Clemson at Boston College

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  Evening star, October 12, 1941, page 38

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  Payne Leads Clemson To 26–⁠13 Win Over Boston College His Kicks, Passes Tell As Tigers Come Back To Overhaul Eagles By the ASsoclateG Press. BOSTON, Oct. 1.-THE educated toe of Clemsons Walter Payne gave the comeback hopes of Boston College a resounding kick in the seat of the trousers today. The undefeated Tigers. sparked by this 186-pound tailback from Green vile. S. c.. battled their way to 26-l3 triumph over Boston’s Eagles in spine -tingling battle before 25,- 900 fans at windswept Fenway Park. The Tigers came roaring back from a 0–⁠6 first quarter deficit to chalk up their four touchdowns and it was big Walter who led them on a virtually personality conducted tour to the first three. Clemson Comes Back Fast. Boston coming back after weeks layof subsequent to its 2l-7 rout by Tulane, scored first in terrific first period in which the two elevens appeared evenly matched 1t was an 80-yard march in the dying minutes of the session, ClimaXed by a 25-yard pass from Mickey Conmolly to Frank Maznicki in the Glenn son end zone. Maznicki missed the try for point. Then big Walter unlimbered his toe in the second period and hoisted a tremendous 50-yard boot. which just hit the coffin corner and spun outside on the Boston l. Connolly’s return was poor and the Tigers Snarled in for the kill. Charley Timmons cracked out 8 in two tries and then Joe Blalock brought it to the 10 on an end around. Timmons ripped off and then bulled over for the score, adding the extra point for good measure. Payne Goes on Rampage. The pestiferouS Payne came back to annoy the Eagles in the third, first with 40-yard pass to Blalock after fake kick, which put the ball on Boston’s 9, and then a scoring pass to the same Blalock, after which Timmons converted. Payne threw another to Blalock for a score. early in the fourth, after big Walter had shared Boston tumble. Harry Franklin accounted for the final tally in the dying seconds OF the game with a 9-yard spring around his left end.

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  The Tacoma times, Tacoma, Wash., October 17, 1941, page 17

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  When you stand alone on ; peak. it’s hard 10 climb higher but it’s even harder 10 stay put and that applies especially to the mercurial fortunes of football. Already. Stanford, Boston college, Tennessee. George town. Arizona State and Western Reserve have tum- bled from last seasons bowl brigade and II takes no mathematical mastermind TO figure that the chances of survival for the remaining foursome are mighty slim. The quartet who so far have evaded defeat are Texas A. 4 NJ, Nebraska, Fordhsm. and Mississippi State. but Mississippi States record Is marred by a tie and the shape Of things 10 come has blackened the future for the Texas Aggies and Nebraska. MUST FACE TEXAS The Aggies have to face the University of Texas Longhorns who, after IL docile years, are once more rampaging under the skillful hand of Dana Y. Bible. while the Cornhuskers of Nebraska have to withstand Minnesota. human tidal wave of the midwest. Only Fordham, with the finest string of ball-carriers ever round ed up on Rose Hill, can look for ward with any assurance TO a second profitable bowl engagement in as many years. Only the pos sibility that their sophomore line may fold under intersectional fire keeps the Rams. losers by one point 10 Texas A. & NJ. in the Cotton Bowl. from being q solid choice for national honors. First Of the howl casualties was registered In New Orleans where Boston college scared off to an undefeated 1910 campaign by crushing Tulane and ended II by giving Ten nessee a sound humping In the Sugar Bowl. But the Green Wave, at low tide last year, rolled over the Eagles three touchdowns to one this fall. And the Eagles fell still further down the ladder when Clemson came north to score a 26–⁠13 victory. VOLS LOSE TO DUKE Tennessee and George [ q W n faded from the picture next. Ten nessee. doubly weakened after the loss Of the stars Of three Sue

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  The Daily Alaska empire, October 13, 1941, page 5 (results column)

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  FOOT BALL @ {A{5SW{5 IFS Mn The following are final scores of football games played last Satur- day afternoon: Texas Christian 20; Indiana IA. Nebraska 32; Kansas o. Fordham 27; North Carolina IA. Minnesota 34; Illinois G. Notre Dame 20; Georgia Tech 0. Clemson 26; Boston College 13. Tennessee 26; Dayton O. Vanderbilt 39; Kentucky IS. Michigan 40; Pittsburgh 0. Northwestern 4l; Wisconsin IA. Dartmout IS; Colgate 6. Columbia 21; Princeton 0. Penn 28; Yale 13. Michigan State 13; Marquette ‘. Army 27; Virginia Military 20. Texas Aggies 49; New York Unl- versity ‘. Syracuse 6; Holy Cross 0. Navy 41; Lafayette 2. West Virginia 20; West Virginia Wesleyan 0. Cornell 2; Harvard 0. Brown IA; Rhode Island State ‘. Duke 50: Maryland 0. Penn State 27; Bucknell 13. Stanford 0; Oregon State 10. University of Washington 23: Washington State 13. Santa Clara 13; California o. Oregon 20; University of South ern California 6.

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Clemson leads 22–⁠9–⁠2 in 33 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.