Evening star., 1934-11-04
SCORES
WIN FOR SPIDERS
Shove Over Markers With
Only Six Minutes Left of
Eventful Fray.
BY JOSEPH z. NETTLES.
Associated Press Stan Writer.


~ ICHMOND, Va, November s.
- Battered and bruised through
more than three periods and
l. y trailing by Is points. Rich
mond's Spiders crawled all
over mighty Georgetown today In a
breath-taking fourth quarter TO
triumph 14-l3 In one Of the days
most amazing upsets.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of Manhat.
tan and unscored upon this season.
torpled from the ranks Of the Nations
and the sound OF their
fall echoed through the Old Domin-
Ions capital city where 5000 spectators
swarmed out on the field to carry
the red-uniformed Spiders away in
triumph.
Six minutes to go-the loud speaker
barked. Those six minutes were
enough for Roger Leverton, Richmond
fullback, to strike 18 yards around
end for q touchdown standing up, and
for George Lacy, q combination tackle
and end. to take Leverton's long serial
near the goal line and charge across
for q second touchdown. And Bob
Vaughan, substitute halfback, sent
both placement kicks over the bar
for the points that won the Sall game.
Crowd Goes Haywire.
TWICE the field had TO be cleared
Of spectators. They broke from
the stands when Lacy, huddled
by a couple of Georgetown players,
climbed up into the air, took Lever
tons pass on the tips of his fingers
and raced across the line in perhaps
the most spectacular play Of the
afternoon. They came back on the
field again, some Of them trying to
carry the players away with them.
when Vaughan's placement found its
mark. Again the field was cleared
and the wildly cheering spectators
waited another breathless minute
while Joe Sayerine, Georgetown's cap
tain, threw long passes all over the
field in . desperate effort TO win.
A costly tumble in the first period
and an intercepted pass that Charlie
PARCELS ran back to the Richmond 2
yard line in the second period paved
the way for Georgetown's scores.
Joe Meglin place-kicked the extra
point after the first touchdown snd
none Of the Georgetown rooters felt
too badly when the second one sailed
wide. But that foot ball sailing wide
was seen in many Hoya's nightmare
this evening.
Richmond Throws Il Passes.
CTOPPED by the heavier George
= town line, Richmond took to the
air, heaving Al passes, IL Of
which clicked for total Of 1914 yarcs.
The Spiders led In first downs, IA
to 8, but they couldn't get through
that fine Hoya forewall. Passes Filed
the air with the Spiders, gamely try
ing to come back, Tipping aerials en-
any down, from almost any position
and at all times.
The sensational kicking Of Joe Meg
lin and flmbles by Richmond's butter
fingered backs kept the Spiders in hot
water most Of the game, but It was
Hoya NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. paved
the way for the first Red and Blue
score.
It was fourth down when Meglin
dropped back to kick. He fumbled
and Lacy swarmed all over him as he
recovered the ball on the Georgetown
80. Leverton's pass to Perry Schulz,
q well executed aerial, was good for
l8 yards. On the next play, with the
Hoyas apparently expecting q pass,
Leverton salloped around left end.
screened by interferers, and crossed
the line standing. It was the first
time this season that the Hoya goal
line had been crossed.
Georgetown took the kickoff, got
nowhere and punted into Richmond
territory. Then starting on their own
37-yard line, the Spiders got busy.
Leverton tipped q pass to Lacy. who
lowed through with another aerial to
Bill Robertson, sophomore quarter
back, who fought his way to the
Georgetown ~. Then Leverton's pass
to Lacy turned the trick.
PARCELS Crosses Goal.
n ICHMoND didn't look the team
II that had whipped Cornell as
the Spiders were outplayed for
two periods by the bigger Georgetown
eleven. When Leverton fumbled mid
way the opening period, Joe Shields,
an end, pounced on the ball on Rich
mond's rs. Meglin promptly tore
through to the 13 and after two line
plays had failed, PARCELS broke OF
tackle for o touchdown jaunt. Meglin
added the point.
Taking advantage Of Meglin's su-
perior kicking. the Hoyas were content
to play waiting game in the second
period and these tactics gave them
another touchdown. When Jimmy
West tipped q pass from near midfield,
the alert Charlie PARCELS intercepted
the ball and streaked down the side
lines with the Richmond team in mad
pursuit. Finally he was knocked out
side just q step or so away from the
objective. Saverine, great line
plunging back who at times ripped
the Spider forewall to shreds, prompt
ly bucked the ball across for q second
Hoya touchdown. Meglin missed the
point.
The first rolls Of thunder that
heralded the approaching storm were
heard In the third period when
Richmond did everything but score q
touchdown. Freddie Baughan, Bob's
brother, came dangerously near being
the goat Of the game when he
fumbled on the Hoyas' t-yard line
after . 35-yard march.
Line-ups and Summary.
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I O.. Cohen ....'... nndss11
so:::.. :K.iIshs4s KkiiiIIssmson ::.. InsI,:stt ssh:st
r. t.. .Vaccaro, ,... To3S
r. e.. Shields 'ncprts
@. B.. PARCELS s.....,... Hobertson
I. O. .. .Saverine ,, SchnIx
r. H. Heron .'' i.Ssstnn re,s
Z. b. .Meglen.. ws.t