Evening star., 1952-10-26
Statistics

tlme since l9O0 were blasted early
by the heavier, more versatile
Blue Devils. who at one time helc
a 21-0 lead before the gallant
Cavaliers finally went 70 yards il
the third quarter to score.
Entering this battle between two
of the few remaining unbeater
major colleges, Duke was a z.
point favorite. But the Blue Dev.
lis were better than this edge
They handled the Cavaliers with
Iconsummate ease, capitalizing or
Vlrglnia's errors of omission anc
commission and, in the process
rolling up 297 yards on the ground
All Scores Come on Drives.
Each of the games four touch
downs resulted from sustained
drives, with Duke going At, IS and
81 yards for touchdowns and Vir-
ginia getting it's score via long
distance.
1t was the sixth straight win
for the Blue Devils, who previously
had beaten Washington and Lee,
Southern Methodist, Tennessee
South Carolina and North Caro-
lima State.
For Virginia, it was the first loss
in five games. After having
whipped Vanderbilt, VPI, George
Washington and VMI, the Caval-
iers were hopeful of their first
perfect record in football history.
If it could have hurdled Duke this
balmy afternoon. the light but
fleet squad coached by Art Guepe
figured to handle South Carolina,
North Carolina, Richmond, Wash
lngton & Lee and William and
Mary. The unbeaten 1908 Vir-
ginia team, it might be added.
was tied by Sewanee.
Duke had too much power for
Virginia and the Blue Devils
proved it the first time they got
the ball in territory in which they
reasonably could operate. This
happened early in the opening
period when Bob Tata, star ball.
carrier of the Cavaliers. fumbled
on his 47-yard line and Joe
a Duke end from Wash
ington, recovered.
Too Small and Too Eager.
Virginia, little too small and
a bit too eager, was hurt by an
offside penalty, and a 21-yard run
by Quarterback Worth Lutz moved
the ball to the Cavaliers, II. Here,
when it looked as if Dukes offense
was stalling, Lutz passed to End
Francis Gleason for a first down
on the 6-yard line.
The Cavaliers, still too eager
for their own good, again were
caught offside and drew an off
side penalty. With the ball on
the 1-yard line. Lutz scored on
Dukes second line thrust to put
the Blue Devils ahead, 60. Red
Smith, one of a trio of Smiths on
the Duke squad, kicked the first
of his three successful placements.
Early in the second quarter, the
Blue Devils showed which team
was in command. Virginia's s Har-
old Hoax got off stupendous
punt. which Safety Man Dick
Sommers could return only to his
Is. But here the Dukes really
began to roll. On one play Lutz
faxed a pass and ran 49 yards
Charlie Smith made it first down
on the Virginia % and Lutz then
slanted off tackle to the 16.
LutZ Goes to Air.
Lutz passed to Gleason on the
II, and after a couple of running
plays lost yardage. Lutz went to
the air again. And still the
Cavaliers were too keyed-up, too
anxious. Pass interference was
called on Virginia on the same
l1-yard line, giving Duke a first
down, and that's all the Blue Devils
needed.
On the next play Lutz threw to
Charlie Smith for a touchdown
and when Red Smith added the
extra point it was 14-0.
Duke came roaring back, with
the help of a Virginia tumble, and
reached Virginia's 4-yard line late
in the second period. But here the
Cavaliers stood fast and Duke sent
in f1eld-goal squad. With the
ball resting on the 14-yard line,
Red Smith kicked but it was wide
1t was at the beginning of the
third quarter that Virginia root
ers became convinced the orange
helmeted Cavaliers were over
matched. Hoax punted to Som
(See DUKE. Page C-4)