Duke at Tennessee

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 6, 1940, page 1

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  VOLS 0UTPLAY DUKE ENTIRELY Bows From Durham Invade Tennessee Territory Only Once During Contest IL KNOXVILLE. Tenn, Oct. 5.-R The Tennessee Vols grid pres tige, punctured in the 1910 Rose bowl game, was patched and pumped up skin tight today with a sparkling 10 to 0 victory over ‘one of the best football teams in Duke history” Forty-two thousand s~un-saturated fans who overlooked Shield-Watkins stadium sat thrilled and amazed as Coach Bob highlands team, forsaking for the first time the old army game, ran the legs from under the Blue Devils with a tricky new shift, some fancy ball Juggling and more passing than Vol fans have seen in a long time. Scores in Second The scoring was confined to the second quarter, a pass good Tor 80 yards accounting for the first points, and a plunge following a blocked punt netting the second touchdown, but that doesn’t tell the StOIy OIL Lilt way IiS NO4o over the bedeviled Blue Devils. Only once did Duke invade len nessee territory. The remainder OF the time the Blue Devils were rocking back on their heels, the midfield stripe only a mirage. At least twice the Vols had other touchdowns literally at their finger tips. In the first period little John ny Butler passed to FreW Newman on the Duke 10. Newman was IN the clear, the ball squarely in his hands, but he dropped it. In the final period Bob Andridge sprinted into a corner of the end zone to gather in a pass from BUST War rem, but he was juggling the ball as he stepped out of bounds. The first touchdown was richly earned. 1t climaxed a steady g. yard drive, featured by the plunges of Bob Foxx and Ike Peel, and the passing OF Foxx. The death blow packed more drama than was Wis ible to the eye. Last Tuesday a third-string sophomore Vol end, Al Hut, was pro noted to the second string when his brother, Emil, injured his Shout der. Yesterday the boys parents were injured seriously in an auto mobile accident enroute to tn game. When Foxx eased back from the Duke 80, looking for a pass re ceiver, he spotted this same Al Hust far off to the left and gauoping strongly. Foxx shot the bal far ahead Of the flying figure. Hust took it in stride On the 10 and rambled on over the goal. FoXx made it 10 with d placekick. A line that charged like a mad dened bull accounted for the sec ond touchdown. AS usual, the Blue Devils were punching away harm lessly deep in their own territory. Frank Killian dropped b to punt. The ball doomed off the bosom Of Abe Shires and was smothered by Hodges West, Vol tackle, on the Duke 10. Fox on the fourth line plunge covered two remaining yards to the goal. NeWnans placekick was low. That was the scoring, and in the second half it was obvious the Vols were just coddling their leao. They abandoned any semblance Of hokus-pokus, played straight, con servative football which was enough to keep the Blue Devils stymied. Wade started his second team. 1t played the usual conservative plunge-and-punt style, and although it went nowhere it also kept the Vols from going too far. The Ten nessee fans were uneasy. It seemed the Blue Devils were playing pos sum. They weren’t playing possum. They were a ~thWarted, beWildereu team playing against a squad which outran them, o~utcharged them, outtackled them and out passed them. After the second touchdown it appeared only a miracle could bring a Duke victory, and for a few fleeing moments at the start of the second half the miracle seemed to be the Blue Devils 18th man. Taking the kickoff they marched from their own 30 to the Tennessee 35, with Yves McAfce, Frank Ezerski and Thompson Prothro contributing substantially. They locked like Duke was expected to look, but it was a swan song. They couldn’t have gone farther with tractors. /

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  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 7, 1940, page 2 (results column)

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  ;2;i|‘‘‘N1E{0 3024 The following are scores or lm- portant football games played last Saturday afternoon: Purdue IA: Ohio State IT. Colgate 0; Cornell 34. West Virginia T; Fordham 20. Northwestern 40; Syracuse o. Michigan 21; Michigan State l4 Navy IA; Cincinnati 0. Virginia 19; Yale IA. Missouri 13; Pittsburgh 19. Army 20; Williams 19. Princeton T; Vanderbilt 6. Harvard IS; Amherst 0. Minnesota l3; Nebraska 2. Texas 13; Indiana 6. Auburn 20; Tulane IA. Kentucky 47; Washington a n q Lee 12. Notre Dame 25; College of Pa cific 2. Maryland 0; Pennsylvania 5l. Kansas 0; Iowa State ‘. Wisconsin B; Marquette l9. Texas Christian 20; Arkansas O Duke 0; Tennessee 13. Penn State 9; Bucknell 0. Alabama 20; Mercer 0. University of Washington 2l; Idaho o. Montana 0; Washington State 13. Utah 12; Brigham Young 6. Lafayette 9; New fork Univer- sity T. Georgia 33; South Carolina 3. Pacific University 2; University of Portland 25. Oregon 0; Stanford l3 St. Marys 6; California 9. Oklahoma Aggies 27; Oklahoma %. Oregon State 0; University ol Southern California 0, tie.

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  The Nome nugget, October 7, 1940, page 1 (results column)

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  Football Scores Saturday, October 5 l49 - Purdue l4-Ohio State IT Colgate 0-Cornell 34 Northwestern 40-Syracuse 0 West Virginia 7-Fordham 20 Navy 14-Cincinatti 0 Virginia 19-Yale II Missouri 14-PistSburgh 19 Army 20-Williams l9 Princeton 7-Vanderbilt 6 Harvard 13-Amherst Michigan 2l-Mich. State IA Minnesota l3-Nebraska ‘ Texas 13-Indiana 6. Washington 21-Idaho 0 Montana eWashington State 13. Utah 12-Brigham Young 6. Lafayette 9-New York Uni ‘. Georgia 33-South Carolina 2. Pacific University ‘ -Univer- sity of Portland 25. Oregon 0-Stanford 13. St. Mary’s 6-California g. Oklahoma Aggies 27 - Okla homa g. Oregon State 01Southern Cal. O. Auburn 20-Tulane IA Kentucky 47-Washington Lee 12 Notre Dame 25-College of the Pacific 2. Maryland 0-Pennsylvania 51 Kansas 0-Iowa State ‘. Wisconsin 33-Marquette 19 Texas Christian 20-Arkansas Duke 0-TenneSsee 13. Penn State 9-Bucknell 0 Alabama 20-Mercer 0.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 6, 1940, page 1 (results column)

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  World Series Squared at 2-AII; UDsets Mark Football Scene ginia, which upset favored Yale, 1914. Up at Philadelphia, Maryland was handed one of its worst beat ings in history, q 5l-0 shellacking by Pennsylvania, and American University got off to losing start against Susquehanna, 1913. Other major results: Tennessee, 13; Duke, 0. Northwestern, 40; Syracuse, 0. Pittsburgh, l9; Missouri, Is, Fordham, 20; West Virginia, Z. Kentucky, Al; Washington and Lee, II. Minnesota, 13; Nebraska, 7. Ohio State, II; Purdue, IA. Notre Dame, 25; College of Pa clfic, 7. California, g; st. Mary’s, 6. Stanford. 13; Oregon, 0. (Ftill Details In Sports section.)

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Tennessee leads 14–⁠12–⁠2 in 28 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.