The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-24
Wake Forest Defeats Gamecocks, 1913
+DEACS SCORE
THREE TIMES
IN LAST HALF
Kuldell Passes To Hunni.
cult For Birds
Tally

CHARLOTTE, N. c.. Nov. 23-
!H3-Shaking off the lethargy which
1eIt them on the short end of a
~ first half score, Wake Forest
favored Deacons flashed their now.
er IN a convincing second half
display to turn back hard fightin q
South Carolina, 1913, here TODAY.
The outmanned Gamecocks scor-
ed second period touchdown and
IN general, outplayed their South.
efn conference rivals in the open
ing halt, but, with Fullback Rock
Brinkley, leading scorer of the
conference, showing the way with
a pair of TALES, Wake Forest took
command after the intermission,
scoring twice in the third period.
South Carolina fought back and
tied the score early in the last
period but Brinkley's power
smashes could not be denied and
the Deacons, again moved ahead.
They were threatening to add a
fourth score when the final whis-
tie halted them.
In closing their season with a
record of eight victories in nine
starts, Coach D. c. "Peahead"
Walkers Wake Forest charges had
to stage sharp form reversal
between halves as the inspired
South Carolinians played them off
their, feet in the first half hour.
The first threat was made by
the Deacons after South Carolina
had been unable to do much with
the ball following its receipt Of
the kickoff
Halfback Curly Kuldell, 160-
pound Virginia transfer, checked
the bid which carried from the
Wake Forest Al to the South Caro-
lima five at which point Kuldell in
tercepted Nick Sacrinity's pass and
ran it back to the 16.
After a first down Kuldeu put
the Deacons in a hole by getting
off 57-yard punt which stopped
dead on the two and, although
Wake Forest twice kicked out from
the end zone, the stage was set
for the Carolina touchdown which
came, early in the second period.
With Jim Hunnicutt and Mack
Erwin running the ball well, the
Gamecocks made it a first down
on the Wake 20. Don HARRISON, cap
able replacement for Kuldell, pick
ed up six through center and, on
a fourth down, Erwin made it an
other first on the 10.
Erwin smashed guard for four
and Kuldell, back in the game,
threw a pass to his right, Hunni-
cult gathering it in the end zone
for the score John Tominack boot
ed the seventh point.
With two minutes of the halt left,
Wake Forest started to move, driv-
ing SO yards to the Carolina IS be-
fore the Gamecocks dug in and
halted their running and passing
game to cling to their 10 lead at
the intermission.
Wake Forest charged out for
the second half a changed team
in seven plays following the kick
off stormed to a score. Brinkley
smashing over guard from the
three after a 58-yard push. How
ever, Hobbs placement for the
deadlocking point was wide and
the Gamecocks was still out front
rs.
The Deacons, now on their toes,
moved ahead in a hurry, Tom Fet-
ger intercepting Haralson's pass
and running it back 81 yards to the
Carolina A.
A Brinkley-Smathers deep re-
verse that carried 20 yards was the
payoff play and this time Hobbs
made good his kick to put the Dea-
cons ahead, 1877.
The battling Gamecocks. propel-
led by the magic in Kuldell's pitch
ing arm, fought back to tie the
score early in the fourth period,
after Bryant had recovered Brink
ley's tumble on the Carolina 43
to start the quarter.
The Embellishments combina-
ton clicked for two first downs to
the q and then left end Pat Thrash
made the days most spectacular
play when he climbed a ladder to
take Kuldell's pass to the left on
Fetzer and Demetriou. Erwin bull
ed over on second down, but Tom
anick's conversion attempt was
wide and the score remained knot
ted.
Wake Forest broke the tie the
next time it got its hands on the
ball, the Sacrinity-Dave Harris
passing team and Brinkley's pow
err drives resulting in five first
downs and the winning touchdown
when Brinkley blasted over from
the one.
Unable to strike back, South
Carolina saw its goal again threat
ered as Sacrinty and Brinkley en-
gineered a third down and five
on the six, only to have time