The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-12-04
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The first 10 leaders remained the same after the Thanksgiving week hastles--an name, if not In order. The present ranking resulted from the kind Of scores and relative rating of the opposition, In the cra- clal contests. The Williamson Sys- tem figures undefeated-untied uni- versity of Georgia most consistently the national football champion in regular lsas play.
 As the consistency figures clearly show, the leae regular football sea- son turned out to be one of the most efficiently mathematical ones in several yearS True. there were many headline knockers against opinion, emotion. and wishing-in every week right from the very first one. Thus contrary-like the week iust past actually was the best Of the season for the Williamson Sys- ten, when it was expected it proo- ably would be the worst. For rarely before has Thanksgiving weeks gridiron show been anything but heartnreaking. Yet this time the System came through with It's best weekly prediction percentage since lea4-namely. e2 percent correct on iz7 scores reported. Incidentally. this is the first season In which any prognostacator predicted on more than 5000 games. The Wil- liamson System to date in io1e has covered 3.0O8 contest&
 For the first time In history, Bowls" were conducted as early as Thanksgiving Day. Specially planned games last Thursday were Buraey Bowl at Johnson City. Tenn Southeastern LouiSiana 2l, Milligar IS: Pearl Bowl at Ashland, Ore. Southern Oregon lS. Ellensburg 8; Junior Chamber Bowl at Muskogee Okla, John McNeese %, Connors A. & N 2; and Hoosier Bowl, Ev- ansville ls, Dekaib (Northefn Illi- nois) .. The Williamson ratings were right on these four results s. E. Louisiana and Southern Ore gon remained undefeated and un- tied. John McNeese Junior College of Lake Charles. LA., will play iu another bowl on December 6-in the Tung oil Bowl at Picayune. Miss.
 About the only shockers last week were: Los Angeles co 10. Little Rose-Dowl Compton 6: William and Mary %, Richmond o (game O toss- up, but the score }: Utah State 22, Utah Q. l4; and Holy Cross B Boston College !. Hardtn-Simmon: shellacking Texas Tech by 2i-t wasn't outrageous. It just meani the times have ehanged-in foot. ball, like in most everything else This year "no-name" Hardin-Sim- mons could whip the socks off most of the current crop of traditiona name teams
 Among the Systems extra-goot pointers on last week were Colgate 90, Brown IA; Kansas %. Missouri le; Xavier T, Marshall 2i: South ern Oregon i3, Ellensburg 6; Tulsl l4, Arkansas i3: Auburn q. F1orids l2; and Southern Methodist 90 T.CU. i3.
 Incidentally, the Kansas Jay. hawks were one among several ten strikes in the Systems pre-viev last September. This will be an. aiyzed in a later release. In Sep. tsmber we picked Kansas No. 1 ana Oklahoma No. 2 for the Big ( Well. they are tied for No. at thu seasons end. And 1t must be ad. mitted there even were raucus gulf. flaws at support of the Kansani earlier in the Fall
 Just q thought en peasant. Count. ing the four Thanksgiving specia get-togethers, the dozen Decembe holiday specials. and at least | humping affairs around New Year there viii be a minimum of g Bowl Games" this season. An they are trying to add to that, conn January 1.
 Williamson I9a6 Record Through
 November 90 Reports
 Games Wins Ties Pci Week ........ l27 HIS 2 92I Season ...... 30O8 2S40 54 S6.. Consistency 30O8 2862 54 s7.
 Ties were ones inconsistent TO spectively with pre-same and post game Williamson ratings. Percent ages figured without ties. Week games included late scores of previ ous week and earlier straggierl Currently the 7l0 master cards Q