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Ruggers Take Second In Cup

By Bill Nachman
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Striking for 15 points in the first
half, the Manhattan Club downed
Virginia,21-9, in the final round of
the Commonwealth Cup Sunday at
Nameless Field.

Acknowledged as the stellar
tourney on the East Coast, the Cup
drew teams from Brown, Toronto
(Welsh), University of Chicago,
Notre Dame, Army, Manhattan,
Virginia, and a Combined All-Star
squad subbing for the Cleveland
Blues. Three rounds of play were
staged for this the tenth annual Cup
affair.

In the final match Manhattan
scored first as wing Ed Zitto tried
after five minutes had elapsed on a
reverse field flow to the far corner.
Virginia penalties then began to
accumulate, and the New Yorkers
were able to hit three penalty shots.
Jeff Clarke found the range on two
penalty kicks, while Bob Dea added
another three-pointer. Charlie
Hodgson, formerly a wing with the
Scottish Internationals, tried to give
Manhattan 15 first period points.

Virginia's only first half score
came when Pete Schmidt uncorked
a 45 yard penalty kick. Other
Virginia efforts were stopped short,
notably a broken field effort by
Courtney Hoopes, which brought
the rain-soaked crowd to its feet.

Forced to go without regular
hooker Mike Marcey in the finals,
Manhattan displayed a tight attack
in the scrum. The forward
advantage seemed to aid the visiting
club immensely. Also, the New
York-based squad did not have to
contend with numerous penalties as
the Virginians did.

Manhattan again took the
scoring initiative in the second half,
as Jeff Clarke hit his third penalty
effort of the afternoon to give the
visiting club (ranked sixth
nationally by Rugby USA) an 18-3
advantage. But Virginia's Schmidt
hit another 45 yard shot to close
the gap to 12 points.

Unfortunately in the latter
stages of the match Virginia could
pick up only one more penalty kick
— a 30 yarder by Schmidt. Clarke
kept the margin at 12 as he hit his
fourth one of the day. Thus, a
disappointing 21-9 setback for the
Cavaliers.

Spirited Courtney Hoopes at
center must be singled out for
several fine runs for Virginia. Mike
Frakes flow at fly, while fullback
David Levy kicked to touch well
and tackled with reckless abandon.
Pete Schmidt's kicking, Frank
Quayle's return to the pitch, and a
solid afternoon by the scrum are all
worthy of note.

Commenting on the final round
Edmund Lee, secretary of the
Eastern Rugby Union, said,
"Manhattan was superior, but
Virginia's penalties really seemed to
come deep in their own territory."

"For a university side Virginia is
good," said Jim Lee, referee of the
finals who is a member of the
Potomac Referee Society. "This is
the best tourney on the East Coast
today."

Prop Bruce Pappas of
Manhattan, the captain of the team,
thought that his club had played "a
fine school side." Further, he felt
that the Virginia squad had
"tremendous speed and hustle" and
that the Cavaliers had to contend
with a club which "had the