Georgia Tech romps Tulane to rise in conference standings
Georgia Tech crushed Tulane 35-7 to join Georgia as top SEC contenders. The win boosts Tech’s prestige after challenging LSU Duke Navy and Mississippi. Remaining games include Tennessee at Knoxville and Mississippi State at Oxford with key matchups across the conference.
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Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Jackets
Georgia
Athens
Wally Butts
Tech
LSU
Duke
Navy
Mississippi
Tennessee
Mississippi State
Boston College
Miami
Fla
Louisiana
Auburn
Charlie Trippi
John Donaldson
Barnhill For Gov After Razorbacks Clinch SWC Title
Crawling John Barnhill, Arkansas Razorbacks coach, helped secure at least a tie for the Southwest Conference title by beating SMU 13-0. Barnhill, lured from Tennessee for $10,000 a year, deflects credit, praising his team, assistants, and scouts for the conference clinching win.
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Fayetteville
Ark
John Barnhill
Arkansas Razorbacks
Barnhill
Arkansas
Tennessee
Razorbacks
Southern Methodist
Barnie
Coman Vigil Described As Condition Of Sleeplessness
A fragment notes Coman Vigil as a medical condition characterized by continuous sleeplessness and partial unconsciousness.
Loop Champs and Bowl Teams Decided In Week
Big Nine and Pacific Coast will crown champions this weekend as USC faces UCLA and Illinois and Michigan chase the Big Nine title. Army eyes a Rose Bowl bid while Georgia and Georgia Tech prep for key tests before the Dixie Classic.
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Austin Bealmear
NEW York
Pasadena
Army
Notre Dame
Pennsylvania
Navy
Academy
Big Nine
Southern California
UCLA
Montana
Pacific Coast
Trojans
Southern Cal
Illinois
Onlo State
Northwestern
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Wolverines
Ohio State
Oklahoma
Missouri
Nebraska
Towa State
Kansas
Kansas State
Harvard
Brown
Yale
Princeton
Cambridge
Bulldogs
Alabama
Vanderbilt
Boston College
Tennessee
Penn State
Pittsburg
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Tulane
Auburn
Chattanooga
Furman
Kentucky
West Virginia
Mississippi State
Mississippi
Browns and Yanks Set for First Pro Title Matchup
Cleveland leads the Western Division with nine wins in 11, while New York trails by one game in the race for the All-America Football Conference crown. The Browns routed Chicago 51 to 14 as Otto Graham threw four TDs and Lou Groza boosted scoring with a 61 yard field goal and a TD.
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Browns
Yanks
Fritz Howell
Cleveland
New York
New Yorkers
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Brooklyn
Clevelanders
Chicago Rockets
Otto Graham
Northwestern
Lou Groza
New Philadelphia
Pepperdine's Horn Leads Nation In Scoring
Darwin Horn of Pepperdine College tops the national college football scoring chart with 87 points after a touchdown against Humboldt State. AP figures list leaders by conference with runners up including Roskos, Crider, Baker, Victory, Leforce, Whisler, Trippi, Merriman, Jackson, Golding and Cloud across several leagues.
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New York
Darwin Horn
Pepperdine College
California
Humboldt State
Associated Press
Don Roskos
E. Stroudsburg
Jack Crider
Alva Baker
Missouri Valley
Southwest
Andy Victory
Oklahoma City
Clyde Leforce
Tulsa
Troy State To Close With Brewton Parker
Troy State's Red Wave closes its 1946 grid season Friday night at home against Brewton Parker College of Mt. Vernon Georgia. It is the first meeting in 11 years and features two seniors Lamar Stewart and Charlie Mattair in their final game.
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Troy
Troy State
Red Wave
Brewton-Parker College
Mt. Vernon
Georgia
Lamar Stewart
Charlie Mattair
Bears Near National Pro Title
The Chicago Bears moved within one game of the Western Division crown as the NFL title races tighten. Sid Luckman led a 24-20 win over the Washington Redskins while Green Bay’s 9-0 victory over Detroit kept pace, and Pittsburgh edged Philadelphia 10-7. The Giants and Yanks tied 28-28 in a pivotal East showdown.
