternoon that the Bulldogs and Yellow Jackets meet. Tulane
and Mississippi must win, and hope for a Tech victory.
Although they have two loses and a tie within the conference,
Vanderbilt is being rated as one of the top SEC clubs at the present
time. Tech and Mississippi dropped the Commodores, and Alabama
scored in the last second to gain a tie. However, Vandy has come
along fast to take Kentucky, Yale, Auburn, LSU and Marshall by im
pressive scores.
. THE REST of the league lines up something like this, with con
ference games only being considered: Tech (3-2), Tennessee (2-2),
Mississippi State (3-2), Floriaa (1-4), LSU (0-4), Alabama (2-1-3),
Auburn (10-6), Kentucky (1-3).
BOZO CLODFELLER, our erstwhile iootball forecasting ace, is
a happy man today. You see, ‘“Bozie” didnl;t have to hide after Sat
urday’s games. The old boy missed only three games out of 27, and
picked Clemson and Mississippi as a special attraction. He hit the
board at an .885 clip for the week’s work, and pulled his season’s aver
age up to .840, compiled on 167 games picked correctly, 32 miscues
and six ties. :
- Iwfl.(;-vvv.(;lvédfeller is turning his attention to the 1948 All-American
selections. Bozo's top eleven will appear in the sports pages of the
Banner-Herald on Wednesday, the 24th.
SHORT CAPERS — Joe Geri’s 78 pcints in eight bail games this
geason just about gives him the SEC scoring title for '4B. The blonde
halfback still has Furman and Tech left, and should be knocking close
to the century mark at the schedule’s close.
—— Local supporters of Athens High and Industrial and Union
Baptist Institute — local colored high schools — are looking forward
to the two teams meeting here on Thanksgiving Day. Both are strong
this year, with AH&I undefeated. Robert Clayton, who has been
caddying at the Athens Country Club since he was no taller than a
three iron, is a backfield star for ÜBI.
~ —— Athens High sorely missed their star halfback, Red Fulcher,
in the game with Robert E. Lee last Friday night. Fulcher was in the
game for _qnly two p_layg. flHe pas an inj_ure(‘i. hip. b o
——— Knox Brackett, Sr., local fox-hunting enthusiast and Clarke
County Director of the East Georgia Fox Hunter’s Association, says the
“chasing sport” is definitely gathering more appeal in this section.
The EGFHA, an organization of one und a half years, has 356 mem
bers, and is the largest of seven such associations over the state. There
is no closed season for fox hunting in Georgia, so the boys have fun
the year around. o .
——— Of the three top grid teams in the country — Michigan,
Notre Dame and Army (not necessarily in that order)—only Michigan
had an easy time of it Saturday. Of the group, the Wolverines have
probably shown more offensive power this season. It’s a shame that
they can’t go back to Pasadena. But I suppose that's alright with
California. ol
MAGILL HEADS
ALL-SOUTHERN
BOARD IN STATE
ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 15,
—Dan Magill, jr., of The At
lanta Journal, bas been nam
ed chairman of the Georgia
committee of all-Southern
high school football selec
tions,
Bob Hayes, sports editor of
the Orlande Morning Senti
nel, chairman of . the South
ern board, announces the
other state chairmen:
Benny Marshall, Birming
ham. Ala., Age-Herald; Or
ville Henry, Arka a
zette, Little Rock; I?::: l&r
--ton, Tampa, Tribune; Harry
Martinez, New Orleans,
States; Earl Ruby, Louisville,
Courier-Journal; Earl Magee,
Jackson, Miss., Daily News.
Wilson Garrison, Charlotte,
N. C., Obs>rver: Edgar Allen,
Nashville, Banner; Carter
(Scoop) Latimer, Greenville,
S. €. News; Putt Powell,
Amarillo, Texas, Giobe-News;
and Chauncey Durden, Rich
mond, Va., Times-Dispatch.
