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Duke Proves Tough

Carolina's ticket to El
Paso was not obtained easily as
Duke, which succeeded in
blowing its chances for a tie for
the title by falling to Wake
Forest put up a considerable
struggle.

For over three periods the
combatants labored in futility
before a Chapel Hill crowd of
47,000. It was not until five
minutes were gone in the final
period that the Tar Heels
managed to take advantage of
one of six interceptions of
Devil quarterback Mark
Johnson and tallied on a
23-yard pass from Nick
Vidnovic to end Ken Taylor.

In an instant replay the
Heels dispelled the Blue Devils'
last hopes two minutes later by
grabbing off another errant
Johnson aerial and scoring on a
Vidnovic to Taylor pass.