South Carolina at Wake Forest

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 29, 1940, page 1

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  DEACONS EDGE OUT CAMEC0CKS, 7–⁠6. Pruitt Passes To Jett For Wake Forest Score In Closely-Played Game CHARLOTTE, Nov. 20 R – Wake Forests Demon Deacons nosed out an inspired University of South Carolina eleven, 7–⁠6, here today in a spirited Southern confer ence football game that highlighted North Cardinals Thanksgiving day observance in this vicinity. Around 5000 wildly cheering spectators saw the heftier, black and gold jersied Deacons push over a touchdown and point in the sec ond period and the fighting South Carolinians come back in the third to make a touchdown but fail in the try for point. Both teams displayed a finesse both in attack and defense rarely seen in American Legion Memorial stadium and put on a show that sent fans away pleased Wake Forest Old Grads that their team had won, and South c. cl;nians that their boys, rated in pre-game dope as the ~underdogs, had put up a good battle although losing. The Deacons, after a scoreless opening period, gained possession of the ball early in the second when Captain Jimmy Ringgold recover ed Dewitt Arrowsmith’s tumble on the Gamecock 80. Then, in quick succession Big John Polanski gained 81 and six and Tony Gal lovich ran three more to put the ball on the nine. Short thrusts car ried the Deacons to the five and there ]. V. Pruitt, sub quarterback, passed into the end zone to John Jet and Gallovich placekicked the point for a 10 advantage. A booming 60-yard punt by Ken Roskie, scintillating Gamecock sub back, started the chain of events in the third period that led to South Cardinals score. The ball was downed on Wake Forests six. Red Mayberry, Deacon triple threat quarterback, ran up to the II in two tries from punt formaton, then under tremendous pres sur at the hands of charging Gamecock forwards, got off a high punt to Roskie, who took it on his 40 and a back to the Deacon 81. Al Grygo, sub back, then faded back and passed a long one to Harvey Blouin, a fellow sub, who took the ball on the 20 and a to the nine before being pulled down. On the next play Grygo slipped through his right tackle for nine and the score. Arrowsmith’s place kick was wide. The Deacons plunged to the South Carolina II to the IS and to the IA on fourth period threats but each time the determined gar net clad Gamecocks held and took the ball on downs. Wake Forest made five downs to six for the South Carolinians and rolled up 119 yards net rush ing to 104 for the Gamecocks. Each team completed two passes, Wake Forest out of four tries and Carolina out of six.

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South Carolina leads 34–⁠20–⁠2 in 56 meetings, counting the 44 since this game.