Has 114; Geri 78
W. & J. Back
lL.eads Nation
In Scoring
. NEW YORK, Nov. 15—(AP)—
Dan Towler of Washington and
Jefferson regained _thpi nation’s
football scoring leadership with
two touchdowns and three extra
points Saturday.
He now has 114 points, 10 more
than Lee Spears of Catawba Col
lege at Salisbury, N. C.
Hank Treesh of Hanover (Ind.)
College, the leader last week, went
scoreless against Centre College.
His previous total of 102 was good
enough for third place in the na
tion.
Treesh and Towler each have
scored 17 touchdowns while Spears
has scored only 13. The difference
is in extra points. Towler has add
ed 12, Spears 26. and Treesh gone.
The biggest gain among the sec
tional leaders. was turned in by
Joe Geri of Georgia. He scored
two touchdowns and six ' extra
points as Georgia romped over
Auburn, 42-14. :
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Trojans Begin Final
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Two Weeks' Practice
BY CURTIS DRISKELL
Athens High's Trojans were ready for their usual Mon
day afternoon hill-of-fare today and the afternoon looked
to be one of hard work for the squad.
Coaches Reid Moseley and Lou|
Blanton will probably separate
linemen from backs and ends to-‘
day and drill each division in their
respective skills, leaving any con-l
tact work for Tuesday or Wed
nesday. The practice will more
than likely be light for at least one
‘of the regulars, Red Fulcher, who
was unable to stay in for more
than a dozen plays in Friday
night’s loss to the Robert E. Lee
Rebels. Fulcher’s hip is still pain
ful and won’t allow him to go full
speed.
Trojan Stars
Hal Weller, who had nursed a
turned ankle for most of the
week, came througn with a great
fime Friday night despite his an
e. Weller was charging hard and
spilled more than one Rebel back
for five and six yard losses. Jule
Spears, who had also been bother
ed by a hurt shoulder, played a
good game and made jarring tack
les and blocks. John Marshall, end,
lsnmed three passes for good
yardage and stood out as an of
lfens}vc angd defencive flanker
Line play among the Trojans
was typically good in the Rebel
fray with Monk Collins, Max Bond,
Don Seagraves, Herbie Swartz,
and the others leading the way.
Collins and Seagraves were hard
to stop and Swartz, Bond, Frank
den, and Harris Simpson all came
in for their share of tackles and
good offensive play.
In the backfield, it was the Tro-
Charlie - Sligh, Jimbo Thornton,
and Billy Cook who carried the
Trojan passes for some 45 yards,
but ran well and called a good
game for the Trojan attack. Sligh
and Thornton turned in their usual
hard running games, and Cook
reeled off plenty of good yardage.
Cook and Sligh each scored
touchdowns on short plunges for
the Trojans, and Frank Eberhart
booted a pair of perfect place
ments.
| SIDELINE . SIDELIGHTS —
Coaches Moseley and Blanton
were unable to use many reserves
Friday night but were satisfied
with the work of those who did
get in to l&lray. Dickie Carteaux and
e W rlowe, pairr of “touch
down twins,” and Bill{l “Little
m McGinnis look like next
ar’s starters . . . Many of Rth
ens’ fans might get a feeling of
| justice from the fact that Spald-
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GERI STOPPED AFTER SHORT GEORGIA GAIN — Joe Geri (35—with bzll),
Georgia back, is stopped by Auburn End Bill Waddail (80) and Center Hal Her
ring (61-——at right) after picking up fiie vards. Geri made the gain after taking a
lateral from Georgia Back John Tillitski (not shown). At left (30), is Floyd Reid,
Georgia back. Auburn player (61) is Guard Bob Cannon. Georgia won, 42-14.—
(AP Photo.)
Georgia leads SEC Race;
Tulane, Ole Miss Follow
ATLANTA, Nov. 15.—(AP)—The 1948 Southeastern
Conference football race already is the finest lesson im
aginable in “don’t pick your champion until the race is
over.”
