Virginia at Washington and Lee

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  Evening star, October 14, 1951, page 46

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  Thomas Scores Three AS W&l Surprises Virginia, Al 10 IA LEXINGTON, Va, Oct. 13.- Washington and Lee today took revenge for nine straight defeats by the University of Virginia with “a 42–⁠14 rout of the Cavaliers before a crowd of $4,000 at Wilson Field. The Generals rolled up a 28–⁠7 half-time lead and continued to pour it on their arch rivals from Charlottesville. They were superior in every department and outplayed the surprised Cavaliers from start to finish. Virginia, as much as a 12-point favorite in some places, scored on Ia 95-yard kickoff return and a 52-yard end run. Except for those two flashes. the Cavaliers gave their rooters little to cheer about. Bob Thomas, 20-year -old 190pound end, scored the first three touchdowns for w. & L. and then

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Virginia leads 19–⁠13–⁠1 in 33 meetings, counting the two since this game.