Georgia Tech at Georgia

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  Evening star, December 4, 1946, page 44

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  n. T.. Is Cinch 10 Beal Ca, Butts Means NEW ORLEANS, Dec Coach Wally Butts rolled into Sugar Bowl town last night and offered some confidential information on his Georgia Bulldogs football game with North Carolina here on New Year Day. North Carolina, 1t seems, is a cinch to win. The validity Of this tip may be substantiated by another bit OF in side dope which Wally offered-his team was lucky to beat Georgia Tech last Saturday. (The score was 35-7-remember?) Wondering that such a hopeless team could have gone through a season unbeaten and united to a Southeastern Conference co-championship, reporter inquired how Georgia manhandled Tech so decisively. 1--WE were lucky” Wally explained. “Just plain lucky. Why do you know four of our touchdowns came on fourth-down plays? That’s just luck. And Charlie Trippi ran Sc yards for the other touchdown. Just 1I1ck’

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Officially, Georgia leads 73–⁠41–⁠5; as played, 69–⁠40–⁠5 in the 114 games on file; the official count covers all 119 meetings, counting the 78 since this game.