Tulsa vs. Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, January 3, 1944, page 11

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  Widespread Bowl Tits Cross Dopesters as Fuvorites Flop what simmered down to flashy dis play of youthful freshman talent before $4,000 in San Francisco’s benefit Shrine game. Herm Wedemeyer, Hawaii-born st. Mary’s Col lege ace, pitched for two scores for the West. Texas managed to avoid being upset by holding Glenn Dobbs to one touchdown pass and his Ran dolph Field eleven to a TT tie at Dallas. Although 10000 Cotton Bowl tickets were sold, only $4,000 braved what Coach Dana X Bible called “the worst football weather I’ve ever seen” Pro Scouts See PrOkop Star. Georgia Tech was winning IA vorite before the days largest crowd, SO, 900. in New Orleans, but it took an inspired performance by Eddie Prokop and his mates to pull it out of the fire and beat Tulsa in the last quarter, 20–⁠18. With the pro scouts in the stands, Prokop picked up 199 yards and averaged SO yards per try in the Sugar Bowl. Dark put on his show for South western Louisiana and 10000 at Houston. where his club defeated Arkansas A. 81 NJ, 24–⁠7, in the first Oil Bowl game. Dark scored a touch down. threw for one. kicked a field goal and three extra points. / Southwestern of Texas had To come up with a last-period pass to beat underdog New Mexico, TO, tc the astonishment of $4,000 in the Sun Bowl at Ell Paso. Southwestern had been expected to romp home. Tuskegee Institute downed CLARK College, 1877, in the Vulcan Bowl at Birmingham, Ala, and Allen blanked winston Salem teachers, $50, in the | Flower Bowl at Jacksonville, Fla.

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  Imperial Valley press, January 3, 1944, page 4

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  Experts Sto99er From Bowl Upsets scant two points as Georgia Tech came from behind in the last pc riod to defeat Tulsa 20–⁠18. Eddie Prokop engineered the triumph, before a crowd of $4,000. In the only ideal football weather of the day, Louisiana State upset Texas A. g. M. i3-i4 before $4,000 orange bowl patrols at Miami. TIE IN COTTON Randolph Fields Flyers held a favored Texas University eleven to TT deadlock before 10000 in the cotton bowl at Dallas in one of the days two ties. A team of eastern all-StarS STAYED off the threats of similar group of westerners to gain a 1913 tie in the annual Shrine east-west game at San Francisco before Co. 600 rain-drenched fans. Southwestern University of Texas, favored by 81 points in pre-game reckonings, came through with tally in the last three minutes of play to defeat the University of New Mexico, TO before $4,000 in the sun bowl at Ell Paso, Texas. Southwestern Louisiana Institute defeated Arkansas A. & M 24–⁠7 in the first oil bowl game at Houston, Tex. Alvin Dark lighted the way in the victor’s offense, witnessed by $4,000.

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, January 3, 1944, page 5

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  GEORGIA TECH DEFEATS TULSA lN SUGAR BOWL NEW ORLEANS, La, Jan. B. Georgia Techs Rambling Wrecks discarded the famed razzle dazzle offensive long enough on New Years Day to smash out 20 to Ia quarter victory over Tulsa’s Golden Hurricans in the most sen- sational game in the Sugar Bowls history. The Techs travelled 79 yards for the winning touchdown half way through the last period. Georgias $ great Eddie Prohop sparked the drive.

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Georgia Tech leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.