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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1949
Page
9
A garbled notice from Hutchinson on November 28 hints at the Sait Bowl event on December 3. It references a match between teams from Miami Oklahoma and other colleges, with selection of three squads announced.
Kansas top Arizona 46 to 0 in Tucson as the Jayhawkers finish 1949 with a 5-5 record. Bogue Gilman and Morrow led passing and receiving while Griffith and French powered the ground game for a dominant final game performance before 18,000 fans.
Kansas City report notes Oklahoma’s record setting season under Bud Wilkinson with 319.3 rushing yards per game and a 41-0 win over Oklahoma A&M. Star halfback George Thomas set a conference scoring record with 117 points. Kansas finishes 6-4 after a 46-0 win over Arizona. Colorado ends 3-7 after a 14-7 loss to Colorado A&M.
The Big Seven placed Oklahoma in Sugar Bowls and Gator Bowl with two wins and one loss, plus Missouri, Nebraska, Kansas, and others appearing in nine post season games since 1938. Oklahoma beat NC State and North Carolina, but lost to Tennessee. Missouri faced Georgia Tech and Fordham in tough bowls with mixed results. The conference average score across these games sits around 3.55 per game, with Missouri possible to appear in the Gator Bowl again January 2.
Congratulations to Coach Chalmer Woodard and Lawrence high for finishing undefeated in football. Hays Cadets coach Sylvester Palmer praised the Red and Black, and both Kansas and national prep teams eye the Jayhawks basketball debut and pre season tourney in Kansas City in late December with matchups against Oklahoma and Missouri.
Teayo, Nov. 28 JP Handsore Moriguchi admits 15 marriages in the last four months. He disappeared with trinkets from a sixth bride, provoking her father to notify police. Officers granted him time to recall each bride’s name.
A basketball rules meeting for officials and coaches is scheduled for tonight at the senior high school building. The session is organized under the state high school activities association.
The journal lists multiple college football results across the Midwest East and South. Notre Dame defeated Southern California 32 to 4 while Army beat Navy and Holy Cross and Fordham posted varied scores. Other notable outcomes include LSU 21 Tucone 3 Alabama 35 Florida 27 and Georgia Tech 7 Georgia 4.
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