George Washington at Kentucky

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  Evening star, October 20, 1940, page 28

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  Co|oniia|s Halted In Running Play In First Loss Mullins N-Yurd Run To GooI Tops 24–⁠0 Wildcat Triumph LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. ls- George Washington unbeaten. united football team was way laid by a mess Of Wildcats here today amid the Kentucky hills and when it was over the Colonials had tasted a defeat Of startling finality, “a to O. Kentucky turned out to be a versatile, vengeful team which took the play away from George Wash ington in the first 4 minutes and never permitted the District eleven to get back into the game. Disappointed with a TT tie with Wander bilt last week, the Wildcats clawed out savagely and not until the final period, when the decision was safe, did they let down. All afternoon a steady stream OF speedy backs poured onto the field for Kentucky. gaining 38l yards on the ground and 95 through the air for 1S first downs. In the meantime the vaunted George Washington ground attack. which had rolled up 1888 yards in three previous games, was all but stalled The Colonials made ia yards by rushing and 20 on aerials. Mullins Goes 80 to Goal. The wildcat backs swept the ends and pounded at the middle OF the Colonial line in the first half TO pile up a l0-to-0 lead. George Washington gave grudgingly and still it was battle when the second half opened. but not for long. Noah Mullins, halfback, who also is a. track star. took the kickon TO open the second half and raced 80 yards through and around the entire George Washington team. This was the clincher. The Colonials were faced with a ITO deficit and this was hopeless against a team like Kentucky. When George Washington first got the ball after the opening kick of it was a fiashy looking team. Starting from his own %, Ken Bat son drove to q first down on his As. Walt Fedora and Batson, concentrat:ng between the tackles. pushed down to Kentucky’s 43. but here the George Washington strategy under went an unhappy change. A wide reverse lost ground, a pass was grounded and Batson was forced to punt outside on Kentucky’s %. The beginning of the end for George Washington came after the punt exchange that followed. Bat sons kick was a short. wobblv punt which sailed out on his own 49 and here the Kentucky offense shifted into gear. Kentucky Gets Going. On II consecutive thrusts they pushed the Colonials back, Charley Ishmael finally bending the line enough to score. Junior Jones added the extra point and Kentucky was of. TO. Early In the second period the Colonials looked as If they were go ing to get untracked when Batson passed to Right End Johnny Picco for a 29-yard gain. putting the ball on the Wildcats 46. Reverting to ground plays, George Washington reached the SO. but here the attack stalled and Batson kicked out on Kentucky’s Is. The Wildcats were in stride now. They marched and passed down to George Washingtons 20. A penalty for too many time outs moved the ball to the Is. More plunges and passes got the ball to the 6. but here the dogged Colonials held and on fourth down Jones dropped back,

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 20, 1940, page 1

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  George Washington Is E Whipped By Kentucky LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 19.-R) The University of Kentucky scored three touchdowns,. made each extra point kick good and threw in a field goal for good measure to defeat George Washington uni verslty “a to 0 today before 1000 spectators at Stoll field. The Wildcats scored in every quarter except the fourth and miss ed but one scoring chance-this in the final period when Coach Alb Kirwins squad was made UP mostly OF second and third stringers. The figures tell the story of the rout of the Washington, D. c., eleven. Kentucky scored II first downs to George Washington’s sew en-; gained 245 yards by rushing to G. WIS 100 and piled up 80 yards by passing to SO for it’s opponent.

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Kentucky leads 3–⁠0 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.