Georgia at Chattanooga

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  Evening star, November 17, 1942, page 18 (results column)

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  Bulldogs Skid In Voting for First Place Eagles Goin Heavily; Michigan Is Fourth, Ohio Stute Fifth NEW YORK, Nov. 17-Georgia clung to first place in the Associated Pdess’ poll to determine the Nations best college football team, although its share of the f1rst-place votes slumped from rs per cent week ago to 54 per cent in today’s tabulaton. Much of the favoritism formerly shown the Southern powerhouse switched to Boston College, but ths Eagles were unable to better th-a. third-place rating behind Georgia and Georgia Tech. Sixty nine of the 126 voting experts figured the Bulldogs were the best, although IS of 112 had that opinion week ago before the men of Wally Butts buried Chattanooga, 40 to 0. B. c. Makes Biggest Gain. However, the 56-to-6 pasting the Bostonians applied to Fordham brought them 81 first-place votes in And Georgia Tech. which cleared one of toughest hurdles in downing Alabama. gained points and respect. but also lost first-place votes in the general swing to the Eagles. All three of the top clubs are barging along unbeaten and united, situation that may last until the two Georgia elevens collide in At lanta and Boston College meets its arch foe, Holy Cross. The winner of the Southern battle and the Eagles have been labeled AS prospective foes in the January Sugar Bowl contest. Michigan. which lived up to early-season billing by downing Motire Dame. vaulted from sixth to fourth place while the Irish skidded from fourth to eighth. Three other Big Ten clubs in addition to the Wolverines gained rankings in the first 10, Ohio State grabbing fifth place, Wisconsin seventh and Minnesota tenth. Tulsa in Sixth Place. Tulsa, also unbeaten and united. swirled into sixth place on the strength of its 24-to-0 victory over highly rated Baylor of the Southwest Conference last Saturday. Although the one-two race of the two Georgia elevens is likely to continue until the final November poll. the struggle for fourth place between Michigan and Ohio State will be decided this Saturday, when the two meet at Columbus. SINH larly, Wisconsin and Minnesota are rivals this week end. .- George has the toughest task OF the three leaders on Saturday. play ing Auburn, which last week end was good enough to hand Louisiana State decisive defeat; Georgia Tech plays Florida and Boston COL lege opposes Boston University, an other of it’s cross-town rivals. Have Tough Foes Saturday. Notre Dame takes on Northwest ern. Alabama meets Vanderbilt and Tulsa tackles Creighton in strictly Missouri Valley Conference affair The standings of the teams cfirstplace votes in parentheses, points figured on 10-9-8-7, etc, basis: ! Fret Ton

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Georgia leads 8–⁠0–⁠1 in nine meetings, counting the five since this game.