Davidson at Duke

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 10, 1940, page 8

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  DEVILS ARE Held TO TIE in FIRST Two Lightning Thrusts Give Wildcats Unexpected TouchdOwns DURHAM, Nov. 9.-R-Duke’ S Blue Devils, held to a 13-aH tie in the first half by an inspired Davidson team, turned on the heat In the last two periods and defeat ed the Wildcats 46–⁠13 in a Southern conference game today before 81 600 persons. The Dukes, who have lost only to Tennessee this year, ran hot and cold in the first half, and were caught off guard by tW 0 lightning thrusts, made by team which wasn’t meant to have a thing. In Seven Minutes Dukes first touchdown m e after seven minutes of play, on a 7O-yard drive which was eli NAKED by seven yard dash into the end zone by Big Jap Davis. Ruffa’s placement was good and the spectators settled into their seats for what they believed would be a series of Duke scoring pa rades. But on the kickoff Claude Hack ney took the ball on Davidson s five, scooted through the entire Duke team, and scored standing. Bob Smiths kick was blocked and Duke still led 7–⁠6. Frank Killian made Dukes sec ond score early in the second quarter but Bronco Ezerski’s S placement for the point went wide. A few plays later Davidson got its second touchdown when Gran ny Sharpe fired a long pass to Hackney, and Hackney romped untouched across the goal. The play was good for As yards. Bob John son placekicked the point, tieing the score. But in the second half the Blue Devils applied their power. Davis went over right guard from the five for a touchdown; a pass from Frank SWiger to Leonard Darnell was good for 42 yards and touch down; Killian gallo ID 81 yards for another, Winston siegfried bucked over center for the sixth touchdown, and substitute Bill! Wartman went % yards around end for the final touchdown. 4

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 10, 1940, page 32

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  Duke Turns on Heat In Last Hall, Tops Davidson, 46.13 Touchdown From Kickoff Helps Wildcats Get First-HoIf Tie DURHAM, N. c., Nov. s-Duke’s Blue Devils, held to a l3-all tie in the first half by an inspired David son team, turned on the heat in the last two periods and defeated the Wildcats, 46–⁠13, in a Southern Conference game today. Dukes first touchdown came after seven minutes of play, on a 70-yard drive which was climaxed by a Z yard dash into the end zone by big Jap Davis. Ruffa’s placement was good. On the kickoff Claude Hackney took the ball on Davidson’s S, scooted through the entire Duke team and scored standing. Bob Smiths kick was blocked and Duke still led, 7–⁠6. Frank Killian made Dukes second score early in the second quarter, but Bronco Ezerski’s placement for the point went wide A few plays later Davidson got its second touchdown when Granny Sharpe fired long pass to Hackney, and Hackney romped untouched across the goal. The play was good for As yards. Bob Johnson place. kicked the point. tieing the score But in the second half the Blue Devils applied their power. Davis went over right guard from the 5 for touchdown; pass from Frank Swiger to Leonard Darnell was good for AZ yards and touchdown; Kill liam galloped 81 yards for another, and Substitute Bill Wartman went % yards around end for the final touchdown.

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Duke leads 16–⁠4–⁠1 in 21 meetings, counting the two since this game.