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I SPORTS THE ROANOKE TIMES THEATRES RADIO- TV ROANOKE, VIRGINIA. SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 26, 1954. Seventeen Cavaliers Edge Lehigh, Navy Sinks Indians, Irish Bump Texas 8 8 8 888 8 8 Tech Beats Deacons; VMI Shades Colonials Tom Petty (Left) Stretches But Misses Keydets Triumph 16-14 On Safety GW 22, ended when GW's Bob Sturm intercepted Woolwine's ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 25 -Arnie Tranen, George WashingUniversity quarterback, was smothered in his own end zone in ton the last two seconds of play today for the two points that gave Virginia Military Institute a surprising 16-14 football victory today. Tranen was trying to run the ball out of the end zone when he was downed by the VMI line for a safety.

IT WAS A surprising win for late in the count in the fourth when halfVMI. which had rallied back Charles Lavery bucked over fourth quarter to tie the George University Colonials. from the two. Washington Then, with only two minutes to THE GAME'S first break came gO, VMI halfback Jim Thornton midway of the first period when intercepted a pass on GW's 40 Bill Miller, VMI tackle, recovered from GW quarterback a punt fumbled by Bill Weaver on Bob Sturm. The pass was batted high in the GW's 34.

by Woolwine executed A fine bit of air another VMI player into Thornton's arms. The GW line quarterback fakery. He hinted a handoff, then stiffened and VMI Dave Woolwine kicked dead to drifted wide and passed to Ray Collins for a touchdown. GW's three. final play, The Keydets threatened again On the game's a few minutes later when 40- Tranen tried run, but an its yard march carried to GW's aroused VMI for line, upset scenting triumph, where Paul Thompson, GW end, only chance an through and downed recovered a fumble by Royce bowled Jones.

Tranen. Then George Washington's ofto early 7-0 fense first began to click. Mixing VMI jumped an lead in first quarter on up passes and rushes judiciously, to Ray GW rolled to VMI's 35 from where pass Tranen passed to Ciemniecki for from Woolwine Collins, but George Washington it on a pass from Tranen the touchdown. tied to Len Ciemniecki in the second Another VMI scoring gesture, quarter. which carried 40-odd yards to the GW forged ahead in the third on a touchdown by halfback Bill Weaver and VMI knotted the Pass; Dickie Beard, Middies Score 27-0 Decision Craig Leads Attack Against By GEORGE BOWEN ANNAPOLIS, Sept.

25 -Speedy Bob Craig ran 65 yards for a touchdown today as the trigger of a sharpshooting Navy offense that pierced rugged William and Mary for A 27-0 opening football victory. The Middies showed none of the indecisiveness which limited them to A 6-6 tie in last year's first game against virtually the same team. THEY RAMMED for touchdowns in each of the first two periods while holding the Virginians to practically nothing, fought them off in the third period and rolled over the goal twice in the last period. The mixture of regular and split offense concocted by Coach Eddie Erdelatz stayed almost exclusively on the ground and gained 346 yards for Navy. The defenses for which the Navy coach is widely respected held the opposition to 83 yards rushing.

It was only the second time that a William and Mary team coached by Jackie Freeman since (Continued on Page 20) Guglielmi Leads Irish To 20-0 Win Over Texas By JERRY LISKA SOUTH BEND, Sept. 25 (AP) -Quarterback Ralph Guglielmi scored two touchdowns and passed to a third as Notre Dame's fighting Irish gave new coach Terry Brannan a triumphant send-off, 21-0, over the stub- born Texas Longhorns today. It was the first Texas shutout since 1946. GUGLIELMI ALSO made two great pass interceptions to harass the game Texans, who twice fumbled the ball away within Notre Dame's 10 when they were very much in the game. With his former coach, retired Frank Leahy, watching from A box seat among 57,594 shirtfans, Brennan uncovered sleeved, team that gave all the indications of living up to its No.

1 ranking in the pre-season Associated Press poll. Notre Dame moved ahead 7-0 in the second period on Guglielmi's 19-yard pass to end Dan Shannon. The Irish made it 14-0 in the third quarter with a 79- vard march in 10 plays, capped by Guglielmi's one- smash. In the final quarter, Guglielmi scored on A three-yard slither around his left end after Notre Dame's new fullback find. Schaefer rambled 23 yards, (Continued on Page 20) converted after each touchdown.

