North Carolina at Georgia Tech

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 9, 1944, page 1

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  |BAPTlSTS PACK POTENT ATTACK Wake Forest Schedules Fourth Conference Tilt With VMI CHARLOTTE, Oct. 8. - N – With three victories over major opponents to their credit, the Wake Forest Deacons have demonstrated that they will have to be contended with when the final South ern conference returns roll in this autumn. The undefeated Baptists, still packing the potent drive that car ried them to victory over North Carolina and then Georgia, rolled over the Maryland OLD Liners Sat urday 80 t., 0 and took a firm grip on the conference lead. The Deacons take on VMl, anothor conference foe, Saturday night in Greensboro. While the Baptists were cavort’ ing in their first home appearance | in two years, some other North Ca rolina football machines were not faring so well. The North Carolina State Wolf pack, previously unbeaten, hit a snag in Clemson’s Tigers at Char lotte when the South Carolinians took a 1877 victory. Sid Tinsley, back from the Army, was potent force in the Tiger victory, scoring the winning marker in the last period and put Clemson in position for its first touchdown with great line smash. Fullback Bobby Worst scored States only counter when he ran IS yards from kickoff to thrill 5000 spectators VINO Sweltered in the midsummer weather. The Wolfpack will entertain Ca tawba’s Indians Saturday night. North Carolina Preflight won from Dukes Blue Devils by Is to = Stan Koslowski, former Holy Cross star, and Otto Graham, the speedy quarterback from Northwestern, paced the Cloudbusters as they sank the Blue Devils. The Cloudbusters meet Virginia at Charlottesville, Va, in their next encounter Saturday, while the Blue Devils draw tough assignment with Navy at Baltimore. The North Carolina Tar Heels suffered their third straight loss bowling to Georgia Tech 28–⁠0. Three of the Tech touchdowns were made by the aerial route. The Tar Heels made a strong touchdown bid in the fourth period when Art Lowe ran 50 yards down the sidelines. He attempted later al to Bill Gillian but the throw was wide and Tech recovered On the Is. North Carolina will take on the Cherry Point Marines at Chapel Hill this Saturday. The Third Air Force Gremlins trounced the Fort Benning, Ca, Third Infantry % to 0, at Column bia. S. c. The story Of the battle can be described as too much Charlie Trippi and Frank GRANITE The former Georgia and Wisconsin stars stood out brilliantly IN the Gremin victory, the third straigh’ for the fliers, which places then in the service spotlight. Catawba’s Indians defeated New berry college “a to IA in their Sat urday night encounter at SALISBURY

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  Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, October 8, 1944, page 1

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  Georgia Tech Smothers North Carolina, $50 ATLANTA. Ga oct : up Filling the air with passes despite drilling ram and a SoEgy field. Georgia Tech Smo,hered the UniverSlty Of North Carolina Tar heels. $50 today before 5000 fans. Big Frank EioNlcS veteran FULL back VA, the star ri Tech : powerful offensive thru>tS plunG- ING l. yards for the games first touchdown and completing numerouS passes.

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Officially, Georgia Tech leads 34–⁠21–⁠3; as played, 34–⁠22–⁠3 in 59 meetings, counting the 46 since this game.