Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-23
Bokhtior Breaks Record
As Virginia Wins, 1870
BY BILL FUCHS
Star stan Correspondent


Sept. 22-The University of Vir-
ginia whipped VMI, 1870. here
today as Jim Bakhtiaf set an
Atlantic Coast Conference re-
cord for ground gaining, but it
was no soft touch.
On an afternoon when Bakh-
thar, the former Washington
schoolboy star from Iran. was
Keeling of 210 yards in 81 car
ries, lightning had to strike
twice in the final minutes before
Virginia fans could relax.
Two VNfI fumbles set up the
last two touchdowns to give Ben
Martin. the former Navy assist
ant coach, grand sendoff in
his debut as the head man. The
thought of meeting Duke here
next Saturday may send shivers
through Cavalier fans but at
least they've already matched
their victory. output of last sea-
son. the schools worst in SO
years of playing.
The Cavaliers went 68 yards
to score at the start Of the Sec
ond quarter and then Illustration
set in. They knocked on the
VMI door repeatedly only to
have penalties or passing fail
ures turn them back. On an
other occasion they got as far as
the VMI 20, only to see their
star fullback from WaShington's
Western High School and Bulls
Prep tumble after gaining 10
yards.
With just 3la minutes remain
ing and $4,000 fans in Scott
Stadium anxiously aware of the
slim 60 margin, Virginia got the
ball on the VMI "a, thanks to
a double-play by Right Tackle
Ronnie Melnik and Right Guard
Ben Petrilli. Melnik hit VMI
Quarterback Bill Nebraska hard
enough to make him tumble and
Petrilli recovered.
Kelly Buskell carried 4 yards
and then the operation was
turned over to Bakhtiar, a pre-
med student and son of a doctor.
He responded with thruSts of 9
yards, Z yards and the final 4
yards. Bakhtiar's attempted place
kick was blocked; his other two
were wide.
On the very next play, Vir-
GINA had the ball again, with
Petrilli. a 5-foot-10, 185-pound
senior from Mount st. Joseph's
of Baltimore. again in a key role.
Halfback Pete Johnson of VMI
took Bakhtiar's kickoff but when
he was hit by Petrilli, he lost it
and End Tucker Mclaughlin re-
covered on the 80.
RandIe Goes Over
After a 1-yard loss by Ulmo
Randle, Bakhtiar spun and
drove his way to the IA, carry
ing a couple of opponents with
him. Reece Whitley, Virginia's
sophomore quarterback, FUN
bled on the next play, but Frank
Fannon, formerly star at
Washington'S st. Johns High,
saved the ball for the Cavaliers.
Then Randle, who attended VMI
before transferring here. went
wide to his right and scored.
A pass from Nelson Var
brough, second-string quarter
back. to Randle was the feature
of the opening touchdown move.
1t covered as yards from the
Virginia 80 to the Keydet "a,
with Randle running "a yards
of it. Bakhtiar then gained Is
yards in three carries, and with
the ball on the 6 1t was a case
Of cash and carry. Alvin Cash,
a sophomore from Lynchburg,
took a handoff from Yarbrough
and cut wide to his left to score.
The Keydets made one serious
threat in the second half after
Bobby Dale, a 205-pound tackle
from Richmond. recovered a
Virginia tumble on the Cavalier
46. Sam Woolwine picked up 8
yards and after a 4-yard loss
Bobby Jordan picked up a first
down on the so.
Second Rushing Record
A holding penalty advanced
the ball to the Is. With fourth
down on the IL, Nebraska threw
a pass in the end zone to Wool
wine, but the officials ruled he
was outside.
Today marked the second
time Bakhtiar set the ACC rush.
ing record. He aid it last year
against North Carolina with 100
yards. but Clemson's Joel Wells
upped it to ITS a week later
against Furman. Wells record
was also bettered today by Bill
Barnes of Wake Forest. who
pushed up 1T yards IN the