Davidson at Furman

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 27, 1940, page 1

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  FURMAN DEFEATS DAVIDSON 40 T07 Overcomes Wildcats Half Time Lead To Turn Game Into A ROut GREENVILLE, S.. c., Oct. 26- Thurman university’s versatile football team, using unlimited manpoWer, overcame Davidson’s rs lead at the half to turn its homecoming day game into a rout as Coach Dizzy McLeod’s purple paladins racked up five more touchdoWns for a swirling 40 to 7 victory in Shrine stadium today. An estimated 5000 crowd, swell tering beneath a hot sun, saw Fur man regain prestige through the medium of magic and speed exhibited by Captain James CPepper) Martin, Breezy Braziel and Ralph Hamer, and Dewey. Proctor’s pow err and deception in handling the ball. 1t was a roly-poly affair in which both teams wore their cleats to a nub in the streaky first half that found Davidson scoring first in the second quarter on two passes Dave Spencer threw to Claude Hackney and Jim Crutchield. Then Furman banged back after Gates Parker intercepted Spencer’s pass to turn the tide of another threatened Wildcat score. Dewey Proctor lat eralled wide to Pep Martin who raced rs yards for a touchdown. The Purple Hurricane started blowing soon in the second half when Martin thrilled the crowd with a spectacular punt return to his A. Here Proctor swung into &C ton and with a clever assortment of verse and plunges by the fast stepping backs Unanswered a 3D. yard march which Proctor climax ed with a touchdown plunge. There was still some doubt about the outcome as the fast firing Wild cats refused to give up, but they we’re beginning to bog down. with their passes and runs, and when George Turner intercepted Spen- GERS pitch aimed for a touchdown. the Davidson parade dispersed and the boys fell by the wayside in confusion. Turner logged his 200-pound bulk 40-odd yards before he, too, sue cumbed in the whitening heat, but from this point, with the game 40 yards away. Braziel clicked off Is more on reverse and the Pa1adins. paced by Proctor. carried the mail across for the third touchdown.

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  The Skyland post, West Jefferson, N.C., October 31, 1940, page 8 (results column)

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  THE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP THE FOOTBALL ROUNDUP .. Overconfidence caused Caro- lima to lose to Tulane by the close score of 14–⁠13. Some blame Coach Wolf for the loss che should not have substituted so many Sec ond stringers in the last few min utes and in the third quarter he shouldn’t have taken Lalanne out after he had just mad5 a spectac- rlar interrogation and run it to the gil line. they say. And we’re inclined to agree with them Duke lived up TO our expeci tat ons and gave Wake Forest an ! impressive shellacing $50. But Duke, sometimes hot but more Of i ten cool wins games without put ting out apparent effort. Now the Blue Devils lead in the Big Five race, having dethroned the Wake, Forest DeacCns, who have been labelled the ‘‘cool day” team. ! Duke kept fresh r1er in the game and scored on every break, in ! Guiding two blocked punts. &. Miss. State, the sroothest-clicking football eleven ever seen in Raleigh rallied in the last period to down State 26–⁠1O. Ole Mississippi had everything-except La lanne-and wore State down before exhibiting their scoring power. But the Raleigh boys are to be commended for holding their own so we’ll until so near the fin ish. Sports fans say the game was the best played in the state last week end Michigan’s great Tommy Harmon beat Pennsylvania 14–⁠0, while overshadowing the All-American Frank Reagan Auburn pulled an upset todefeat Georgia Tech 1917, and Furman numerically trounced Davidson 40–⁠7. FACTS AND FIGURES e. Cornell, the strongest team in the East, many declare, is in the midst of its most successful season under the coaching of Carl Snavely after defeating Ohio State 21–⁠7, and is also in the midst of sharp criticism from big teams previously defeated by them. Ohio athletic chiefs charge Snavely with lack of ethics and poor craftsmanship, but declare he’s a pretty fair quarterback that he called good signals from the bench. But the finger of suspicion will always be aimed at the man who makes great teams out of just ordinary mater

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  Evening star, October 27, 1940, page 30 (results column)

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  long runs to defeat Florida, 14–⁠0. Georgia Tech came cropper against Auburn’s fine team, 1877, r. another Southeastern Confer ence fray. Al Rodney’s 45-yard touchdown run after a blocked kick and the ensuing extra point gave Tulane a 14–⁠13 decision over North Carolina Dukes Southern Conference Hopefuls walloped Wake Forest. $50, but upSets were general in that sector otherwise. Richmond toppled Virginia Military. 81, and Virginia Tech trounced Washington & Lee, 21–⁠0. Furman ran up 40–⁠7 count on Davidson. William & Mary surprised with a 1876 decision over non conference Virginia. Stanford’s amazing Indians pushed over two touchdowns in the final quarter and walloped South ern California, Alt, to remain the lone unbeaten, united team In the Far West. It was Southern Cali.

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Furman leads 33–⁠15 in 48 meetings, counting the 32 since this game.