South Carolina vs. Wake Forest

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  The Wilmington morning star, Wilmington, N.C., January 2, 1946, page 7

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  POWER PAYS OFF FOR WAKE FOREST AS IT BEATS use Sacrinity Brothers, Brink. lev Humble South Caro- lima At Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Jan. / P)-A heavy Wake Forest team came from behind in the last half to overcome a light but battling University of South Carolina eleven 26–⁠14 in the first Gator Bowl game here today. An estimated $4,000 saw the contest. Wake Forests Deacons, trailing rs at the half, smashed away at the Gamecock line for three touch downs in the last half to win a playoff of 1918 Thanksgiving Day deadlock. The scrappy Gamecocks never gave up the battle, scoring in the last seconds of the game on a so-yard pass interrogation by Dutch Brembs. It was the outstanding run Of the day. Capt. Nick Sacrinty and Dick Brinkley spelled doom for South Carolina hopes. Sacrinty skirted the ends, Brinkley smashed through the line in a deadly one-two punch that the lighter Gamecock players found hard to stop. The Gamecocks, displaying a threatening aerial attack through out the game, kept the Deacons on edge. Coach D. c. Peahead) Walker of Wake Forest said the Gamecock passing attack kept him jittery throughout the game and that he loosened up his defense at halftime in order to guard against it. He said he was well satlsfled with the game and believed that the extra weight packed by the Deacons made the difference between the two teams. Wake Forest, running true to form. smashed straight through to touchdown as soon as they got the ball in the first period. the drive covered a total OF “a yards. In the second period, the Deacons funbled away a scoring opportumltv on the Gamecock IA. South Carolina, aided by several Wake Forest penalties, struck suddenly with a combined passlng-runming attack to score in the faolng minutes of the first hall. The Deacons rolled 80 yards IN the third period to shove over their second tally and go IN front: Another drive that covered W wards. started in the third period but completed in the fourth, put the Deacons comfortably ahead IN the final period. A short punt by the Gamecocks that slithered out Of bounds on their own Is set up the final Deacon score. A sub back, Bob Smathers scrambled Is yards to score. The Gamecocks, last touchdown came with only seconds to 60 and the Deacons threatening to score again. A Wake Forest pass was nr1led in by Brembs and he was off down the sidelines Tor the long est run of the game. Wake Forests strong line play, led bv end Clyde Parrish, guard wilson Afford, center Dick Fore man and tackle Dewey HOBBS of Wilmington, stifled the Game cocks running attack most OF the afternoon. The South Carolina line took battering all afternoon from Brink ley-sacrinty and company but stood up well until the final minutes OF the game. Bryant (Junior> Meeks was a standout at center. Ends Buddy Riggs and George Farrls played stellar ball all afternoon.

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South Carolina leads 34–⁠20–⁠2 in 56 meetings, counting the 38 since this game.