Georgia Tech vs. Tulsa

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  The daily monitor leader, Mount Clemens, Mich., January 2, 1945, page 1

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  100000 Fans Attend Ten Major Games 81 Grid Comes Make Football International ~ r. w IOhh, jan. III – II was Happy New Year for all the favorites except Georgia Tech and the East All-Stars in the annual Jan. | football bowl deluge played before more than 100000 fans at 10 different sites. Ranging from G. I. versions in Marseilles, France. and i’m Italy to customary 1000 turnout in Pasadena’s Rose Bowl, the gen. eral pattern ran pretty much true TO form on team and individual performances. Southern California stretched its Rose Bowl win string TO eight by handing Tennessee a $50 set back, their first of the season. and completing an unbeaten, though twice tied campaign. Jim ,loi u ,s~sSISS1s.t .gg.-eSZ.kr-s.G- SScsr. wards and sneaked over another on the hidden ball play. Oklahoma Aggies. paced by All-America Bob Fenimore who scored twice. smothered Texas Christian. $40, before 1880 at Dallas Cotton Bowl. but Duke had to come hard in the closing minutes before catching Ala bama, 1926, for a Sugar Bowl triumph that thrilled 10000 Gus toners. The running of Tom Davis and George Clark finally overcame the brilliant passing Of freshman Harry Gilmer of ‘Bama. . SsE3sa Tech ran into trouble in rs Orange Bowl qate with Tulsa as the Golden Hurricane startled 10000 fans by striking for two-touchdown lead in the first period and never letting up Before earning a 26–⁠12 decision. Frank Broyles kept the ,Engineers in the game on his second half losses. But freshman Perry Moss was the Tulsa ace. The Western All-Stars. spark ed by the chucking of Y. c. L. A.. s Bob Waterfield. showed over two last quarter scores TO shade the East, 1877. in San Francisco’s Shrine charity game that drew 10000 persons. Frank Dance wicz of Notre Dame had pitched to Jack Mead of Wisconsin for the Eastern T. D. in the first 10 minutes. Southwestern of Texas set scoring record in the Sun Bowl, crushing an out-matched Uni vcrsity of Mexico squad. $50, as expected by the, turnout of $4,000. Corp. Johnny Moody, former Morris Brown fullback. sparkled for the Fifth Army in its 900 shellacking Of the 18th Air Force in the Italian Spaghetti Bowl before $4,000 G.. I. Joes. Mid-game features included USO per- Torrance by Ella Logan and browning of two bowl queens. The soldiers in France subbed Riviera Bowl for last years Arab Bowl classic in Africa and $4,000 turned out at Marseilles to watch the Railway Shop Bat talon Unit smother the Army All-Stars. $40. Texas College of Tyler. Tex. tripped up Greensboro IN. c. A. and T. 1870. in the Negro Flower Bowl contest at Jack sonville. Fla. with Center Willie Green scoring twice and setting up the third. William Bass led Tennessee State to a 1870 edge over Tuskegee Institute in the Vulcan Bowl Negro game at Birmingham, Ala.

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  Evening star, January 2, 1945, page 8

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  Rounded Tulsa Attack Scores Over Techs Passing 0ffense oS llt AccOSlutco EASos. MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 1.-Two weapons are better than one, even in a football game and Tulsa’s batter ing eleven had the 1945 Orange Bowl championship today to prove it. All Georgia Tech exhibited yes terday in battle before 10000 spec tators was sharp aerial attack Tulsa had a deadly passing game, and devastating ground offensive as well. The combination was good for a 26–⁠12 triumph. 1t was sweet revenge for the Tulsans, who had lost to Tech in the 1914 Sugar Bowl game, but Coach Henry Frnka was doing no crow ing. I’VE played our best game of the season.” he commented. IF we hadn’t, Georgia Tech would have won” w. A. Alexander. Techs veteran coach, congratulated Frnka, and declared: You have a great team. Henry. They played wonderful game” The big, hitting Oklahomans took charge of the game from the start, marching IS yards to score after taking the opening kickoff and scoring again within the first IS minutes after recovering a fum- BILE on Techs %. Tulsa got third touchdown early in the second pc riod to lead 900 before Tech count ed and got another marker before the losers registered again just before the finish on 71-yard march

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., January 3, 1945, page 2

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  ulsans Get Revenge In Georgia Tech Win MIAMI, Fla, Jan 2. - lF – Two weapons are better than one, even in a football game and Tulsa’s battering eleven had the 1915 Orange Bowl championship today TO prove it. All Georgia Tech exhibited yes terday in battle before 10000 spectators was a sharp aerial at tack, Tulsa had deadly passing game, and devastating fround offensive as well. The combination was good for 26–⁠12 triumph. 1t was the sweet revenge for the Tulsans. who had lost to Tech in the 1914 Sugar Bowl game, but Coach Henry Frnka was doing no growing

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  The Daily Alaska empire, January 2, 1945, page 3

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  TULSA SMA5HE5 GEORGIA TECH TO WIN 26 TO 12 MIAMI, Fla, Jan. ? - Tulsa’s smashing football team broke a string of seven successive South eastern Conference victories in the Orange Bowl with a 26 to 12 tri- umph over the lighter Georgia Tech II. The Oklahomans turned the tables on Georgia Tech and gained revenge for 20 to Is licking in the Sugar Bowl last New Years Day.

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