Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-11-04
VALLANTE HERO OF WIN OVER ATOMS
Mt. Vernon Neors Group IA Title
BY CARL SELL
star staff Writer


Man" in football, but his almost
constant presence in the lineup
doesn't diminish his effective
ness one bit.
Valiante, a 150-pound senior,
last night recovered an AMMAN
dale tumble and then banged
over for a touchdown as Mount
Vernon knocked off the Atoms,
60, in a Northern Virginia
Group IA League game
played before more than 5000
at Mount Vernon.
In other Group la games,
WashingtOn-Lee hiked its
league record to 6-1 with a
$50 decision at Jeb Stuart;
Lee decisiOned Hammond,
1914, at CIV; Wakefield
shut out Yorktown, $50, at
Wakefield, and Fairfax nip
ped GrOvetOn, 1913, at Fair
fax. Mclean and OsbOurn
postponed their game until
Monday night because Of the
bad condition of the OsbOurn
field. In another Virginia
game, HerndOn drubbed
James Wood, 1913.
The victory put Mount
Vernon in the drivers seat in
the league. If the Majors de-
feat George Washington next
week, they will wind up with
a 81 record and the title. If
WI goes unbeaten the rest of
the way. it will be 81.
Valiante went almost all the
way on both offense and de-
tense in a rough game pune
tuated by jolting tackles by
both sides. But the constant
beating he absorbed didn't
seem to have any i'll effects.
A 57-yard punt by Fullback
Mackie Robinson, who kicks
in his stocking foot, put the
Atoms in a hole on their own
five early in the fourth quarter.
On the ensuing play, the
Atoms fumbled the ball and
Valiante. who plays safety,
recovered at the line Of Scrim-
mage. Halfbacks Jimmie Jen-
kinS and Corky Cash advanced
the ball to the two before
Valiante dived over right
tackle for the score.
1t was Mount Vernon's eighth
straight win after an opening
loss to Lee and the Majors
first victory over Annandale
since 1855. 1t also was the first
time Annandale, a 14-0 victim
Of WI last week. has lost two
straight in five years.
The Atoms were hampered
for the second straight week
by the absence of Fullback
Steve Sears, out with a leg
injury. Coach Ed Henry re-
ported that seven other players
were on the sidelines because
of injuries.
Valiante wasn't the only
player in the Mount Vernon
lineup to go both ways; in fact,
most did. Jenkins and Cash
were standouts, along with
Ends Danny Nase and Tollie
Besson. Coach Jack Miller, in
his second year at Mount
Vernon, used less than 20
players during the game.
WASH.-LEE-STUART-The
Generals put together two long
drives for touchdowns, re-
covered a tumble to set up
another and got a fourth score
on a l9-yard pass play.
WI went As and 81 yards
for its first two touchdowns
with Mike Marshman going
over from the 2 for the first
one and Tom LaManna from
the 4 for the second. Jim Millen
went l3 yards for the third
touchdown and Jake Scott went
19 yards on a pass from Alan
Stahl for the final score.
Stuart twice got within wills
20, but couldn't keep its drive
going. giving up the ball on
downs the first time and losing
it on a tumble on the second
occasion.
HAMMOND LEE - The
LancerS capitalized on a FUN
BILE recovery by Tackle Dick
Plaugher on Hammond's 38 to
set up their winning score. In
seven plays Lee had a touch
down, Porky Norton going over
from the 3.
Lee held a 1877 halftime lead
on a 39-yard run by Paul
Shultz and 14-yard pass play
from Earl Flinchum to Harry
Leland. But the Admirals, who
scored in the second quarter,
came back in the third period
for a touchdown with Vic
Sykes, who also scored the first
one, going over from the 5.
YORKTOWN = WAKEFIELD
The Warriors, after a score
less first period, got on the
scoreboard when Quarterback
Tim Hill, who completed five
of IL passes for SO yards, con-
nected with End Kent Mayo
on a 59-yard pass play.
Fullback John Soloman scored
on runs of 2 and 7 yards and
Bill Darnall on a 14-yard run
to finish Wakefield's scoring.
The Warriors made 122 yards
rushing and 126 passing and
hung up 10 first downs. York
town, which never got beyond
midfield, got only SO yards
rushing, five on passes and two
first downs.
GROVETON FAIRFAX-