Georgia Tech at Duke

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 3, 1946, page 1

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  VOLS WIN: DUKE;S STATE ANNEXE< Blue Devils Suffer 40 Loss: Keydets Bow To Wolpack, 49, DURHAM, Nov. 2-R – Duke football under Wallace Wade drop ped to it’s lowest ebh today as the Blue Devils absorbed their fourth trimming of the season, this time from Georgia Tech 14–⁠0. The Engineers put cross two first half touchdowns and then halted Duke on the vineyard line in the fourth period in Duke S lone serious threat. Today’s %troulcine marked the first time in Wade’s tenure here, starting back in 1881, that a team of his had been defeated four times in n campaign. Duke previously had lost t. NORTH Carolima State, Tennessee and Army. Wade, abroad with the army, did not coach Duke during the war years and assumed charge again This fall. 1t, incidentally, also was the first time that a team of his had lost four games in Wade’s % years of coaching. A hard charging Tech line. featuring tackle Bob Davis and center Paul Duke, opened holes in Dukes forewall on offense and then smothered most of the Blue Devil’s grcund-gaining maneuvers. Georgia Tech, with 70 first downs to Dukes 10, had a net rushing gain of 142 yards to Dukes 153. Tech completed six of II passes for 70 yards against Dukes So yards on five compilations out OF IS. After M forty-yard advance fizz.ed out at Dukes 80 in the first period, Tech began moving following an exchange of kicks. Quarterback Frank Broyles cut loose sor IS yards to Dukes 4C and s.hen observing halfback Mathews in the clear, he fired a pass to him on the 20. Duke con. tinued mapping. Mathews slipped into the open one more and Broyles pegged another to him on Dukes two. From here fullback Dinkey plunged ever for the touchdown and then tlacekicked for the extra point. Upwards of do. 600 fans attended,

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  Evening star, November 3, 1946, page 35

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  Georgia Tech Triumph Makes Duke Season Worst for Wade DURHAM, N. c., Nov. 2.-Duke football under wallace Wade dropped to its lowest ebb today, as the Blue Devils absorbed their fourth trimming of the season, this time from Georgia Tech 14–⁠0 before nearly 10000 fans. The Engineers put across two first half touchdowns and ther halted Duke on the / in the fourth period in Dukes lone serious threat Today’s trouncing marked the first time in Wade’s tenure here starting in 1881, that team of his had been defeated four times ir one campaign. Duke previously had lost to North Carolina, State, Ten nessee and Army. Wade, abroad with the Army, did not coach Duke during the war years and assumed charge again this fall. 1t, inciden- tally, also was the first time that q team of his had lost four games In Wade’s % years of coaching. Georgia Tech. with is first downs to Dukes 13, had a net rushing gain of 142 yards to Dukes 1853 Tech completed 6 Of II passes for 70 yards against Dukes 50 yards on 5 completions out of Is. After one 4o-yard advance fizzled out at Dukes 80 in the first period Tech began moving following an ex- change of kicks. Quarterback Frank Broyles cut loose for Is yards to Dukes 20 and then, observing Half back Mathews in the clear, fired q pass to him on the 20. Another Broyles pass to Mathews moved play to Dukes 2. Fullback Dinkey Bowen plunged over for the touch down. Midway of the second period Georgia Tech drove to Dukes IA BroyleS passed to Jack Griffin or the Duke 2 and Johnny Mcintosh drove over for the counter Rain slowed play in the second

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  Tabor City tribune, Tabor City, N.C., November 8, 1946, page 7

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  Clemson 14-VPI ! The Clemson Tigers cut loose with an aerial offensive to defeat Virginia Tech ID to at Blacksburg, Va. The Tigers, far superior in the air, could not penetrate VPIs goal lire defense on numerous opportunities until the final quarter. Washington and Lee 25-Davidson 6 With the handicap of steady rain to hold back their scat-backs, Davidson college played losing game with the Washington and Lee Generals, the score standing 25–⁠6. The game was played at Davidson. Georgia Tech 14-Duke 0 Duke football dropped to its lowest ebb since coach Wallace Wade took over the reins as head mentor OF the Blue Devil team, absorbing their fourth defeat of the season, this time by Georgia Tech 40. Foggy, driz- Fly and finally downpouring rain marred the game from the standpoint of the fans in the stands.

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Georgia Tech leads 57–⁠35–⁠1 in 93 meetings, counting the 79 since this game.