A glance at the stand:ngs which
show Georgia, Mississippi and Tu
lane fighting it out for the cham
pionship is enough to make the
spines of experts curl and the
gamblers go to church.
Neither of the three was con
sidered a championship contender
last spring and early fall by coach
es and athletic directors, but now
that the séason is almost done,
only those three have a chance.
And to make the experts look
even worse there is a chance for a
tie for the championship which
verbally was awarded to Georgia
Tech without dessent before the
season started.
Just below the leaders is Geor
gia Tech, losers on successive Sat
urdays to Tennessee and Alabama.
Next are the Vanderbilt "iym
modores, a team which prol .ibly
would be a major contender if the
season lasted long enough.
Pegged Auburn Right
The rest of the positions are
taken bv wlississinpi State, Tenn
essee (the experts pick for second
pest), Alabama (their pick for
third - best), RKeniucky, Florida,
L. S. U. and Auburn (the only
team they pegged properly. No
)
The Georgia Bulldogs, unbeaten
after five southeastgrn games, was
ranked fourth by coaches. In se-
ing, who beat the Trojans 14-13
three Fridays ago, were turned
back by the identical score by
Fulton. Perdue finally missed a
placement after ten straight . . .
Coach Moseley was interviewed
by a Georgia Sports Network an
nouncer during halftime of the
Auburn game . .. Coach Blanton,
told by a couple of players that
new coaches were always thrown
‘into the showers when Athens
‘beats Gainesville, replied, “Don’t
worry—l'll get in myself if we
beat Gainesville.” . .. The Athens
High band put on a good half
time show at Thomaston. They're
improving every day and deserve
a lot of credit.
Penn State
May Not
Play In Bowl
STATE CCLLEGE, Po., Nov. 15
—(AP)—Chances are that the
powerful Penn State football team
will not play in a Bowl game New
Wear’s Day.
This information came from a
source close to officials of the col
lege who declined use of his name.
He said the chief reason the un
beaten Nittany Lions probably
will not participate is because two
Negro players play for Penn State.
The Negroes are Halfback Wally
Triilett, one of the East's top
backs, and Dennie Hoggard, sub
stitute end, It was over these
players that dissension was re
ported in the Penn State team be
fore the Cotton Bowl game last
season.
! Penn State and Southern Meth
lodist played a 13-13 tie in the
game at Dallas on January 1.
At that time, the Penn State
players were quartered at an un
used Navy base,
The source said the Cotton
Bowl is “virtually” the only bowl
open to Penn ,Sta&since the Sugar
lßowl 4t New leans and the
Orange Bowl at Miami are not re
ceptive to the Lions.
Penn State has beaten six teams
this year and played a 14-14 tie
with Michigan State. The Nittany
Lions have not lost in their last 17
games. ! 2 "
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA -
cond place are the Mississippi
Rebels, the September pick for
eighth place.. In third is the
Tulane Green Wave, rated ninth
two months ago.
Saturday's game did much to
wreck the experts’ ranking. But
when coupled with what happened
during the previous few weeks the
last faint chance that things -would
turn out normally disappeared.
Using coaches’ and athletic di
rector’s rankings as a ruling stick
here’s whats happened that wasn’t
supposed to.
Georgia was supposed to lose to
Alabama but Georgia didn’t by
35-0.
Mississippi defeated Tennessee,
Kentucky and Vandy when they
shouldn’t have, the coaches said.
The Rebels were supposed to de
feat Tulane but they didn’t.
Tulane whipped Alabama, Miss
issippi and Mississippi State, all
by itself without any help from
the coaches except its own Henry
Franka.
Tulane’s only loss was to Tech,
which for once the coaches picked.
Tech was thought powerful
enough to run through the sche
dule, receive a bowl bid and then
win in the bowl. Everything was
fine until Tennessee came to At
lanta Nov. 6. Tech didn’t win from
Tennessee and neither did the
Jackets defeat Alabama Saturday.
Vandy was mnamed the sixth
ranking team in the conference
and they now hold fifth place.
Mississippi State was picked for
seventh and they hold sixth.
