VMI at Vanderbilt

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 4, 1945, page 1

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  VMI DOWNS VANDY in FAST ARRAY NASHVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 3-(R) A couple of fast, driving backs Lynn Chewing and Bob Thomson led a charging Virginia Military Institute eleven to a 27–⁠13 victory over Vanderbilt here today. In an intersectlonal game mark ed by spectacular runs and tackles, Chewing plunged ever for three touchdowns AMI Thomason, exhibiting the best throwing arm seen at Dudley Field in many a day, passed for the othe-- to Sub Back S. Hart in the last minute of play. Chewing, Thomason and Bill Barrett were the only three men to handle the ball for VMI on rum ming plays and they chalked up net gains of sc, rs and SO yards respeclively. Vande-bilt’s Bill Fuqua and jim my Allen had better averages, with 80 and 73-but they couldn’t make theirs count, although Vandy rush ing to WINS 220. The breaks, plus tie spectacular ‘uossmoqL pue 5uIuMeqO 10 ssusep gave VMI the game over Vandy, for the teams were everly matched. The Grand Teton National Park

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Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the two since this game.