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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 28, 1947, page 53 (results column)

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  Great Contest Looms As Texas Is Named To Oppose ‘Bama NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 28.-The New Orleans Midwinter Sports As ISOLATION, disregarding records and going after two powerful teams, yes terday selected the University OF Texas as the opponent for the Uni versity of Alabama in the Sugar Bowl on January /. Sam Corenswet, association pres ident, announced that Dana K Bible, Texas University athletic d. rector, had accepted the invitation for the Longhorns. From this distance it looks as though the Sugar Bowl should present top-notch fotball game probably the best football played there since before the war. Neither of the teams is unneaten but each Is powerful. Alabama, which accepted its Bowl bid last Saturday, was humbled early in the season by Tulane and Vanderbilt but improved rapidly to win its next six games IN success sion. Texas won nine of its ten encounters, losing only to Southern Methodist, and then by one-point margin. 13 to IA. Bobby Layne, all-Southwest Conference halfback and a leading contender for all-America honors sparks the Longhorn Information attack. Matching him is the great Harry Gilmer, who four years ago LED Alabama to near win over Duke by completing eight consecutive passes in the Sugar Bowl. THE Sugar Bowl has secured two high-scoring football teams in Texas and Alabama” Corenswet comment ed. 1--WE look forward to another thrilling game on New Year Day Matching as 1t does, two such great passers as Harry Gilmer Of Alabama and Bobby Layne Of Texas the 14th renewal of the Sugar Bow could be the most sensational post. season game in history” he added In its impressive season Texas defeated Texas Tech, 80 to O; Oregon 27 to 0; North Carolina. “a to 0; Oklahoma, “a to IA; Arkansas, q to 6; Rice, IL to o; Baylor, % to q T. c. u, 20 to 0. and Texas A. anc NJ, 80 to 10. The Longhorns had g total of 257 points to 54 for Its opponents. The Crimson Tide won over Mississippi Southern, “a to 7; Duquesne 26 to 0; Tennessee, 10 to 0; Georgia II to 6; Kentucky, 13 to 0; Georgia Tech, IA to 7, and Louisiana State University, al to H.

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Baylor leads 40–⁠36–⁠7 in 83 meetings, counting the 53 since this game.