Washington and Lee vs. West Virginia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 5, 1947, page 45

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  West Virginia Smears “. 5–⁠6, After Sluggish Start CHARLESTON, w. Va, Oct. A. West Virginia University warmed up in the second half after a lukewarm start in the 8e-degree heat and sizzled to a 35–⁠6 victory today over Washington and Lee before 1l,00C spectators at Laidley Field. The Mountaineer T spluttered and spanked during the first quarter until Quarterback Tom Keane found a gaping hole on the right side and knitted through it to 60 SO yards for the first touchdown. Coming back after the intermission, the mlountaineers got two more touchdowns in the third and a pair in the last period, the final coming with less than IS seconds left in the ball game. Washington and Lee, seeking the Generals fifth victory in the 81 year-old rivalry, scored its lone touchdown in the final quarter by virtue of a 47-yard run to the 4 by Halfback Charles Harrington and two vicious pay-of lunges by Full back Brian Bell. The Gold and Blue team held the upper hand repeatedly on. the ground, but were caught flat-footed on a number of occasions by the ground-eating passing attack string ing out of w. & LIS. version OF the T.

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West Virginia leads 24–⁠5–⁠4 in 33 meetings, counting the six since this game.