Wake Forest at Texas Tech

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 17, 1940, page 1

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  Stanford Indians Cinch Claim To Rose Bowl Contest BIZ DEMON DEACS BOW TO RED RAIDERS Texas Tech Thwarts All Of Wake Forest Attempts After First Period LUBBOCK, Tex, Nov. 16.-LH1- Texas Techs Red Raiders remained among the nations undefeated grid machines with a 1877 victory over the big, fast Deacons of Wake Forest today. The Raiders thwarted all Deacon scoring attempts after the first quarter and came from behind in the third to take their seventh game OF. the year. Wake Forest threatened almost continuously with Quarterback ]. w. Fruits passes. Wake Forest struck in the first period, after recovering a fumbled punt on the Raider 25 yard line. Tony Gallovich broke through to the Is. Then Pruitt circled the Tech left end for the touchdown. Gallovich booted the extra point. Midway in the second period, Tom Douglass, Red Amonett and Don Austin advanced the ball AZ yards to the Al from where DOUGLASS sprinted through the Wake secondary for a touchdown. McKnisht’s try for point was wide. Douglass piloted the Raiders to the winning touchdown in the third with long runs, climaXed by a Is. yard sprint to the Wake Forest 3. There Roger Smith lobbed a pass over the goal line to end Bling Bingham for a touchdown. Smiths pass to Bingham failed for the extra

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Texas Tech leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.