Georgia Tech at Duke

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  Evening star, October 16, 1938, page 29

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  DUKE DRIVE TRIPS GEORGIA TECH, SO Score Follows 0’Mara’s 60. Yard Return of Kick k-0ff Opening Last Half. DURHAM, N. c., Oct. l5.-Duke’s powerhouse struck quickly at the first of the second half and defeated Georgia Tech, 60. here today in an interconference game witnessed by a crowd of $4,000. The touchdown. 7-yard right tackle slice by Wesley McAfee, ended an advance covering IS yards which was started by Bob OMara’s spectacular 60-yard return of the kickoff opening the last half. All the scoring power then was packed in the next five plays. McAfee in two tries got four yards at tackle, then tried pass which failed On the fourth down he shot the ball like bullet to Jim Marion for IA yards to Georgia Techs 7-yard stripe. McAfee then ran far to his right, cut back through wide hole and crossed the goal line virtually untouched. Specialist Picks Point. Coach Wallace Wade rushed Anthony Ruffa, a tackle and point kicking specialist. into the game to try for the extra point from place. ment, but the ball sailed wide. Georgia Tech extensively never carried the ball beyond the Duke 22varH limo

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 17, 1938, page 5 (results column)

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  FOOT BAIL Ml REISSUE IFS nr The following are results Of prin- cipal football games played last Sat urday afternoon on the gridirons throughout the Nation: Washhl ton State 6; Southern California 19. Texas Christian S4; Texas A and M 6. Texas Tech. 1S- Montana 12. Gcn5aga 12; Idaho 26 U.CL.A. ‘: California 20. Brigham Young T; Utah 2, tie. Princeton 13; Penn. 0. Holy Cross 6; Carnegie Tech. T. Colgate F; Columbia 0. North Carolina ‘; N.Y.U. o. Purdue 6: Fordham 6, tie. Brown 13; dartmouth 34. Wash. Jeff. 0; Lafayette 27. Rochester 6; Amherst Al. Navy ‘; Yale 9. Army 20; Harvard IF. Connecticut 0; Maine 13. Williams 0; Bowdoln IA. Illinois 6; Notre Dame IA. Pittsburgh 26; Wisconsin 6. Indiana O: Nebraska o, tie. Cornell IT; Syracuse 19. Georgia Tech. 0; Duke 6. Mich. State 26; w. Virginia 0. Oklahoma 19; Kansas 0. Michigan G. Minnesota ‘. Iowa State 16 Missouri 13. Tennessee 13: Alabama o. Northwestern 0; Ohio State 0, tie Penn State 59; Lehigh 6. Centre 6; Villanova 35. Centenary o; Baylor IA Iowa 27; Chicago IA. Rice IT; Tulane 26. Texas 6; Arkansas 42. Remover 12; Indiana State 6. Mississippi T; Vanderbilt 13. Texas Tech 19; Montana 13. Washington 6; Oregon State l3. oregon 16; Stanford 27.

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Georgia Tech leads 57–⁠35–⁠1 in 93 meetings, counting the 87 since this game.