Wake Forest at George Washington

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 19, 1947, page 42

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  .Co|oniia|s Take 39–⁠7 Trouncinq By ByWakeForest There was a 25-minute delay yesterday before Wake Forest warmed to the task of handing George Washington an expected 39-to-7 trouncing before a crowd Of 10000 in Griffith Stadium. The delay was caused by sur prising stand on the part of the Colonials who owned a TT tie going into the last five minutes of the first half. But it was too much to expect G.. w. to hold off much longer and after a touchdown that broke the tie the Demon Deacons proved a vastly superior team. - . The triumph was the fourth straight for Wake Forest and moved Coach Peahead Walkers club to the top of the Southern Conference, while the defeat was George Washington’s fourth in a row and its worst of dismal season. The passing statistics which showed the Deacons completed only 10 of % attempts belfed the effectiveness of the Deacon’s aerial at tack for 1t was passes, long passes, that accounted for two touch downs and set up three others. Fetzer’s Passing Effective. Thee side-arm throwing of the Deacohs’ Tom Fetzer was too much for G. w. The Colonials blocked a number of his passes but not the right ones as the aerial touchdown heaves the Deacon sophomore COM pleted in the first half were for 38 and 46 yards overall, both to Red O’Quinn who was beyond all detenders on both scores. George Washington answered through the air as Coach Skip Stahley used half dozen passers in an attempt to produce an offensive. They totaled 12l yards, most of it around midfield. On the ground the Colonials gained 81 yards but lost 81 of it back, all on forward passing attempts where the throwers were set back while looking for receiver. The Wake Forrest line now has CIV en- up ia yards rushing to four opponents. George Washington’s touchdown was a product of the first forward pass Left End Dick Koester has thrown this year, 15-yard heave to Right End Dick Close after triple reverse, but it was 78-yard kickoff return by AL DuGoff that made the score possible. DuGoff took the kickoff on his 13-yard line and faxed to Frank Cavallo, but kept the ball and with some timely blocking made his way to midfield. Here DuGoff cut fol the sidelines with Bud Lail of the Deacons in close pursuit. Lai seemed to edge a bit closer with each step and finally brought Du- (See COLONIALS, Page B-3)

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Wake Forest leads 9–⁠3 in 12 meetings, counting the four since this game.