North Carolina at Duke

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 14, 1937, page 34

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  DUKE IS TUMb[ED FROM TOP RANKS North Carolina Hands Blue Devils First Defeat of Season, ID to 6. ~ kfN hnooticA ASu fJeSS. ~ URBAN. N. c., Nov. 13.-A brilliantly fighting Univer- sity of North Carolina football – team outplayed favored Duke University eleven today to dump the Blue Devils from the undefeated column, IA to s. Duke had been tied by Tennessee. Duke opened the game by pushing the Tarheels deep into their own ter ritory and scored midway the first period on a 13-yard sweep at left end by Honey Hackney, fleet Devil quarterback. Hackney failed in his try for point from placement. The overflow crowd of 5000 seemed to have reason to believe the pre-game favor given Duke was correct, but the Heels proved otherwise with Handy Andy Bershank. George Watson, Tom Burnette and Crowell Little leading the victory play. March 63 Yards Across Goal. TITLE. gritty little quarterback of the Heels. smashed a half yard over right tackle to score in the early minutes of the second quarter at the end OF 63-yard march. Tom Burnette put on special kicking shoe and with perfect placement put the Heels ahead. Three minutes before the game end ed, after Duke had played most ofthe second half deep in its own territory. Burnette dropped back as if to try a placement. Instead he tossed a pass to Watson, who took one stride into the end zone for a 9-yard gain and a touchdown. Burnette added another point by placement Little had run a punt back % yards and short line smashes got two first downs. Returns Punt 20 Yards. DUKE advanced to North Carolina’s s 13-yard line in the first quarter before the Devils scored and got to the North Carolina 20 in the second quarter after Hackney spectacularly returned punt 10 yards in the only non-Scoring threats the defending Southern Conference champs made. North Carolina, on the other hand smashed steadily at Dukes line in the last half. One apparent touch down march was ruined when Jack kraynick, starting from Dukes q yard line, fumbled at the goal for Hackney to cover in the end zone for a touchback. The Tarheels also advanced to Dukes 18-yard line once and to the 32-marker twice.

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  Henderson daily dispatch, North Carolina, November 15, 1937, page 1

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  CAROLINA DEFEATS DUKE BY 14–⁠6 SCORE Tar Heels Outclass Blue Devils After Opening Minutes of Play North Carolina decisively defeated Duke Saturday in Duke stadium, Dur ham, ID to 6 for Big Five and posilily Southern Conference honors in he annual meeting between the Uni ‘ersitieS. The game was witnessed by nearly 10C] fans. Duke broke the scoring ice carly in he first period, after long punts had ct Carolina far back into it’s own territory Duke took a Carolina punt that went out on the 81, and convert ed it into a touchdown about midway the first period, Hackney going about 13 yards on a reverse for the score. The Tar Heels bounced back into the ball game immediately Chuck Kline, i-locked a punt, the ball being downed on Cardinals 3S, and the Heels began march that terminated when Little plunged over from the one yard line. Brunette kicked the point The score came in the second period. The Tar Heels final touchdown came about three and half minutes before the end of the game. The Win ners lined up as if to Kick a field goal, and Brunette shot pass to Wat son for a touchdown. Again Burnette kicked the extra point. Duke was no match for the Tar Heel eleven on the field Saturday Carolina backs ripped Dukes Wanted line for gains on top of gains. Except for the first quarter, Duke xz,oc on tho defensive the remainder of the contest. North Cardinals line proved itself superior to Dukes forward wall.

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Officially, North Carolina leads 64–⁠42–⁠4; as played, 64–⁠38–⁠4 in the 106 games on file; the official count covers all 112 meetings, counting the 90 since this game.