But Tennessee was named sec
ond and the Vols are in seventh.
Alabama is in eighth place in
stead of third as the coaches said.
sth Place Reserved
Fifth place was reserved for
Kentucky but instead the Wildcats
are in ninth. Kentucky’s dismal
season features as gloomy Satur
days the ones against Mississippi
and Vanderbilt. Last week’s vic
tory over Florida was Kentucky’s
first conference victory of the
season.
The Auburn Plainsmen occupy
the 12th rung, the exact spot
selected for them in September.
This week’s schedule is the
weakest of the season. The only
conference games are :Alabama at
L. S. U. (Baton Rouge) and Ken
tucky at Tennessee (Knoxville).
Probably the top game of the week
is Maryland at Vanderbilt fNash
ville). Other games are Citadel at
Tech (Atlanta); Furman at Geor
gia (Athens); Miami at Florida
(Gainesville), and Tulane at Cin
cinnati.
Auburn, Mississippi State and
Mississippi have an off day.
The Standings:
League Games
W. L. T. Pf, ?p. Pet.
Georgia .. 5 0 0 154 38 1.000
Mississippi 5 1 0 126 66 .833
Tulane i« % 130 78 .40 800
Ga.TJech .. 4 2 0113 41 .867
Vanderhilt 3 2 1 142 &1 600
Miss State 3 2 0 55 25 .600
Tennessee 2 2 0 53 49 .500
Adabama .. 2 3 .1 .58 118 400
Kentucky 1 3 0 60 86 .250
Flotida "> 1" 40" 50'119 200
Lt ... 0 4 G 26 180 SN
Auburn ..::0. 6.0 .29 173 .000
All Games -
W. L. TaPL.Ov: Pot.
Georgia .. 7 1 0224 87 .875
Mississippi 7 1 0 192 86 .875
Tulane-... . 771 0°156:280 875
Ga. Tech . 6 2 0159 48 750
Vanderbilt 5 2 1 233 61 .714
Miss State 4 3 1 96 53 571
Tennessee 4 3 17134 70 571
Alabama . 4--3"1 188 16 ;571
Kentucky . 4 © 1174 123 571
Florida ... 4 4 0 158 159 .500
LSE :...10.2 £8: 0. 788 219 250
Auburn ««..1 6.1 62 200 143
Tangerine Bowl Tilt
ORLANDO, FLA., Nov. 15—
(AP)— Wesleyan University of
Middletown, Conn., is a possibili
ty for the New Year’s night Tan
gerine Bowl football game here. It
has a winnmi:g‘eyak of 22 games.
Chairman ~ Statariano of
the selection committee said feel
ers also have been sent several
other schools, including Sewanee,
Wofford and Appalachian State
TOREDO N o e s
Bobby Bradberry Stars In
Virginia Grid Team’s Play
FORT DEFIANCE, Va., Nov. 15
—With a strangle hold on the
State Championship for the second
consecutive year, and with a
record of six wins in seven starts,
Augusta Military Academy’s foot
ball team is”’ busy preparing for
their final two clashes of the year.
With Head Coach Buck Chap
man and Line Coach Mike Cooley,
both natives of Georgia, and both
former University of Georgia
Bulldog stars, at the helm, Augus-
The Augusta Military Aca
demy football team will play
in the Orchid Bowl at Chat
tanooga on December 3. The
Academy beat the West Vir
ginia Freshman team 20-19
Saturday with Bobby Brad
berry starring. He scored a
touchdown on a 40 yard pass
from University of Georgia
bound Don Johns, fullback
from Collingale, Pa. Billy
Guthrie, Winder High star, is
a member of the Academy’s
team.
ta has what is probebly its best
team in its history.
Furman's Hard - Luck
Team Plays Bulldogs
GREENVILLE, 8. C., Nov. 15.—(AP) —Furman’s hard
luck football Hurricane will be out of its conference and,
very probably, out of its class against the University of
Georgia Saturday. : ; S oml oww
Furman has lost three and won
two in the Southern Conference
this season. It has tied a non-con
ference foe and was beaten sound
ly, 39-14, by Florida in its only
run-in with a Southeastern Con
ference team.
