North Carolina at Richmond

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

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  RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 9-Arthur Jones, Richmond’s ace triple threat, passed the Spiders to a surprising 14–⁠13 victory over the University of North Carolina football team before $500 pop-eyed spectators here today. The lanky Jones threw 10 yards to Bob (Swede) Erickson, soph end. to put Richmond ahead in the first period and then sent the Spiders out in front again early in the fourth with 14-yard aerial to Dick Humbert, Erickson’s, running mate Jones placekicked both extra points. Led by Frank O’Hare and Sid Sadoff, Carolina moved steadily from the Tar Heels II to a touch down in the second. O’Hare going OF his right tackle yards to tally. Harry Dunkle missed the placement attempt and the Spiders remained ahead, rs.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 11, 1940, page 1 (results column)

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  they never were ahead until Char. ley McNulty scored the last of his four touchdowns. Elsewhere in the east, there were such feats as Columbia’s 7–⁠6 defeat of Wisconsin, the Lions first blocking Fred Cages ex~tra-point kick and then one of his punts to win; Syracuse holding unbeaten Penn State to a 1918 tie; Brown beating an Army team that was expected to be keyed-up, 1879; Temple, with Andy Tomasic having a hand or foot in almost every offensive move, routing Villanova, $50, and battered Harvard play ing Penn to a 1910 standoff: Art Jones’ TO- and 14-yard touch down passes and two conversions provided the South with its main upset as he led Richmond to a 14–⁠13 conquest of North Carolina, which had its aces, Jim Lalanne and Paul SEVERN, on the side lines. Florida contributed another if milder shock by scoring two touchdowns, a field goal, a safety and an extra point to down Georgia, 1879 4

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North Carolina leads 10–⁠2 in 12 meetings, counting the six since this game.