Georgia Tech at Duke

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 5, 1950, page 1

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  Duke Offsets 2t-Poin1 Deficit, Scores Over Georgia Tech, 1921 DURHAM, N. c., Nov. 4.-Billy Cox’s dazzling passing and run ming brought Duke winging back from a 21-point first-period deficit to defeat Georgia Tech today, 80 to 81. A crowd of 10000 saw Duke strike for two quick fourth-period touchdowns to notch the 200th victory of Coach Wallace Wade’s football career. Cox, looking like an All-Amerlea, amassed 277 yards by rushing and passing. He completed IL of % passes and carried the ball 81 times for IA yards. Georgia Tech struck for three touchdowns within 10 minutes of the opening whistle. The first two scores came on five plays. Halfback Bob Mccoy took a handof from Bobby North and dashed 56.yards to Dukes 2 in the opening minutes. Seconds later, North plunged over. Jim Patton converted to put Tech out front, 10. Seconds later, Center George Morris intercepted a Cox pass on Dukes 40 and ran it back to the “a. On the next play, Patton passed to End Pete Ferris in the end zone. Patton again converted. Duke Comes Back. Showing much power, Tech tailed its third and final touch down when Tackle Marion Atkins charged in to block Cox’s punt on Dukes As and ran for a touch down. Patton again made good on the extra point. Duke came back to score is points in the second period. Start ing from its 35. it marched to Georgia Techs 7 from where Cox raced around right end to score. End Mike Souchak converted. Minutes later, with Tech backed up to its goal and forced to kick, Duke took over on the Yellow Jackets 81 and drove for a score. A 15-yard penalty helped Duke. Fullback Jack Mounie plunged over from the /. Mike Souchak converted. Duke chalked up a safety sec onds later when Bob Robinson S punt was blocked by End Blaine Earon. The ball rolled out of the end zone for the two points. Blue Devils Go Wild. The third period was scoreless, but in the fourth Duke uncorked two touchdowns. Starting from it’s Is, Duke marched to a score. A pass from Wingback Tom Towers to Souchak covered 40 yards in the drive which was climaXed with Mounie crashing from the l. Souchak converted to put Duke ahead by two points. Duke put the clincher on when Safetyman Piney Field returned a Tech punt from his 81 to Techs 70 and Cox shot a pass to Mounie which carried to the IL. Cox gained two at right end, then Mounie smashed over. Souchak again converted.

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Georgia Tech leads 57–⁠35–⁠1 in 93 meetings, counting the 75 since this game.