The game was not as decisive as the score indicates and the Texans had their own butterfingered play to blame as they fumbled at critical points. The Longhorns struck to Notre Dame's seven in the first four plays of the game. Delano Womack's 33-yard run and an interference ruling on Charley Brewer's pass to Howard Moon was good for 26 yards to Notre Dame's seven. Here, however, Brewer fumbled and Irish tackle Frank Varrichione recovered on Notre Dame's 11. Still in the first quarter, Texas was pressing hard when Guglielmi wrestled a long Brewer pass from Moon on Notre Dame's 21.

In the third period, trailing 14- 0, but still full of fight, Texas slammed from midfield to Notre Dame's 10. THEN LONGHORN soph fullback Don Maroney slashed up to the Irish five only to fumble and have Notre Dame's guard Ray Lemek recover. As the game progressed, however, the Irish began to smooth over first-game rough spots and resemble a typical Notre Dame team exerting constant pressure, drive and alertness. 85 Johnny Dean (10) Follow As Howie Michigan Downs Washington, 14-0 SEATTLE, Sept. 25 -The grinding power of Michigan checkmated the Washington aerial circus today as Lou Baldacci scored twice to give the highly-favored Wolverines a 14-0 victory in an intersectional football game.

WASHINGTON DROVE the crowd of 41,300 frantic with its passing and at times had Michigan in the same condition. Southpaw quarterback Sandy Lederman lashed the Big. Ten team with tosses that carried Washington almost to the touchdown door five times. The game nearly wound up in A riot. Lederman was trying to run with the ball when the gun sounded and one official rushed tried to take the pigskin.

Players poured into the field from both benches but fracas ended without a battle. The Wolverines walloped Washington 50-0 last year and another Michigan massacre was feared by the fans after the one-sided first quarter. Every Washington stab had fizzled before it started. But in the second quarter Lederman intercepted a Wolverine pass on his own 10 and then warmed up his pitching arm. Three passes carried the and eager Huskies to the young Michigan 26 before the threat died.

Lederman came right back with another overhead drive that failed on the 14, and before the quarter ended the Huskies knifed to the 24. There Lederman suffered only interception in two filled games, center John Teckham pulling the ball down on the Michigan 13. McDonald engineered the third quarter scoring with snap and precision, mixing runs passes in the baker's dozen that carried them to the plays goal. He hit Tony Branoff twice with short tosses- Baldacci once a 14-yarder-and chewed out the rest of the mileage on the ground. BACK CAME Washington, riding Lederman's left arm 17 yards to the Michigan 11.

There three California Pounds San Jose State, 45-0 BERKELEY. Sept. 25 (AP)-California's big Bears pounded out a 45-0 victory over a jittery San Jose football team in their annual game today. San Jose fumbled 14 times and lost the ball nine times before the smashing California defense and the Bears turned four of the miscues into touchdowns. A crowd of 32,000 saw California come back 13-27 defeat by Oklahoma last week to route a supposedly tough San Jose club.

The temperature kickoff time was 96 degrees. Left half John Wilson, 168- pound junior from Pasadena, touched off the California scoring spree in the first period, running 96 yards from scrimmage to score. Wright Starts 61-Yard Virginia Wins In Last Period Clarke Engineers 27-21 Triumph By BOB ROEMER Times Sports Writer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Sept. 25 Brilliant quarterbacking by thirdstringer Billy Clarke, a sophomore from Richmond, marched the University of Virginia to a lastperiod touchdown here today, ting the Cavaliers a 27-21 victory over Lehigh, The game was tied three times up to that point. A LEFT-HANDER, Clarke connected substantial passes as the Blue and Gold marched 59 yards for its fourth score of the afternoon midway through the final quarter.

He hit ends Fred Moyer and Bob Gunderman for a pair of 14-yarders and Moyer again for nine, the last play landing the ball on Lehigh's nine. At that point, Clarke turned to a ground frame, sending reserve fullback Hartwell inside right tackle for five yards and a first down on the four. After EdKnowles was stopped, Hartwell knifed through tackle for the score. Virginia fumbles made the game considerably closer than it should have been. In this, the opening contest for each team.

the Cavaliers mishandled the ball 10 times and lost it on six of those occasions. The winners, halting a six-game losing streak that made last season their most disasterous in history, sent four different players over for touchdowns and showed considerable depth all around. END' JESSE HAGEY, Junior from Oakwood. scored first for the Cavaliers on a 27-yard pass from starting quarterback Bill Bonney. His marker, followed the first of three consecutive conversions by sophomore Stan Knowles, knotted the score at all in the first period.

