Auburn at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, September 27, 1942, page 37

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  Prokop, Cast|eberry Lead Georgia Tech 10 $50 Victory HopIess Auburn Victim Of Golden Tornudo’s RozzIe-DozzIe Game Ey ire Associated PreSk. ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 26,-Veteran Coach Bill Alexander pulled the blanket off his dark-horse Georgia Tech football team today, Civ ing opposing scouts fits as Sophomore Eddie Prokop and Freshman Clint Castleberry passed and ran Auburn into submission, $50, before 10000 spectators. Razzle dazzling hapless Auburn even under adverse weather conditions, Tech piled over to Go lead in the first quarter, advanced to SO with a safety in the third and rounded off the game with a final touchdown and extra point barely a minute before the gun. Prokop. l92-pound Cleveland product, engineered both Tech S touchdowns. He whipped a 45-yard pass to End Jack Marshall in the first quarter. The Tech captain held it moment then dropped it, but the referee ruled the pass COM plete on the 80. On fourth down Prokop rifed the ball to McHugh in the end zone to score. Ralph Plaster’s place kick for the extra point was wide. Tech drove 64 yards at the start of the third period, but Auburn held foot from goal. Gafford sought to kick out, but Helm slashed through to block him for a safety. In the last quarter Techs spec tacular Junior center, George (Mutt) Manning, intercepted a pass on Auburns 43. Prokop whipped the ball 10 End Rabbit Jordan, who stepped out of bounds feet from the goal. Prokop dived over to score and Helms place-kicked the extra point.

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Auburn leads 42–⁠41–⁠3 in 86 meetings, counting the 46 since this game.