Randolph Field vs. Texas

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., January 3, 1944, page 3

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  NEW YORK, Jan. O. - (P – Football followers had as big a headache today trying to figure out the Bowl results as they had the day before while trying to explain their own flowing Bowl escapades of New Years Eve. Southern California, to 2 underdog, blasted the University Of Washington, 20 to 0; Texas, 2 to l choice, could do no better than a 7 to 7 tie with Randolph Field; and Louisiana State upset Texas A & M, 10 to IA, after losing to the Cadets in the regular season. Those games were the features of the Rose, Cotton and Orange Bowls, respectively. In addition there were Georgia Techs hard pressed victory over Tulsa, 20 to 10, in the Sugar Bowl Southwest Texas last period 7 to 0 conquest of New Mexico in the Sun Bowl and the East’s Is to 10 tie of the West in the annual Shrine Game at San Francisco. Prior to the games, Tech. South western and the West were easy favorites. Virtually the only game that went according to the betting books was Southwestern Louisiana’s “a to 7 job on the Arkansas A & M outfit in the Oil Bowl. While the name players of the various teams lived up to their advance billing at least three Steve Van Buren, of LSU, Glen Dobbs of Randolph and Alvin Dark of Southwestern Louisiana-added to their luster and Tulsa produced new star in the spindle-legged Jimmy Ford. Van Buren,. the 200-pound NOV

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., January 2, 1944, page 1

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  oan Smear es; Georges Tech Rally Beats Tulsa East West Deadoc and Win and Randolph Field and Texas Tie in Other Bowl Tits Win, Lose or Draw Racing Only Pro Sport Seeing Clear Path NEW ORLEANS (NANA)-What through 1914? Last at this time today anywhere Racing facing uncertain with the here struggling with Florida having trouble racing oblivion with the turf rocking tey fornia Professional football only given bare chance fesson baseball in about the blowing in The reefs beyond anything this country had known al-tne au-word the survival of a planet. Almost prophet greatest betting spite many serious defects Baseball survived but seou Professional football stumbled into its biggest financial greatest

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Randolph Field leads 1–⁠0–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.