Duke at Virginia

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  Evening star, October 26, 1952, page 69

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  Duke mers, who returned to Dukes 38 and then Herbert (Piney) Field, a 155-pounder whose forte is sprint ing. went into action. On. double reverse he ran to Virginia’s 48 Then after Duke had picked up a first down on the “a, Field ran his own left end for “a yards and a touchdown. This made it 21–⁠0 Cavaliers Keep Fighting. There was a lot of fight left in Virginia, however, and the Cavaliers brought the crowd to its feet minutes later. On the kickoff that followed, Tata returned only to his own 81. But Duke was penalized Is yards for holding and this break-one OF the few for the Cavaliers all day seemed to bestir them. Mel Roach, the ranking quarterback, Pete Potter and Bobby Pate lugged the ball down to the 2-yard line. where Roach eventually went across for touchdown He also kicked the extra point making it 21–⁠7. The final period was the only one but, strangely, Virginia seemed to the the stronger team. Twice the Cavaliers were hurt when Duke intercepted passes by Roach and his understudy Charley Harding. The Harding interception by Sommers ruined what was left of Virginia’s hopes. 1t came at a time when the Cavaliers were on Dukes 80 and it definitely resolved the outcome. At the finish Duke was knocking at the door on the l5-yard line. Left end---Whitley, Keziah. Left eft .asklsMsadSws ses Green Center-Palmer, Tepe. Right guard-Leach. Bonin. Right tackle-Lawrence. HOLDEN, Birch Risht end-Hands. Pitt. arterbacks-sommers Lutz, Barger Eberdt. Left halfbacks-C. Smith. Caulde, Sot rell. Risht halfbacks-Lea, J. Smith. Field Mozingo FullbackS-Carey. Looper, Kistler, Knots VIRGINIA. Left end-Tom Scott, Quillen, Moyer. Left tackle-Mehalick. Garner, Griswold Left guard-Turner.. Ford !Center-Harris, Pugh. Right guard-stallings, Alexander, Har riSon. R!gnr tackle--Gay, Schelhorn. Gut. Right end-ChiSholm, Phipps, Modlin. Left halfbacks-Patt’ strempek. Granger Right halfback-Tata, King, Potter. Fulbacks-Furst. Hoax, Gatling. RH1i Rlfsinl. l------- ------------- Z : I 81;

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Virginia leads 40–⁠34 in 74 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.