Georgia Tech at Duke

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 3, 1954, page 73

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  Neither Rain Nor Sleei Prevents ACC Teams From Staging Drills Football drills went ahead yes terday in the Atlantic Coast Conference despite such interferences as rain. sleet. freezing weather and elections. Rain forced North Carolina and Maryland to take to the gymnasiums for skull sessions. Otherwise, it was business as usual-outdoors-for the others as preparations continued for weekend games. Only Virginia is idle this week end. The Cavaliers meet South Carolina at Co lumbia, S. c., November Is. At Chapel Hill the doctors had bad news for Coach George Bar clay Of North Carolina. Ed Sutton, sensational sophomore half back, may have to miss Saturdays clash with South Carolina. Sutton twisted an ankle In practice Monday. Larry McMullen, another sophomore, replaced him on the second team. Clemson Holds Scrimmage. Clemson’s Tigers raced through q brisk defensive Scrimmage in near freezing weather before test ing pass patterns and ground plays against the reserves. Don King and Charlie Bussey did the passing. The Tigers meet Fur man, Saturday at Clemson. At Duke, the emphasis was on pass defense, a department in which the Blue Devils were unusually weak in last weeks come back 21–⁠20 win over Georgia Tech. Bob Pascal. Dukes lead ing ground gamer. watched the driIl from the sidelines with q knee injury. Coach Bill Murray said he expects Pascal to be ready for action against Navy in Norfolk’s Oyster Bowl Saturday. South Carolina’s regulars got q good taste of North Carolina plays as the Gamecocks continued to drill for Saturdays game at Chapel Hill. A reserve sbackfield made up of HalfbackS Dick Bartulski and Ralph FasaIlo, Fullback Eddie Field and Quarterback Jack Hill broke away for consistent gains against the varsity line. Drill Against Terp Offense. Tackle Harry Lowell and Guard Frank Mincevich, injured last week against Maryland, are expected to be ready for action against the Tar Heels. At Wake Forest, the emphasis was on defense as the Deacons studied the mistakes made in last weeks 1920 loss to Glenn son. The Deacons meet Rich mond Saturday at Richmond. The varsity worked on defense In 8 scrimmage against Spider plays as run by the reserves. North Carolina State didn’t let d driving hail storm hamper its preparations for Saturdays clash with Maryland at College Park. The varsity line had some trouble stopping Maryland split T plays run by a freshman back field. Guard AL D’Angelo. Tackle Ben Knapp and Center Dick Tom were defensive standouts in the 45-minute drill.

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Georgia Tech leads 57–⁠35–⁠1 in 93 meetings, counting the 71 since this game.