Evening star., 1947-11-09
Two Long Runs
Ruin
Cavalier Hopes
Quokers Are OutpIoyed
And Tied in First Half,
But Grind Down Foe
By Merrell WhittIesey
Sfor Stcff CORRESPONDENT

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stor si1ff Correspondent
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. s.-Un-
beaten Penn, which vas touted as
being two touchdowns better than
previously ,mbeaten Virginia, proved
to be just that here today.
Before a sellout crowd of 7S,205 at
Franklin Field, the bigger and pos
sibly smarter Quakers gradually
wore down the Cavaliers and made
bid for top ranking in the Nation
with 1877 triumph.
The teams battled on a dry field
which had been covered by q huge
tarpaulin until game time, when
the rain conveniently stopped.
Penn scored It's winning points In
the second half after Virginia cap
tured the fancy of the crowd by out
playing the hosts in q first half
which found the score tied at Tall.
But as the second half progressed
it was fairly obvious that Penn
could grind its way to its 11th tri-
umph in an 11-year series that dates
from 1890.
The Virginia hackers who were
spotted ID points were mighty
lucky, for Penn had one touchdown
called back and in the last two min
utes of play Penn four times ham
mered at the Virginia goal from
within the 2-yard line but couldn't
make 1t. The game ended with Vir-
ginia in possession inches from It's
own goal.
Offensively. the principal differ
ence between the two teams was a
halfback from Bridge
ton, N. j., Bob Deuber, who raced 81
and Sc yards for touchdowns in the
first and third quarters, both times
behind perfect blocking and without
a hand laid on him.
Deuber on the Gallop.
On Penn's first offensive play Of
the game, Deuber cut between
left end and its backerup
halfback and aided by crushing
blocks by Walt Farnham and Bill
Luongo, tore down the sidelines for
a touchdown with only 21z minutes
played. Midway in the third period
Deuber and Tony Minisi pulled q
reverse with Deuber the ball car
rier and with a block by Carmen
Falcone taking out the key Virginia
defender, Deuber went Sc yards for
his score. Not counting a 26-yard
touchdown squirt which was called
back, Deuber. made ISL yards for
the day, Just few yards short of
his total of five previous games. He
was carried off the field with an IN
jured leg five minutes before the
contest ended.
The men that beat Virginia today
we're Deuber, tackle George Savtt-
sky, named on several All-America
teams of the last two years, and
Center Charles Bednarik. also q
scattered All-America choice of
1916. The latter included two in
tercepted passes in his days work.
both heartbreaking to the Vir-
ginia cause.
With the exception of 10-yard
advance into Penn territory in the
fourth period as a result of Penn
penalty. the Cavaliers were in Penn
territory only in the second quar-
ter. But in that 15-minute period
they spent most of the time pound
ing toward Penns goal. The Quak-
ers had the ball only six plays in
that quarter in which Virginia
pulled into tie.
The Cavaliers, who could not
complete pass in the second half,
made their longest aerial advance
of the day on the first play of the
period. George Grimes, from kick
formation, completed 25-yard toss
to Ed Bessell to the Virginia Al.
Brown Hot for Virginia.
Ray Brown, the Fails Church
Flyer" out most of the year with
injuries, took over for the Cavaliers
on the ground from this point and
with help from John McCary,
George Grimes and Grover Jones.
drove to a first down on the Penn
3. Johnny Papit. Grimes and Nc
Cary made tx of the eight yards In
three tries but Bruce Bailey failed
oy inches on the fourth down touch
down try.
But after Walt Krichling kicked
out for Penn, Virginia stormed back.
Brown slanted off tackle for 13 yards
and McCary passed down the middle
10 Alan Milne who cut wide and was
thrown out of bounds in the coffin
corner. McCary, playing under
center in the T-formation, tossed the
oall back to Jones who bulled
through for the touchdown. Grimes
added the point, matching Ed Law
ess successful conversion for Penn,
and it was tied ball game.
Penn gave Virginia a scare just
before half-time with a downfield
march but Bailey intercepted Bob
Evans pass deep in Virginia territory
20 halt the drive.
The third quarter was all Penn's
Is Bednarik stepped in with both Of
MS interceptions. Virginia made its
one offensive squirt of the period on
;wo quick opening plays with Brown
(see PENN, Page BAD