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Atlanta Daily World
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia
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The Fisk University Bulldogs, despite losses to Lincoln (27-25) and Clark (26-7), will play a post-season bowl in San Francisco late December 1949 against an interracial foe like San Francisco State or USF. Coached by Jack Adkins, they rank third in SIAC with 3-1 record; final game Nov 19 vs Lane-Morehouse.
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Fisk
Bulldogs
The Fisk University Bulldogs will
play a
post-season bowl game in
San Francisco Calif. late in De-
spite their 27-25 defeat at
the hands of Lincoln University of
Missouri and Saturday's 26-7 set-
back by Clark College of Atlanta,
The team will probably be match-
ed against San Francisco State
College or the University of San-
Francisco, Southern University played
in the same bowl last year which
Fisk will be matched in this year
The game will definitely be against
an interracial foe
The Fisk Bulldogs have only one
more game on their 1949 schedule The
Lane vs Morehouse Saturday
Nov 19 in Nashville. Tenn
Saturday defeat was first loss for
the Bulldogs in the Southern Inter-
collegiate Athletic Conference play
The team record is 3-1 and their
ranking is third in Conference stand-
ings
Fisk is coached by Jack Adkins
who won national repute with his
championship teams at LeMoyne
College back in the Thirties
H A Johnson is athletic director
at the institution.
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San Francisco, Calif.; Nashville, Tenn.
Event Date
Late In December 1949; Nov 19, 1949
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Despite recent defeats, the Fisk University Bulldogs secure a post-season bowl game in San Francisco against an interracial opponent, likely San Francisco State College or University of San Francisco; coached by Jack Adkins with record 3-1 in SIAC.