Senior Ray Quillen, an end from Waynesboro, intercepted Dick Stefanik's pass and returned it 26 vards to put. Virginia one TD up at the end of the opening quarter. Bonney's screen pass to Henry Strempek, followed by a dazzling exhibition of broken field running by the Baltimore halfback, netted Virginia the only counter of third period. The play covered yards. Lehigh started off the free-forall early in the game, and it had Virginia fumble to thank.

The Cavaliers received the opening kickoff, and, on first play from scrimmage. Bonney made a poor pitchout. The 9 Engineers' Lou Principe landed on the ball on the Virginia 28. Tom Gloede. A fine 190-pound quarterback.

sparked the ensuing (Continued on Page 19) Interception Wright In 32-0 Return In VPI Victory Shines Victory (Times (Times Photoel Victory By W. ATKINSON Times Managing Editor CITY STADIUM, Richmond, speed demon, ran wild here this Gobblers trounced a hefty Wake THE DOVER, boy broke the heart of the Demon Deacons with his running and brilliant defensive play in the first half. He then put on the clincher with a 64-yard run from scrimmage in the third period. For the remainder of the game it was virtually a rout as Coach Frank Moseley cleaned his bench. An eleven composed of freshmen and sophomores pushed over two fourth period touchdowns and beat off one serious Deacon threat.

Sparked by Wright the Techmen presented an amazing air defense and intercepted six enemy aerials, mostly at critical moments. The Deacons, with the exception of four first down drives at the start of the second half, were never able to much headway on the ground. When they took to the air it was fatal. Tech picked up 218 yards net on the ground and completed two out of three passes for 65 yards, one for a touchdown. Wake Forest netted 172 yards on the ground and completed five out of 23 pass attempts for 65 yards.

out. They didn't lose a pass to the Deacs. On the other hand they intercepted six and returned the ball on the interceptions for almost unbelievable total of 189 yards. The victory was also unusual in that Tech's vaunted kicking fell to pieces. A fairly stiff wind swept in from the south, VPI only averaged 17 yards per punt but the alert defense more than made for the deficiency in the kickup ing department.

Giving you a little idea of Mr. Wright's busy afternoon, he ran 10 times for a gain of 80 yards, one of the runs being a 64-yard touchdown sprint. He was on the receiving end of a 61-yard pass touchdown play, 24 yards to Bob Luttrell that only missed being a touchdown when the Tech end stumbled as he made a diving catch. He intercepted two Wake Forest passes, both coming at times when things looking a little bad for the were Gobblers. a Wake Forest made three serious threats, two of the advances being stopped by intercepted passes after the Deacs had reached the Tech 10.

sophs and freshmen stopped the Deacs' final bid on the six in the final moments of the game and took over. IT WAS IN the aerial theft end that the Techmen really stood Wake Forest won the toss to goal with favoring wind. start the game and took the southe 25-Howie afternoon Forest eleven Deacs quickly the wind 12 plays kick slipped foot and Tech 21. The Deacs down on stopped and his one He on the goal the west yards and when Huth side and THE was only the Deacons scored on second The halted and goal line. The the Deacons and Wright score with to the Gobblers A 15-yard back on to the an offside to the Wright, 180-pound as the Virginia Tech 32 to 0.

straight touchdown passes trickled off the end of the intended receivers' fingers and Michigan took over. Before the third quarter closed the Huskies were back again, this time with sophomore Bobby Cox gobbling up yardage afoot on an a optional pass play. Once he nullified A 15-yard holding penalty with two wide sweeps, good for 26 yards. The stanza ended with the ball on the Michigan 11 again. After two plunges carried Washington to the six, Cox bled and recovered but lost 19 yards.

That was the end of Washington's afternoon. AMA Jayvees Top Catholic Gridders, 20-6 Augusta Military Academy's junior varsity gridders rolled over Catholic High 20-6 yesterday afternoon in a game played on the William Fleming High field. It was the third straight setback of the year for the Irish. Guy Davis led the visitors to a 14-0 halftime lead. He scored the opening, touchdown on a 10-yard run in the first period, then dashed 20 yards to score again in the second.

