Virginia at Maryland

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  Evening star, October 23, 1938, page 29

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  Virginia Whips Maryland 219 After -Four Successive Defeats WE|D|NGER AGAIN TERRAP|N CASUAL Passing Ace Lost Early in Game With Ankle Injury. AeriaIs Thrill. BY BURTON HAWKINS. Cultivating intimacies with each others end zones, Virginia and Mary land fought bitter and hectic 27–⁠19 football battle yesterday at College Park before crowd of 5000, the Terps losing the game and, for an indefinite period, the services of Charley Weld niger, brainy quarterback. Maryland’s increasing list of casualties, principal factor behind it’s four losses in five games, was swelled in the first period when the blond Weidinger, probably the most highly regarded passer in this sector, aggravated an old injury to his left ankle after toss ing the Terps to touchdown. Pending study Of X-ray plates which were to be made today, Weidinger will be lost to the team for at least 10 days and, of course, for the season sshould fracture be revealed. Charley thus joins Jim Meade, all-Southern halfback, and an increasing group Of regulars on the injury list. Terps Fade in Second Half. It was spectacular feud the Cavaliers and Terps staged, with Virginia twice coming from behind in the first half to grasp a 14-l2 lead at intermission. Striking sharply through the air, Maryland nearly offset Virginia’s superior running attack, but wilted in the final half as the CavalNrs gathered momentum to avenge in part four consecutive defeats by the Old Liners Capitalizing on the first break Of the game, Maryland scored shortly after the opening kickoff. Right End Fran els Beamer set the stage when he pounced on Joe Murphy’s punt after it had caromed off the leg of Jim Gill lette, Virginia safety man, on the Cavaliers 43-yard line. Drifting back approximately is yards, Weidinger rifled lengthy pass to the elongated Beamer, Roosevelt High product. Beamer outmaneuvered Virginia’s Jim Beveridge, snatched the ball over his shoulder on the 10-yard line and streaked unnolested to the goal line Fred Widener’s attempted conversion was wide. Hewitt Keen Pitcher Virginia bounced back Immediately to take the lead, driving so yards to score. With the fleet Beveridge circling Maryland’s ends and sandwiching a 13-yard pass to Left End James Sargeant in the proceedings, the Cav alters marched to the Terp 10-yard line Gillette hit left tackle for 3 yards and on double reverse, Beveridge to Cardozo to Gillette, the latter smash ed through the same spot to score. Virginia twice missed extra points from placement, but Maryland was offside both times and the alert Beveridge skirted left end for the point on the third attempt Again taking to the air, Maryland gobbled up 81 yards in two plays for a touchdown late in the second period. Backed to their own 13-yard line by Gillette’s punt, Maryland quickly al tered the situation. Rip Hewitt, who replaced Weidinger, fired a pass to Joe Murphy for 81 yards and duplicated that on the following play, with Murphy catching the ball on Virginia’s 35-yard line, wiggling out of Harry Dinwiddie’s grasp on tele 81 and outfooting Gillette to the goal. The pass and run covered 66 yards. Widener again missed the placement. Terapins Surprise Enemy. Astonished by Maryland’s sudden at tack, but not to point of weakening, Virginia fought back again, driving steadily to Maryland’s 1O-yard line through the running of Mosby Car dozo, Gillette and Dinwiddie. The 75yard march was climaXed when Din widdie heaved a crisp pass to Sargeant in the end zone and the latter 6dded the extra point from placement. Virginia pieced timely quick-kick by Gillette and a 15-yard penalty against Maryland for clipping to in crease that lead midway of the third period. Backed to its 1-yard line by that combination, Maryland was in danger when Beveridge returned Murphy’s punt 1 yards to the Terp 26. The Cavaliers moved down to the 17-yard line before Frank Black broke through to smear Beveridge for an g. yard loss. Virginia worked the ball Back to the 20, from which point Beveridge whipped a pass to Woody George, who raced II yards to score. Sergeant added the point. Terps Go Down Scrapping. John Acree paved the way to Virginia’s fourth touchdown early in the fourth quarter, intercepting Hewitts pass and returning 40 yards to Mary lands 20. Walter Smith, reserve half back, sliced of right tackle on a reverse, eluded Maryland’s onrushing secondary and scored. Still scrapbing desperately, Mary land whitfield Virginia’s margin of VIC tory in the final moment, with a pass from Hewitt to Joe Devlin, connecting for 81 yards and touchdown. Hewitt unleashed the pass as the Terps were backed to their own l9, and Devlin took 1t in the clear on Virginia’s As and sprinted to the goal line. Virginias other threats we’re checked repeatedly by Marylands improved forward wall deep in Maryland terri tory, as evidenced by the 18 first downs %La “a 1;ore .-o;-.4

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Maryland leads 46–⁠32–⁠2 in 80 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.