VMI at George Washington

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 3, 1948, page 42

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  Bob Thomason, tall, clear-eyed sharpshooter from Virginia Military Institute, drew a bead on George Washington’s pass defense yesterday and with a series of well-placed shots killed the Colonials’ hope for a second consecutive victory in the Southern Conference. 1t was v. M. is second win of the season. Triggerman Thomason fired 27 times and hit II receivers, rolling up 165 yards and three touchdowns as the Keydets triumphed by a 26–⁠6 score before approximately 1000 fans at Griffith Stadium. George Washington had been given an out side chance of winning in pregame dope. even though experts regard V. M. I. as one of the most i’m proved elevens in the Old Dominion this season, but the margin of its victory was surprise. Penalties, fumbles and the lack of a passing attack of its own hurt G. w. almost as much as Thomason’s S expert pitching. Two miscues paved the way for Keydet touchdoWns and several times when it seemed that Coach Bo Rowland’s men had pulled themselves together for a sustained march an untimely pen atty threw them off stride. The Greylegs also posted sentries with strict instructions to halt Andy Davis, G. WIS chief threat, and Or ders were so we’ll executed ambling Andy ended up with nothing to show for his exploits. Davis completed only four of his IA passes for 80 yards, but v. M. rs aerial defense was good as the home teams was bad and while Andy was on the field he was a threat. Du Golf Runs 81 Yards. AS it turned out. Jimmy Kline was the Colonials’ principal ground gamer and he got couple of bumps in the second period that slowed him down. To Substitute AL DuGof1, a 49, year-old Roosevelt High School Product, went. the honor of saving G. w. from a shutout. He took the second kickoff Cthe first was nullifed by an offside penalty against v. M. ~ Immediately following the Keydets’ first score and dashed 81 yards behind perfect interference for points. The run put his mates back in the ball game temporarily, although it wasn’t long before G. w, supporters knew it wasn’t their day to yell Davis stopped V. M. rs first goal ward surge by intercepting Thomasons long throw on his 1-yard line and running it back to the 10, but after an exchange of kicks Joe Bernot fumbled and the Keydets recovered on G. WIS “a. Thomason lateralled to Jack Hutchinson for nine as the first quarter ended, and on the first play of the second pitched 16 yards to Fritz Crytzer for the score. CrytZer made shoe string catch and fell across the Oalline,

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VMI leads 10–⁠7–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the 15 since this game.