George Washington at William & Mary

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 27, 1963, page 1

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  WILLIAMSBURG, Va, oct. 26.-George Washington’s slim band Of football players found all the pieces which had been missing for victory and put them together today to slap down heavier William & Mary. 32–⁠14. and end a 10-game los ing streak. A crowd Of about S,000-in- GLIDING q couple Of hundred CIV alumni here on their an nual big sojourn away from home-sat in sultry Cary Field and saw the Colonials run up their largest score since the 1912 pasting they handed a W&M team two years ago in Washington. 1t. was only one Of many, many Illustrations which finally gave way. CIV received-at last-outstanding running from its full backs, Don Lauer and Mark Gross, on a day when Quarter back Merv Hollond’s passes we’re not their sharpest and Dick Drummond was used as a decoy much of the time. AT last, also, CIV stormed back fol touchdowns after both Indian scores, which came on fourth down passes. Push Back W&M Twice earlier, in the first half, the Colonials pushed back W&M from inside their 10 yard line and took a 14–⁠0 lead into intermission. 1t was the / first time CIV had scored twice in the first half since the second game last year. And the last time CIV had won a game was october Is, 1862, when it thumped Boston University, 14–⁠6. Today. Will liam & Mary was an eight point favorite to deal its guests their 18th straight beating, which would have matched GW’s all-time losing streak, compiled back in 1928. 20 and 80. However, the Colonials truck for a touchdown on their first opportunity and W&M never again got closer than seven points in arrears. Pressure PaSser While Holland was not at his best, he came up with the big pass in pressure situations, completing IL Of rs for 258 yards. And Drummond, . al though held to 26 yards in eight rushes, caught three of Hollands passes for 80 yards and scored two touchdownS. His first opened the gates with the game less than SIX minutes old. Drummond caught a 36-yard pass from Holland Il get CIV out of a hole back or its IS. Lauer got a first dowI on the Indian 80, and thel Holland faded to pass again. Blocked by DuenkeI Chased by three defender and grabbed by one, Mer Tipped short to Drummond il the right flat and Dick FLED downfield, cut back to the lef’ and, after a couple Of lodges trotted into the end zone. End Dick Duenkel, one Of many CIV line stars today freed Drummond with a resounding block on Bob SoleaU at the 25-yard line, thoroughly wiping out the 215-pound staI linebacker. CIV then held on its 6-yard line and took possession on its 9, but fumbled a handoff on the 10 and had to do it again,

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William & Mary leads 9–⁠8–⁠1 in 18 meetings, counting the three since this game.