Clemson at VMI

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  Evening star, September 28, 1941, page 42

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  Clemson Heft Subdues Y. N. !. After Cadets Gain Early Lead Tigers Wear Out Foes One Good Team, Then Run Up 36–⁠7 Tally LYNCHBURG. Va. Sept. 27- Clemson, a good big man on the gridiron, battered Virginia Military Institute, a good little man. into submission. Sc to I, today on SUMflooded field. V. M. Is one good eleven took command at the start and ran up d 7-to-0 lead in the first quarter, bur thereafter the game ran true to form. Heat and the constant pound ing of Clemson’s heavy line and driving backs wilted the fighting Key detS perceptibly in the second period as the Tigers got their deceptive reverseS ard spinners into murderouSly effective execution and took a 13-to-7 advantage at the half. The defeat turned into a rout in the second half as V. NJ. l., eXtremely short this year on capable reserves, saw its spent and groggy regulars leave the game short-winded and injured, Big Charley Timmons, Clemsons rip-snorting fullback, tore the tiring V M 7 line tO ShredS

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Tied 5–⁠5–⁠2 in 12 meetings, counting the three since this game.