Alabama at Georgia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 2, 1942, page 15

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  lunge’ by the Tides Russ Mosley for a pass interception on his own 10 prevented Lamar Davis from taking one with clear touchdown path. ‘Bama Coach’s Theory Blasted. Coach Frank Thomas of Alabama, expounding the theory Of conservative football, estimated recently that q dozen passes in a game was “average” for a collegiate team. Georgia, in winning a 21–⁠10 decision over Alabama for its seventh straight win. threw 81 aerials-33 of them by Sinkwich. Eighteen were completed, including II of Sinky’s, for 231 yards. Georgia’s strategy of take-achance wasn’t thought up on the moment. Passing inside his own 10 yard zone, Sinkwich threw to Lamar Davis for two touchdowns against Cincinnati week ago and has won similar games repeatedly against other opponents with passes to Poschner, Van Davis, Ken Keuper and McPhee. Maybe these Georgians are as good as the experts said they we’re!

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, November 1, 1942, page 1

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  FRANK ALABAMA games first Georgia however Minnesota Beats Northwestern, 1877 drove over for the second Mime. sofa touchdown. Bill Deoduic, substitute back, set up NorthweStern’s first half score. running through the line IS yards to the Minnesota IL. Don Buffmire passed to Clarence Hasse for the score. Minnesota made 1S7 yards by rushing to “a for Northwestern and picked up II first downs to eight for the Wildcats.

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  Imperial Valley press, California, November 2, 1942, page 4 (results column)

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  ONLY four TEAMS WITHIN NATIONS UNBEATEN CLASS NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-UP0- Only four teams Boston college, Georgia, Georgia Tech and Cali fornia -flight-remained in the ranks of the country’s undefeated and united college football teams today as the season headed into the home stretch. Wisconsin, which upset favored Ohio State By a 1T count, has its record marred only by a tie with Notre Dame. Six clubs which previously had perfect records-Alabama Detroit, Ohio State, TC.U., Army and Syracuse-all were knocked off while once-tied Penn State was defeated for the first time. Detroit lost to Marquette, 100 yesterday Georgias Bulldogs gained the major share of week -end glory when they rallied to thump Ala bamas Crimson Tide, 21–⁠10. Led by All-American frankie Sinkwich, Georgia poured on all it’s points in the last period to win. Georgia Tech, the South’s other undefeated and united eleven, also came from behind to smash Dukes Blue Devils, 26–⁠7 Georgia took the Southeastern Conference lead with four victories following its triumph over the Tide while in other circuit battles Mississippi State edged past Auburn, 60: Tennessee trimmed L.S.U., 26–⁠0, and Tulane shaded Wander bilt, 1921. North Carolina State upset favored North Carolina, 21–⁠14, and Wake Forest defeated Glenn son. 1876. The Horned Frogs of T.C.U., suffered their first setback when they dropped a 10–⁠7 decision that push ed the Baylor Bears into the Southwest Conference lead with Texas. The Longhorns clipped SM.U., 21–⁠7, as the Texas Aggies whipped Arkansas with the ease of old, 41–⁠0. Wisconsin took over the West ern Conference lead on the strength of its victory over the Buckeyes, as Iowa defeated Purdue, 1877, Michigan mauled Il linois, 28–⁠14, and Minnesota stop ped Northwestern, 1877. Navy gave Notre Dam a stiff fight before drop ping a 80 decision, while Great Lakes hammered Missouri’s favored forces, ITO, and Iowa pre-flight halted Indiana, 26–⁠6. Nebraska walked out front in the Big Six race with a 14–⁠7 triumph over Kan sas and Oklahoma toppled Iowa State, AT. Il Boston college dominated the | East as it trounced a strong defenSive Georgetown team, 40 Pennsylvania took command in the Ivy League as it handed Army its first setback, whaling the Ca diets, 1910, and Yale beat Brown, 27–⁠0. Harvard toppled favored Princeton, 1914, and Columbia nosed out Cornell, 14–⁠13.

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  The daily monitor leader, Mount Clemens, Mich., November 2, 1942, page 11 (results column)

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  Pat Harder and ElrOy HirSch, Wisconsin backs-They led IT. 7 victory over Ohio State, Harder scoring touchdown and kicking a field goal and an exira point, and Hirsch assisting with ball carrying and tossing a touchdown pass. Gordon Lyle, Harvard half back-Outran Princeton second airy and snagged long pass, sprinting remaining 80 yards for last-minute touchdown that brought 1914 victory. frankie Sinkwich, Georgia halfback-Pitched team to 21- 10 win over Alabama with two touchdown passes in final Pc riod. Kit Kittrell, Baylor quarter back-Scored his teams touch down and ran ball into position for field goal that tumbled T. c. u, 1917. Eddie McGovern, Rose Poly halfback-Scored five touch downs and kicked five extra points in 60–⁠2l rout of Franklin, bringing his four-game total to LOG points. Bob Longacre, william and Mary halfback-Scored three touchdowns, one on 43-yard run, to lead 35–⁠14 victory over Dart mouth. Angelic Bertelli, Notre Dame halfback-Scored games only touchdown which he set up with pass, in 80 conquest of Navy. Eddie Prokop, Georgia Tech halfback-Tossed two touch down passes and set up q third in 26–⁠7 win over Duke. Bert Stiff and Bob Odell, Pennsylvania backs led 1910 vic tory over Army, gaining 50 yards between them. Roy Mckay and Jackie Fields, Texas fullbacks-Paced 21–⁠7 win over S. M. u, scoring all Longhorn’s points between them. Bobby Offers, Tennessee half back-Scored twice on runs of 19 and Z yards as Vols BANKED L. S. u, $50. Herman Frickey, Minnesota halback-Scored two touch downs, one on a 78-yard punt

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Alabama leads 45–⁠27–⁠3 in 75 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.