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Vanderbilt DisplaysImproved DefensiveTo Crush KenfuckyBr KYtE VANCELEXINGTON. Ky. lt;AP — Vanderbilt uncorked, a sharpened offensive here yesterday and crashed the victory column for the first time with a comparatively easy 20-7 football decision over Kentucky's collapsing Wildcats:A shirt-sleeved crowd of 25,000 persons ;that took to umbrellas when rain started falling at half time watched Bobby Berry and Herb Rich pace the Commodores to their first triumph in four starts. It was Kentucky's third straight setback. •’ .The • injury ■ - riddled Wildcats went into the thiVd quarter with a 7-6 lead, but their defensive buckled under the Berry-Rich blows in the last two periods. •After a scoreless first quarter, Lee’ Nalley put the Commodores on top with an 84-yard punt return. He was protected by a solid wall of, blockers and scored without being touched. Zack Clin-ard missed the placement.• 1 * •Kentucky steamed back in its only show’ of power to ; march 79 yards and score. Clayton Webb bulled over from inside the one-, foot line. Kentucky went to the front when Bob Gain converted.Vandy started moving for itssecond scor# midway through the third period. A 24-ymrd pass from B«rry to Mac Robinson on the Cat 10 set up the opportunity and Berry scored from the fcur on third down. Clinard booted the extrapointBerry pitched to • Bucky Curtis early in the fourth for a 84-yard gain that carried again to theWildcats’ ten and made way foranother Vandyy. score. It took Berry three plays to go over and Clinard again place kicked thepoint..*That was enough to make victory certain for Vandy, but B ill Fuqua, went 45yards with a min-. vte and ten seconds to play t o score standing and give the Commodores their bulge.• * i 4 i * . • * . .More than-v 50,000,000 receiving sets are served daily by the 900 radio broadcasting, stations, in theUnited. States.lineBullftriiupw19-1Ji tog qua the dog:Tthe7-8.fumDatoutronvisiGHaigallpas:extiPriiSlosvTdow 331 Tige•* If#3*Em. S'.mmM
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Dothan Eagle
Dothan, Alabama, US
Sun, Oct 17, 1948
Page 8
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