Georgia’s Bulldogs, meanwhile,
scored their fifth straight South
eastern loop victory by dumping
Auburn 42-12 last week. They
need only a victory over Georgia
Tech to ciaim the circuit crown.
Furman probably will throw a
single wing offense at the Bull
dogs. Coach Red Smith discarded
his former winged T-formation
prior to a 41-0 pasting at Clemson
two weekends ago.
The Hurricane defense and
passing offense is built around
Tom Wham, senior end, and quar
terback George Pruitt, a junior,
who does most of the tossing. Both
are from Greenville.
Paul Stombaugh, an Avalon, Pa.,
junior, is the Hurricane’s consis
tently effective punting specialist.
He has been averaging about 40
yards a boot this season, can and
does pass and run on occasion.
One of Georgia’s chief offen
sive weapons is Quarterback John
ny Rauch’s accurate passing.
None Intercepted
Rauch, a senior from Yeardon,
Pa., passed 44 yards for one touch
down against Auburn, completed
seven of 10 attempts for 197 yards
and had none intercepted.
A bunch of hard-running backs
headed by Joe Geri and John Til
litski lead the Georgia ground at
tack.
Jukie Brunson, an All-Southern
high school star at Florence two
years ago, is a frequently-used
reserve Georgia halfback.
Furman’s football fortunes nose
dived after a season-opening 10-7
triumph over Washington and Lee.
The Hurricane was blanked by
South Carolina .and Richmond,
tied Wofford and beat the Citadel.
Then it hit stone walls in Flori
da and Clemson. 8
Georgia’s lone less this year was
to powerful North Carolina.
The Bulldogs are expected to
trample Furman in the rush for a
New Year’s Day Bowl bid. If the
Hurricane can throw up any kind
of a deefnse, however, the game
may develop into g punting duel
betgeen Geri and Stombaugh.
N“-i was Geri’s punts that gave
h Carolina trouble before the
Tar Heels won 21-14.
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TENNESSEE’S LUND GAlNS—Tennessee Back Bob Lund (with ball), hyst,
around his own left end for a gain of five yards in a game with Ole Miss in Mampp;
Saturday. Action occurred in first quarter of game which Ole Miss Won, 16-13. By
Buchanan (extreme right) WMississinni fullback, and Halfback Jerry Tiblier (30)
stopped the Vol runner— (AP Wirehoto.)
Bradberry Stars
Cooley’s line, which has permit
ted only one touchdown to be
scored against it in the seven
games, is headed by Ends Bobby
Bradberry, Athens, Ga., and Clyde
Ramsey, Tackle Louis Philhower,
Guard Charley Phillips and Cen
ter Charley Thompson.
Also starring in the Academy’s
games have been Backfielder Jack
Turner and Lineman Ned Brown,
both of Athens.
With only a one-point loss to &
college freshman team to mar its
record, Augusta has rolled to 164
points this season to 26 for its op
ponents. All the points against
have been scored by college fresh
man teams, and their record
against preparatory schools now
shows 4 wins without a loss and a
point total of 123 to 0.
Only One Obstacle
Augusta’s only obstacle to their
second straight state championship
is Fishburne which will be met on
Thanksgiving Day, and Chapman’s
Big Blue will be at least 40-point
favorites to take this one, despite
the fact that he will probably
start his reserves and play them
most of the game.
Georgia, three or four deep in
every position, outmans Furman
heavily. And the Hurricane’s com
paratively small squad has been
plagued all season by injuries.
The Bulldogs have turned back
Furman in 17 of 19 previous en
counters. The South Carolinians
blanked them 20-0 in 1939 and
won 14-7 in 1926. Georgia rolled
up. the biggest score of the series,
70-7, in 1946 and won last year
13-17.
