Virginia at North Carolina

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  Evening star, December 2, 1945, page 21

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  N. {. Whips Virginia by H-1S 10 Lead in Feud Of 50 Years CHAPEL HILL, N. G., Dec. L. North CArolinA’s Tar Heels, show Ing plenty Of late-season power and finessee. handed Virginia its Sec ond football setback In two seasons here today. scoring IN three periods to win . 27–⁠18 victory. The triumph broke q 1928 deadlock In . 50-year football feud. The Tar Heels scored almost without relinquishing the ball in the first four minutes. They added an other In the first stanza and, after q scoreless second period, tailed once In each Of the last two. The Virginians, defeated by Maryland last Saturday, came back In the third period to score two touchdowns and added one in the final quarter. Backs Bob Warren and Bill Voris alternated In carrying II yards for the frst North Carolina touchdown, with Jim Camp sweeping around end for the final 10 yards. Sub End Robert Cox, the N. G. placekick specialists. added the first of his three extra points. Warren passed to Bill Pritchard for the second Carolina score. The play covered 81 yards. After the intermission the Tar Heel ground attack began clicking and netted a touchdown in three minutes. Behind 900 and held to within the Tar Heel 2o-yard line all after noon, Virginia came to life. Ray Brown broke away and raced 81 yards to pay dirt. Ed Mifiin missed the try for extra point, first of three such misses. Virginia scored again before the end of the quarter, Sam Fray going around left end for Is yards. Both teams Tailed in the final quarter. The Tar Heels counted first on Bob Warren’s plunge from the Virginia l-yard stripe. In a drive which covered SO yards. The Virginians Tailed on a pass from Sugar Caine to Fray.

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Officially, North Carolina leads 66–⁠60–⁠4; as played, 65–⁠51–⁠4 in the 120 games on file; the official count covers all 130 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.