Richmond at Duke

• 

  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 21, 1946, page 1

  Read the text

  WADEMEN TO DRILL FOR ARMY CONTEST Duke Hits so Mark With Victory Over Richmond Spiders DURHAM, Oct. 20. -(P)- AS great a task as ever faced a foot ball team of Duke University comes up to the 1916 edition of Blue Devils this week when they move into New York City to face Army’s No. l team of the nation. Duke hit the 500 mark for the season Saturday by rolling over Richmond’s Spiders 40 in a game which was expected to be close but was turned into a runaway by the men of Wallace Wade when they ripped off three touchdowns in the first period. No injuries we’re reported from the game with the exception of some minor hurts. One injury is bothering the coaches no little and that is the leg hnrt that has kept Fletcher regular center, out of &C ton except for one minute of the Navy game and completely out Saturday. 1t is hoped that he will be ready for the test Saturday.

• 

  The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, October 21, 1946, page 3 (results column)

  Read the text

  Grid Season (otkeyed or, Eastern Field NEW YORK, Oct. 2l (APl-The college football season, a cockeyed campaign in which surprises are a dime a dozen and nothing seems impossible, reaches the halfway mark this week with only a hand ful of major teams still clutching untarnished records. Many previously unbeaten out fits were engaged today in pulling themselves from the wreckage strewn across every section of the land in the past weekend’s wave of upsets and there was a strong possibility that similar embarrass- ment lay ahead for some of those who escaped Army, Notre Dame and Texas still the nations top trio-all have their work cut out for them next Saturday when they face tough opponents ready, willing and able to blemish their all victorious rec ords. The Cadets, who blasted Colum- bia from the unbeaten ranks 48- IA, move into New York’s Polo Grounds for their annual battle with Duke The Blue Devils warmed up for this one with a 41–⁠0 whitewashing of Richmond. Notre Dame, idle last week, in vades Iowa, which pulled one of Saturdays many surprises by blank ing Indiana 13–⁠0. Texas, which dumped previously unbeaten Ar kansas 200, visits Rice, an im- proved team that dropped South crn Methodist 21–⁠7 for it’s third triumph since losing 7–⁠6 opener to Louisiana State. Pennsylvania Quakers, wno kept their record clean by smear ing Virginia 40–⁠0, entertain Navy in another Eastern headliner. The Middies, downed 21–⁠14 by North Carolina for their third loss, should be ready to give somebody a troublesome afternoon. Cornell tied 6–⁠6 by Yale, .v.sits Princeton, 14–⁠7 winner over Rut- gers, and Columbia goes to Dart mouth upset 20–⁠13 by Brown, for couple of Ivy League contests. Elsewhere in the East, it will be Coast Guard at Yale, Holy Cross at Harvard, Syracuse at West Vir- mia and Bos:cn University at Brown. Midwestern fans will be treated to two conference games in the Big Nine, where the form already has been scrambled beyond recog- nition. Illinois, 27–⁠21 victor over Wisconsin, will be at Michigan, which tied Northwestern 14–⁠14, and Minnesota, which swamped Wyoming 46–⁠0, will go to Ohio State, tied 14–⁠14 by Purdue. Other Midwestern highlights will find Indiana at Nebraska, Col lege ol Pacific at Northwestern, Purdue at Pittsburgh, Southern Methodist at Missouri, Oklahoma at Iowa State, Cincinnati at Mich igan State, Arizona at Marquette and Kansas at Tulsa. Tennessee, which knocked Ala bama from the ranks of the all- victorious, 12–⁠0, will risk it’s per feet record in try for a fifth triumph at Lake Forest

• 

  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 21, 1946, page 9 (results column)

  Read the text

  The college football season, q cockeyed campaign in which sur prises are dime dozen and Moth ing seems impossible, reaches the halfway mark this week with only q handful of major teams still clutcning untarnished records. Many previously unbeaten outfits were engaged today in pulling them selves from the wreckage strewn across every section Of the land In the past week ends wave OF upsets and there was a strong possibility that similar embarrassment lay ahead for some Of those VINO escaped. .-s Army. Notre Dame and Texas still the Nations top trio-al have their work cut out for them next Saturday when they face tough opponents ready, willing and able to blemish their all-victorious records The Cadets, who blasted Columbia from the unbeaten ranks, 1914, move into New York’s Polo Grounds for their annual battle with Duke The Blue Devils, warming UP for this one with a 41–⁠0 withdrawing of Richmond, will be pointing Tor Army. Notre Dame Invades Iowa. Notre Dame, idle last week, In yades Iowa, which pulled one OF saturdays many surprises by blank ing Indiana, 1870. Texas, which dumped previously unbeaten Ar kansas. 900, visits Rice, an i’m proved team that dropped Southern Methodist, 21–⁠7, for its third trumph since losing a 7–⁠6 opener TO Louisiana State. PENNSYLVANIA Quakers, who kept their record clean by smearing Vireinia, 400, entertain Navy in an other Eastern headliner. The Middies, downed, 21–⁠14, by North Carolina for their third loss, should be ready to give somebody a troublesome afternoon. Cornell, tied 6–⁠6 by Yale, visits Princeton, 14–⁠7 winner over Rutgers, and Columbia goes to Dartmouth, upset 20–⁠13 by Brown, for a couple Of Ivy League contests. Elsewhere in the East it will be Coast Guard at Yale, Holy Cross at Harvard Syracuse at West Virginia and Boston University at Brown. Midwestern fans will be treated to two conference games in the Big Nine, where the form already has been scrambled beyond recognition Illinois, 27–⁠21 victor over Wisconsin, will be at Michigan, which TIED Northwestern, 14–⁠14, and Mime sofa, which swamped Wyoming 400, will go to Ohio State, TIED 14–⁠14 by Purdue. Other Midwestern high lights

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Duke leads 9–⁠4 in 13 meetings, counting the six since this game.