Washington and Lee vs. Wyoming

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, January 2, 1951, page 10

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  wyoming’s Ta|boom, Star in W. 81. Defeat, off 10 Another Bowl JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. g. Wyoming’s single wing football team. unbeaten in 1850. is off to a good start in 1851 with 20–⁠7 Gator Bowl victory. The win over Washington and Lee yesterday was the 18th straight for the Skyline Conference Cham pion Cowboys. Only Princeton, with 13 wins, has longer string among major teams since Okla homa’s streak was stopped at 81 in the Sugar Bowl. Eddie Talboom, one of the last of the war veteran stars in COL legiate football, spelled out Wyoming’s win with his passes. Tall boom, who is 80 years old and the father of three boys, tossed to Blocking Back Dick Campbell for a touchdown, scored another, set up the third (Which Fallback John Melton scored) and kicked 2 extra points. Sports writer’s voted him the outstanding player of the game. The vote was almost unanimous. He completed 10 of Is passes for (See GATOR BOWL, Page A-1l.)

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Wyoming leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.