Georgia Tech at Duke

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 31, 1948, page 44

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  Georgia Tech Clips Duke 1917 Keeps Slate Clean Yellow Jackets Score Sixth Successive Win AS Fleet Backs Star DURHAM, N. c., Oct. 3O.-Georela Techs shuttle system of main tanning backfield speed paid off with a sixth consecutive victory today as the undetermined Vel low Jackets whipped previously I’M defeated Duke, 10 to 7. Before homecoming group of S2,000-far below the anticipated crowd-Duke was outplayed but refused to be outclassed. The result was a fairly close game that settled into “a routine affair after an exciting start in which the Blue Devils jumped into the lead. In the long run it was Techs wealth of speedy backs, operating behind rather light but hard charging line, that paid off. Coach Bobby Dodd had more backs than most of the spectators could count and II they were tired at the end, 1t probably was running back between the bench and the field. Dodd switched men in the backfeld every few plays and they nearly all were able to outrun Duke tacklers. After falling behind in the first few minutes as the result of tumble and blocked kick, Tech didn’t take the lead until the third quarter. Duke Hot in First Half. Techs touchdownS were scored by Left End Jack Griffin, who caught a long pass from Jimmy Southland for the first score, and Fullback Frank Ziegler and sub halfback Joe Cobb. Operating from a split T formaton, with an occasional wide flank Or, QuarterbackS Southland and Joe E. Brown shot such runners as Cobb, John ONeil, Billy Queen, Jimmy Jordan and AL Lansing wide around the ends on pitchout plays and off the tackles while using just enough line plays and passes to keep the defense .baff1ed. The sturdy Duke defense, which held the Jackets to minus one yard by rushing in the first half, couldn’t cope with such continued speed. Trailing CT at half time, Tech ran and passed 70 yards to take the lead early in the third quarter, then drove S. yards on the ground for its final touchdown. The thrills. such as they were, all came in the first few minutes. Just a couple of plays after Tech received the kickoff Jordan fumbled and AL Derogatis, Dukes fine tackle, recovered. The Blue Devils couldn’t gain this time, but | when Tech tried to kick out of { danger, Derogatis slashed through { to block Buster Humphreys punt { and Carl Parkinson fell on the ball on the 26. Stephanz Scored for Duke. Fred Folger, who shared Dukes passing duties with Bill Cox, fired : long one to Tommy Hughes, who was downed on the vineyard mark. Fullback Paul Stephanz smashed t over for the score; Mike Souchak I converted and Duke held an un- r 3oreSeen TO lead. I Just a couple of minutes later c Techs George Bradnax blocked I Cox’s kick and the Jackets took -, che ball on the Duke 20. A pass !. interception spoiled that threat, but !. Duke never got out of the hole. 1 Queen galloped 40 yards to the I Duke 4 just before the quarter ; ended and after being stopped just } short Of the boal, Tech came back for its first touchdown. This was accomplished by 47-yard South hard Griffin pass. From there on first half plays were on the conservative side, but as soon as the Georgians got the s ball early in the second half they \ began to move and despite a Is yard clipping penalty, they went all the way. Two passes figured in this drive and the important one was behind-the-line flip which Jordan converted into a 32-yard gain by fashy running. Later Tech marched IS yards F without taking to the air for its final score, with ONeill and Cobb alternating in to 10 yard gains. GEORGIA TECH. Left endE-;Grifhn; castleoerry, Marvin. I Left suafd-McKngnesss b boDs9n Ia sPrgsf Center-Bossons, Hook + klght guard-Healy, Pope. Right tackle-Coleman, Glenn, Bradach r Slght end-Brodnax, Nolan. Anderson. l INarterback-J. Brown. Southland Cobb. oeI r Right halfback-Bowen. Queen. Lam : Fullback-ziesler. Harrison. Humphreys. = Left end-Duncan, Souchak / Left tackle-Allen Young Lett Ruard-knOttS CaVan Nov shall. ~1” Center-Perkinson Wan. Right guard-Davis. Karl Right tackle-Derogatis, Reese Right end-Austin. Bryant Quarterback Montgomery, Eslick Harris , Left halfback-Fogler Cox HODGES. Right Observation-Disclosures, Friedlund Fulloack-,stephanz Mounie Palladino Duke O o. Grimm, Ziesler Cobb. Point after touch down-Bowen tplacemenD. Duke scoring: Touchdown – Stephan Point after touchdown-.souchak place Statistics. Ga. Tech. Duke First downs “ Is Net yaros gained rushing - 1879 19f Forward passes attempted 1s 10

