Chattanooga at Tennessee

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 11, 1953, page 69

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  Tennessee Smears Chattanooga, 4O-7, For Firs / Victory KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 10. Victory tarved Tennessee turned loose horde of fleet backs today to crush Chattanooga, 40–⁠7, for the Volunteers first victory of the season. Tennessee gave the partisan crowd of $4,000 little to cheer about for three periods, but Chattanooga’s backs broke in the final quarter and the Vols poured through for four touchdownS. The outnlanned Moccasins had fought Tennessee to virtual standstill until the fatal fourth. Noes Worn Down. Tennessee drove methodically to lone touchdoWnS in the first and second periods. yielded one to Chattanooga in the third and flooded across in the last quarter. Dave Griffith, subbing for jim my Wade at left halfback, got the Vol single-wing attack roll ing midway in the first period when he raced seven yards for a six-pointer to cap an 87-yard drive. Tom Tracy, a reserve fullback, put the Vols IA points ahead in the second by plunging over from the two. Chattanooga came storming back after the intermission and rolled IS yards for its lone score, with Fullback Dick Young knit ing from the seven. Wade’s Passes Click. Wade hit end Bill Spoone with a 26-yard pass for Tennessee’s third six-pointer. After Dan Sekanovich intercepted Quarterback Art Conroy’s pass on the Chattanooga 40, Wade tossed 33 yards to Sekanovich and then sped off tackle for nine to score. Third-string fullback Tommy Priest accounted for Tennesee’s last two scores, plunging six for one and racing SO yards down the middle for the second. ffeattaaSes’ fensssaes IS : aSSL40o : chattanooga scoring TouchdownesSee scoring: Touchdowns-Grifhth Tracy Spoone, Wade, Priest (2). Conyersions-Sc1wanger t2). Tracy. Gritfifth.

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Officially, Tennessee leads 37–⁠2–⁠2; as played, 38–⁠2–⁠2 in 42 meetings, counting the 16 since this game.