Washington and Lee at Georgia Tech

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  Evening star, October 10, 1948, page 41

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  Georgia Tech Crushes Washington and Lee Under 40 Score ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. s.-Georsi, Tech crushed Washington and Lee n to 0, before $4,000 fans today t remain among the Nations un. defeated football teams. Halfback Bob Mccoy bore the brunt of the Yellow Jackets often. sive, scoring one touchdown anc passing to Halfback Jim Petit fol another. Halfback Billy Queen tool pass from Quarterback Jim South. ard for score and Fullback Frank Ziegler hit pay dirt on a 4-yard plunge. The generals. however, uncovered passing attack that was a constant threat. Quarterback Mike Boyds pitched eight aerials to End jim Lukens for 76 yards. The General. in the second period. with Boyda tossing and Lukens doing most oi the receiving. marched 81 yards tc the Georgia Tech 8. Tech Guard Bill Healey dropped Halfback Charley Harrington for q l7-yard loss on the next play, end ing the only real w. a. L. scoring threat. Soon after the kickoff, Petit in. tercepted Halfback Prank David. sons pass on the Generals 80 w. & L. was penalized IS yards fol unsportsmanlike conduct and afte, two plays, Ziegler plunged ovel from the 4. The Jackets struck with devastating suddenness in the second period After the kickoff, Tech took over or the w. & L. Al and drove to the Is Mccoy took Southard pass TO, the second score. After forcing the Generals to punt Southard began tossing passes tc Queen and Joe Cobb, carrying the ball to the w. & l.. 10. Queen tool pass from Southard in the enc zone for the third score. Both teams begged down in the third period. Early in the fourth quarter, Tech started to move again marching 68 yards for the final score. ziegfer passed 7 yards to Petit for the touchdown.

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Georgia Tech leads 4–⁠1–⁠1 in six meetings, counting the one since this game.