Vanderbilt at Georgia

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., September 29, 1957, page 1

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  Blocked Punt and Pass Give Vundy DOWN Over Georgia ATHENS, Ga, Sept. % up. Bob Taylor blocked a punt for a Vanderbilt safety, Boyce Smiths passing brought a touchdown two minutes later and the Commodores made it stand up for a 9–⁠6 football victory over Georgia today. Georgia narrowed the mar gin with a touchdown midway in the fourth period and later tried for a tie with a field goal. But Ken Cooper’s kick, with 3 minutes and SIS seconds left was short and wide from the 16. The desperate Bulldogs were passing furiously at the end but the clock ran out with the ball on Vandy’s Is. After a scoreless first half in a penalty-f1lled game. Tay- Tor blocked a Jimmy Orr punt at the Georgia 81. Orr chased the ball into the end zone and fell on it just before Billy Gro yer, Vandy guard, could reach it. Had Grover got there first it would have been a touch down instead of a safety. On the ensuing kickoff from the Bulldog 20, Dave Lloyd sliced one of the side Of his foot and Vandy was in business again at the Georgia 43. A Is yard personal foul penalty against Georgia and a 12-yard pass from Smith to Tom Moore, soph halfack. helped Vandy

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Georgia leads 61–⁠17–⁠2 in 80 meetings, counting the 64 since this game.