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JV Poisons Rats
For First Win

By STEVE GASKE

Virginia's JV football team
brought its season's record to
1-2 for novice Coach Paul
Fraim's first win, a 34-12 rout
of the VMI "Rats" in a game
played at Alumni Memorial
Field in Lexington.

Characterized more by its
number of turnovers (a
phenomenal 19 in all) than the
usual ball control seen in most
games, the wide-open contest
ended with the Jayvees having
intercepted nine errant Rat
passes and having come up
with one fumble.

VMI received only two gifts
by air-mail, but dug seven Cav
fumbles out of the grass.

First-year man Joe
Schaeffer was given the starting
nod, but was relieved for much
of the game by fellow Wahoo
Jim Pruner, who is coming off
an appearance in Saturday's
varsity game.

After a Jim Toombs
interception on VMI's first
series of downs, Schaeffer
directed the Cavs in for the
score on three plays, including
Ray Albrecht's eight yard
scoring run.

Later in the first quarter,
Rat QB Johny Morton fumbled
on his own 22 yard line and
again the Cavs went in in three
plays, this time with an yard
touchdown pass from
Schaeffer to Rob Berce. A VMI
defenseman tipped the kick
wide as Eric Harris missed the
extra point.

VMI's Barry Vlass ran the
ensuing kickoff back up the
middle for 45 yards. After a
pass that was deflected by
Cavalier Allan Williams into the
hands of Rat Frank Delaine,
Hunt Ozmer, the second VMI
quarterback used, handed the
ball to Dan Rothermel for a
TD to bring the first-quarter
score to 13-6.

Following various and
sundry turnovers by both
teams, the Rats had a punt
blocked by Tony Zmudzin.
While Virginia waited for the
ball to roll dead, someone
touched the ball and VMI
recovered it to gain the first
down and continue their drive.

Virginia, which intercepted
to end the ensuing Rat drive,
proceeded to lose the ball in
two plays on an Albrecht
fumble.

Ozmer then completed a
pass to Kirk Minton, who
outraced the defense to a 63
yard touchdown.

Schaeffer brought the team
upfield on the next drive with
a series of long gainers
culminating in a 28 yard pass
to George Beam who was wide
open on the left near the end
zone.

VMI's next series was
short-lived when Toombs
intercepted the ball and ran it
in for a touchdown from 55
yards out.

This score came with 1:34
remaining in the first half, and
the Cavaliers took a 27-12 lead
into the dressing room.

Schaeffer completed the
Cav blitz when he hit Mike
Smeraski over the outstretched
hands of the Keydet defender
for a 33 yard score and the
only points of the second half.