Auburn at Tulane

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 6, 1940, page 38

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  Auburn Tackle Grabs Pass for Score in Beating Tulane Victors Show Strongly in Air, on Ground in Winning, 20 to Ia NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 5-Auburn turned on the power Tulane for merly had to sweep to a 20–⁠14 Southeastern Conference victory over the fumbling Green Wave today to give Tulane its second straight setback on msiplays and failure at crucial moments. Auburn augmented its power thrusts with an aerial attack and a weird play in the first quarter by John Chalkley, right tackle. In that frame he charged in upon Tulane’s Harry Hays, who had dropped back to pass. Just as the ball left Hays hand, Chalkley in tercepted it and streaked 43 yards for touchdown. leaving the Tulane back .dumbfounded and empty handed. Dick McGowen converted. Bill Yearout. an outstanding Auburn star, flashed into life at the opening of the second to work score after returning a kickoff to midfield. A 25-yard pass from Yearout was bobbled around in the air by in terceptors, but finally fell safely in the arms of Erby Yearout then tossed 10 to Cremer. Power plays put the ball across, Yearout carry ing it. Tulane began moving belatedly and. behind mighty power thrusts by Rubber Ely and James Thibaut -Tulane’s star, If any-carried the ball Ill yards to a touchdown. The extra yardage came through two offside plays. Ely had swept back from behind his goal line to the 81. and on line plunges and end runs. he and Thibaut. aided by Red Cassibry, put it on the goal line. Thibaut drove over and then converted. Auburn put the game away early in the third after McGowen, another Auburn star, intercepted Hays pass on his Is. McGowen, Rufus Deal and Lloyd Cheatham alternated with power stabs to reach the goal line. where Auburn took to the air again when Tulane held. Cheat ham tipped to McGowen in the end zone. McGoWen converted for his teams final tally.

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Tulane leads 17–⁠15–⁠6 in 38 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.