Wake Forest at Clemson

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 5, 1947, page 43

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  Wake Forest Defeats Clemson, 1914, After Much Fumb|ing CLEMSON, S. c., Oct. A. Wake Forest almost fumbled and stumbled away Southern Conference foot ball game here today. but finally came through with a fourth period 75-yard scoring march that gave it a 1914 victory over stubborn Clemson before 14,500 fans who saw the lead see-saw four times. The Deacons were superior in every department of play, but had difficulty making their superiority pay of. They missed at least three or four touchdowns with misplays at crucial moments and the Clemson forwards stopped them once at the S. Wake Forest fumbles set up both Clemson touchdowns. The first came after a tumble by Carl Haggard at the Deacon 30 when John Poules, substitute Clemson end, grabbed one of Bobby Cages deadly passes in the end zone. The other followed soon afterward as the Tigers pushed from the 13 where George Pryor fumbled for the DeaconS. Wake Forest scored first in the second quarter when John O’Quinn blocked an attempted punt by Gage in the end zone and the ball bounced off the field for safety. The Deacons sandWichea touch down between the two Clemson tallies oh 71-yard drive climaxed by a 2S-yard pass from Fetzer to Nick Ognovich. The winning touchdown came in the final quarter on a long Wake Forest drive which ended as Tony Ditomo crashed over from the l, Ognovich converted on both occasions.

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Clemson leads 72–⁠17–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 76 since this game.