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  The Daily Alaska empire, November 1, 1948, page 6 (results column)

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  CANDIDATES FOR LEADERS NOW BIG ONE Every Section Offers Man Who Later Conld Be on AII-Ameriean NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-tR- If picking the national college football champion this year is tough with every sectcr offering candidate selection of the. All-Amer,ca back field promises to be tougher. There have been no individual standouts of the Johnny Lujack and Bob Chappius stripe last year. A number of athletes strengthen ed their bids with outstanding per- formances over the weekend as the naticn’s nine unbeaten and united powers kept their records unsull!ed. The present campaign, in fact, hasn’t had such one-day rash of tack,ield heroics. Doak Walker, Southern Metho- dists sophomore member of last years honor quartet, hit his stride against Texas. Stan Heath, Neva- da’s passing wizard. went on an aerial rampage to write new col legiate record. Metre Dame Slpearheaded Emil S.tko emerged as the new spearhead of Notre Dame’s Irish while glittering exploits were turned in also by Jack Jensen of Ca1ifor- mia, Norm von Brocklin of Oregon, Chuck Ortmann of Michigan, Fran cis (Red) Bagnell of Penn, and Armys crack touchdown tandem, Gil Stephenson and Bobby Jack Stuart. Meanwhile, new appraisal of the nat on’s top teams was in order even though all advanced in un- rroken phalanX Michigan’s Wolverines. ranKed q first for two weeks running, puffed past a hard-to-convince Sllinois, 28–⁠20, while two of the South’s upblemished giants, North Carolina and Georgia Tech, had their hands full with a couple of neighborhood foes. North Carolina, with Charlie Jus tice heaving two touchdown passes, topped Tennessee, If to ‘, with one VOL scoring TUT nullitied by penalty. Tech rallied in the last half to vanquish Duke, 19–⁠7. Geod Ball Carrying Californias Golden Bears, bidding for a Rose Bowl spot, edged past Southern Cal, 13–⁠7, thanks to some fine ball-carrying by Jensen. E Tae other four major unbeaten- united teams to see action-Notre Dame, Army, Pennsylvania and Ne vada-turned in smashing. one-sided victories. Clemson, tn ninth member Of the perfect list, playd Friday, beating Boston College. ,, The Irish, stretching their un- beaten string to 24 games, over- powered winless Navy All. Emil sitko ripped off runs of 55, B and 43 yards. Army In Win Stephenson and Stuart, scoring IWiSC CoNii, ICb Al tO c tO0t of Virginia Tech. Penn throttled Washington and Lee, 40–⁠7, with Bagrell tossing three touchdown passes. Nevada crushed Oklahoma City University, 1913. Nevadas Heath, leading passer in the country, threw five touchdown passes and completed eight others for total of 327 yards. He boosted | his seasons passing yardage to 1,645 yards for a college record. Southern Methodist, tripped early this season by Missouri, plunged hack into the middle of the Nation al picture by subdu,ng Texas, 21–⁠6. The victory procably landed the Mustangs in the Cotton Bowl. Walk CT scored two touchdowns and three extra points. Oregcn’s Air March O~oCA,, oti1I in r,Ocitio,o tn oat

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Georgia Tech leads 57–⁠35–⁠1 in 93 meetings, counting the 77 since this game.