Quantico Marines at West Virginia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 23, 1949, page 41

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  West Virginia Hands Quantico Marines Second Loss, 47-h MORGANTOWN. West Va. Oct % - The Mountaineers Of West Virginia University bounced back into the win column here today at the expense Of the Quantico Marines, 47–⁠26. It was the second loss of the season for the Leather necks, who have dropped only three games in 80 starts. The West Virginia eleven got an early lead in the opening period when fullback Pete Zinaich scored twice, once on a pitchout from the Marine Is and a few sec onds later by going around right end from the four. The Mountaineers scored another touchdown in the second period before the Marine offensive could get rolling. George Hott. fleet footed collegian halfback, took a punt on his own 80 and raced down the sideline for the tally. .ss Moore Scores. - With only 28 seconds left in the first half, the Marines man aged to push across for their initial score after Ed Leach had fallen on a Mountaineer tumble on the West Virginia IS. Two plays later, Rudy Flores. Marine passing ace, threw to Benny Moore for 80 yards and the tally. -Four seconds later. Hott came back into the picture. took a pass from Bill Allen on the Quantico 80 and raced to q touchdown. Fighting to close the scoring gap. the Marines came out in the second half and scored In the first six minutes of play, after Bill Jesse intercepted a Mountaineer pass on his own Is and raced to the West Virginia 4. A Flores to Bob Smith completed the trip. The Mountaineers came right back with another score when, in two plays. big Jack Morton cleared the Marine right end and went 81 yards to the goal line. Lawrence Grabs tumble. Another Quantico tally was set up in the same period when Tex Lawrence, Marine center, recovcred a collegian tumble on the Mountaineer 80. Two first downs and a Flores to George Cordle pass later. the Marines went over. In the final period Flores again passed to Cordle. this time from the West Virginia 20, for the final Marine tally. The Mountaineers’ final score came in the closing minutes of the game, when they marched down. field behind the passing of Allen, who climaxed the drive with a touchdown heave from the Marine IL to flankman Ross Heron. Sasa’siG %sst Virginia -----1s = 1a 155--ass 155-aass sns’,u 91antteo scoring: Touchdowns-Moore. doWn--Eysenbach (2) {place ktcks). znseh a5sna Hott sc95ins g mor9oS Heron. Points after touehdoxnMsim.. i1s A-sss1s. mons (5) drop kicks).

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West Virginia leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.