Tennessee at Duke

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  Evening star, October 8, 1950, page 39

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  Vols Spoil Duke Deam 49, Tar Heels and Georqa Scoreess Tennessee Lives Up To Early Dope in Blasting Blue Devils DURHAM, N. c., Oct. T. Aroused Tennessee spoiled favored Dukes dream of an unbeaten season today by blasting the Blue Devils, % to Z. Preseason dope had pictured Tennessee as on of Dixie’s best. It lived up to that rating today. A crowd of 10000 saw Tailback Hank Lauricella put Tennessee out front in the second period with . 62-yard touchdown jaunt. Min utes later Sophomore Fullback Andy Kozar set up a second Ten nessee score with a 35-yard run to the five. Lauricella passed to end Vince Kaseta for the touch down. In the third the Vols drove 26 yards following a pass interception, with Kozar plunging over from the one. ShireS Makes All Conversions. Both teams scored in the fourth ourater. Tennessee’s last touch down came when Quarterback Jim Hill intercepted a Duke pass by Billy Cox and sped 81 yards. All of Tennessee’s conversions were made by Halfback Pat Shires. Dukt scored In the closing min utes on 60-yard sustained drive. Aided ny penalties and sparked by Cox’s passing, the Blue Devils drove TO the three from where Cox went over. End Mike Souchak converted. It was q great comeback for Tennessee which was upset by Mississippi State last week, TO. Tennessee’s hard-charging defensive line. led by Ends Bud Sherrod and Doug Atkins, Tackle Francis Holohan, and Guard Ted Daffer throttled Dukes running | game which had swept to vic tories over South Carolina and Pittsburgh. Duke Had Edge I’m First. Duke had q slight edge in the scoreless first period-but from then on 1t was Tennessee all the way. It was the 14th meeting Of Gen. Bob Neyland’s Volunteers and Wallace Wade’s Blue Devils in series that has become regarded a battle Of the giants” Today’s victory was sweet revenge for the 21–⁠7 drubbing Tennessee suffered on its home field last year. The series now stands seven victories for Tennessee and five for Duke. Two games were ties. Lauricella’s great run was the spark Tennessee needed. He went wide around right end. He appeared trapped at the line of scrimmage but shot into the clear and outran the Duke secondary down the sidelines. Second Blow Strikes. Duke had scarcely recovered from this blow before the second struck. Kozar broke through the line suddenly and shot into the clear to the Blue Devil five. The Duke defenders had been fooled and caught out of position by a fake pitchout. Then Lauricella passed Vince Kaseta for the score. Things rocked along then until late In the third period. Duke stopped one drive on it’s %. Then Halfback Bud Cooper intercepted q Cox pass on the Duke 81 and ran to the 26. Quarterback Bernie Si2emore, Left Half Harold Payne and Kozar alternated to drive for O first down on the one. Kozar went over the touchdown. Dukes Coach Wallace Wade described 1t thus: 1--WE could not win for losing. We were outplayed all the Way.”

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Tennessee leads 14–⁠12–⁠2 in 28 meetings, counting the 14 since this game.