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NEW York
Chicago Bears
New York Giants
Sid Luckman
Bears
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Washington
Washington Tiredskins. the Pittsburgh Steelers Nicked the Philadelphia Eagles
Giants
Boston Yanks
Steelers Top Eagles With 14 Yard Field Goal
Bill Dudley kicked a 14 yard field goal with 40 seconds left to lift the Steelers over the Eagles. The Rams rallied to beat the Cardinals 17 to 14 in Los Angeles.
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Bill Dudley
Steelers
Eagles
Los Angeles Rams
Chicago Cardinals
Los Angeles
Hugh S Wallace Jr Tops Eagle football guessing contest
Pro Athletes and locals win 13 prizes in The Eagle weekly football guessing contest. Names include Hugh S Wallace Jr Social Security Board Dothan Ester Lee Price Newville James Baugh 304 KF Woodland and several Dothan residents.
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Texas
Wake Forest
Eagle
Hugh
Wallace Jr
Social Security Board
Dothan
Ester Lee Price
Newville
James Baughman
Woodland
W. J. Smith
P. O. Box
A. D. Ussery
Nell Trent
St. Andrews
Dan Boone
Sandra Kay Wallace
Janis C. Hicks
S. St. Andrews
Colony of British Guiana Stands Alone in South America
The colony of British Guiana is the only British colony on the South American continent.
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British Guiana
South American Continent
Coast Rose Bowlers Seek Army Match in Big Nine Talks
Pacific Coast Conference delegates from UCLA and Southern California join Big Nine reps in Berkeley for an unprecedented meeting on bowl arrangements. Teams clash Saturday to determine the PCC representative for the January 1 game, with Army as preferred opponent. West schools favor the Big Nine plan with tweaks, while Pacific Northwest members oppose a permanent alliance, fearing exclusion of others.
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Bill Becker
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Conference
Seaboard
Big Nine
Berkeley
PCC
UCLA
Southern California
Army
Chicago
Pasadena
California
Northwest
Portland Oregonian
Western Conference
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Dr.r.l. Tindell
Optometrist
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Main Street
Dixie Transfer & Storage CO
S. Bell St. Nite
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Troy Lewis
Dunmar
Ronsons & Jacksons
N. Foster
North Carolina
South Carolina
South
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Virginia
Citadel
Davidson
Rice
Texas Christian
Stanford
Oregon State
Oregon
Pepperdine
ATLAS
Atlas Tractor
Atlas Tractor Tires
Oates
Doc
University of Pennsylvania
Doc Blanchard
Quakers
Brewton Parker
Hugh S. Wallace, Jr
Dorothy McGuire
Robert Mitchum
Bill Williams
Tom Tully
Wiliam Gargan
Jean Porter
Johnny Sands
Loren Tindall
Dore Schary
Dreces
Edward Dmytryk
Serven
Alien Rivkin
Madison
Mighty Army
Houston
Stork Club” and “Crime, Inc
John Carroll
Marsha Hunt
Evie
Jean Parker
AG At
J. ©. Willis
Martin
Guy Madison
Carey Grant
Alexia Smith
Eddie Dean
al LaRuen
Phil Terry
Ann Save
Hore
Humphrey Bograt
Lauren Bacall
John Loder
Lenore Aubert
Monte Crista
Humphrey Bozart
Grand Ge Opry
Robert Tand
Gale Storm
Ava Gardner
George Reft
Whistle Ston
Yvonne de Carlo
Rod Cameron
Gal
Ted Donaldson
Bill Eliott
Peter Cookxon
Charles Starrett
Sidney Toler
Charles Chan
Raimund Lowe
Brenda Joyer
Buster Crabbe
Ray Milland
Tate
Jack Benny
Robert Lund
Blue Boys
Ava Gardher
Vetor Welaglen
Tom Conway
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