FOOTBALL PARADE OF THE YEAR 1946.

fireworks right from the opening whistle as Illinois starts off with a bang Claude buddy young Sparks it for Illinois and carries the ball half the length of the field for the first score of the season in pit Stadium now rovic gets set he forwards it's intercepted by Sone 17year old Panther flash he races it back 15 yds before he's down Sone again a short pass and the Panthers are Full Speed Ahead one yd to go and the fresh is over the line to tie it up seven all at the end of the half third quarter and now the going is tough for the Panthers they're forced to punt it's a long one down the field Illinois sends in chick magioli for this one and he clicks a fake crisscross and there he goes tearing up the turf for 75 yds to wrap up the game for Illinois 3 to7 and the 1946 season is off to a thundering start way down south in the Land of Cotton Georgia meets Alabama and presents Charlie trippy the oneman show he fights off the alabamans and unscrambles in time to heave a perfect pass and there's a big chunk of yardage gain before the Crimson tacklers take charge it's trippy again as the Alabama lineman surround him he toss it to Don Edwards who grabs it in a Swan Dive cat second period trippy one of the great Breakaway backs of the year in fast action when the Crimson Lads threaten he makes a wide U-turn and there he goes cppy is in the spotlight all day off he charges on a 50yd dash for another touchdown to wrap it up for the Bulldogs 14 [Applause] nothing with the score 7 nothing for Ohio Tony James flips a buckeye pass but chicksa steals for the [Applause] Wildcats now Northwestern takes up rushing tactics Ashen Brunner crashes through for one of the wild cats eight first [Applause] downs there goes a pass by dagget it's feared by Jack McKenzie's fingertips and Northwestern rides high 30 seconds left in the half daget Hees and is taken by murakowski who goes over to tie it up 13 all Northwestern still a threat as Frankie as and Brunner forwards Tony adamley Ohio State's great defensive Center intercepts and he charges deep into Wildcat territory there's Gloom on the Northwestern B now Joe Whistler hurls across for a buckeye touchdown and Ohio forges ahead 32 to 20 Northwestern send schwall crashing into the clear he pounds out 81 yards for a wildcat tally but it's not enough as Ohio State wins 39-27 in one of the great games of the season the Irish and the Hawkeyes L Jack is on the beam he forwards 32 yards to halfback Terry Brennan who steps over for a touchdown it's l jaac again fading for a pass he lets go a long one to end Leon Hart who makes a smart catch and 50 yard game for the Irish now Bob Sullivan crashes through right tackle and they're on the one yd line another notra Dame score as fullback penelli hurdles over now Melo can't hold L Jack's hand out but Johnny is on the spot he grabs the pig skin and opens the throttle Full Speed Ahead for 45 yds in Pay Dirt what a man a capacity crowd at Braves field sees the Eagles open up with aerial fireworks pancier number 43 spearheads the attack it's a 40-yd pass to man jeene and the volunteers know they in a ball game van Sierra's on the Battlefront but the enemy surrounds him he snakes his way free and heaves to Ed Burns who tears up the turf to score for the [Applause] Eagles Tennessee takes the offensive and soon the ball is in touchdown territory lond with a blockade of blockers sweeps around end to tie it up at the end of the third period fourth period and blun takes a pass there he goes for a first down minutes to go and Boston fights back there's a forward that looks good but wait Walt Slater intercepts for the volunteers and stages a 75 yd dash from his own 25 yd line to put the game in the bag for Tennessee [Applause] the web foots meet the Trojans down in Southern California there's a pass it's intercepted by the mighty battle who bomb shells down the field from the 15 Southern Cal sends Lily white driving through the line all the way the cardal flips him a lateral and he gallops through the the enemy line 20 yd before Oregon Cuts him down it's battle again he tears through the web foot line and into high gear to outrace the Oregon lbs to a touchdown and a big win 43 to [Applause] nothing Yale and Harvard Clash at Soldiers Field there's a Harvard pass it's grabbed by odonnell and the Crimson back smashes into the through the Eli line in a terrific Crimson Drive H Trails 14 nothing first passes Nat hery takes it and it's a jittery moment for Yale as he fumbles the ball but Jack Rodrick recovers and old Eli cheers now the Bulldogs are on their way an open attacks startles Harvard NAD her is on the receiving end the soon surrounded NAD hery goes through for a touchdown and Yale wins To the victor go the spoil and the Fight Continues far into the Army Navy day in Philadelphia for the 47th Annual clash of the service team president and Mrs Truman route for both sides Tucker Army's quarterback gets off a pass 40 yards to All American Glen Davis way down to the Navy's 15 yd line now Tucker laterals to Davis Glenn picks a one-way Street breaks away from the Navy tacklers and scores standing up Army seven to Navy six through the line the great All-American outwits Navy pursuers 50 yd to a [Applause] touchdown here's the play that'll be talked about forever Hawkin shovels to Williams and he's tackled on the 5 yd line the referee in and the clock keeps going