Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-11
BY TOM BOST, JR.

by lOM bOS1, Jh.
Chapel Hill, Nov. 11.-Tar Heel
air power VS.. Blue Devil ground
strength. That's what supporters Of
the two institutions are banking
their victory hopes on Wnen North
Carolina and Duke renew their
half century old football classic be-
fore an overflow audience of $4,000
in Duke Stadium next. Saturday.
The Tar Heels, whose touchdown
twins, General Stirnweiss and
Sweet Lalanne, have paved the
way with their lightning, accurate
passes for brilliant victories over
NYU and Penn a nd tie with
mighty Tulane in addition to con-
guests of Citadel, Wake Forest, Vir-
ginia. Tech and N. C. State, are
being called the most colorful, thrill
producing team in the University
history.
Carolina supporters have been
fearing. all, season that the Tar Heel
passing attack might bog down one
of these days. Maybe they are
thinking of. Texas Christian Univer-
sity, the passingest team in the ma
ton, sporting the amazing record of
G66 yards via aerials and 81 COM
pletions out Of IT'S losses. And yet
the Horned Frogs have won only
one of six games this season. 1t just
goes to show that the air show, as
thrilling and effective as it is, can
be stopped Maybe Duke will be
able to turn the trick next Satur-
day.
While North Carolina has dis
played the flasher passing game,
Duke has shown superiority on the
ground. Led by George and Yves
McAfee, and by Frank Killian and
Roger Robinson, the Blue Devils
rolled over Davidson, Colgate, SYRIA
cuse, and edged out decisions over
powerful Wake Forest and Georgia
Tech. The Dukes has lost only once
"a narroW-squeak 14-l3 decision
to Pitt-with two costly iumbles
setting up the stage for both Pan
Their scores Duke outrushed the
Panthers 1853 to 1856 in gross yard
age, and outpassed them ia to So.
In addition, Duke has fine pass
ing attack of its own. At one stage
of the season the Blue Devils had
completed 63 percent of their aer-
ials. Their air attack is all the more
effective this season in that each
of the McAfees can pitch and catch
On the other hand, North Caro-
lima has a number of light but fast
and elusive backs who are mighty
hard to stop when shaken loose. So
the big questions that heighten in
terest are whether Duke can take
away Cardinals advantage in the
air and whether the Tar Heel speed
sters can outclass the nard-running
Duke backs.
For the third consecutive week
North Cardinals Harry Dunkle ranks
as the countrys leading punter with
an exceptional average of 1853
wards, according to the latest figures
compiled by the American Football
Statistical Bureau. Dunkle's nearest
rivals are Dick McGoWen, of Au-
burn; Stan Nyhan, of Tulane, and
Nelson Catlett of V. M. l., each Of
whom has booted more that Is times
and maintained better than 44-yard
averages.
North Cardinals Sweet Lalanne
ranks third in the nation in total
wards gained on running and passing,
the latest compilations of the Ameri-
can Football Statistical Bureau
show. The Tar Heel star has Melted
a total of 800 yards on his rushes
and passes. The nations leader on
total offense is Creighton's Johnny
Knolla with total of 1877 yards.
Kenny Washington. the U. C. L. A.
flash, is second with 843. yards.
North Cardinals George Radman,
with a. catches, ranks second in
pass receiving among the nations
leaders this season, the weekly sta
tistical chart of the American Foot