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Turques Whip VMI

Colonels Drop Ruggers, 11-3

By Bill Nachman
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Faltering for the first time this
season, the Virginia Rugby A side
fell to George Washington, 11-3,
Sunday at Nameless Field.

Though the host Cavaliers
dominated action, the Colonels
seemed to get all the breaks. GW
broke for several long gains, but
each time they were able to take
full advantage of the situation.
Scrum play was balanced, but the
negating factor was the uncanny
agility displayed by the visitors to
win in lineouts.

Virginia's only score of the
match occurred in the first half
when Peter Schmidt split the
crossbar with a short, head-on
penalty kick. Naturally these three
points were not enough to offset an
11 point display by a talented
D.C.-based contingent.

Jay Waldron, Virginia team
president, spoke highly of the
visitors. "They were truly a well
drilled unit, and they should be
considered as the best college side
in the east," he said, "However, a
facial injury to Clay Ratteric, at
prop, with only ten minutes
elapsed, hurt our strategy, as we
were forced to play defensively
with one man shy."

Hard-nosed action took place in
the middle of the backlines as
stellar performers for both sides
went at each other with reckless
abandon. Outside center Butch
Dietler teamed with inside
Courtney Hoopes to do battle
against Jerry Coleman (former
Princeton captain) and inside Tom
Metz, All-SC choice several years
ago.

Sunday also found the third
Cavalier squad falling to the GW
B's, 13-3. Virginia's only points
came when Chuck Shelton tried.

Dwight Van Horne performed
well throughout the match, and he
also set up the only Cavalier score.
The scrum, though unseasoned,
looked strong at times, but the
backline does not seem to possess
the Knack that the first two sets of
backs have.

Virginia Tied GW C, 3-3,
Sunday afternoon. Both teams
offered a very unpolished style of
play, as they committed numerous
errors and definitely seemed quite
unfamiliar altogether with rugby
regimen. Most of the ruggers were
playing for the first time.

Things on the local scene
definitely were brighter Saturday
when the Turques (B) soundly gave
VMI (A) a spanking by sending the
'skinheads' back to Lexington with
a 12-0 setback.

Controlling scrumdowns and
lineouts, the Turques eagerly
welcomed back Allie Duckworth at
fly half. This cherubic little
Englishman, who is also known
around the Grounds as a fine
professor, had sat off the pitch for
the last several months while he
diligently prepared an English
work.

Sam Robinson made a try. Also
on the scoring bandwagon were
Boyd "Possum" Page and Paul
Bishop.

Virginia's fourth squad was
edged out by VMI's second side,
8-6, Saturday. With many new faces
on the pitch, Virginia played rather
well. Buzz Wood sparked the
offense with a superb 80-yard
broken field, twisting, contortionist
looking, fleet footed demonstration
of how to get recognition fast.

This Saturday morning the A
side tangos with a strong club
from the middle west, the
Cleveland Blues. Cleveland, with
several former Big Ten athletes in
its backline, brings a rather
balanced 15 men to the University.

Try and make Nameless
Saturday morning at 11 before you
go see the football game. Com
see an upset (or two) Saturday!