LSU vs. Georgia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 25, 1943, page 13 (results column)

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  Unbeaten Rivals Offer Two Of Campaigns Top Attractions NEW YORK. Oct. 25.-Army VS. Penn and Notre Dame VS.. Navy, two of the most luscious tidbits of the season, top Saturdays college foot ball program. For weeks pigskin fanatics have been hoping that these four teams ranked with Purdue as the first five in the country-Would reach October 30 unbeaten and united. Now that their dreams have beer fulfilled the demand for tickets to see the games at Franklin Field in Philadelphia and at Clevelands s Municipal Stadium can be expected to increase daily. BY kickoff time it is likely that 10000 will be on hand at Cleveland and 10000 at Philadelphia virtual sellouts. Irish Likely Favorites. On the basis of comparative scores and because Angelo Bertelli, their star passer, may hang up his Notre Dame uniform for good after Saturday, the Irish probably will be favored to bowl over the MidShipmen In much the same manner they trampled Pitt Georgia Tech, Mich igan, Wisconsin and Illinois. The Penn-Army affair shapes up as q tossup. although the Cadets seem to have Franklin Field ‘jinX,’ losing there in 1940 Al and 40. In their final “tune-upS” Penn thumped Columbia, $50: Army walked over Yale. 39–⁠7; Notre Dame crushed Illinois, 47–⁠0, and Navy beat Georgia Tech, 28–⁠14 scoring two touchdowns in the last period to shatter a 14-l4 tie. These scores compare with Army S earlier $40 rout of Columbia Penn’s All victory over Yale and Notre Danes 1913 conquest of Georgia Tech. Elsewhere Saturdays chief developments included Southern Cali fornia’s 60 last-period defeat of College of the Pacific before $4,000 and Michigan’s running riot, 1876, against Minnesota. Washington trounced highly regarded March Field, 27–⁠7, while Purdue and Tony Butkovich eXploded for three touchdowns in the last quarter to beat Iowa, 28–⁠7. Colgate Pulls Surprise. In the East Colgate scored an unexpected 20–⁠7 victory over Cornell while in the South the Louisiana State Tigers. on the proWl for an Orange BoWlinvite, crushed Georgia 27–⁠6, as Steven Van Buren, rolled up 20 points on three touchdowns and two conversions. The undefeated Texas Aggies lost prestige in being held to a scoreless tie by North Texas AggieS as Tulane beat Southern Methodist, 1876 on Jim Shiver’s 57-yard run. Unbeaten Tulsa got good workout in whipping Utah, $50. while Ne braska upset favored Kansas, 7–⁠6, on Walt wilkins 65-yard punt return. Northwestern and Otto Graham blanked Ohio State, 1870. the first shutout for the Buckeyes under Coach Paul Brown, while Colorado College beat Colorado University, 1876. and Southwestern of Texas took 27–⁠6 drubbing from South western of Louisiana. Although overshadowed by the Army–Penn and Navy–Notre Dame struggles there are several other attractive games this week. They include: Colgate-Holy Cross, Min nesota Northwestern, Duke Georgia Tech, Tulsa Southwestern of Texas, T. C. U-L. S. u, Dartmouth-Yale, Purdue Wisconsin, Texas–S. M u, California;. S. c., Georgia Preflight Tulane and Indiana Ohio State.

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, October 25, 1943, page 19 (results column)

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  Weekend Grid Stars ELROY HiRSCH. MICHIGAN Scored three times, once on 81 yard run as Wolverines drubbed Minnesota, 49–⁠6. Hal Hamberg, Navy–Passed for three touchdowns, scored one as Navy defeated Georgia Tech, IS to Ia. Bruce Smith. ST. Mary’s Prefight-Got the Filters clicking for a 1910 victory over California, scoring three touchdowns and in tercepting three passes. Pete Pihos, Indiana-Caught a pass at end for one touchdown, then went into backfield and scored two more in $40 defeat OF Wisconsin. Nick Sacrinity, Wake Forest Took VMI kickoff and ran “a yards through entire team for touchdown i’m 21–⁠0 victory. Bobby Williams, Penn State Scored three touchdowns, set up another in 45–⁠0 victory over Mary. land. Brothers George and Howard Callahan. Southern California Engineered the touchdown that may bring Rose Bowl bid. producing 60 victory over College oil Pacific. 1t was a 26-yard pass from George TO Howard. Tony Butkovich, Purdue Spanked Purdues late offensive with two final period touchdoWns making three for the day in q 28–⁠7 win over Iowa. Steve Van Buren,, Louisiana State-Brought point total 10 SO for the season with three touch. downs and two conversions against Georgia in 27–⁠6 victory.

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LSU leads 18–⁠14–⁠1 in 33 meetings, counting the 28 since this game.