Boston College vs. Clemson

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, January 2, 1940, page 1

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  Clemson Whips Boston, s To 3, In Cotton Bowl / Timmons Scores Touchdown For Tigers AS McFadden Sparks All-Around Play l. JAN. L. Ah’ “A u American Banks McFadden turned the ball-carrying chores over to a sophomore, Charley Timmons, but his punting and defensive work brought Clemson a 6–⁠3 victory over Boston college today in a thrill packed Cotton Bowl battle. Twenty thousand chilled fans saw the two teams do all their scoring in the second period, Boston college drawing first blood with a 25-yard field goal by Alex Lukachik, a substitute end. A little later Tim mons led a Clemson drive that ended with the 185-pound young ster from Abbeville, S. c., plunging over for a touchdown. Shad Bryant missed the point. Timmons was the offensive star of the game that ended with Boston college threatening the Glenn son goal line most of the final period. With three minutes to 60, the Eagles drove to the Clemson eight, but Bryant bobbed up to bat down Charley O’Rourke’s long pass and McFadden took care of another that seemed headed for pay-dirt. McFadden wrote “finis’‘ to a great college football career, rum ming the Clemson team faultlessly, looming Lunts that set Boston col lege back on its heels time and again and playing one of the finest defensive games ever seen on the Cotton Bowl gridiron. Boston college scored on fourth down after the second period opened. O’Rourke, the passing mar from New England, turned in a sensational punt return to carry Bru Trexler’s boot from the Glenn son 80 to the Tiger Is. Frank Maznicki lost five in a line try and Bob Jauron did the same, but Frank Davis dived through for six. Then Lukachik stepped back and calmly booted the ball over the crossbar with yards to spare. Clemson’s touchdown came soon after. Getting the ball on their 43 following a punt exchange, the Tigers surged to the score without being slowed down but once. Nc Fadden circled right end for 10. Bryant lost sever in two tries but McFadden pitched a pass to Wister Jackson for a first down on the Boston 20. Timmons hit right tackle for u, got six at the same place on his next try and then bruised his way over for the touch down. Bryant’s try for point Was wide. Clemson made II first downs and Boston college 9, running up 210 yards from scrmimage while doing it. Boston college had but 1874 running, but O’Rourke’s pass ing accounted for 70 yards. The mighty punting of McFadden-a decisive factor in Clemson’s victory-came out as an average of 42.6 yards. In ball carrying, Timmons ran q times and crushed his way to 127 yards. McFadden ran but four times and gained A yards. Vito Ananis was the leading ground gamer for Boston college with 43 yards in II tries while ORourke showed Al yards in eight runs. The game was marred by numer- Gus penalties but most of them came from the bruising type of play. Starring linenps.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, January 2, 1940, page 14

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  DALLAS, Jan. 2.-Clemsons country gentlemen rolled back to South Carolina today with the Cotton Bowl Trophy in their possession and with prospects of another great all America the next two years to replace the great Bangs McFadden. They beat Boston Colleges bruising Eagles 6–⁠3 in a nerve-racking game of long runs and sensational passes before 10000 yesterday with McFadden forced to share the hon. ors with a. sophomore with pile driving proclivities. Charley Timmons, who beat out a senior for place in the starting backfeld, led the offense of Clemsons fighting Tigers. Timmons car ried the ball q times for gain of 1877 yards and his mighty plunges gave the gentlemen their touchdown in the second period. McFadden Is Able Leader. McFadden stood out, however, as the handspring of the team, his great punting, generalship, running and defense telling the experts the 6 foot 3, 180-pound young man was not overrated in the least. Chunkin’ Charley O’Rourke gave Clemson heart failure more than once with his sensational passing and it was his slithering return of punt to Clemson’s Is that paved the way for field goal. Alex Lukachik, substitute end, kicked 1t from the 25-yard line. Shad Bryant, Clemson halfback, batted down one pass labeled touchdown” and McFadden took care of another as Boston College made its final bids in the last min utes. McFadden then soomed Q

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  The Skyland post, West Jefferson, N.C., January 4, 1940, page 1

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  Football Bowl Games Attract Attention Here Throughout the nation New Years day, bowl football games occupied the center of attraction and even surpassed public interest in European wars. The rose bowl game, the dean of all the bowls, attracted more attention here than any of the others. Most all, local fans were pulling for Tennessee, the power house that lost to Southern Cal ifornia, a still stronger power house, Is to 0. Results of the other games: Sugar bowl-Texas A. & M. IA, Tulane, IS; Cotton bowl-Clemson, 6; Boston college, 3. Orange bowl, Georgia Tech, 81; Missouri, z. East-West at San Francisco West %, East II. On Saturday the South beat the North, 33 to 81, in a game played at Montgomery, Ala.

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  The Nome nugget, Alaska, January 3, 1940, page 1

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  Football Scores Jan. l, 1940 Sugar Bowl – Texas 14-Tu- lane 13 Orange Bowl – Georgia Tech 21-Missouri 2 Cotton Bowl Boston College 3-Clemson 6 Sun Bowl – Catholic 0-Ariz- ona State 0 Shrine Game East 1l-West 28 Rose Bowl-Tennessee 0-Sou- thern California IA

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Clemson leads 22–⁠9–⁠2 in 33 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.