18 Clubs
Remain With
Clean Slates
NEW YORK, Nov. 15—(AP) —
Eighteen senior college football
teams remain ' unbeaten and un
tied in the nation with the season
rapidly drawing to a close.
Two of the clubs—Alma (Mich,)
and Michigan Tech—already have
finished their schedules. Alma
won eight games and Michigan
Tech seven.
Five major schools have un
tarnished records—Michigan, No
tre Dame, California, Army and
Clemson.
Washington University of | St.
Lewis and Clark of Portland, Ore.,
were knocked from the perfect
ranks Saturday. Washington lost,
19-6, to Western Michigan. Paci
fic University whipped Lewis and
Clark, 41-0.
Team spts. op. pts.
Nine Games
California 270 74
Sul Ross 354 107
Bloomsburg, Pa. 185 19
: Eight Games
Michigan 239 41
Notre Dame 259 79
Army 266 68
Missouri Valley 288 13
West Liberty (W.Va.) 134 45
Florida A & M 256 50
X—Alma 170 57
Denison 277 51
Heidelberg 265 ég
Bowling Green (0.) 217
Wilberforce 200 29
Seven Games :
Clemson 181 47
Wesleyan 198 34
Occidental 170 32
X—Michigan Teca 209 59
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49ers In Key Tilt
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NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—(AP)—The mighty Clevelan(
Browns, unaccustomed to sharing leadership with anys
body, finally booted the San Francisco 49ers out of co.
partnership atop the All-America Conference pro foot.
ball standings yesterday.
Divisional and playoff cham
pions the past two years, the
Browns gained undisputed pos
session of the lead by downing
San Francisco’s, previously un
beaten 49ers, 14-7, at Cleveland
yesterday before 82,768 fans, larg
est crowd ever to see a regular
pro game.
The triumph left Coach Paul
Brown’s Titans the only unbeaten
teara in pro football. The Browns
have a 10-0 mark and lead the
49ers (10-1) by a half game.
Cleveland, however, is not “in”
yet. The Browns clash again with
the 49ers, who had led the parade
since Sept. 19, in San Francisco
on Thanksgiving day as one of
four remaining road games sche
duled for a 14-day span.
Should the two goliaths wind up
the season tied for the lead a
playoff game will be staged in
Cleveland Dec. 12.
While the Browns assumed
command in the West, three teams
pulled intc a tie for the confe
ence’s Eastern division lead. The
Baltimore Colts whipped the Chi
cago Rockets, 38-24, and the New
York Yankees downed the Brook
lyn Dodgers, 21-7, to deadlock the
Buffalo Bills for the top rung.
The Bills bowed, 27-20, to the Los
Angeles Dons. The three teams
sport identical 5-6 won-lost rec
ords.
The pennant picture in the rival
National League remained un
changed. The Philadelphia Eagles
crushed the Boston Yanks, 45-0,
to maintain their half-game bulge
over the runner-up Washington
Redskins. The Skins, who take on
the Eagles in Philadelphia next
Sunday, humbled the Detroit
Lions, 46-21. In the ‘West, the Chi
cago Bears and the Chicago Cardi
nals remained tied for the lead.
The Cards turned back the Pitts
burgh Steelers, 24-7, and the
Bears nosed out the Green Bay
Packers, 7-6.
Rams Beat Giants
The Los Angeles Rams trounced
the New York Giants, 52-37 in the
National’s remaining game.
A total of 159,729 fans took in
the five National League games
and 143,948 the four All-America
struggles.
As expected, the Cleveland-San
Tulane-North Carolina
May Meet In Bowl Gam
- NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 15
Wave, which few people too
has fought its way to a virt
New Year’s Day appearance.
Only Cincinnati and Louisiana
State now Stand between Tulane
and somebody’s bowl.
The convincing way in which
Tulane crushed Baylor Saturday,
35-13, while Georgia Tech was
suffering its second defeat, madel
made Tulane and unbeaten North
Carolina the logical match for ei-l
ther the Sugar or Orange Bowl.
