South Carolina at Alabama

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 14, 1945, page 1

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  TIDE DOWNS IN $50 VICTORY Alabama Pounds Out Is. First Downs To Three For South Carolina MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 13.-l R)-Alabama’s Powerhouse eleven steam rollered a badly outmanned’ South Carolina team today to win an impressive IS to 0 victory. About $4,000 attended. The Alabama second and third stringers played most Of the contest, but Harry Gilmer and com pany were sent in for 10 minutes in the first half and promptly ran over three touchdowns. Gilmer accounted for one on a 50-yaro sprint behind brilliant blocking. Four tide touchdowns were rush ed across in the opening PERIOD. Fred Grant, second string fulDacK’ scored two in the opening 10 min utes, and Gilmer and Lowell few added the other pair after the regulars were sent in. The regulars drove 60 yards on straight football for the frth touchdown, Norwood Hodges tax ing it over, and Louie Scales ell NAKED a S3-yard march WIFI an other tally before the First half ended. Two more touchdowns IN the third period ended the scoring Grant making one and Scales the other. The gamecocks, held to a net loss of one yard on rushing plays, staged a futile uprising in the final quarter, with Bill Carr OF Cairo, Ca. pitching 43-yard pass to Bud Fades and. following with one Tor II yards to Lyle Hanson to take the ball to the ‘Bama Z. Here the attack stalled, but Carr made a Sensational 43-yard run back of an intercepted pass to bring the ball back to the Alabama “ in the final minutes. He fumbled on the next play. however, and the tide kept the ball until 1t was all over. -, Carolina melted only three first downs, all on passes, against IL Tor Alabama.

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Officially, Alabama leads 14–⁠4; as played, 16–⁠3 in 19 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.