Mississippi romps Tulane 53 7 on Homecoming in Oxford
Mississippi, ranked fifth, overwhelmed Tulane 53 to 7 before 23500 in Oxford. Bruising fullback Charlie Flowers scored three rushing touchdowns and sparked a dominant Rebel ground game as Mississippi built a big lead. Tulane's lone score came on a fumble recovery early in the game, while Mississippi added multiple TDs from Doug Elmore to Ralph Smith and others.
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Virginia Tech Dominates Virginia 40-14 in Tobacco Festival
Virginia Tech senior Alger Pugh scores three touchdowns as VPI sprints to a 34-0 lead and storms past Virginia 40-14 in Richmond. Pugh adds 36 points on the season. Virginia’s Tommy Gravins accounts for all Cavaliers points with two TDs in the final period.
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Alger Pugh
Virginia Tech
Virginia
Pugh
Tech
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Carroll Dale
Dickie Snead
Eastman
Charlie Price
Tommy Gravins
Gravins
Cavalier
Ted Denby
Denby
Techmen
Frank Mosely
Don Vaught
VPI
Souchak Defeats Wall In Duke Exhibition Golf Match
Mike Souchak shot one under par 34 to beat Art Wall by three strokes in a nine hole exhibition at Duke University in Durham. Wall, the leading money winner, started with a bogey on the first hole as 2,000 spectators watched before the Duke Army homecoming game.
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N.C
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Duke
Art Wall
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Duke Army
VMI keydets rout William and Mary in Civitan Bowl benefit game
Virginia Military Institute defeated William and Mary 26 to 7 in Norfolk as the Civitan Bowl benefitting retarded children. VMI seized momentum with four interceptions and a Traynham eight yard run aided by strategic penalties. Mitchell threw for Kurkoski, Elliott added two conversions and Shuba recovered a late fumble for a touchback.
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Nelson Elliott
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Stinson Jones
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Tom Kurkoski
Roy Stoy
W&m
Dan Barton
Stoy
Ben Johnson
Jon Stephenson
Lou Shuba
Randy
Appalachian Routs Catawba In 28-0 Tilt
Appalachian Mountaineers routed Catawba Indians 28-0 in Salisbury North Carolina capitalizing on Catawba miscues. Mountaineers opened scoring with a 75 yard drive and a Bill Harvey one yard plunge. A Tommy Wilson to Oval James two point conversion followed as Appalachian led 8 0 at halftime then widened the gap in the third quarter with three more scores including an interception return and a Don Gardiner receiving TD. Catawba suffered a second straight league loss and Appalachian moved to two wins and one loss in the North State Conference.
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Catawba
Mike Chandler
Bill Bradley
Gantt
Appalachian
Eehituesseanas
OM EN Cys
Bonbanea Cick
App.harvey
James
Presbyterian Blue Stockings Roll Past Elon 27 6
Presbyterian College defeats Elon 27 to 6 in Burlington homecoming. Bobby Pate and Bob Waters spearhead four long drives plus key TDs by Bill Hill and Charlie Maidon. Elon’s lone score came on a 81 yard drive set before halftime as Presbyterian leads 19 6 at the break.
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Ace Christians
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Bob Waters
Blue Stockings
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Pate
Charlie Maidon
Maidon
Hill
Waters
Elon
Day Court Wins Gold Cup at Hawthorne Meet
Day Court a 4-year-old brown colt ridden by Henry Moreno jumped from 16-1 to win the Gold Cup at Hawthorne’s 35 fall meeting. He battled Easy Spur in the stretch to claim the $71,300 winner’s share of a 1 1/8 mile race on a fast track with Tudor Era finishing third.
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Day Court
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Henry Moreno
Easy Spur
Tudor Era
Toby's Brother Wins Breeders Futurity at Keeneland
Toby's Brother, a 2-year-old son of Alsab Best Yet, swept through between horses to win by two lengths in the Breeders Futurity at Keeneland. Jockey J L Rotz guided the winner in 7 furlongs and 184 feet in 1 27 1 5, paying $15.40 and boosting earnings by $36,136. Al Hands of the Cain Hoy Stable finished second with Malaysia third in the eight-horse race.
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Toby
Keeneland
J. L. Rotz
Cain Hoy
Malaysia
Billy Bluejay
Penowa Bullah
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