All the runs failed until the primary electrical system was replaced, Mr. Liff said.
This time, after three runs failed, they settled for an 18-yard field goal by Jay Feely that made the score 16-3 at the half.
Two more runs by Oxendine failed to gain a first down, however, and Virginia Tech punted.
But the run failed miserably in sales, and the unsold copies were burned when Melville was unable to afford to buy them at cost.
Even if Bill's run failed, he would have the satisfaction of knowing he had tried, not just to win, but to make a difference for America.
After three runs failed to gain the yardage for first down, Graham converted his second field goal.
A final run for election to the territorial delegate position failed in 1866.
A run for National Chairman for the Republican Party failed in 1964.
But Fitzgerald was on the sideline as four consecutive runs failed to produce a touchdown.
McCorkell passed the benchmark '1000 runs in a season' 9 times, a feat Aymes failed to match.