Washington and Lee at George Washington

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 13, 1940, page 30

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  LEXINGTON. Va, Oct. 12-Embellished by fist-swinging among spectators and players, one of the most hectic football games ever put on in this historic village was won by George Washington University here today, 20-l4, with the losing Washington and Lee eleven pound ing at the Colonials’ 6-inch line as the final gun barked. 1t was the last play of the game which precipitated brief fistic fur ries among gridmen and sideliners, with Referee Dutch Eberts overruling Head Linesman F. G.. Heath, who had hoisted his hands signifying q Washington and Lee touchdown which would have tied the score and perhaps led to defeat for G. w. Three penalties and 13-yard pass completion by w. and l.. set G. w. back on its own 11a-yard line as the game licked into its final seconds and Fullback Dan Justice plunged to the 6-inch line with time remain ing for only one play. That final play touched of the fireworks. Justice cracked the center Of G. VS. line and Heath signaled q touchdown. Eberts, however, overruled him. saying Justices knee had touched the ground a foot in front of the goal before Justice lunged over the line. Referee Is Punched. With that ruling came a punch In the chest for Eberts. who was smashed by an unidentified WASH ington and Lee official That led to more confusion, with several short-lived smuggling sessions enter tanning some 5000 spectators. George Washington twice had rallied to grasp their game winning margin. Trailing, OF, at the end of the half, the Colonials produced two touchdowns In the third period to take 1877 lead, but the Generals battled back to snatch a 1918 advantage before Eddie Wilamoski streaked % yards to score and present George Washington q 20–⁠14 lead with less than minutes of play remaining. After the next kickoff George Washington was penalized IS yards back to its own 40 for unnecessary roughness. Another penalty, for in reference with a Washington-Lee pass receiver, set George Washing ton back to its own is and Joe Baugher passed to Simms Trueheart for IS yards. An offside penalty nudged the Generals to the George Washington IL and Justice cracked center for all but 6 inches of the remaining distance before the much disputed final play materialized. Generals Get Lead Early. The valiant Generals, underdogs off their losing games against VAN derbilt and Kentucky, spurted into a TO lead in the second period when Johnny Lyon and rangy Dick Pinck elaborated on a scoring play which covered II yards. Lion drifted back from his own % and fired a pass to Pinck, who caught the ball on a dead run in the clear and sprinted IS yards to score Frank Socha booted the extra point George washington, which had moved down to the Generals 7-yard line at the end of the first period was set back when Ken Batson fumbled on the first play of the second period. with End Courtney Wadlington recovering for Wash ington and Lee. The Colonials marched back to the Washington and Lee 81 midway in the quarter, but Tom Grady fumbled to lose the ball at that point. The Colonials failed to click early in the third period after Center Mike Monchlovich intercepted LIZ CONS pass on the second play of the quarter and raced “a yards to the washington and Lee 9. Murphy Booth, Sam Babich and Grady picked up only two yards and the Generals took over on their own Z. G. w. Comes Back TO Tally. Lyon punted out Of immediate danger, but the Colonials bounced back several moments later to score. BatSon picked up “a yards in five successive stabs at the Washington and Lee line to send G. w. to the Generals 9 and Frank August, on an end-around play, scooted around right end to the 1-foot line. Walt Fedora crashed over right guard for the touchdown, but Dan Snyder’s try for the extra point was srneared by Center Jack Mangan. q. w. marched a yards to It’s Sec oud touchdown after Fedora inter.

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George Washington leads 6–⁠1–⁠1 in eight meetings, counting the five since this game.