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Beat Army

When Virginia plays Army, excitement is
the inevitable result. This weekend which will
see Scott Stadium filled to capacity with
Wahoo fans from across the country and the
corps of Cadets from West Point should be no
exception to the thrilling games and
pleasurable weekends that have been the rule
during past encounters between the two
institutions.

Hardly any good Wahoo can forget the
stunning Virginia victory in 1964 when a
nationally recognized Army Squad travelled
to Charlottesville only to suffer a humiliating
35-14 defeat. In 1967 the Cavaliers were less
fortunate on the banks of the Hudson as the
Virginia football machine was humbled 26-7
by the Black Knights. Both games, however,
were characterized by much revelry which
have provided many memories for those
attending.

The corps of Cadets will make their
traditional entrance into Scott Stadium in
marching formation approximately an hour
before the start of the pigskin contest. We are
sure that the Cavalier fans will have an
enjoyable time this Saturday dreaming up
appropriate cheers for our guests. After all,
we would observe that there are quite a few
differences between the two schools which
could provide some interesting cheerleading
material. We will, however, leave that to the
imagination of the enterprising and creative
students among us.

Students who are attending the game have
no doubt discovered that they will need
special tickets to gain entrance into the
stadium due to the expected attendance and
to the presence of the Army Cadets. If you
become rather dissatisfied with your seats at
the game (say underneath the East Hot Dog
Stand), just remember that a few Fourth-year
Men will be suffering much more as the result
of the ticket they received for Saturday's
"game". They will be stuck all the way over
in Clark Hall far from the sight and sounds of
the football game. The low Scholastic
Aptitude Test will be the opponent for these
students who are attempting to gain
admission to law school next year.

We are sure that if the Virginia football
team will put together some of the 15 and 30
minute bursts of good playing in previous
games into one 60 minute performance that
we will have little trouble doing away with
Army. We are confident they will. We hope
that the football team and the poor boys over
in Clark Hall will have ample good luck for
tomorrow's contests.