Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1949-10-16
By MerreII WhittIesey
Sfok Sfnff Correspondent

Io.-Ine university OF virginia
turned fumbles-their own and
their opponents-into touchdowns
today in running their winning
streak to four straight with a
27-to-7 triumph over Washington
/ and Lee.
The game was played in Scott
Stadium before a Homecoming
crowd of 1900 that included Gov.
Tuck of Virginia, a Washington
and Lee graduate. and Gov. Lane
of Maryland. a Virginia alumnus.
The Cavaliers twice recovered
miscues by the Generals deep in
Washington and Lee territory and
drove for scores. And, with the
game officially. over but the ball
still in play. they recovered one of
their own fumbles over the goal
line to send the score far out of
proportion in comparison to the
pace of the game.
Virginia Is Unbeaten.
Virginia thus remained on the
narrowing list of the Nation S
major unbeaten teams. 1t was the
10Th time Virginia has defeated
the Generals-the eighth in a row
in series that dates back to
1890. The Generals have won IL.
1t was an exciting game, marked
by loose ball handling by Wash
ington and Lee. Almost every
time the Generals had the ball it
was in the air-either going for
ward by the brilliant young passer,
Gil Bocetti; backward on the end
of double or triple laterals, or up
and down in fumbles.
Virginia had a hand in the crazy
pattern as Steve Osisek threw one
touchdown pass and caught an
other. The biggest gain of the
day was by Johnny Papit, the fast
flying Virginian." who tore SO
yards for a touchdown en- route
to compiling 1872 yards on the
ground. He thus broke the ground
gaining record of the great Bill
Dudley with 1890 yards and he
still has a season and a half to
play.
Fails at Crucial Times.
George Barclay, new Washing
ton and Lee head coach, who tu-
tored the line at Maryland last
year, had rough day as he
watched his team play good foot
ball except for the crucial mo-
ments.
Virginia's last touchdown came
when the Cavaliers had the ball
at midf1eld on obviously the last
play of the game.
Whitley Michaels threw a long
pass for the corner and Ed Bessell
caught the ball on the 10, but
fumbled when hit on the 5. The
ball bounded into the end zone.
Myron Mausteller, Virginia right
end, fell on the loose ball after
the final gun had barked. Carlton
Elliott added the extra point for
the third time in four attempts.
Luck Helps.
Vlrginia's first touchdown was
luck Amounted. After Joe Pal
jumbo of the Cavaliers recovered
a Jack Davidson tumble on the
Generals "a. Virginia gained but
was penalized back to the Gener-
ais 80. Here Osisek took a pitch
out from Michaels, fumbled, kick
ed the ball around and finally
picked 1t up and threw it. Lo
and behold, there was halfback
Ralph Shoaf running across the
goal line. He caught it for a
touchdown and the Cavaliers were
off.
/. The Generals benefited by a
lapse in the Virginia management
in tying the score.
Washington and Lee was deer
in its own territory and about to
kick when Coach Art Guepe OF
the Cavaliers sent in a sub. Vir-
ginia was penalized for delaying
the game and that gave the Gen.
erals a first down on their own So
Bocetti Charley Holt and Ray
Lester, the latter an Arlington
product from Westinghouse
High, then staged a dazzling dis.
play of laterals to take the bal
to the Virginia eight! Bocetti
lateraled to Holt, who was stopped
at the line Of scrimmage, then
lateraled to Lester, who scored
Walt Michaels added the extra
point.
Opportunities Last.
Papit's beautiful 53-yard dash
put the Cavaliers ahead midway
IN the second period. The third
period was one of lost opportuni-
ties with Henry Mastriann of the
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