Maryland at North Carolina

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 12, 1936, page 13

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  varsity” the coach warned, “and there’s no telling what they may have” But the Cardinals, 1t seems, neveftheless were bent upon taking the game in stride. Maybe they’ll listen to me after this” growled Bergman. who added: These C. U. fellows still have the Orange Bowl nag hanging out of their pockets” To the credit of the Cardinals, how ever, let it be said they played money ball when the big clutch came. If any noggin deflation was needed by the Redbirds it came at an opportune time for De Paul in its tight game with Illinois and its victory over Day ton proved beyond question it has class. De Paul considered Its game with Illinois an upset. Maryland Disappointed. MARYLAND was disappointed KEEN AA ly in the failure of its running and passing attack against North Carolina, which netted only 81 yards in the 14–⁠0 defeat. That was the smallest amount Of ground gained by an Old Line team in many years against any opponent. But there were a couple of bright features in the play of the Terrapins. They outclassed the Tarheels in returning punts, which they brought back 139 yards against Carolina’s 18. Nearly all those 139 yards represented an unusual performance by Coleman Headley. Counting punt returns, Maryland covered almost as much ground actually as North Carolina Jim Meade, the only sophomore regular on the team, probably prevented higher score through a sterling exhibition of kicking His punt ing” remarked Swede Eppley, Terra pin track coach who accompanied the gridders, was the best I’ve seen in many q season” The failure of Marylands offenSe against North Carolina dropped the odds on the Terrapins to beat Virginia. As one well informed Old Line follower put it today, “Uuless we get back Bill Guckeyson, in fairly good shape, Maryland won’t have more than q $3.50 chance against Virginia” The Cavaliers apparently have their strongest team of recent campaigns. It was able to ring up two touchdowns against the Navy Saturday and that the Middies made their victory decisive, IS to IA, was due greatly to superior reserve strength.

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North Carolina leads 37–⁠32–⁠1 in 70 meetings, counting the 57 since this game.