Miami (OH) at Virginia

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  Evening star, October 2, 1949, page 36

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  CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Oct. I1.-Johnny Pont, a little halfback from Canton. Ohio, gave Virginia a hard time this afternoon, but by virtue of three successful extra point kicks by Carleton Elliott the Cavaliers squeaked past Miami (Ohio) University, 21–⁠18. The 5-foot-7, 168-pound Pont was a running piece OF stuff, but the ever reliable Johnny Papit more than matched his efforts for the Cavaliers and kept alive Virginia’s hopes of at least finishing October on the undefeated list. Also helping was an offside pen atty against Miami in the second period that called back touch down made on a 40-yard pass play. At the start it looked to be all Virginia as the Cavaliers scored before the game was two minutes old and had a 14–⁠0 lead by the end of the first period. But there after Pont and Company got back into the game and treated the Scot Stadium crowd of 10000 to a fine and tight contest. Extra Points the Difference. The difference really was in the three extra points missed by Miami’s Bruce Beatty. Tackle Bob Miller was Virginia hero in this department, blocking Beatty’s last two placement attempts after the first went wide. Papit, who sped 1876 yards on ! Is ball-carrying attempts, scored the first Cavalier touchdown at 1850 of the first period. A pass from Quarterback Dick Michels to End Gene Schroeder. an Anacostia High product, was good for an other tally in the first frame Thereafter the Redskins pulled themselves together and trailed by only 1916 at half time off scoring pass from Mel DIX to AL Mac cioli. Nothing happened in the third, but the wild fourth more

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Virginia leads 1–⁠0–⁠1 in two meetings.