Evening star., 1950-10-29
Statistics

| 0NCLdBS ------ 1s'A &OsA
Yards penalized --------- 80 40
goal line. for the tally that ruined
gala West Virginia Homecoming
for $4,000 fans.
| West Virginia, a 13-point pre-
game underdog, twice had battled
into ties at 14-14 and 21-21, but
never led.
Virginia bounded into an 80
lead early in the first quarter on
safety that resulted from a
blocked punt and a 62-yard touch
down drive that required only six
plays.
Throws Three Scoring Passes.
Barkley uncorked the first of
three touchdown passes he was to
throw for that score. again hitting
Pate in the end zone.
West Virginia, sparked by the
crushing off tackle running of AL
Purello, then retaliated with a To-
yard scoring push of its own, with
the 186-pound Purello slicing
viciously off his own right tackle
for the final seven yards.
Gene Simmons dropkicked
extra point brought West Virginia
to within a point of the Cavaliers
at 81, b . Virginia lost little time
Storming back.
Johnny Papit Scores.
On the third play of the second
quarter, Fullback Johnny Papit,
who rolled up 113 yards in 10
tries to keep Virginia drives in
motion. cracked over his left guard
for 10 yards and a score to climax
66-yard push that took seven
plays. Charlie Hardings CONVEX
sion was wide for the second time.
After an exchange of kicks. the
running of Purello and the bril-
liant quarterbacking and passing
of Kent Bartges pulled West Vir-
ginia even for the first time at
14-14.
1t took the Mountair1eers just
six plays to go 81 yards, with
Bartges throwing an 18-yard
scoring pass to End Paul Bischoff
Simmons kick for the point was
good.
Fumble Sets Up Touchdown.
A tumble by West Virginia's s Bill
Lohr recovered by Pete Kern on
the Virginia 43 set the Cavaliers
in motion toward another touch
down shortly before the first half
ended.
After Pate completed a pass
that Halfback Jerry Furst grabbed
between Danter and Halfback
Billy Allen on the West Virginia
30, Barkley resumed the heaving
Ichores to connect with Gene
Schroeder on the 5. Schroeder
leaped high for the ball and STUN
bled over. Harding's kick was
good to make it 21-14 Virginia.
Bartges, who completed 7 of 20
passes for ia yards, pitched West
Virginia back into the contest
again in the third quarter. Len
Bellas ran to the Virginia 81, and
Bartges threw long, perfect
strike to Bischoff, who took the
ball on the l and stepped over.
Simmons dropkick pulled West
Virginia even at 21-21 for the
second and last time.
Cavaliers Wrap Up Victory.
+ The Cavaliers, after an exchange
Of kicks, started toward the touch
down that was to wrap up their
victory.
A 15-yard penalty against West
Virginia and Barkley's pass to
Bill Chisholm took the ball to the
West Virginia 80. Danter stopped
Papit on the %, but Barkley, after
apparently being trapped twice,
found Pate 10 yards behind the
nearest defender on the goal line.
t1RGiNIA.
Lett ends-BesSell. Caldwell. r. Scott.
Lett tackles-Johnson Mott, Dahlgren.
Lett guaros-Nesbitt, Turner, Palunlbo.
Centers-Myers, Meadows
| R1ght guards-Smith, Ford Hansen
Right tackles-Miler. Goldberg, Minter.
| Eight ends-Schroeder Chisholm. Weir.
9uarterba cks-Barkley, Lesane, Harding
clair ''' OH
Right halfbacks-Pate, Tata. Kern.
| Fullbacks-Papit, Hoax
WEST VIRGINIA.
| Lett ends-Bishoff Davis
Left Notwithstanding Bove
Left guar rds-Bobbitt, Birurakis Danter
Centers-Valko, McLauehlin, Slater, Jo-
seph.
Right guards-Boyle, Hovanski.
| R1sht tackleS-Harrick, Berkick
Right enos-Herron, Parsons, Ciccarelli
Quarterbacks-Allen, Bartges
Left Enthusiastically, Cornwell. Prizes
ter. Simmons
Right halfbacks-Lohr, Glenn, Caldwell
Fullbacks-Bellas. Bryant.
West VI St virginia -- = : 6-sl
Scoring: Virginia, touchdowns-Pate (2)
Papit Schroeder: conversions - Harding
!, l2); safety-Bellas tackled behind goaD
West Virsinia-Purello, Bischoff (2); con
, versions-Simmons (3).