He also kicked the extra after each touchdown. The AMA club picked up its touchdown early in fourth period as T. Lea rambled 25 yards to paydirt. Freshman Kenneth Post scored Catholic's only touchdown late in the final period on a 25-yard run. The Irish also threatened in the third period.

driving to the 20- yard line before stalling. Bob Neuhoff and Jack Mundy were standout performers for Catholic. AMA Jayvees 03 8 6 20 Catholic High AMA scoring: touchdowns Davis 2, Lea. Conversions- -Davis Catholic High scoring: touchdowns Post. The Scores STATE VPI 32.

Wake Forest 0 VMI 16. George Washington 14 Navy 27. William Mary 0 Virginia 27. Lehigh 21 Maryland State 26. Hampton Inst.

Tennessee State 18, Virginia State 0 EAST Dartmouth 97. Holy Cross 26 Duke 52. Pennsylvania Colgate 19. Cornell 14 South Carolina 34. Army 20 Yale 27.

Connecticut Chode Island 14. Maine Western Maryland 25. Dickinson 0 Trinity 38. Williams 0 Princeton 10. Rutgers Clarion Teachers 16.

Edinbore Teachers 9 Cortland 32. Teachers Colby 20. 12 Buffalo 6 Glensville 7. 32. Shepherd American (Tier Int.

97 Massachusetts National Agricultural 7, Kutztown 7 (Tie) Delaware 40. West Chester 4 Tufts 14, Bowdoin (Continued on Page 19) took advantage of and the game was only old when Tom Petty': off the side of his caromed outside on the rushed for a first the 10, one drive was then Wright started man show. grabbed Joe White's pass line and set sall down sidelines. He traveled 61 had blockers ahead slipped in from the knocked him outside. RESPITE for Wake Forest temporary as Tech held feet to the fire and the first play of the period.

drive was temporarily Petty punted over the aroused Gobblers pushed back to their own five set the stage for the a 20-yard punt return Deacon 27. This time the were not to be denied. penalty put the ball the 49. Then Dean broke Deacon 19. Three runs and penalty moved the ball Deacons 13.

Beard hit twice for nine yards and Billy Anderson made it first down a yard away from pay dirt as the quarter ended. Beyond Texas' failure to exploit its first period chances, the game's turning point probably came early in the second quarter as Guglielmi made the second of his three interceptions. The great Irish senior quarterback from Columbus, Ohio, carefully measured a toss by Texas Dick, Miller and capquarterback, Notre Dame's 19. Guglielmi then took off down the sidelines, scampering 42 yards clear back to Notre Dame's 39. It was this break that launched Notre Dame to its first and what proved to be the only touchdown needed.

Schaefer, a converted quarterback being tested at graduated Neil Worden's fullback spot, rammed 16 yards. Three plays later, Guglielmi picked out end Shannon in the open, fired him the ball and Shannon galloped across unmolested on a 19-yard scoring play. to Guglielmi also got the goat of Texas fans with a deliberate signal count which ran so long at times the Longhorn section hooted for a penalty. Texas Dame 9 Cr Texas scoring: None 1. Shannon.

Conversions, Schaefer Notre Dame scoring: Touchdowns, Gus- On the first play of the second quarter Johnny Dean slipped over guard for the touchdown. Dickie Beard converted Gobblers were off to the races. Tech's second touchdown came with dramatic suddenness midway the second quarter. After fumbling the kickoff and being stopped on the eight-yard line the Deacons seemingly had worked their way out of difficulty. A Nick Consoles punt rolled dead on the Tech 38 to make things easier for the Tar Heels.

BILL CRANWELL, crafty soph quarterback, came in for Dean. It was a wise selection. He engineered Beard and Leo Burke into a first down on the VPI 36. A holding penalty set Tech back. They seemed well contained when two runs netted only three yards.

But Mr. Wright was right on the job again. On the next play he dashed behind the Wake Forest defense and took Cranwell's long pass on 30. No one was near as the the Techman galloped the remaining distance, Beard the made second the score touch- 14 to 0 with a perfect placement. Tech held upper hand the remainder of the half and came (Continued on Paze 19).