Evening star., 1948-11-14
M'Cary Grabs Pass,
Runs "a Yards 10 Give
Cavaliers 10 Victory
By George Huber
Sior StoH Correspondent

passer, Joe McCary, couldn't play on
offense today because of a broken
thumb, but he still won the ball
game for the Cavaliers.
Playing on defense exclusively, he
intercepted a fourth-period lateral
pass and romped A yards for the
games only touchdown as the Cava-
liers nosed out West Virginia, TO.
A Commonwealth day crowd of
$4,000. headed by Virginia's Cover
nor, William M. Tuck, watched the
Cavaliers spend most of the after
noon in Mountaineer territory with
out getting across the goal.
Field Goal Fails.
The visitors themselves made Two
strong bids. One ended when an
attempted 28-yard field goal was
wide in the third period and the
other ended on tumble two yards
from the goal line in the final.
At various times in the first half
the Cavaliers went down to West
Virginia's 80, 18. % and Is yard
lines before being stopped. Johnny
Papit, who went into today's game
as the country's sixth best in yards
gained rushing, led most of these
attacks.
Despite the ract that Virginia S
passing attack. with McCary miss
ing, was mostly wild, the Cavaliers
kept threatening in the third frame,
reaching the Mountaineer % and
81 yard lines. Fumbles ended both
drives, however.
Intercepts Lateral.
Finally, ON the second play of the
fourth quarter came the payoff
West Virginia's Chuck Becca took a
handoff from Quarterback Jim WAL
thall and attempted lateral Nc
Cary crashed through to intercept
it and raced A yards untouched.
Carl Elliott's placement was good
for the TO score.
A tumble on a quarterback sneak,
usually the safest play in football,
cost West Virginia possible chance
to tie the score in the last minute
of the game.
Late in the final period the Noun
taineers stopped another Virginia
drive on their II and organized one
Of their own that carried to the
Virginia q Much of the ground
was covered on passes from Walthall
to Becca, Roy Lester and Jack Nor
ton. From the 2 Walthall tried a
sneak, but the ball rolled from his
arms and was recovered by Virginia's s
Ralph Soaf. The game ended 40
seconds later.
In the third the Mountaineers
made a big threat. Peter Ziniach
pounded out short, but regular gains
to lead an attack that went from
the West Virginia SO to Virginia's S
%. Stopped there. Gene Simmons
tried a 28-yard dropkick field goal
that barely went to the left of the
goal posts.
Virginia's Papit may move up
notch in national standings after
his play today. To a previous total
of 725 yards, he added 109 today on
81 rushes.
The victory was Virginia's sixth in
Tow over West Virginia and. gave
it season record of five won, two
lost and one tied. West Virginia
now has six and three.
WEST VIRGINIA
Left ends-Lester. Reno, Huntz
Left tackles-Moran, Main. Bove.
Left suards-Boyles, Stuvek.
Centers - Stephenson Joseph, Kac-
mierski
Right ruards-zubel, Birurakis, Ca
Right tackles-Torchio. Remenar.
Right ends-Cox, Metro, Cicarello.
arterbacks-Walthsll. w. Allen.
Lett halfs--Richmond, Becca. Simmons,
Caldwell, Combs.
Right halfs - Bonhli, Devonshire
Fuibacks-zinaich. Malyk. Morton,
VIRGINIA
Left ends-Elliott, MauSteller.
Left tackles-Johnson, Leonard
Left suards-Thomas, Nesbit, Hansen.
Center-Walsh.
Right guard-wright, Schultz. Bau-
mann.
Right tackles-Barbour Romano.
Right ends-Milne. BesSell. Weir.
Observation-Disclosures Leavitt.
Left halfs-Osisek. Gill.
Right halfs-Edmunds: ,shoaf, McCary
Fullbacks-Papit, Sinclair.
West Virginia - o 0 %
Virginia ------- o o.
Virginia scoring: Touchdown-Mccary
Point after touchdown-Elliott tplace-
ment).