Evening star., 1952-09-29
Mondoy Morning Quarterback
Terps Slowed by Inspired Opponents Face Drop Rotng
CoIonus Click for Sherman Navy and Virginia Fans Happy
By Brian Bell. yr.
VIRGINIA, 27; VANDERBILT, 0.

VIRGINIA., II; VANDERBILT, o.
Virginia was expected to beat
Vanderbilt handily-and did--but
the manner in which the Cavalier
won was surprising.
1--WE figured to score four touch
downs" Line Coach Ned McDon-
aid said after the game "and we
thought we could hold them to
two. but that was what was worry
ing us-holding them to two"
well We scored our four touch
downs, but the defensive team
made two of them and set up the
other two. AS for our offense, 1t
was lousy"
Must Improve Attack.
Mcdonald was right. The Cava-
liers' defensive team was excellent,
but the offense must improve If
Virginia is to keep winning.
Safetyman Eddie Knowles ran
42 yards with an intercepted pass
for one touchdown and Bob Tata,
substituting for Knowles, ran a
punt back So yards for the other
score made by the defensive team.
On both plays. the defensive men
showed the best blocking of the
day as they moved down the Com
modores with military precision.
Henry Strempeck intercepted a
Vanderbilt pass and ran it back to
the Commodores' 46 to set up an
other touchdown. The first score
came when the Cavaliers nailed
Vandy'S Bill Stack on his own six
latter punt and the return kick
game out only to the Commo-
dores' 43. So one can say the de-
fensive team was mainly re-
sponsible for all the Virginia
touchdowns.
End Tom Scott. who got of to
"a good start toward All-America
honors; Tackle Joe Mehalick and
Guards Don Alexander and Tom
Ford were in the Vanderbilt back
field all afternoon. Linebackers
Herman Gatling and Bill King
were there to stop the few Com
modore backs who could fight
their way through the line. They
stopped Vanderbilt from getting
any farther than the Virginia As
yard line.
"The defensive team really
amazed u.s." Mcdonald said. 1--WE
had to move two boys, Gut and
King, into the line to fill it out
and we were honestly worried
about how our defense would play.
(Bob Gut was shifted from CEN
ter to tackle and King. only 1853
pounds, from halfback to line
hacker this season.
It was no fault Of the backs
that the Cavaliers often stalled in
Vanderbilt territory--three times
within the Commodores' 35 in the
opening minutes. Halfbacks Bob
Tata and Bob Pate and Quarter
back Charlie Harding at quarter
back executed their plays very
well, but the blocking of the line
men was sloppy.
Cavaliers Got Excited.
"The Vanderbilt line was loop
ing on u.s." Mcdonald said, but
our boys got all excited just. be-
cause their men weren't exactly
where they were supposed to be.
They're experienced enough to
know what to do anyway, but they
surely didn't do it. The blocking
was terrible"
Although Harding did q fine job
the return of injured Mel Roach,
star freshman quarterback last
year, should help the offense, and
Mcdonald should have his line
men blocking better in future
games. Coach Art Guepe seems
to have come up with perhaps
the finest team in his seven years
at Virginia, and barring overcon-
f1dence it should get by VPI this
Saturday. then George Washing
ton and VMI to reach Duke un-
defeated on October Is at Chariot
tesville. That should be quite a
game to watch and if the
Cavaliers win it they should turn
in the first perfect season in Vir-
oiria'S hictnrv