George Washington at Kansas

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  Evening star, October 9, 1949, page 45

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  Falls Before Kansas by 2 to IA Touchdown March 80 Yards 10 Climax Exciting Struggle with Kansas University before $4,000 fans in Memorial Stadium this afternoon, only to have jay hawker 80yard drive in the final period hand the Colonials their third straight loss. 21–⁠14. Following three quarters OF crowd pleasing play in which neither team could outrun or out pass the other. Sophomore Quarterback Jerry Bogue of Kansas paced his team to the winning touchdown, hurting fiat pass to Bill Schaake from the seven for the tally. Kansas final score was the climax to an action-packed game which had seen both teams go wild in the second period and the Colonials continue their spree into the third. The Jayhawkers’ first tallies were set up by passes, Dick Gilman tossing to Aubrey Lin vile for the first and Johnny Am berg plowing over for the second from the one. Both Colonial tai lies were set up by the passing OF Andy Davis and carried over on linebucks by AL Dugoff. G. w. Marker Called Back. The Colonials threatened in the first period after recovering q tumble on the Kansas 40. A o. yard touchdown pass. Davis to Szanyi, was called back for pen atty, and Davis finally fumbled on the five. Kansas, too, threatened moving from it’s 27 to the G. w. before a tumble halted it. In the second period, the Jay hawkers started a scoring drive from the Colonial 81. where Johnny Shullenbager had punted from behind his own goal. Half back Willie Modrcin picked up q yards on a quick slash through tackle. Two plays later Aubrey Linville sped past AL Dugoff to catch Gilman’s pass for a touch down. Bill Rinehart converted to give the JayhaWkers a TO lead Two plays after the kickoff, Wade Stinson, one-handed war veteran. intercepted Shullenbarger’s pass and paved the way to the second Kansas tally. Starting from its own Al, Kansas moved to the Colonial one in a series of three plays climaxed by Jerry Bogue’s pass to Stinson, which covered go yards. Halfback Johnny Amberg plowed over and Rinehart converted. G. w. Goes II Yards to Tally. Swapping back in the waning moments of the quarter. the Colonials put on 71-yard drive for their first score. Davis passed to End Charles Butler for AZ yards and to Wingback Jones for 13. AT this point Fullback AL Dugof took over and on five straight bucks picked up 16 yards and a touch down. Fullback Frank Cavallo removed the sling from his dislo- Gated shoulder long enough tc convert, making the halftime score Kansas IA; G. w. 7. G. w. Quarterback Joe Kennedy recovered Griffith’s tumble on the second-half kickoff and once again the Colonials had a golden opportunity. but a pair of passes by Davis and two running plays by Dugof netted only three yards Later, the Colonials put on spec tacular 70-yard drive to tie the game. Again it was the passing of Davis that set up the tally. Davis tossed a 30-yard pass to Butler. who was hit almost i’m mediately. AS the Kansas safety took him of his feet, Butler pitched sidewise to Close, who moved 20 more yards to the Kansas 18. Davis to Close on a pass took the Colonials to the 10. Dugoff once more took over and in three plays plunged for his second score Cavallo again converted. Left ends-Snith, Norris, Schaake. Left tackles-Talkington. Rouse. Left guards-Ellis. Idoux. Centers-Eilerts. Drumm, Fischer. Right guards-Roulingson Thomas. Right Tackles-McCormack, Garnett. ST. mons. Right ends-Linvir, o’Neal, sandefur. uarterbacks-Gilman. Bogue Left halfbacks-Modrcin, Stinson, Lamp Right halfbacks-French. Mcdonald, Am berg, Stricken Fullbacks-Temple, Grifath, Mace, Rinehart, Ressman. GEORGE WASHINGTON. Left ends-Szanyi, Reilley, Butler. Left tackles-Feula, Deiderich, Samuelson Left Guards-Wally, Gunner. Centers-Grinnell Dredge Right guards-Howell, Kojcyian. Right tackles-Shipman Drayer. Right ends-Close, ShiVer. Quarterbacks-Burak. Yednock, Left Observation-Disclosures Shaw, Ii Right halfbacks-Jones, Kline. Savage. FuIlbacks-Davis, Dugon, Kennedy, CT lento, Cavallo. GEORGE dsoSSs Washington t-S % = 3 ia Kansas scoring: Touchdowns-Linville Amberg, schaake Points after touch downs-Rinehart (3) (placements). George Washington scoring: Touchdowns l-Dugod t2). Points after touchdoWns-

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Tied 3–⁠3 in six meetings.