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Lawton Constitution

Location

Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America

Date

Jan 02, 1948

Page

5

Rose Bowl rout: Michigan crushes USC 46 to 0

Michigan’s powerful backfield led by Chappins, Weisenburger, Elliott and Yerges routed USC in the Rose Bowl for a record breaking day. Brieske kicked seven conversions, 17 of 24 passes completed, and a 4681 yard total offense set Rose Bowl marks. Derricotte Rifenburg and Derricotte added scores as Michigan solidified its claim of football superiority over USC.

Pasadena Calif Tan Michigan Wolverines University of Southern California Troyjan Jeff Cravath Notre Dame Cravath Bea Bob Chappins Jack Welsenburger Bump Elliott Howard Yerges Four Horsemen of Jim Brieske Chappins Southern California Chapplax Welsenburger Dixie Howell Alabama Stanford Mike Chappins Weisenburger

LHS Cagers Stay Home Still May Play In Tourney

Lawton Wolverines could join the Altus basketball tourney after ice damaged roads blocked travel from Lawton to Altus. Coach Paul Wilson says officials uncontactable by phone. team plans to practice and expects to talk with officials today. A Jan 6 trip to Marlow remains on schedule if highways reopen.

LHS Lawton Altus Wolver Paul Wilson Wilson Wolverines Lawton Gym Marlow The Outlaws

Kansans Fumble Ends Jayhawks Orange Bowl Bid

In the 14th Orange Bowl Kansas quarterback Lynne McNutt fumbled at the Georgia Tech one yard line with 2:20 left, sealing a 20 to 14 loss before 59,578 fans. Tech quarterback Tim Stil connected for three touchdowns, while Ray Evans and Bill Hagen starred for Kansas in a high scoring, aerial clash.

Miami Fin Lynne McNutt Kansas Georgia Tech Florida Jayhawks Tech McNutt Rollo Phillips George Sauer Sauer Otto Schnellbacher MclVath Janky Tim Stil Kansagatara Ray Evans Bill Hagen

Bowl Scores from Pasadena to El Paso

Rose Bowl in Pasadena Michigan routed Southern California 49 to 0 in front of 03,000. Sugar Bowl in New Orleans Texas defeated Alabama 27 to 7 before 72,000. Cotton Bowl in Dallas ended SMU 18 Penn State 18 with 45,500 watching. Orange Bowl in Miami Georgia Tech beat Kansas 20 to 14 with 50,573 in attendance. Gators, Dixie, Della, Salad bowls list diverse results across venues with various attendance figures.

Pasadena Cal Michigan Southern California New Orleans Texas Alabama Dallas Tex Southern Methodist Penn State Miami Memphis Tenn Texas Christian Phoenix Ariz Nevada North Texas State Tampa Kia Missouri Valley Wrest Chester Alsa Wilberforge Grambling Jacksonville Fln Bethune-Cookman Langs College D Fort Worth Sam Houston Philander Smith el Paso Ohio Texas Tech

Fans Blame SMU Tie For Cotton Bowl Slow Finish

Fans vented at SMU coach Matty Bell for inserting reserves after taking a lead in the Cotton Bowl, costing a clear victory in a 22-13 loss to Penn State. Doak Walker starred for the Mustangs, who built early leads before Penn State rallied.

Dallas Tex Southern Methodist Matty Ball S.M.U. A Penn State Mustangs Doak Walker Read Bell

Night Radio Schedule From 1948 Listing ABC Programs

A fragmentary 1948 radio schedule shows ABC airings including Dick Tracy Terry and Pirates Jack Armstrong and The Lone Ranger with News and Music programs. Multiple time slots across the day list entertainment and news segments such as The Bing Crosby Show and This is Your FBI along with orchestras and theatre features.

Dick Tracy ABC Jack Armstrong Eimer Davia Thos. Peluso Orch Bing Crosby FBI Nowa

Sugar Bowl Triumph Keys Longhorns Victory Over Alabama

NEW ORLEANS January 2. The Texas Longhorns won the Sugar Bowl information shows a 7-7 tie broken by a blocked punt recovered in the end zone by Vic Valdeck and George Petrovich. The win marked a personal victory for Layne over Alabama star Harry Gilmer as Gilmer faced tough questions for his performance.

New Orleans Texas Longhorn Alabama Perlod George Petrovich Vic Valdeek Layne Harry Gilmer Gilmer

Cage Scores Gauge State High School and College Games

A rough OCR list shows various college and high school scores with teams like Central, Colorado School of Mines, New York University, Notre Dame, Harvard, Wichita, Indiana, and Miami Ohio. Mixed in are place names and affiliations such as Capitol Hill, Southeast California, and Southwest Missouri, suggesting a statewide roundup of results.

State High School Capitol Hill Central EL Reno State College Southeastern Cedarville Madahona City Colorado School of Mines Morgan Lain Debi Uuworithy California New York University Cataradio Kansas Nevaia Indiana Notre Dame Hinds Harvard Wichita Miami Ohio Emparia Southwest Missouri

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