Richmond at West Virginia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 15, 1950, page 45

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  West Virginia Hands .e – d.s 81 Richmond 46–⁠7 Defeat MORGANTOWN. w. Va, Oct. l4.-West Virginia University won an easy 46–⁠7 Southern Confer ence football victory over the University of Richmond today. Some 5000 rain-soaked spec tators saw the latent power of the Mountainers unfold in great dis play of all-around teamwork in which each of six players scored one touchdown for the victors. Gene Simmons. dropkicking specialist, made good on five of six conversion attempts and contributed a field goal from the r. yard line. Fulloack Johnny Murphy. in jured in the Washington and Lee game two weeks ago, entered the game in the third quarter and scored through the one-yard line on his first play. Bill Bryant, Jimmy Cornell. Jimmy Price, Len Bellas and Jimmy Priester made the other West Virginia touchdowns. Halfback Ralph Shoemaker made the Spiders only touchdown early in the second quarter. He hit center from the two-yard line.

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West Virginia leads 21–⁠3–⁠1 in 25 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.