Georgia at North Carolina

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 19, 1931, page 30 (results column)

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  TUtANE,TENNESSEE, GEORGIA STAND OUT Maryland and Kentucky Hurt by Tie-”Vandy,” Alabama Set Down Hard. A TLANTA, October 19-Mio- “ October clashes among major foot ball teams in Dixie today had left only six unbeaten and united teams in the Southern Conference, with Tulane, Tennessee and Georgia standing out as the real title favorites. Never before have the early season engagements cut down the stronger teams as this year. Ala bama and Vanderbilt, both for midable teams, we’re decisiveiy beaten by Tennessee and Tulane, while Georgia added to it’s prestige with 32–⁠7 win over North Carolima. Although Alabama revealed great strength against its Mississippi Confer ence opponents, the Crimsons were helpless before Tennessee’s charging Volunteers. Led by Halfback Gene Nc Ever, Tennessee humbled the Ala bamans. rs to 0. Vanderbilt, conqueror of North Carolina and Ohio State, fell before a final Tulane offensive, 10 to o.. T OUISIANA STATE, Auburn and Sc – vance remain in the chase with the other three teams. but the schedule arrangements force each of these teams to play one or more OF nc favorites later. Auburn’s victory over Georgia Tech. Ia IN O shows IL has started back on the road to the top position it held al most unchallenged in years gone by: Louisiana State defeated Mississippi A. and M. 81 to 0. Maryland and Kentucky remain among the unbeaten teams, but they played to a 6-to-6 tie and dropped out of the favored circle. Dukes inability to score against Davidson and the resultant ScoreleSs tie offered one of the biggest upsets OF the week end. while Virginia Polytechnic Institute also was held to a 6-to-6 tie by william and Mary. WEST VIRGINIA’S air attack proved w too strong for Washington and Lee and the Generals lost, l9 to 0. v. NJ. l. defeated Virginia 1S to 3. in the Cavaliers Homecoming and sta characterization game and Sewanee went out of the conference to defeat CHATTANOOGA, 6 to o. Citadel beat Clemson. to 0, and Wake Forest won from North Carolina State by the same score. Florida, handicapped by the absence Of several stars. lost to Syracuse. SO to H. and Mercer played John Carroll of Cleveland to a 0-to-0 tie in the two in tersectional contests.

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Georgia leads 16–⁠6–⁠2 in 24 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.