Evening star., 1939-10-08
BY LEWIS ATCHISON,

ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Oct. IA
stout-hearted, hard-running Vir-
ginia eleven delved deeply into It's
usual plentiful store of black magic
to produce two touchdowns against
Navy this afternoon, but the for
tunes of football were against the
Cavaliers. and Navy, taking ad-
vantage Of two timely breaks, struck
twice in the third period to wiring
a 14-12 victory from the perspira-
tion-drenched hides of its guests.
1t was a moral victory for the
Murraymen from Charlottesville,
but heart-breaking loss after such
a game stand. Not to be overlooked
was Navy's own gallant fight, for
the Midshipmen produced those
extra points in the clutches which
decided the issue, and in cold sta
tistics outplayed their guests by a
comfortable margin.
Some $4,000 fans sitting in a broil-
ing sun watched the proceedings,
and it seemed the boys tried to
produce a thrill for each one. To-
days game marked Navy's seventh
consecutive victory in the series,
which was resumed in 1888 and
ended with today's game. It was a
sour but not disheartening finishing
note for the losers.
Cavaliers Dash to Lead.
Keeping the Midshipmen bottled
In their own end of the field
throughout an evenely contested
first period, the Cavaliers roared
ahead into a 60 lead when Bill
Dudley took the ball on a double
reverse, circled right end, whirled
out of the waiting arms of Ev
Malcolm and raced As yards to a
touchdown. Gillette's try for the
extra point was blocked.
Virginia threw its offensive into
high gear again early in the final
quarter, judiciously mixing laterals
and forward passes with a straight
running game in a march from
Nays 45-yard line. 1t was a freak
play, and a break which helped off,
set Nays good fortune to some
extent, with Bucky Morse, Wash
ington lad, retrieving pass in the
end zone for the touchdown. Navy
again blocked the try for extra point.
The eventual victors, meanwhile,
had chalked up brace Of touch
downs in the third period, clinching
the honors, although at that stage
of the proceedings it appeared that
two might not be sufficient to hold
the visitors.
Woods Play Surprises.
Navy launched its first touchdown
drive with the opening kickoff Of
the second half, starting from its
own 34-yard mark. The Sailors
reached Virginia. s Is before the bat
ting Cavaliers dug in and held for
downs. They exchanged kicks, Navy
regaining possession of the cowhide
on its own 30. Two plays netted
yards before the Tars shifted to
the left. ostensibly for a run in
that direction. But Harwood sent
a low pass from center which EN-
NETT Wood temporarily bobbled.
When he finally picked it up, he
darted to the unprotected right and
went 50 yards down the sidelines
to Virginia's IL. where he stumbled
and fell. The entire Virginia team
was pulled wholly out of position on
the play.
Gebert slanted off left tackle be-
hind fine interference for the touch
down, after first being stopped at
the line after 2-yard gain. Woods
placement split the stanchions.
The second break followed i'm
mediately, although the Orange and
Blue was guilty of sloppy hall han
ding on the play. Ken Rathbun,
whose end play for Virginia was out
standing, took Ops kickoff and at
tempted to hand it to Dudley. He
fumbled and Opp recovered on the
visitors 30-yard mark.
Navy Scores Clincher.
Malcolm found a hole In the left
side of the line and breezed through
to the 20, and on the same play
Virginia drew a 19-yard penalty