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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1946
Page
6
Georgia stars Charlie Trippi and UNC's Charlie Justice headline the 13th Sugar Bowl with Heels and Bulldogs set to clash in New Orleans. Trippi, an All-America candidate, and Justice, an agile back and standout blocker, lead their teams with versatile passing and kicking, a matchup fans expect to ignite the gridiron.
New York report lists numerous upcoming postseason games with matchups including Toledo vs Bates in the Glass Bowl and Georgia Military vs Tennessee Wesleyan in the Peach Bowl. Other billed games: Oklahoma City Papoose Bowl Coffeyville Jr. College vs Cameron Jr. College. Kobe. (Note: some entries show invocations and placeholders for unnamed opponents.)
Andy Victory of Oklahoma City University leads the national scoring race with 124 points in 11 games. The report lists other regional leaders such as Gene Roberts of Chattanooga 117 points and 18 touchdowns, plus figures for Crider Muhlenberg Hall Pepperdine and more across East West Midwest and other conferences.
Charlie Justice leads the 1946 All Southern Conference selections with 72 points while North Carolina freshman back earns captaincy. The AP vote names backfield partners Jack Cloud Howard Turner and Nick Saetrny with ends Mote and Chipley, tackles Derogatis and Maskas, guards Ramsey Milner, and center Bryant Meeks.
Miguel Aleman assumed a six year term as Mexico's first strictly civilian president with a pacifist world policy and continental unity in the Western hemisphere. The 43 year old former lawyer was sworn in at the Palacio De Bellas Artes before about 3500 spectators including delegates from the United States and 38 other countries.
Col. Jack W. Durant of Chicago is formally charged with participation in the theft of the Hesse family jewels worth about 1.5 million dollars. He faces a court martial in roughly ten days. His wife Capt. Kath leen Nash Durant of Phoenix and Maj. David F. Watson of Burlingame have already been convicted.
Rev Randolph R Claiborne rector of the Church of the Nativity in Huntsville announced at morning services that he would not accept a recent call to the church of the ascension in Montgomery.
Los Angeles reports hundreds of baseball executives from the American Association Pacific Coast and Eastern Leagues gather for a week of private meetings. George M. Trautman is seen as front runner to replace Bramham as president after Bramham cites health reasons. Commissioner Chandler arrives to preside. Frank Lane seeks smooth relations in the new major minor operating pact.
Army defeats Navy 21 to 18 with Glenn Davis Dec Blanchard and Jack Ray scoring and Ray adding the decisive extra point. Charlie Trippi leads Georgia to 35 7 over Georgia Tech with three TDs including a 66 yard run. Notre Dame dominates Southern California 26 6 as Coy McGee tallies two TDs. Alabama tops Mississippi State 24 7 behind Harry Gilmer’s play. Travis Tidwell guides Auburn 47 12 past Florida. Charlie Justice runs three TDs for North Carolina in 49 14 win over Virginia. Cotton’s big season described as top farmer income source in 16 states.
Atlanta December reports confirm the SEC will place four teams in major bowls. Georgia leads with a Sugar Bowl bid, Tennessee to the Orange Bowl, LSU to the Cotton Bowl, and Georgia Tech to the Oil Bowl. Alabama, Florida, Vanderbilt, and others wrap a strong season as Georgia posts a perfect 10–0 record and a 14-game win streak.
Notre Dame Georgia and UCLA lead a nationwide post season roundup as teams wrapped up perfect or near perfect seasons. Army Georgia Tech Georgia and UCLA posted strong finishes with several bowl invitations pending and many conferences sharing titles.
Philadelphia—In the 1946 service football classic Army edged Navy 21 to 18 before 102000 at Municipal Stadium. The final minute saw Navy drive to the Army four before time expired. Navy quarterback Reaves Bayless starred, while Army linemen and backs fought to the end.
Writers gathered in the Philadelphia Municipal Stadium after the Army Navy game to bid farewell to Glenn Davis and Dee Blanchard. The piece recalls three seasons of dominant play, the 1943 West Point upset, and Blanchard and Davis redefining the backfield.
A report notes that more than 90,000 buses are used to transport children to and from school, highlighting the scale of the student transit system and its role in daily education logistics.
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