For 129 weeks the New York Herald Tribune sport page has dished up a weekly news omelet for G.I. Joe. Jampacked into a double column box, to be clipped and mailed overseas, were sport highlights, reported in a motley cablese. G.I.s liked it.’Last week Sports Editor Stanley (“Old Coach”) Woodward wrote his farewell Weekly Overseas Sports Letter, thus summarized football’s finals:
“ROSE BOWL—Never any doubt here. Ala scored ist time got ball, kept it up before 93,000. So. Cal got no pts until Ala total was complete, when pass, blocked punt brought 2 tds . . . Ala 34, So. Cal 14. SUGAR BOWL—Okla A&M too big, strong for St. Mary’s though Herman Wedemeyer, St. M threat, showed well. Bob Fenimore, Okla threat, showed better . . . Okla Aggies 33, St. Mary’s 13. ORANGE BOWL—With score 6-6 and sees left to play, Al Hudson, Miami sub, intercptd pass . . . ran 89 yds to win game . . . Miami 13, Holy C 6. COTTON BOWL—Tex won wild offensive game from Mo. Neither side could stop other . . . Tex 40, Mo 27. … Thanks for reading. See you soon.”
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