Georgia’s Bulldogs, although
leading the southeastern confer
ence, are eliminated from a pair
ing with North Carolina by their
early season loss to the Tarheels.
The locals are eligible for the
Cotton Bowl, too—if anyone in
Texas wants to play them after
what happened to Baylor.
The only blot on Tulane’s re
cord is a 13-7 defeat: by Georgia
Tech on October 1. That smear is
partly erased by:Tech’s losses to
Alabama, which Tulane defeated,
and to Tennessee, which was beat
en. by two of the Wave’s victims.
Steady Improvement
. But what’s more important is
the steady djmprovement Tulane
has shown'during the season.
The Wave appeared lucky to
beat Alabama in its first game,
and surprised most people by
holc’iiing Tech so close, in its.se
_ MONDAY, NOVEMBER 15 - 1948
Francisco game was a humdinger,
The Browns wrapped up the gam
after the second half kickoff, bar
reling 84 yards in 11 plays,
Passing spotlighted the Balti
more-Chicago duel. Y. A. Titt]
tossed two touchdown passes for
the winning Colts and Jess Freitas
hurled three-six pointers for the
Rockets, who dropped their 11th
game in 12 starts.
Glenn Dobbs sparked the Dong
to victory over Buffalo. Dobbs
scored twice and chucked a pay
off pass to Joe Aguirre with 3
seconds to play. Ben Agajaniar
chipped in. with two field goals,
one of them a 51 yard boot, and
three conversions.
Harvey Johnson converted after
each Yankee touchdown to rn
his strong to 68 consecutive con
versions without a miss, four shat
of Jack Manders’ pro record,
Eagles Triumph
Tommy Thompson and Stew
Van Burden teamed up to lead
the Eagles to victory over the Bos
ton Yanks. Thompson completed
10 out of 18 aerials for 197 yards
and four touchdowns. Van Buren
cracked the line for 137 yards o
16 tries. q
The pitching of Sammy Baugh
enabled the Redskins to comg
from behind and down the Lions.
The Skins, trailing, 21-19, shove
over four touchdowns in the final
period with Baugh passing to
three of ‘them.
Chicago’s defending champion
Cardinals scored twice within thg
first two minutes and 13 second
of play and wereé never headed ir
their triumph over the Steelers.
Allen Lawler’s conversion afte
Bobby Layne’s 34-yard scorin
pass to° George McAfee provided
the Bears with their margin over
the Packers. The Packers also
scored on a pass, Indian Jack Ja
cobs hitting Nolan Luhn in th
final period with a 13-yarder. Bu
Ed Cody missed the placement Iy
and the Bears were in.
The Rams, sparked by Bo
Waterfield, tallied 21 points I
the last session to rout the Giants
Waterfield converted seven tmes
booted a field goal and pitche
two six-point passes. Rookie J 0
Scott tallied three times for th
Giants, including a 99 yard kicks
off return romp.
,— (AP) —Tulane’s Gree
k seriously two months ago
tually certain invitation for @
_ But Saturday it looked like th
best Tulane team in many years
’Only six touchdowns in six prif
games. The powerful wave showec
a new driving power, and a lin
which was complete master 0 al
’most eavry play. * ‘
} Even a fine Baylor passiné aty
tack, which scored two touch
}downs‘ was balanced by intercel”
}tions that set up a pair of s¢o'®
for Tulane.
‘Y’ Prep Game
This Aft '
his Afternoo
Battling today in a Y.MCA
Prep, class league football 874
will be the Skull Crushers i‘;;o
Hornets. The game starts at 3
this afternoon and will be Plfl“b_
on the “Y” athletic field. the PY
lic is invited to attend the %',
Standings in the Prep 16380
show_that the Skull Crushers £
on top while the Hornets are
the cellar position. n
Tomorrow’s Cub intraclass E_’-fl ”
will feature the Thunderhead act
typhons, whose game Was po{h
poned , Saturday because of
wet nlla - .
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